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want [wɔnt; wɔ:nt]
vt.
希望见到(某人);希望与(某人)谈话:
wanted on the phone
有…的电话
通缉:
wanted by the police
*局通缉的(人)
不足,不够;没有:
Don't you think that her jacket wants an inch or so of the proper length?
你不觉得她的夹克短一寸左右吗?
欠缺;缺少:
It wants twelve minutes of midnight.
差12分到午夜12点。
要,想要:
to want adventure
想探险
渴望,热望(后接不定式):
to want to travel
渴望旅行
[主英国英语]需要;必须:
This wants attending to.
这是必须注意的。
[want 在口语中亦用作助动词,意思与 ought 或 should 相同]:
You want to be careful crossing streets.
过马路时应该小心。
vi.
需要;缺少(通常与 for 连用):
to want for money
需要钱;缺钱花
贫困;生活困难:
“Waste not, want not”.
俭以防匮。
[罕用语]欠缺;只差:
There wants but his approval.
只差他的同意了。
n.
缺乏,缺少,短缺
贫困;匮乏
希望;渴望;需求
缺少的东西;必需品
愿望;志向
近义词:
desire . lack . poverty
短语:
come (或 fall) into want 变成贫穷,陷入贫困状况
for (或 from) want of 因缺少…,因需要…,由于…不足
have a want [苏格兰英语]智力不健全,呆傻
I want to know! [美国口语]嗬!居然有这样的事!(表示感兴趣或吃惊)
in want 在贫困中
in want of 需要;缺少
Then want must be your matter. [口语]你所需要得太多了;你未免过于贪心了。[当人家不断说“I want”时的答语]
What does one want with …? 要把…怎么样?要…做什么?