| appetite | n 1. desire for food, drink, selera, nafsu makan: the swim had given them all an ~, berenang membangkitkan selera mereka; have an ~ (for food, drink) berselera, mempunyai selera: normally the boy has a good ~, biasanya budak lelaki itu berselera; spoil /o’s, so’s/ ~, (menyebabkan sso) /patah selera, tdk lalu makan/: don’t spoil your ~ by eating sweets before dinner, jangan makan gula-gula sebelum makan malam, nanti patah selera; the cakes have spoilt his ~, kek yg dimakannya itu menyebabkan dia patah selera; 2. desire to satisfy bodily needs, nafsu: sexual ~, nafsu seks; 3. desire, inclination, hasrat, keinginan: he seems to have lost all ~ for life, dia nampaknya telah hilang keinginan utk hidup; tales that whetted the boy’s ~ for adventure, cerita-cerita yg membangkitkan keinginan budak itu utk mengadu untung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desire | n 1. longing, earnest wish, keinginan, hasrat: the ~ for success, keinginan utk berjaya; his ~ to make them understand the situation, keinginannya utk membuat mereka faham akan keadaan itu; 2. appetite, nafsu, keinginan; (sexual) nafsu berahi: to have no ~ for food, tdk ada nafsu makan; to be consumed with ~, penuh nafsu berahi; ~s of the flesh, nafsu berahi; 3. st longed for, idaman, keinginan, hasrat: a new home is the ~ of most newly-weds, sebuah rumah baru menjadi idaman kebanyakan pasangan yg baru berumah tangga; o’s heart’s ~, idaman hati sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |