desirable

英 [dɪˈzaɪərəbl]

美 [dɪˈzaɪərəbl]

adj.  向往的; 可取的; 值得拥有的; 值得做的; 引起性欲的; 性感的
n.  称心如意的人[东西]

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Collins.2 / BNC.3408 / COCA.5313

牛津词典

adj.

• 想望的；可取的；值得拥有的；值得做的
  that you would like to have or do; worth having or doing
  1. It is desirable that interest rates should be reduced.
     利率下调是可取的。
  2. It is desirable that interest rates be reduced.
     利率下调是可取的。
  3. highly desirable
     非常可取
  4. The house has many desirable features.
     这栋房子有许多吸引人的特点。
  5. It is no longer desirable for adult children to live with their parents.
     孩子长大成人后便不再想与父母住在一起了。
  6. She chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary.
     她随便谈了谈她认为一个秘书应有的品质。
  7. Such measures are desirable, if not essential.
     这些措施即使不是必要，也是可取的。
• 引起性欲的；性感的
  causing other people to feel sexual desire

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 值得想望（或拥有）的;合意的;可取的;受欢迎的
  Something that isdesirableis worth having or doing because it is useful, necessary, or popular.
  1. Prolonged negotiation was not desirable...
     拖长了的谈判并不是大家所想要的。
  2. The crowd moved indoors for what were deemed the most desirable items.
     人群为了被视为最值得拥有的物品涌入屋里。
• ADJ-GRADED 性感的;可人的
  Someone who isdesirableis considered to be sexually attractive.
  1. ...the young women whom his classmates thought most desirable.
     他的同班同学认为最性感的年轻女子

英英释义

adj

• worth having or seeking or achieving
  1. a desirable job
  2. computer with many desirable features
  3. a desirable outcome
• worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
  1. the parents found the girl suitable for their son
  Synonym:suitableworthy

双语例句

• Prolonged negotiation was not desirable
  拖长了的谈判并不是大家所想要的。
• All this is desirable but is it feasible?
  这些都是可取的，但是可行吗？
• To have more leverage in Greece it would be highly desirable for China.
  中国要想在希腊取得更大的影响力，比雷埃夫斯港就将是非常重要的。
• I never wanted to be normal. It was not a thing I ever thought desirable
  我从来也没有想要正常过。那不是我想做的事。
• The main aim of inbreeding is to standardise, to fix desirable inherited characteristics and to dispel undesirable ones.
  同系交配的主要目的就是实现标准化，保持理想的遗传特性，并消除不良的特性。
• It is in a quiet, desirable neighborhood that they live.
  他们住在一个安静、理想的区域。
• It is desirable first to consider the meaning to be assigned to the terms "consistent force field" and "equilibrium force field".
  首先需要研究的是赋予术语“一致力场”和“平衡力场”的含意。
• I have pointed to some cases where subelements or attributes are more desirable.
  我已经指出了何处子元素或属性更适当的一些情况。
• The crowd moved indoors for what were deemed the most desirable items.
  人群为了被视为最值得拥有的物品涌入屋里。
• This may not be entirely desirable.
  这种现象也许不是完全可取的。