Definition of want in English:

want

verb wɒnt

1with object Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
想要；想做；渴望
I want an apple
我想要一个苹果。
with infinitive we want to go to the beach
我们想去海滩。
with object and infinitive she wanted me to leave
no object I'll give you a lift into town if you want
如果你想的话，我就让你搭我的车进城。
Example sentencesExamples
- She decides she wants hypnotherapy to find out why she causes so many accidents.
- Pakistan spurned the vote because it wants a plebiscite to decide rule between India and itself.
- I sit at home at night thinking about them, wanting them, desiring them.
- He wants my employer to decide where outside the network I am to be permitted to connect the Palm.
- He takes time to walk around the set with his cameraman before the actors arrive and that he uses this time to decide how he wants the scene to look.
- This year, when a Eurocamp holiday was offered to me, we decided we wanted sunshine pretty well guaranteed.
- Pamela found herself not wanting the attention, wishing she was away from Dewhurst Manor long enough to collect her wits.
- But she became exasperated by the saga and decided she wanted her cash back.
- Until Frankie decides he wants it all, including the lady- and there'll be no witnesses.
- So when it came to choosing her object of desire, she wanted an attractive object with a practical side.
- You'll have to decide if you want that kind of photo on the front page of your newspaper.
- Feel the heat of desire, forget wanting a new car.
- Its members want action and their desire is motivated by an understanding of the facts about bigotry.
- Five years ago, when manager of a Hull nursing home, she decided she wanted a career in the hospitality industry.
- There's national encouragement to meet that commitment, but it's for each parish to decide if it wants a formal scheme.
- It is now formulating its desires of where it wants its marine reserves to be, then the industry can have what is left.
- So then put the pros and cons up for the public to decide if they want fluoride in their water.
- But the most improbable event occurs when he decides he wants a love life and asks to be given a human appearance.
- He wants the community to decide in a referendum at the September 2003 council elections.
- He takes a risk because he thinks he can get away with it because the facts may well turn out to support his editor's desire and he wants a quiet life and to be obliging.
Synonyms
desire, wish for, hope for, fancy, have a fancy for, take a fancy to, have an inclination for, care for, like, set one's heart on
long for, yearn for, pine for, sigh for, crave, hanker after, hunger for, thirst for, lust after, cry out for, be desperate for, itch for, covet, need, be bent on
informal have a yen for, be dying for
1. 1.1 Wish to speak to (someone)
  想请教；想跟…讲话
  Tony wants me in the studio
  托尼有事想要我去画室。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But she wants her to know that the once voiceless children have spoken.
  The moderator was flagging me down because he wanted me to speak for a couple of minutes.
  I don't want to speak for X. I don't know if he wants me to tell people about the stuff he did.
  Students care a lot about their future and they want someone powerful to speak to them.
  She was wanting me to call her and speak with her last night, after not having heard from her for months and months, but I just couldn't be bothered doing that.
  I don't have time to read all the things I'd have to read for everyone else out there who also wants me to read their story or poem, if I said yes.
  Henshaw wants his staff to speak to one another - an eccentric idea that surely cannot catch on.
  I want every member who wants to speak to be able to have his or her say, and to be heard.
  A friend told me that she had spoken to a Spiritualist Healer about me and he wanted me to go and see him.
  He wants to speak to me tomorrow, or rather, as he put it, he wants me to speak to him.
2. 1.2be wanted (of a suspected criminal) be sought by the police for questioning.
  he is wanted by the police in connection with an arms theft
  他因与一起武器盗窃案有牵连而被警方通缉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The four men pictured above are urgently wanted to assist the police in their enquiries.
  The police had wanted him to testify, but Mr. M. said that he did not want to get involved.
  Seven men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burglary, and another is wanted by police.
  Egan is only wanted for questioning at the moment, and is not necessarily a suspect in the bombing.
  There are around 700 bail dodgers in Bolton who are wanted by police on outstanding warrants.
  Yosic was wanted by Interpol for murders and drug dealing in the Netherlands and Germany.
  The crane driver fled the scene after the accident and is wanted for questioning.
  He was named as wanted by Bedfordshire Police in 1998 in connection with the murder of Mr Farrow.
  She is known to have had a relationship with a homeless man who was wanted by police in connection with a stolen credit card.
  Neighbours were woken up by police officers who wanted to know where Mrs Wiggins and their two children were.
3. 1.3 Desire (someone) sexually.
  （在性方面）想要（某人）
  I've wanted you since the first moment I saw you
  自从第一次见到你，我就一直想要你。
  Example sentencesExamples
  So Kathy is reduced to tears of frustration as she waits to see whether Anna wants her as a sexual partner.
  I've always tried to please him with the clothes I buy but him not wanting me sexually I find very hurtful.
4. 1.4want in/into/outNorth American informal no object Desire to be in or out of a particular place or situation.
  〈非正式，主美〉想进入（或离开）某地方（或某种境地）
  if anyone wants out, there's the door
  如果有谁想离开，请便。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was all set to write about his experiences on the jury, and now he wants out of the deal.
  So, for starters, we can place anyone who wants into an elite fighting unit, but does not meet the vision requirements, into a difficult training program.
  Clearly, this was a guy, with all the impending pressures, he wanted out of that marriage.
  Rosa said that although she does not want to drop the charges, she cannot handle the pressures of the situation anymore and wants out of the Army.
  He wants out of the hypocrisy of his ordination, but he has no place to go.
  For those wanting in on the action, the group will be having both fall and spring auditions.
  Never thrusting himself upon the crowd, but quietly allowing people to find him, he had a confidence in his own ability to judge who and what he wants out of every situation.
  I know what he wants from certain situations and what he wants out of a team.
  Like Dillon, he wants out of his current situation.
  Jonera just wants out of Haiti as soon as possible.
  It combines faith, commune, all the key elements of magick, in a simple system that it available to anyone who wants in on it.
  It supports the sense that the Commission wants out.
  You know, he wanted out of that quicker than these people got married on Fox wanted out of that marriage.
  Tabloids have reported that she didn't want children and that's why Brad wanted out.
  The last poster is right about Democrats wanting in on it, too.
  Anyone else wants in on a very casual group comic blog, with no real guidelines and no minimum posting requirements, just let me know.
  One youngster said the only thing he wanted out of school was himself.
  My wife dropped the bomb on me last April - didn't want to work on fixing the marriage, just wanted out.
  I smiled slightly, ‘The game is afoot: anyone wants out, now's the time to say it.’
  If it was beating down on this guy that he wanted out on Monday, what's that say about what's going on in there?
2informal with infinitive Should or need to do something.
〈非正式〉应该，需要
you don't want to believe everything you hear
你没必要相信所听到的一切事情。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is up to each and every individual to make a choice about what he/she wants to believe in.
- I want to believe everything the marketing people tell me about whisky, and more besides.
- It is believed he also wants to secure powers over broadcasting for Holyrood.
- Nick wants to believe his father, a numbers runner, did not run away, but was murdered.
- I don't believe anyone wants to see their park carved up without being given a chance to have their say.
- No one wants to believe a teacher could do this to children; every clue is misread or ignored.
- I think Morpurgo really wants to believe in Christopher, but I didn't really accept him.
- It's what he believes every leader who wants to make history is destined to do.
- He also believes that Moscow wants to use the threat of unleashing ethnic conflict in the Crimea as an instrument to keep Ukraine in line.
- I think that the reason that the story has been so tenacious is that we want to believe that it's true.
- He had the kind of personality that made you want to believe everything he said, even if he said the sky was pink.
- Clearly, Orr wants to believe that money and material advantage explain all.
- Part of me is quite cynical but there's another part that wants to believe stuff like that.
- The tourism board believes otherwise and wants to change this perception.
- Like the lover let down on a thousand occasions already, we wanted to believe that this time everything would be all right.
- She wants to believe her mother died peacefully from her illness, but now doesn't know.
- I want to believe that I am empowered with the ability to exercise my responsibilities.
- I want to make them believe more in themselves and then they can do something with their lives.
- Tell me why you think it's a fantastic place, because I really want to believe it is.
- I am of the circle that believes if one wants to do that, it is their prerogative.
Synonyms
should, ought, need, must
1. 2.1British with present participle (of a thing) require to be attended to in a specified way.
  〈非正式，主英〉（东西）需要
  the wheel wants greasing
  轮子需要上油。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The whole lot wants digging up and replacing with a small roundabout like it should have been since day one.
  Synonyms
  need, be/stand in need of, require, demand, cry out for
3literary no object Lack something desirable or essential.
〈主古〉缺乏，缺少
you shall want for nothing while you are with me
你跟我在一起，什么都不会缺。
1. 3.1archaic with object (chiefly used in expressions of time) lack or be short of (a specified amount or thing)
  主要用于表达时间缺，缺少（一定的量或某个东西）
  it wanted twenty minutes to midnight
  离午夜还差20分钟。

