| 单词 | lust |
| 释义 | lust (once / 356 pages) nv Lust is a strong craving for sex. It also can mean a hunger for anything, like lust for power. While lust isn't a dirty word, it is a strong word. You don't have lust for something you don't really care about. Lust is a strong, powerful desire, whether it's a noun or verb: you lust for things you deeply crave. Someone greedy lusts for money. Someone gluttonous lusts for food. The most basic meaning of lust is an unquenchable desire for sex, but people lust for all sorts of things. WORD FAMILYlust: lusted, lustful, lusting, lusts, lusty+/lustful: lustfully, lustfulness/lustfulness: lustfulnesses/lusty: lustier, lustiest, lustily, lustiness USAGE EXAMPLES“Lust for Life,” perhaps the most famous collaboration between you and Bowie, will appear in the coming “Trainspotting” sequel. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) Andrew Harris said in a news release late Sunday that 27-year-old Wade Adam Mosely was arrested and charged in the shooting at the Lust club. Washington Times(Nov 28, 2016) The judge told Port that he had carried out the murders to "satisfy his lust" for sex with young men who were rendered unconscious. BBC(Nov 25, 2016) 1n a strong sexual desire Syn|Hyper lecherousness, lustfulness concupiscence, eros, physical attraction, sexual desire a desire for sexual intimacy 2n self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins) Syn|Hyper luxuria deadly sin, mortal sin an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace 3v have a craving, appetite, or great desire for Syn|Hyper crave, hunger, starve, thirst desire, want feel or have a desire for; want strongly |
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