| desire | leaves /much, a lot/ to be ~d, banyak kekurangannya, tdk memuaskan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desire | vt 1. long, wish for, mengingini, menghasratkan; (with infin and obj clause) ingin: to ~ wealth and power, mengingini kekayaan dan kuasa; she ~d to be told the truth, dia ingin diberitahu perkara sebenar; she ~d that everyone be present, dia ingin supaya semua orang hadir; 2. have sexual longing for, memberahikan: to ~ so. desperately, amat memberahikan sso; 3. request, meminta: to ~ the immediate withdrawal of the peace-keeping forces, meminta pasukan keamanan ditarik keluar dgn segera; | 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 |
| seize | be ~d with the desire to, terasa hendak sangat: I was ~d with the desire to laugh when I saw the man’s face, saya terasa hendak sangat ketawa apabila melihat muka lelaki itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| greed | n 1. excessive desire for food, lahap, gelojoh: eating one big box of chocolates by oneself is just sheer ~, menghabiskan sekotak besar coklat seorang diri menunjukkan seseorang itu lahap; 2. excessive desire for money, power, ketamakan, kelobaan, keserakahan: their ~ for power and gold, ketamakan mereka thdp kuasa dan emas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| aspiration | n 1. strong desire, ambition, aspirasi, cita-cita, hasrat: political ~s, aspirasi politik; his ~ for greatness, aspirasinya utk menjadi orang yg ternama; 2. an object of such desire, aspirasi, cita-cita, hasrat; 3. act of breathing, pernafasan; 4. withdrawal of air etc from body cavity by suction, penyedutan; 5. (med) penyedutan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 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 |
| passionate | adj 1. exhibiting sexual desire, penuh berahi, sangat bernafsu, ghairah: a ~ lover, kekasih yg penuh berahi; his ~ embrace, pelukan ghairahnya; a ~ love poem, puisi cinta penuh berahi; 2. characterized by strong emotion, (of person) ghairah, penuh semangat; (of speech) berkobar-kobar, berapi-api; (of ambition, desire, etc) meluap-luap, berkobar-kobar, berapi-api; (of plea, sobbing, etc) beria-ia: he is a very ~ person and is always ready to fight for what he believes in, dia seorang yg penuh semangat dan sentiasa sedia | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| overpowering | adj 1. very strong, amat kuat; (of desire, grief, sense of injustice, jealousy, etc) amat sangat; (of emotion) menguasai diri sso: the ~ smell of ammonia, bau amonia yg amat kuat; an ~ sense of loss, rasa kehilangan sst yg amat kuat; his ~ desire to serve the nation, cita-citanya yg amat kuat utk berbakti kpd negara; jealousy can be an ~ emotion, rasa cemburu dapat menguasai diri sso; 2. overbearing, terlalu menguasai orang lain: I find his personality rather ~, saya mendapati sahsiahnya terlalu menguasai orang lain. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| satisfy | his desire for power was finally satisfied when he attained the highest political office in the country, keinginannya utk berkuasa akhirnya dapat dipuaskan apabila dia memperoleh jawatan politik yg tertinggi di negara itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |