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Desire Fancy would like, longing,

Synonyms for ordinary words:

 difficult, hard, tough, challenging; 

strange, weird, bizarre, odd, eccentric[ɪkˈsentrɪk]; 

good, nice, decent, pleasant, kind;

 interesting, fascinating, engaging, intriguing[ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ] ; 

like, be into, enjoy, adore, fond of;

 want, require, need, crave, desire.
synonym  [ˈsɪnənɪm] n.同义词；代名词，（分类学中的）同物异名

bizarre [bɪˈzɑːr] adj. 奇异的，古怪的

eccentric [ɪkˈsentrɪk] adj. 古怪的，异乎寻常的；不同圆心的，不正圆的 n. 古怪的人

decent [ˈdiːs(ə)nt] adj. 像样的，尚好的；得体的，合宜的；<非正式>穿好衣服的；正派的，规矩的；待人宽厚的，和善的

intriguing [ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ] adj. 非常有趣的，引人入胜的 v. 引起……的兴趣；策划阴谋；私通

adore [əˈdɔːr] v. 非常喜欢，热爱；爱慕，疼爱；崇拜，崇敬

crave [kreɪv] v. 渴望；<旧>恳求，请求

vary [ˈveri] v. （使）不同，（使）呈现差异；（根据情况而）变化，改变；改变，使……变化；变奏

fancy v. <英，非正式> 喜欢，想要；

engaging adj. 迷人的，吸引人的v. 雇用，聘请；参加，从事；吸引，引起

stick to 坚持；粘住

tulip [ˈtjuːlɪp] n. 郁金香

1. PHRASAL VERB If you stick to something or someone when you are travelling, you stay close to them. 紧跟

例：Let's stick to the road we know.

我们沿着熟悉的路走吧。

2. PHRASAL VERB If you stick to something, you continue doing, using, saying, or talking about it, rather than changing to something else. 坚持

例：Perhaps he should have stuck to writing.

或许他本该坚持写作。

3. PHRASAL VERB If you stick to a promise, agreement, decision, or principle, you do what you said you would do, or do not change your mind.  信守诺言、遵守协议、坚持决定或坚持原则

例：Immigrant support groups are waiting to see if he sticks to his word.

支持移民的团体正观望他是否遵守诺言。