用作名词 (n.) I am filled with the desire to go back home. 我心中充满了回家的渴望. Her desire to dominate other people has caused trouble in her family. 她想支配他人的欲望在家庭中引起了麻烦. 用作动词 (v.) She desires for a breakthrough in her research. 她渴望自己的研究能够出现突破. Everyone desires to live in a world free of worries and pains. 每个人都向往生活在一个无忧无虑的世界里.