desirable

Word family noun desirability desire desirablenessdesirerdesirousnessadjective desirable ≠ undesirable desired ≠ undesired desirelessdesirousverb desire adverb desirably desirously

de·sir·a·ble /dɪˈzaɪərəbəl $ -ˈzaɪr-/ adjectiveadj

1 formalUSEFULGOOD POINT OR CHARACTERISTIC something that is desirable is worth having or doing 理想的，值得拥有的；值得做的

The ability to speak a foreign language is highly desirable.

能说一门外语是非常理想的。

a desirable neighborhood

理想的社区

It is desirable that you should have some familiarity with computers.

应该对电脑有所熟悉，这是很有益处的。

It is desirable to keep the cost as low as possible.

把成本控制得越低越好。

2 SEXY literary sexually attractive 性感的

a desirable young woman

一个性感的年轻女人

—desirably adverbadv

—desirability /dɪˌzaɪrəˈbɪləti $ -ˌzaɪr-/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

desirable• No international solutions with mud are possible, or indeed desirable.• Flats with shared front entrances are not particularly desirable either, even if they do have entry phones fitted.• In sheer bulk of biomass, organisms without brains or even without central nervous systems far outnumber those possessing these desirable features.• Although it is desirable for the clearinghouses to be able to distribute or lend material, it is not essential.• Oak Hills is one of the area's most desirable neighborhoods.• This latter proposition is not ideal as the more rampant plants will crowd out the less vigorous and often more desirable subjects.• Ray was still in good shape and far more desirable than most men his age.• It is neither socially nor economically desirable that convicted employees should generally be dismissed.• Sometimes it is necessary and desirable to leave hand-drawn and handwritten input as it is.• O.K. This is the desirable weight range for your health.

highly desirable• Only 28 percent rated a video on-demand service as highly desirable.• I regard that form of protection as highly desirable and an important part of our proposals.• Ellman's goal is highly desirable , but unfortunately not realistic.• Pure white cotton is, however, highly desirable for the evening.• In general most of these clauses are not highly desirable in short form standard conditions.• Moreover, the news audience is a highly desirable one.• Other authorities have held back before embarking on such highly desirable projects because of that uncertainty in the law.• Now it has just been seen that the laws of physics are efficiently ordered so as to produce highly desirable states.• It is highly desirable that from every product in regular production, samples be withdrawn periodically and put on long-term stability test.

词汇	desirable
释义	desirable Word family noun desirability desire desirablenessdesirerdesirousnessadjective desirable ≠ undesirable desired ≠ undesired desirelessdesirousverb desire adverb desirably desirously de·sir·a·ble /dɪˈzaɪərəbəl $ -ˈzaɪr-/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 formalUSEFULGOOD POINT OR CHARACTERISTIC something that is desirable is worth having or doing 理想的，值得拥有的；值得做的 The ability to speak a foreign language is highly desirable. 能说一门外语是非常理想的。 a desirable neighborhood 理想的社区 It is desirable that you should have some familiarity with computers. 应该对电脑有所熟悉，这是很有益处的。 It is desirable to keep the cost as low as possible. 把成本控制得越低越好。 2 SEXY literary sexually attractive 性感的 a desirable young woman 一个性感的年轻女人 —desirably adverbadv —desirability /dɪˌzaɪrəˈbɪləti $ -ˌzaɪr-/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus desirable• No international solutions with mud are possible, or indeed desirable.• Flats with shared front entrances are not particularly desirable either, even if they do have entry phones fitted.• In sheer bulk of biomass, organisms without brains or even without central nervous systems far outnumber those possessing these desirable features.• Although it is desirable for the clearinghouses to be able to distribute or lend material, it is not essential.• Oak Hills is one of the area's most desirable neighborhoods.• This latter proposition is not ideal as the more rampant plants will crowd out the less vigorous and often more desirable subjects.• Ray was still in good shape and far more desirable than most men his age.• It is neither socially nor economically desirable that convicted employees should generally be dismissed.• Sometimes it is necessary and desirable to leave hand-drawn and handwritten input as it is.• O.K. This is the desirable weight range for your health. highly desirable• Only 28 percent rated a video on-demand service as highly desirable.• I regard that form of protection as highly desirable and an important part of our proposals.• Ellman's goal is highly desirable , but unfortunately not realistic.• Pure white cotton is, however, highly desirable for the evening.• In general most of these clauses are not highly desirable in short form standard conditions.• Moreover, the news audience is a highly desirable one.• Other authorities have held back before embarking on such highly desirable projects because of that uncertainty in the law.• Now it has just been seen that the laws of physics are efficiently ordered so as to produce highly desirable states.• It is highly desirable that from every product in regular production, samples be withdrawn periodically and put on long-term stability test.
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