He was desirous of achieving success.
他渴望获得成功。
The young knight was desirous of proving his courage.
年轻的骑士渴望证明自己的勇气。
She was desirous of a quiet place to read.
她渴望有个安静的地方读书。
Few people are desirous of extra homework.
很少有人想要额外的作业。
Choose the synonym for the word “desirous”.
B — Longing. “desirous” means adj. Wanting and eager; longing
Deeply ______ of adventure, she eagerly signed up for the long expedition.
B — desirous. “desirous” means adj. Wanting and eager; longing
desirous — adj. Wanting and eager; longing. In Chinese: 渴望的，希望的.
desirous is pronounced /dɪˈzaɪərəs/. It breaks into 3 syllables: de · sir · ous.
“desirous” means Wanting and eager; longing. Examples: (1) He was desirous of achieving success. (2) The young knight was desirous of proving his courage. (3) She was desirous of a quiet place to read. (4) Few people are desirous of extra homework.
eager, keen, longing — all close in meaning to desirous (adj. Wanting and eager; longing).
Yes. desirous appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
desire (longing) + ous → longing