慾望
simp欲望juk6 mong6yù wàng
English
- desire; longing; appetite; craving
- desire; longing; wish
粵語 — Cantonese
- 人滿足基本生活要求之外,其餘一切嘅要求都係慾望,不過慾望純粹係為咗令自己滿足,對其他人唔會有乜嘢直接得益;例如自由唔係基本生活要求,但佢係一種普世價值,所以自由唔係一種慾望(量詞:個)
Examples
愛同慾望係兩樣唔同嘅嘢。 唔係所有被愛嘅嘢都係被愛嘅,亦唔係所有被愛嘅嘢都係被愛嘅。
Tatoeba CC BY
没有欲望就等于拥有。
Not wanting is the same as having.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
我没有强烈的欲望去学习。
I don't feel like studying.
Tatoeba · CLARET CC BY
人收入愈高,慾望就愈大。
Men's wants become greater in proportion to the increase in their income.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
不要把欲望和爱情混为一谈。
Don't confuse desire with love.
Tatoeba · crescat CC BY
廣告商最基本的工作就是把人的慾望轉化成需要。
The basic job of an advertising agency is to figure out how to turn a desire into a need.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
佢對權力嘅慾望令佢變得愈來愈自私。
His desire for power has made him increasingly selfish.
佢對金錢嘅慾望好大,可以為咗錢做任何嘢。
His desire for money is immense; he would do anything for money.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk