desirable
adjective OPAL W
/dɪˈzaɪərəbl/
/dɪˈzaɪərəbl/
- (formal) that you would like to have or do; worth having or doing
想望的；可取的；值得拥有的；值得做的 - She chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary.
她用了几分钟谈了谈她认为一个秘书应有的品质。 - Such measures are desirable, if not essential.
这些措施即使不是必要，也是可取的。 - The house has many desirable features.
这栋房子有许多吸引人的特点。 - Experience of computers is highly desirable.
最好是有电脑方面的经验。 - It is desirable that… (British English) It is desirable that interest rates should be reduced.
利率下调是可取的。 - (especially North American English) It is desirable that interest rates be reduced.
利率下调是可取的。 - It is desirable (for somebody) (to do something) It is no longer desirable for such young children to take formal written tests.
这样的小孩子参加正式的笔试已经不可取了。
- A new direction was felt desirable for both parties.
当时双方都希望有一个新方向。 - It is clearly desirable that domestic and European law should be compatible.
很明显，国内法律与欧洲法律不互相排斥是最理想的。 - It is clearly desirable to have a common set of principles throughout the industry.
全行业有一套共同的原则显然比较理想。 - This kind of work is seen as desirable.
人们认为这种工作很理想。 - An end to the hostilities remains a highly desirable objective.
结束敌对行为一直是渴望达成的目标。 - a desirable home/feature/residence/property/area
令人向往的家／特点／住所／房产／地段
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- eminently
- extremely
- highly
- …
- it is desirable that…
- She chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary.
- (of a person
人 引起性欲的；性感的 - She suddenly saw herself as a desirable young woman.
她突然觉得自己是个令人向往的年轻女人。 - He found her intensely desirable.
他觉得她极其性感。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- find somebody
- …
- extremely
- very
- sexually
- …
- She suddenly saw herself as a desirable young woman.
词源late Middle English: from Old French, suggested by Latin desiderabilis, from desiderare ‘to desire’, perhaps from de- ‘down’ + sidus, sider- ‘star’.