noun wɒnt

1mass noun A lack or deficiency of something.
〈主古〉缺乏，不足；需要
Victorian houses which are in want of repair
需要进行维修的维多利亚时代的房子。
for want of a better location we ate our picnic in the cemetery
由于没有更好的地方，我们只好在墓地吃野餐。
Example sentencesExamples
- The broken roof tiles seen through the grilled door say the area is in want of care.
- The story goes that the handsome prince, in want of a wife, invited all the girls in the land to a ball.
- It wasn't for lack of want for friends that he had few, but for his place of residence.
- I was never any good at anything in this department, though not for lack of interest or want of trying.
- Men, he claimed, are in want of youth, good skin and lustrous hair.
Synonyms
lack, absence, non-existence, unavailability
dearth, deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, paucity, shortage, shortfall, shortness, scarcity, scarceness, scantiness, undersupply, deficit
rare exiguity
1. 1.1 The state of being poor and in need of essentials; poverty.
  匮乏，贫困
  freedom from want
  摆脱贫困。
  Example sentencesExamples
  What Ireland and our Bertie should align itself and us to is not a war on terror but a war on want.
  Synonyms
  need, neediness, austerity, privation, deprivation, poverty, impoverishment, impecuniousness, impecuniosity, pennilessness, pauperism, penury, destitution, famine, drought, indigence
2A desire for something.
需要；渴望
the expression of our wants and desires
对我们需要和渴望的表达。
Example sentencesExamples
- Such a metaphor as the menu gives couples a vehicle for exploring their wants and desires.
- We are taught and indoctrinated into pursuing our own wants and desires, often at the expense of others.
- You need to be true to yourself, and open about your wants and desires, while allowing him to do the same.
- It is a great place to acquire and accessorize all your wants and desires - a great place to shop till you drop.
- It is above and beyond ourselves, and as such it unites the world in the grand scheme of things, even as it is birthed in its own desires and needs and wants.
- We may all have different ideas of how to get to that place, but in the end we have the same wants and needs and desires.
- So, my experience, wants and desires are way past quick and easy line drawings of charts.
- He gave her everything she wanted and fulfilled his own wants, needs and desire.
- After too long a period of time, we as human beings will begin to seek ways to meet our needs, wants and desires much closer to home.
- The course of events that puts you there happens fast and without regard to your wants and desires.
- It is time for us to come together and communicate our common wants, needs, desires and goals.
- It is an objective expression of subjective judgments concerning human wants, now and in the future.
- He pledged to put aside his wants and desires and to pursue what God wanted for his life.
- To experience wants, desires, and preferences is a normal part of the human condition.
- No test in the world was ever designed to take the place of your own wants and desires.
- That kind of negligence shows clear contempt for our generation's wants and needs.
- Of course there are other fine makers who could have met my wants but the desire was gone.
- Take responsibility yourself, communicate your needs, wants and desires to your partner.
- The temperament becomes more unilateral, unaffected by the wants and desires of others.
- Choice within the National Health Service is treated like a one sided demand that our wants should be satisfied by somebody else.
Synonyms
wish, desire, demand, longing, yearning, fancy, craving, hankering
need, requirement, necessity, essential, requisite
informal yen

Derivatives

wanter

noun

Origin

Middle English: the noun from Old Norse vant, neuter of vanr 'lacking'; the verb from Old Norse vanta 'be lacking'. The original notion of ‘lack’ was early extended to ‘need’ and from this developed the sense 'desire'.

