Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #8796
lust
/lʌst/
verb
色眯眯地盯着；用炽热的情欲注视
To look at or watch with strong desire, especially sexual desire.
- 1.
To look at or watch with a strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.
以强烈欲望(尤指性欲)注视
- 2.
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
渴望、欲望或强烈的需求
渴望；贪求；热望；以强烈欲望(尤指性欲)注视；渴望、欲望或强烈的需求；贪求；渴望
In use
He spent the whole afternoon lusting after the vintage motorcycle in the shop window.
She lusted for a quiet weekend away from the noisy city.
In the story, the greedy king lusts after gold and ignores his people.
Verb forms
base lust · third person lusts · -ing lusting · past lusted · past participle lusted
作动词：贪求/渴望，常与 after/for 搭配；语气较强，多用于书面语。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
作动词时多含贬义，指强烈的（常为性的）渴望；后接 after/for 引出渴望的对象。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.