desirable
adjective
uk/dɪˈzaɪə.rə.bəl/us/dɪˈzaɪr.ə.bəl/desirableadjective(WANTED)
B2
worthhaving andwantedby mostpeople:
值得拥有的；渴望获得的，令人向往的Reducingclasssizesinschoolsis a desirableaim.大家希望减少学校的班容量。
It'sregardedas ahighlydesirablejob.那是一份很多人都很想得到的工作。
Thehouseis in a very desirableareaof thecity.那座房子坐落在城里一个很多人向往居住其中的区域。
- Thisunderdevelopedareais much less desirable toinvestorsthan one of themajorcentres.
- Surely adiplomaticsolutionis more desirable thanwar.
- If theyoungsterslearntoliveusefulandindependentlives, that mustsurelybe the most desirableoutcome
- I'd say that having thevaccinationbefore youtravelis desirable, but it's notcompulsory.
- Well, if thisargumentmakes himmoveout, that'squitea desirableresult, wouldn't you say?
Liked, or not liked, by many people
- acquire
- an acquired tasteidiom
- anti-popular
- be the new rock and rollidiom
- be welcome toidiom
- cult
- ground
- insomeone'sgood/bad booksidiom
- killer app
- lose
- lose groundphrase
- low-traffic
- Marmite
- must-have
- sought after
- top-rated
- trend
- unappreciated
- unbeloved
- viral
desirableadjective(ATTRACTIVE)
sexuallyattractive:
性感的ahighlydesirable man非常性感的男人