Rhymes

Comte, conte, font, fount, pont, quant, Vermont

Definition of want in US English:

want

verb

1with object Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
想要；想做；渴望
I want an apple
我想要一个苹果。
with infinitive we want to go to the beach
我们想去海滩。
with object and infinitive she wanted me to go to her room
no object I'll give you a lift into town if you want
如果你想的话，我就让你搭我的车进城。
Example sentencesExamples
- Pakistan spurned the vote because it wants a plebiscite to decide rule between India and itself.
- This year, when a Eurocamp holiday was offered to me, we decided we wanted sunshine pretty well guaranteed.
- Pamela found herself not wanting the attention, wishing she was away from Dewhurst Manor long enough to collect her wits.
- It is now formulating its desires of where it wants its marine reserves to be, then the industry can have what is left.
- Until Frankie decides he wants it all, including the lady- and there'll be no witnesses.
- He takes a risk because he thinks he can get away with it because the facts may well turn out to support his editor's desire and he wants a quiet life and to be obliging.
- She decides she wants hypnotherapy to find out why she causes so many accidents.
- I sit at home at night thinking about them, wanting them, desiring them.
- Feel the heat of desire, forget wanting a new car.
- Its members want action and their desire is motivated by an understanding of the facts about bigotry.
- There's national encouragement to meet that commitment, but it's for each parish to decide if it wants a formal scheme.
- But she became exasperated by the saga and decided she wanted her cash back.
- But the most improbable event occurs when he decides he wants a love life and asks to be given a human appearance.
- You'll have to decide if you want that kind of photo on the front page of your newspaper.
- So then put the pros and cons up for the public to decide if they want fluoride in their water.
- He wants the community to decide in a referendum at the September 2003 council elections.
- So when it came to choosing her object of desire, she wanted an attractive object with a practical side.
- Five years ago, when manager of a Hull nursing home, she decided she wanted a career in the hospitality industry.
- He wants my employer to decide where outside the network I am to be permitted to connect the Palm.
- He takes time to walk around the set with his cameraman before the actors arrive and that he uses this time to decide how he wants the scene to look.
Synonyms
desire, wish for, hope for, fancy, have a fancy for, take a fancy to, have an inclination for, care for, like, set one's heart on
1. 1.1 Wish to consult or speak to (someone)
  想请教；想跟…讲话
  Tony wants me in the studio
  托尼有事想要我去画室。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Henshaw wants his staff to speak to one another - an eccentric idea that surely cannot catch on.
  He wants to speak to me tomorrow, or rather, as he put it, he wants me to speak to him.
  I don't want to speak for X. I don't know if he wants me to tell people about the stuff he did.
  I don't have time to read all the things I'd have to read for everyone else out there who also wants me to read their story or poem, if I said yes.
  But she wants her to know that the once voiceless children have spoken.
  A friend told me that she had spoken to a Spiritualist Healer about me and he wanted me to go and see him.
  Students care a lot about their future and they want someone powerful to speak to them.
  The moderator was flagging me down because he wanted me to speak for a couple of minutes.
  I want every member who wants to speak to be able to have his or her say, and to be heard.
  She was wanting me to call her and speak with her last night, after not having heard from her for months and months, but I just couldn't be bothered doing that.
2. 1.2usually be wanted (of the police) desire to question or apprehend (a suspected criminal)
  （警方）缉拿；追捕（嫌疑犯）
  he is wanted by the police in connection with an arms theft
  他因与一起武器盗窃案有牵连而被警方通缉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was named as wanted by Bedfordshire Police in 1998 in connection with the murder of Mr Farrow.
  She is known to have had a relationship with a homeless man who was wanted by police in connection with a stolen credit card.
  Yosic was wanted by Interpol for murders and drug dealing in the Netherlands and Germany.
  Egan is only wanted for questioning at the moment, and is not necessarily a suspect in the bombing.
  Seven men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burglary, and another is wanted by police.
  The police had wanted him to testify, but Mr. M. said that he did not want to get involved.
  There are around 700 bail dodgers in Bolton who are wanted by police on outstanding warrants.
  Neighbours were woken up by police officers who wanted to know where Mrs Wiggins and their two children were.
  The crane driver fled the scene after the accident and is wanted for questioning.
  The four men pictured above are urgently wanted to assist the police in their enquiries.
3. 1.3 Desire (someone) sexually.
  （在性方面）想要（某人）
  I've wanted you since the first moment I saw you
  自从第一次见到你，我就一直想要你。
  Example sentencesExamples
  So Kathy is reduced to tears of frustration as she waits to see whether Anna wants her as a sexual partner.
  I've always tried to please him with the clothes I buy but him not wanting me sexually I find very hurtful.
4. 1.4want in/into/out/awayNorth American informal no object Desire to be in or out of a particular place or situation.
  〈非正式，主美〉想进入（或离开）某地方（或某种境地）
  if anyone wants out, there's the door
  如果有谁想离开，请便。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Clearly, this was a guy, with all the impending pressures, he wanted out of that marriage.
  I know what he wants from certain situations and what he wants out of a team.
  I smiled slightly, ‘The game is afoot: anyone wants out, now's the time to say it.’
  For those wanting in on the action, the group will be having both fall and spring auditions.
  It supports the sense that the Commission wants out.
  If it was beating down on this guy that he wanted out on Monday, what's that say about what's going on in there?
  Never thrusting himself upon the crowd, but quietly allowing people to find him, he had a confidence in his own ability to judge who and what he wants out of every situation.
  The last poster is right about Democrats wanting in on it, too.
  Like Dillon, he wants out of his current situation.
  So, for starters, we can place anyone who wants into an elite fighting unit, but does not meet the vision requirements, into a difficult training program.
  Tabloids have reported that she didn't want children and that's why Brad wanted out.
  He was all set to write about his experiences on the jury, and now he wants out of the deal.
  Rosa said that although she does not want to drop the charges, she cannot handle the pressures of the situation anymore and wants out of the Army.
  He wants out of the hypocrisy of his ordination, but he has no place to go.
  It combines faith, commune, all the key elements of magick, in a simple system that it available to anyone who wants in on it.
  One youngster said the only thing he wanted out of school was himself.
  Jonera just wants out of Haiti as soon as possible.
  You know, he wanted out of that quicker than these people got married on Fox wanted out of that marriage.
  My wife dropped the bomb on me last April - didn't want to work on fixing the marriage, just wanted out.
  Anyone else wants in on a very casual group comic blog, with no real guidelines and no minimum posting requirements, just let me know.
2informal with infinitive Ought, should, or need to do something.
〈非正式〉应该，需要
you don't want to believe everything you hear
你没必要相信所听到的一切事情。
Example sentencesExamples
- I think that the reason that the story has been so tenacious is that we want to believe that it's true.
- Part of me is quite cynical but there's another part that wants to believe stuff like that.
- Like the lover let down on a thousand occasions already, we wanted to believe that this time everything would be all right.
- I want to believe everything the marketing people tell me about whisky, and more besides.
- No one wants to believe a teacher could do this to children; every clue is misread or ignored.
- I don't believe anyone wants to see their park carved up without being given a chance to have their say.
- He had the kind of personality that made you want to believe everything he said, even if he said the sky was pink.
- Clearly, Orr wants to believe that money and material advantage explain all.
- I am of the circle that believes if one wants to do that, it is their prerogative.
- I want to believe that I am empowered with the ability to exercise my responsibilities.
- He also believes that Moscow wants to use the threat of unleashing ethnic conflict in the Crimea as an instrument to keep Ukraine in line.
- It's what he believes every leader who wants to make history is destined to do.
- I think Morpurgo really wants to believe in Christopher, but I didn't really accept him.
- It is believed he also wants to secure powers over broadcasting for Holyrood.
- She wants to believe her mother died peacefully from her illness, but now doesn't know.
- The tourism board believes otherwise and wants to change this perception.
- Tell me why you think it's a fantastic place, because I really want to believe it is.
- It is up to each and every individual to make a choice about what he/she wants to believe in.
- Nick wants to believe his father, a numbers runner, did not run away, but was murdered.
- I want to make them believe more in themselves and then they can do something with their lives.
Synonyms
should, ought, need, must
1. 2.1British with present participle (of a thing) require to be attended to in a specified way.
  〈非正式，主英〉（东西）需要
  the wheel wants greasing
  轮子需要上油。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The whole lot wants digging up and replacing with a small roundabout like it should have been since day one.
  Synonyms
  need, be in need of, stand in need of, require, demand, cry out for
3literary no object Lack or be short of something desirable or essential.
〈主古〉缺乏，缺少
you shall want for nothing while you are with me
你跟我在一起，什么都不会缺。
1. 3.1archaic with object (chiefly used in expressions of time) be short of or lack (a specified amount or thing)
  主要用于表达时间缺，缺少（一定的量或某个东西）
  it wanted twenty minutes to midnight
  离午夜还差20分钟。
  it wants a few minutes of five o'clock
  离5点还有几分钟。

