mindmap root((欲望)) desire stresses the strength of feeling and often implies strong intention or fixed aim: ~d to start a new life in another state. wish often implies a general or transient longing for the unattainable: she ~ed that there were some way she could help. want specifically suggests a longing for something that would fill a felt need: ~ to have a family. crave stresses the force of physical appetite or emotional need: ~ sweets constantly. 甜食 covet implies strong envious desire, typically for what belongs to another: one of the most ~ed honors in the sportsworld.