Significado: A Streetcar Named Desire

El Tren del Deseo (obra de teatro de Tenessi Williams), película cinematográfica adaptada de la obra teatral protagonizada por Marlon Brando

Desi Idioma

have designs on

want to take away from, envy, covet I have no designs on your job. Believe me. I don't want it.

by design

on purpose；as planned 故意地；有意地
I don't know whether he did it by accident or design．She told me that he did it by design．我不知道他做这事是偶然的还是故意的，她说他是故意的。

desirous of

having a desire for 渴望
She is desirous of comfort and understanding．她渴望安慰和理解。
He is desirous of fame and gain．他追求名和利。
He is desirous of obtaining a position in the management．他渴望在经理部谋得一个职位。

leave a lot to be desired

Idiom(s): leave a lot to be desired

Theme: LACKING

to be lacking something important; to be inadequate. (A polite way of saying that something is bad.)
• This report leaves a lot to be desired.
• I'm sorry to have to fire you, Mary, but your work leaves a lot to be desired.

cease and desist

Idiom(s): cease and desist

Theme: STOP

to stop doing something and stay stopped. (A legal phrase. Fixed order.)
• The judge ordered the merchant to cease and desist the deceptive practices.
• When they were ordered to cease and desist, they finally stopped.