desire

【1】愿望

 

①【例】This happens to coincide with our desire.

这同我们的愿望正好一致。

 

②常接用不定式。

【例】It’s our desire to have a share in your trade.

我们希望同你方做生意。

 

【2】期望，想要

 

①【例】We desire some samples of your products in order to acquaint ourselves with the workmanship.

为了了解其工艺，我们想要一些你方产品的样品。

 

②接用不定式。

【例】We desire to establish trade relations with you.

我们想要同你方建立贸易关系。

 

【3】要求，请求

 

①【例】We desire an immediate answer.

我们要求立即答复。

 

②句式：desire sb to do sth。

【例】What do you desire us to buy?

你们要求我们购买什么?

 

③接用that从句，从句中多用should或虚拟语气现在时。

【例】It is desired (requested) that the catalogue (should) be airmailed to us within one week.

请贵方在一星期内将目录空邮给我们。

 

desirous

想要的，渴望的

 

用作表语。

①句式：be desirous of sth。

【例】We are desirous of [desire] your lowest quotation for “Phoenix” brand bicycles.

我们想要你方凤凰牌自行车的最低报价。

 

②句式：be desirous of doing sth。

【例】We are desirous of extending our export trade.

我们想扩大出口贸易。

 

③句式：be desirous to do sth。

【例】We are desirous to establish trade relations with you.

我方很想同你方建立贸易关系。

 

④be desirous后接用that从句，从句中要用should。

【例】We are strongly desirous that the goods should be ready for shipment by the end of this month.

我们渴望货物能在本月底以前备好待运。

 

desist

停止

 

句式：desist from doing sth。

【例】Our factory has recently desisted from manufacturing the milling machine you want.

我方工厂最近已停止生产你方需要的铣床。