noun

1A lack or deficiency of something.
〈主古〉缺乏，不足；需要
Victorian houses which are in want of repair
需要进行维修的维多利亚时代的房子。
it won't be through want of trying
这不会是因为缺乏尝试。
Example sentencesExamples
- The broken roof tiles seen through the grilled door say the area is in want of care.
- I was never any good at anything in this department, though not for lack of interest or want of trying.
- Men, he claimed, are in want of youth, good skin and lustrous hair.
- It wasn't for lack of want for friends that he had few, but for his place of residence.
- The story goes that the handsome prince, in want of a wife, invited all the girls in the land to a ball.
Synonyms
lack, absence, non-existence, unavailability
1. 1.1 The state of being poor and in need of essentials; poverty.
  匮乏，贫困
  freedom from want
  摆脱贫困。
  Example sentencesExamples
  What Ireland and our Bertie should align itself and us to is not a war on terror but a war on want.
  Synonyms
  need, neediness, austerity, privation, deprivation, poverty, impoverishment, impecuniousness, impecuniosity, pennilessness, pauperism, penury, destitution, famine, drought, indigence
2A desire for something.
需要；渴望
the expression of our wants and desires
对我们需要和渴望的表达。
Example sentencesExamples
- We may all have different ideas of how to get to that place, but in the end we have the same wants and needs and desires.
- It is an objective expression of subjective judgments concerning human wants, now and in the future.
- He pledged to put aside his wants and desires and to pursue what God wanted for his life.
- After too long a period of time, we as human beings will begin to seek ways to meet our needs, wants and desires much closer to home.
- That kind of negligence shows clear contempt for our generation's wants and needs.
- Choice within the National Health Service is treated like a one sided demand that our wants should be satisfied by somebody else.
- It is above and beyond ourselves, and as such it unites the world in the grand scheme of things, even as it is birthed in its own desires and needs and wants.
- He gave her everything she wanted and fulfilled his own wants, needs and desire.
- So, my experience, wants and desires are way past quick and easy line drawings of charts.
- No test in the world was ever designed to take the place of your own wants and desires.
- It is a great place to acquire and accessorize all your wants and desires - a great place to shop till you drop.
- To experience wants, desires, and preferences is a normal part of the human condition.
- Take responsibility yourself, communicate your needs, wants and desires to your partner.
- It is time for us to come together and communicate our common wants, needs, desires and goals.
- You need to be true to yourself, and open about your wants and desires, while allowing him to do the same.
- Of course there are other fine makers who could have met my wants but the desire was gone.
- The course of events that puts you there happens fast and without regard to your wants and desires.
- The temperament becomes more unilateral, unaffected by the wants and desires of others.
- We are taught and indoctrinated into pursuing our own wants and desires, often at the expense of others.
- Such a metaphor as the menu gives couples a vehicle for exploring their wants and desires.
Synonyms
wish, desire, demand, longing, yearning, fancy, craving, hankering

