having a wish for sth; wanting sth
At that point Franco was desirous of prolonging the war.
那时，佛朗哥希望战争能延续下去。
1.要,想,欲 (to do; that)
1.if you are desirous of something, you want to have or do it
1.However desirous we may be of doing business with you, we regret to say that your bid is really too low to be acceptable.
尽管我方非常希望与你方交易，遗憾的是你方出价实在太低，我方无法接受。
2.Whatever Marianne was desirous of, her mother would be eager to promote.
无论玛丽安要干什么，她母亲总是热情促成。
3."Mr. Hareton is desirous of increasing his amount of knowledge, " I said, coming to his rescue.
“哈里顿先生热望着增长他的知识，”我说，为他解围。
4.I'm desirous to leave my present position so that I'm able to improve my position and have more responsibilities.
我想离开现在的雇主，是为了能提升和承担更多的责任。
5.king dagobert is in the corridor and is desirous of drinking the health of his royal highness .
达戈贝尔特国王在走廊里，他请求和王子殿下碰杯。
6.The high reputation, which you are enjoying as camera importers, has rendered us desirous of entering into business relations with you.
你公司是信誉卓著之照相机进口商，我公司极愿与你公司建立业务关系。
7.She was desirous of meeting her mother.
她希望见到她母亲。
8.Predictably, the deal made him even more uncomfortable and desirous of a background role.
由此可知，这笔交易使米奇成为风头人物，虽然他习惯了成为幕后英雄。
9.He who, seeking his own happiness, torments with the rod creatures that are desirous of happiness, shall not obtain happiness hereafter.
一个人如果为了追求自己的快乐，而用棍折磨同样要求快乐的生物；从此，这个人不会再得到快乐。
10.The troop wished to make an end of it, insurrection was desirous of fighting.
军队要结束这场战争，起义者却要继续战斗。