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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

欲望 [yùwàng]
  1. 1. noun desire

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

欲望 [yùwàng]
  1. 1. desire; wish; lust

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

欲望 [yùwàng]
  1. 1. 想得到某种东西或达到某种目的的急切愿望和要求
    强烈的创作欲望

Examples

不可遏制的欲望
an irrepressible desire
一个人的欲望是漫无止境的。
A man's desires know no bounds.
探询丈夫情况的强烈欲望烧炙着我。
I burned with the desire to ask after my husband.
银行储币量过多,说明消费者的消费欲望不强。
When bank deposits remain high it means that consumers don't have strong desire to make purchases.
贪婪的欲望使他变成了一个疯人。
His desires made him a madman.
总喊没空儿读书,究其实,还是求知欲望不强烈。
萌生创作欲望
an appetite for knowledge
求知的欲望
headstrong desire
任性的欲望

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