lust

in Vietnamese thèm muốn tình dục, ham muốn

BrE /lʌst/ AmE /lʌst/

noun / verb en → vi

1 DESIRED SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP [uncountable] C1

thèm muốn tình dục, ham muốn

a strong sexual desire for someone, often not based on love or emotional attachment

Collocations lust for somebody

  • He was consumed by lust.

    Anh ta bị cuốn hút bởi ham muốn tình dục.

2 SEXUAL DESIRE [uncountable] C1

ham muốn, khao khát tình dục

a strong feeling of sexual desire, often intense and uncontrollable

Collocations lust for somebody

  • She felt a sudden surge of lust.

    Cô cảm thấy một cơn khao khát tình dục bất ngờ.

1 SEXUAL DESIRE [transitive] C1

thèm muốn, khao khát

to feel strong sexual desire for someone, often in a way that is not appropriate or legal

  • lust after somebody
  • He lusted after his neighbor's wife.

    Anh ta thèm muốn vợ hàng xóm.