Phrases

for want of

Because of a lack of (something)
因为缺乏
for want of a better location we ate our picnic lunch in the cemetery
由于没有更好的地方，我们只好在墓地吃野餐。
Example sentencesExamples
- The big question, of course, is whether the winning sports presenter will be fair game, for want of a better phrase.
- Part of our community has been shut down and for want of what?
- Those hopes remain to be fulfilled for very many people, but, if he failed, it was not for want of trying.
- Back then he was scared of failure, scared he would go bankrupt for want of 30 quid to pay the gas bill.
- His torment in front of goal was agonisingly extended but not for lack of trying or for want of bravery.
- I walk for want of a place, I speak for want of knowledge, proof that I am not yet dead.
- One thing is for sure, it won't be for want of trying and it won't be for lack of talent.
- It was in attack that Waterford lost this game, not for want of effort but for steadiness in finishing.
- Film music is gradually losing its appeal for want of lyrical and musical quality, feels the singer.
- Several films in recent months have picked up this theme of randy retirement, for want of a better phrase.

Origin

Middle English: the noun from Old Norse vant, neuter of vanr ‘lacking’; the verb from Old Norse vanta ‘be lacking’. The original notion of ‘lack’ was early extended to ‘need’ and from this developed the sense ‘desire’.

单词	want
释义	Definition of want in English: want verb wɒnt 1with object Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for. 想要；想做；渴望 I want an apple 我想要一个苹果。 with infinitive we want to go to the beach 我们想去海滩。 with object and infinitive she wanted me to leave no object I'll give you a lift into town if you want 如果你想的话，我就让你搭我的车进城。 Example sentencesExamples She decides she wants hypnotherapy to find out why she causes so many accidents. Pakistan spurned the vote because it wants a plebiscite to decide rule between India and itself. I sit at home at night thinking about them, wanting them, desiring them. He wants my employer to decide where outside the network I am to be permitted to connect the Palm. He takes time to walk around the set with his cameraman before the actors arrive and that he uses this time to decide how he wants the scene to look. This year, when a Eurocamp holiday was offered to me, we decided we wanted sunshine pretty well guaranteed. Pamela found herself not wanting the attention, wishing she was away from Dewhurst Manor long enough to collect her wits. But she became exasperated by the saga and decided she wanted her cash back. Until Frankie decides he wants it all, including the lady- and there'll be no witnesses. So when it came to choosing her object of desire, she wanted an attractive object with a practical side. You'll have to decide if you want that kind of photo on the front page of your newspaper. Feel the heat of desire, forget wanting a new car. Its members want action and their desire is motivated by an understanding of the facts about bigotry. Five years ago, when manager of a Hull nursing home, she decided she wanted a career in the hospitality industry. There's national encouragement to meet that commitment, but it's for each parish to decide if it wants a formal scheme. It is now formulating its desires of where it wants its marine reserves to be, then the industry can have what is left. So then put the pros and cons up for the public to decide if they want fluoride in their water. But the most improbable event occurs when he decides he wants a love life and asks to be given a human appearance. He wants the community to decide in a referendum at the September 2003 council elections. He takes a risk because he thinks he can get away with it because the facts may well turn out to support his editor's desire and he wants a quiet life and to be obliging. Synonyms desire, wish for, hope for, fancy, have a fancy for, take a fancy to, have an inclination for, care for, like, set one's heart on long for, yearn for, pine for, sigh for, crave, hanker after, hunger for, thirst for, lust after, cry out for, be desperate for, itch for, covet, need, be bent on informal have a yen for, be dying for 1.1 Wish to speak to (someone) 想请教；想跟…讲话 Tony wants me in the studio 托尼有事想要我去画室。 Example sentencesExamples But she wants her to know that the once voiceless children have spoken. The moderator was flagging me down because he wanted me to speak for a couple of minutes. I don't want to speak for X. I don't know if he wants me to tell people about the stuff he did. Students care a lot about their future and they want someone powerful to speak to them. She was wanting me to call her and speak with her last night, after not having heard from her for months and months, but I just couldn't be bothered doing that. I don't have time to read all the things I'd have to read for everyone else out there who also wants me to read their story or poem, if I said yes. Henshaw wants his staff to speak to one another - an eccentric idea that surely cannot catch on. I want every member who wants to speak to be able to have his or her say, and to be heard. A friend told me that she had spoken to a Spiritualist Healer about me and he wanted me to go and see him. He wants to speak to me tomorrow, or rather, as he put it, he wants me to speak to him. 1.2be wanted (of a suspected criminal) be sought by the police for questioning. he is wanted by the police in connection with an arms theft 他因与一起武器盗窃案有牵连而被警方通缉。 Example sentencesExamples The four men pictured above are urgently wanted to assist the police in their enquiries. The police had wanted him to testify, but Mr. M. said that he did not want to get involved. Seven men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burglary, and another is wanted by police. Egan is only wanted for questioning at the moment, and is not necessarily a suspect in the bombing. There are around 700 bail dodgers in Bolton who are wanted by police on outstanding warrants. Yosic was wanted by Interpol for murders and drug dealing in the Netherlands and Germany. The crane driver fled the scene after the accident and is wanted for questioning. He was named as wanted by Bedfordshire Police in 1998 in connection with the murder of Mr Farrow. She is known to have had a relationship with a homeless man who was wanted by police in connection with a stolen credit card. Neighbours were woken up by police officers who wanted to know where Mrs Wiggins and their two children were. 1.3 Desire (someone) sexually. （在性方面）想要（某人） I've wanted you since the first moment I saw you 自从第一次见到你，我就一直想要你。 Example sentencesExamples So Kathy is reduced to tears of frustration as she waits to see whether Anna wants her as a sexual partner. I've always tried to please him with the clothes I buy but him not wanting me sexually I find very hurtful. 1.4want in/into/outNorth American informal no object Desire to be in or out of a particular place or situation. 〈非正式，主美〉想进入（或离开）某地方（或某种境地） if anyone wants out, there's the door 如果有谁想离开，请便。 