题目

desire 与ambition用法的异同

提问时间：2020-12-05

答案

desire （n）
1.craving:a wish,craving,or longing for something
2.something wished for:
something that or somebody who is wished for (formal)
3.sexual craving:a strong wish for sexual relations with somebody
从Encarta字典里面的英文解释可以看出desire主要偏重的是长期的想法/希望,想要获得某件东西,或者有想要和某人发生关系的***.
ambition（n）
1.desire for success:a strong feeling of wanting to be successful in life and achieve great things
She lacks ambition.
2.objective or goal:a goal or objective that somebody is trying to achieve
而ambition强调的是达到成功的***或者是野心,偏重对既定目标的追求.