Lust



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 强烈的欲望
• ［英］ n. 强烈的欲望 ( overmastering desire)
• ［例］ an insatiable lust for personal power

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German lust pleasure and perhaps to Latin lascivus wanton
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. obsolete
  • a. pleasure, delight
  • b. personal inclination ; wish
• 2. usually intense or unbridled sexual desire ; lasciviousness
• 3.
  • a. an intense longing ; craving <a lust to succeed>
  • b. enthusiasm, eagerness <admired his lust for life>

II. intransitive verb

• Date: 12th century
• to have an intense desire or need ; crave; specifically to have a sexual urge

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