Example sentencesExamples He was all set to write about his experiences on the jury, and now he wants out of the deal. So, for starters, we can place anyone who wants into an elite fighting unit, but does not meet the vision requirements, into a difficult training program. Clearly, this was a guy, with all the impending pressures, he wanted out of that marriage. Rosa said that although she does not want to drop the charges, she cannot handle the pressures of the situation anymore and wants out of the Army. He wants out of the hypocrisy of his ordination, but he has no place to go. For those wanting in on the action, the group will be having both fall and spring auditions. Never thrusting himself upon the crowd, but quietly allowing people to find him, he had a confidence in his own ability to judge who and what he wants out of every situation. I know what he wants from certain situations and what he wants out of a team. Like Dillon, he wants out of his current situation. Jonera just wants out of Haiti as soon as possible. It combines faith, commune, all the key elements of magick, in a simple system that it available to anyone who wants in on it. It supports the sense that the Commission wants out. You know, he wanted out of that quicker than these people got married on Fox wanted out of that marriage. Tabloids have reported that she didn't want children and that's why Brad wanted out. The last poster is right about Democrats wanting in on it, too. Anyone else wants in on a very casual group comic blog, with no real guidelines and no minimum posting requirements, just let me know. One youngster said the only thing he wanted out of school was himself. My wife dropped the bomb on me last April - didn't want to work on fixing the marriage, just wanted out. I smiled slightly, ‘The game is afoot: anyone wants out, now's the time to say it.’ If it was beating down on this guy that he wanted out on Monday, what's that say about what's going on in there? 2informal with infinitive Should or need to do something. 〈非正式〉应该，需要 you don't want to believe everything you hear 你没必要相信所听到的一切事情。 Example sentencesExamples It is up to each and every individual to make a choice about what he/she wants to believe in. I want to believe everything the marketing people tell me about whisky, and more besides. It is believed he also wants to secure powers over broadcasting for Holyrood. Nick wants to believe his father, a numbers runner, did not run away, but was murdered. I don't believe anyone wants to see their park carved up without being given a chance to have their say. No one wants to believe a teacher could do this to children; every clue is misread or ignored. I think Morpurgo really wants to believe in Christopher, but I didn't really accept him. It's what he believes every leader who wants to make history is destined to do. He also believes that Moscow wants to use the threat of unleashing ethnic conflict in the Crimea as an instrument to keep Ukraine in line. I think that the reason that the story has been so tenacious is that we want to believe that it's true. He had the kind of personality that made you want to believe everything he said, even if he said the sky was pink. Clearly, Orr wants to believe that money and material advantage explain all. Part of me is quite cynical but there's another part that wants to believe stuff like that. The tourism board believes otherwise and wants to change this perception. Like the lover let down on a thousand occasions already, we wanted to believe that this time everything would be all right. She wants to believe her mother died peacefully from her illness, but now doesn't know. I want to believe that I am empowered with the ability to exercise my responsibilities. I want to make them believe more in themselves and then they can do something with their lives. Tell me why you think it's a fantastic place, because I really want to believe it is. I am of the circle that believes if one wants to do that, it is their prerogative. Synonyms should, ought, need, must 2.1British with present participle (of a thing) require to be attended to in a specified way. 〈非正式，主英〉（东西）需要 the wheel wants greasing 轮子需要上油。 Example sentencesExamples The whole lot wants digging up and replacing with a small roundabout like it should have been since day one. Synonyms need, be/stand in need of, require, demand, cry out for 3literary no object Lack something desirable or essential. 〈主古〉缺乏，缺少 you shall want for nothing while you are with me 你跟我在一起，什么都不会缺。 3.1archaic with object (chiefly used in expressions of time) lack or be short of (a specified amount or thing) 主要用于表达时间缺，缺少（一定的量或某个东西） it wanted twenty minutes to midnight 离午夜还差20分钟。 noun wɒnt 1mass noun A lack or deficiency of something. 〈主古〉缺乏，不足；需要 Victorian houses which are in want of repair 需要进行维修的维多利亚时代的房子。 for want of a better location we ate our picnic in the cemetery 由于没有更好的地方，我们只好在墓地吃野餐。 Example sentencesExamples The broken roof tiles seen through the grilled door say the area is in want of care. The story goes that the handsome prince, in want of a wife, invited all the girls in the land to a ball. It wasn't for lack of want for friends that he had few, but for his place of residence. I was never any good at anything in this department, though not for lack of interest or want of trying. Men, he claimed, are in want of youth, good skin and lustrous hair. Synonyms lack, absence, non-existence, unavailability dearth, deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, paucity, shortage, shortfall, shortness, scarcity, scarceness, scantiness, undersupply, deficit rare exiguity 1.1 The state of being poor and in need of essentials; poverty. 匮乏，贫困 freedom from want 摆脱贫困。 Example sentencesExamples What Ireland and our Bertie should align itself and us to is not a war on terror but a war on want. Synonyms need, neediness, austerity, privation, deprivation, poverty, impoverishment, impecuniousness, impecuniosity, pennilessness, pauperism, penury, destitution, famine, drought, indigence 2A desire for something. 需要；渴望 the expression of our wants and desires 对我们需要和渴望的表达。 Example sentencesExamples Such a metaphor as the menu gives couples a vehicle for exploring their wants and desires. We are taught and indoctrinated into pursuing our own wants and desires, often at the expense of others. You need to be true to yourself, and open about your wants and desires, while allowing him to do the same. It is a great place to acquire and accessorize all your wants and desires - a great place to shop till you drop. It is above and beyond ourselves, and as such it unites the world in the grand scheme of things, even as it is birthed in its own desires and needs and wants. We may all have different ideas of how to get to that place, but in the end we have the same wants and needs and desires. So, my experience, wants and desires are way past quick and easy line drawings of charts. He gave her everything she wanted and fulfilled his own wants, needs and desire. After too long a period of time, we as human beings will begin to seek ways to meet our needs, wants and desires much closer to home. The course of events that puts you there happens fast and without regard to your wants and desires. It is time for us to come together and communicate our common wants, needs, desires and goals. It is an objective expression of subjective judgments concerning human wants, now and in the future. He pledged to put aside his wants and desires and to pursue what God wanted for his