| 释义 |
want /wɒnt,wɔːnt/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 要；想要；希望
I want some sugar. 我要些糖。
What could she possibly want of him? 她究竟会向他要求什么呢?
I want you to try. 我希望你试试。
I don't want there to be any misunderstanding. 我不希望有任何误解。
Do you want this box opened? 你是否要人把这盒子打开?
I want the letter (to be) ready by tomorrow. 我希望明天以前这封信能写好准备付邮。
I don't want you becoming too confident. 我不希望你变得太自信。
2. 缺乏，缺少
want knowledge 缺乏知识
His answer wants courtesy. 他的回答不够礼貌。
The book wants a page at the end. 书的末尾缺一页。
It wants twelve minutes of midnight. 离午夜还差12分钟。
It wants one inch of the regulation length. 离规定长度还差1英寸。
The sum collected wants but a few dollars of the desired amount. 所收集的金额比所期望的数目只差几美元了。
Thousands still want food and shelter. 数以千计的人们仍缺乏粮食和住所。
3. 〈主英〉需要
These drooping plants want water. 这些萎垂的植物需要水。
That man wants a wife to look after him. 那人需要娶个老婆照看自己。
This job wants some doing. 这工作需花些功夫。
Your shoes want cleaning. 你的鞋需要擦擦了。
4. 想见；要求(某人)到来；想与(某人)谈话，想用(某人)
The teacher wants you. 老师要见你。
You're wanted upstairs. 要你上楼去。
You're wanted on the phone. 有你的电话。
He is the man we want for the job. 他就是我们要用来干这工作的人。
Wanted, a typist. (广告用语)招聘：打字员一名。
5. 缉拿，追捕
They want the man for murder. 他们因谋杀罪在缉拿那男子。
The fugitive is wanted by the police. 警方在通缉那个逃亡者。
6. 感到缺少
Lying on the ground makes me want my bed. 我躺在地上时就觉得需要床了。
7. 〈口〉[后接不定式]应该
You want to be careful crossing streets. 你穿马路时应该小心。
You don't want to overdo it. 你不应该做得太过分。
He doesn't want to be treated too severely. 不应该对他过于严厉。
❷ vi.
1. 生活困苦，贫困
We mustn't let our soldiers want in their old age. 我们决不能让我们的士兵晚年缺吃少穿。
2. 〈古〉缺乏，缺少；需要 (for)
want for money 缺钱
He did not want for abilities. 他有的是才干。
3. (为完善某事物而)只缺，只欠
All that wants is his signature. 所缺的只是他的签名了。
There wants but his approval. 独缺他点头了。
4. 想要；希望
You can borrow my pen, if you want. 如果你想要的话，可以借我的笔。
5. 感到缺少
never want for friends 从来不感到缺少朋友
II n.
1. 需要的东西；想望的事物；[常作 wants] 必需品
Food and water are primary wants of human life. 食物与水是人类生活的首要必需品。
2. 缺乏；不足
Evil is wrought by want of thought, as well as want of heart. 罪恶不仅是没有情感的产物，而且是没有理智的产物。
He suffers from a want of good sense. 他吃亏在缺乏明智。
3. 需要；需要之感，渴望
meet a long-felt want 满足长期以来的渴望
be in want of money (an assistant) 需要钱(一名助手)
a man of few wants 生活要求不多的男子
feel a vague want 感到一种模糊的渴望
I feel the want of a real friend. 我感到需要知己。
4. 匮乏，贫困
live in great want 生活很困苦
Want makes people unhappy. 贫穷使人愁苦。
5. 缺点；过失
Whatever his wants, he has always been honest. 不管他有什么短处，他的为人还是一贯正直的。
[< ON vanta to be deficient; 与 OE wanian to wane 有关] phr. for (或 from) want of 因为缺乏 We sold the store for want of customers. 由于顾客不多，我们把店卖了。 want in 1. 〈口〉想要进入 The visitor wants in. 来访者想进来。 2. 〈俚〉想加入 That big advertiser liked the show and wanted in. 那个大广告商喜欢这个节目，想参与。 want out (off) 1. 〈口〉想要离开 The dog wants out. 狗想出去。 2. 〈俚〉想退出 When there was another man available, I wanted out of the gang. 在有人可以接替我时，我想退出那一伙。 |