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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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

• Sometimes it is desirable to have more than one visible entry point to a grammar.
  有时，我们希望一个语法有不止一个的可见的入口。
• 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。
• But we are very clear that it is important and desirable to have greater flexibility.
  但我们非常清楚，能够更加灵活的应变，这一点很重要，也是可取的。
• If we love one another I want to be with you always too-is very desirable to me too.
  如果我们彼此相爱，那么我想和你总是在一起&我也非常渴望。
• Both sides consider it desirable to further the understanding between the two peoples.
  双方认为增进两国人民之间的了解是可取的。
• The great communicability of whooping cough, males it desirable to isolate the patient for four to six weeks.
  百日咳有强烈的传染性，因此最好将患者隔离4～6周。
• The most desirable properties necessarily command astonishingly high prices
  最值得拥有的财产必然要价不菲。
• A competitive market economy offers a socially more desirable alternative: invention and production of goods and services.
  竞争性市场经济提供了一种就社会而言更为可取的替代方案：商品和服务的创造和生产。
• Close collaboration between the Bank and the Fund is not merely desirable, it is essential.
  银行与基金会的紧密合作不仅可取，而且必不可少。
• This may not be entirely desirable.
  这种现象也许不是完全可取的。