life. To experience wants, desires, and preferences is a normal part of the human condition. No test in the world was ever designed to take the place of your own wants and desires. That kind of negligence shows clear contempt for our generation's wants and needs. Of course there are other fine makers who could have met my wants but the desire was gone. Take responsibility yourself, communicate your needs, wants and desires to your partner. The temperament becomes more unilateral, unaffected by the wants and desires of others. Choice within the National Health Service is treated like a one sided demand that our wants should be satisfied by somebody else. Synonyms wish, desire, demand, longing, yearning, fancy, craving, hankering need, requirement, necessity, essential, requisite informal yen Derivatives wanter noun Origin Middle English: the noun from Old Norse vant, neuter of vanr 'lacking'; the verb from Old Norse vanta 'be lacking'. The original notion of ‘lack’ was early extended to ‘need’ and from this developed the sense 'desire'. Rhymes Comte, conte, font, fount, pont, quant, Vermont Definition of want in US English: want verb 1with object Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for. 想要；想做；渴望 I want an apple 我想要一个苹果。 with infinitive we want to go to the beach 我们想去海滩。 with object and infinitive she wanted me to go to her room no object I'll give you a lift into town if you want 如果你想的话，我就让你搭我的车进城。 Example sentencesExamples Pakistan spurned the vote because it wants a plebiscite to decide rule between India and itself. This year, when a Eurocamp holiday was offered to me, we decided we wanted sunshine pretty well guaranteed. Pamela found herself not wanting the attention, wishing she was away from Dewhurst Manor long enough to collect her wits. It is now formulating its desires of where it wants its marine reserves to be, then the industry can have what is left. Until Frankie decides he wants it all, including the lady- and there'll be no witnesses. He takes a risk because he thinks he can get away with it because the facts may well turn out to support his editor's desire and he wants a quiet life and to be obliging. She decides she wants hypnotherapy to find out why she causes so many accidents. I sit at home at night thinking about them, wanting them, desiring them. Feel the heat of desire, forget wanting a new car. Its members want action and their desire is motivated by an understanding of the facts about bigotry. There's national encouragement to meet that commitment, but it's for each parish to decide if it wants a formal scheme. But she became exasperated by the saga and decided she wanted her cash back. But the most improbable event occurs when he decides he wants a love life and asks to be given a human appearance. You'll have to decide if you want that kind of photo on the front page of your newspaper. So then put the pros and cons up for the public to decide if they want fluoride in their water. He wants the community to decide in a referendum at the September 2003 council elections. So when it came to choosing her object of desire, she wanted an attractive object with a practical side. Five years ago, when manager of a Hull nursing home, she decided she wanted a career in the hospitality industry. He wants my employer to decide where outside the network I am to be permitted to connect the Palm. He takes time to walk around the set with his cameraman before the actors arrive and that he uses this time to decide how he wants the scene to look. Synonyms desire, wish for, hope for, fancy, have a fancy for, take a fancy to, have an inclination for, care for, like, set one's heart on 1.1 Wish to consult or speak to (someone) 想请教；想跟…讲话 Tony wants me in the studio 托尼有事想要我去画室。 Example sentencesExamples Henshaw wants his staff to speak to one another - an eccentric idea that surely cannot catch on. He wants to speak to me tomorrow, or rather, as he put it, he wants me to speak to him. I don't want to speak for X. I don't know if he wants me to tell people about the stuff he did. I don't have time to read all the things I'd have to read for everyone else out there who also wants me to read their story or poem, if I said yes. But she wants her to know that the once voiceless children have spoken. A friend told me that she had spoken to a Spiritualist Healer about me and he wanted me to go and see him. Students care a lot about their future and they want someone powerful to speak to them. The moderator was flagging me down because he wanted me to speak for a couple of minutes. I want every member who wants to speak to be able to have his or her say, and to be heard. She was wanting me to call her and speak with her last night, after not having heard from her for months and months, but I just couldn't be bothered doing that. 1.2usually be wanted (of the police) desire to question or apprehend (a suspected criminal) （警方）缉拿；追捕（嫌疑犯） he is wanted by the police in connection with an arms theft 他因与一起武器盗窃案有牵连而被警方通缉。 Example sentencesExamples He was named as wanted by Bedfordshire Police in 1998 in connection with the murder of Mr Farrow. She is known to have had a relationship with a homeless man who was wanted by police in connection with a stolen credit card. Yosic was wanted by Interpol for murders and drug dealing in the Netherlands and Germany. Egan is only wanted for questioning at the moment, and is not necessarily a suspect in the bombing. Seven men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burglary, and another is wanted by police. The police had wanted him to testify, but Mr. M. said that he did not want to get involved. There are around 700 bail dodgers in Bolton who are wanted by police on outstanding warrants. Neighbours were woken up by police officers who wanted to know where Mrs Wiggins and their two children were. The crane driver fled the scene after the accident and is wanted for questioning. The four men pictured above are urgently wanted to assist the police in their enquiries. 1.3 Desire (someone) sexually. （在性方面）想要（某人） I've wanted you since the first moment I saw you 自从第一次见到你，我就一直想要你。 Example sentencesExamples So Kathy is reduced to tears of frustration as she waits to see whether Anna wants her as a sexual partner. I've always tried to please him with the clothes I buy but him not wanting me sexually I find very hurtful. 1.4want in/into/out/awayNorth American informal no object Desire to be in or out of a particular place or situation. 〈非正式，主美〉想进入（或离开）某地方（或某种境地） if anyone wants out, there's the door 如果有谁想离开，请便。 Example sentencesExamples Clearly, this was a guy, with all the impending pressures, he wanted out of that marriage. I know what he wants from certain situations and what he wants out of a team. I smiled slightly, ‘The game is afoot: anyone wants out, now's the time to say it.’ For those wanting in on the action, the group will be having both fall and spring auditions. It supports the sense that the Commission wants out. If it was beating down on this guy that he wanted out on Monday, what's that say about what's going on in there? Never thrusting himself upon the crowd, but quietly allowing people to find him, he had a confidence in his own ability to judge who and what he wants out of every situation. The last poster is right about Democrats wanting in on it, too. Like Dillon, he wants out of his current situation. So, for starters, we can place anyone who wants into an elite fighting unit, but does not meet the vision requirements, into a difficult training program. Tabloids have reported that she didn't want children and that's why Brad wanted out. He was all set to write about his experiences on the jury, and now he wants out of the deal. Rosa said that although she does not want to drop the charges, she cannot handle the pressures of the situation anymore and wants out of the Army. He wants out of the hypocrisy of his ordination, but he has no place to go. It combines faith, commune, all the key elements of magick, in a simple system that it available to anyone who wants in on it. One youngster said the only thing he wanted out of school was himself. Jonera just wants out of Haiti as soon as possible. You know, he wanted out of that quicker than these people got married on Fox wanted out of that marriage. My wife dropped the bomb on me last April - didn't want to work on fixing the marriage, just wanted out. Anyone else wants in on a very casual group comic blog, with no real guidelines and no minimum posting requirements, just let me know. 2informal with infinitive Ought, should, or need to do something. 〈非正式〉应该，需要 you don't want to believe everything you hear 你没必要相信所听到的一切事情。 Example sentencesExamples I think that the reason that the story has been so tenacious is that we want to believe that it's true. Part of me is quite cynical but there's another part that wants to believe stuff like that. Like the lover let down on a thousand occasions already, we wanted to believe that this time everything would be all right. I want to believe everything the marketing people tell me about whisky, and more besides. No one wants to believe a teacher could do this to children; every clue is misread or ignored. I don't believe anyone wants to see their park carved up without being given a chance to have their say. He had the kind of personality that made you want to believe everything he said, even if he said the sky was pink. Clearly, Orr wants to believe that money and material advantage explain all. I am of the circle that believes if one wants to do that, it is their prerogative. I want to believe that I am empowered with the ability to exercise my responsibilities. He also believes that Moscow wants to use the threat of unleashing ethnic conflict in the Crimea as an instrument to keep Ukraine in line. It's what he believes every leader who wants to make history is destined to do. I think Morpurgo really wants to believe in Christopher, but I didn't really accept him. It is believed he also wants to secure powers over broadcasting for Holyrood. She wants to believe her mother died peacefully from her illness, but now doesn't know. The tourism board believes otherwise and wants to change this perception. Tell me why you think it's a fantastic place, because I really want to believe it is. It is up to each and every individual to make a choice about what he/she wants to believe in. Nick wants to believe his father, a numbers runner, did not run away, but was murdered. I want to make them believe more in themselves and then they can do something with their lives. Synonyms should, ought, need, must 2.1British with present participle (of a thing) require to be attended to in a specified way. 〈非正式，主英〉（东西）需要 the wheel wants greasing 轮子需要上油。 Example sentencesExamples The whole lot wants digging up and replacing with a small roundabout like it should have been since day one. Synonyms need, be in need of, stand in need of, require, demand, cry out for 3literary no object Lack or be short of something desirable or essential. 〈主古〉缺乏，缺少 you shall want for nothing while you are with me 你跟我在一起，什么都不会缺。 3.1archaic with object (chiefly used in expressions of time) be short of or lack (a specified amount or thing) 主要用于表达时间缺，缺少（一定的量或某个东西） it wanted twenty minutes to midnight 离午夜还差20分钟。 it wants a few minutes of five o'clock 离5点还有几分钟。 noun 1A lack or deficiency of something. 〈主古〉缺乏，不足；需要 Victorian houses which are in want of repair 需要进行维修的维多利亚时代的房子。 it won't be through want of trying 这不会是因为缺乏尝试。 Example sentencesExamples The broken roof tiles seen through the grilled door say the area is in want of care. I was never any good at anything in this department, though not for lack of interest or want of trying. Men, he claimed, are in want of youth, good skin and lustrous hair. It wasn't for lack of want for friends that he had few, but for his place of residence. The story goes that the handsome prince, in want of a wife, invited all the girls in the land to a ball. Synonyms lack, absence, non-existence, unavailability 1.1 The state of being poor and in need of essentials; poverty. 匮乏，贫困 freedom from want 摆脱贫困。 Example sentencesExamples What Ireland and our Bertie should align itself and us to is not a war on terror but a war on want. Synonyms need, neediness, austerity, privation, deprivation, poverty, impoverishment, impecuniousness, impecuniosity, pennilessness, pauperism, penury, destitution, famine, drought, indigence 2A desire for something. 需要；渴望 the expression of our wants and desires 对我们需要和渴望的表达。 Example sentencesExamples We may all have different ideas of how to get to that place, but in the end we have the same wants and needs and desires. It is an objective expression of subjective judgments concerning human wants, now and in the future. He pledged to put aside his wants and desires and to pursue what God wanted for his life. After too long a period of time, we as human beings will begin to seek ways to meet our needs, wants and desires much closer to home. That kind of negligence shows clear contempt for our generation's wants and needs. Choice within the National Health Service is treated like a one sided demand that our wants should be satisfied by somebody else. It is above and beyond ourselves, and as such it unites the world in the grand scheme of things, even as it is birthed in its own desires and needs and wants. He gave her everything she wanted and fulfilled his own wants, needs and desire. So, my experience, wants and desires are way past quick and easy line drawings of charts. No test in the world was ever designed to take the place of your own wants and desires. It is a great place to acquire and accessorize all your wants and desires - a great place to shop till you drop. To experience wants, desires, and preferences is a normal part of the human condition. Take responsibility yourself, communicate your needs, wants and desires to your partner. It is time for us to come together and communicate our common wants, needs, desires and goals. You need to be true to yourself, and open about your wants and desires, while allowing him to do the same. Of course there are other fine makers who could have met my wants but the desire was gone. The course of events that puts you there happens fast and without regard to your wants and desires. The temperament becomes more unilateral, unaffected by the wants and desires of others. We are taught and indoctrinated into pursuing our own wants and desires, often at the expense of others. Such a metaphor as the menu gives couples a vehicle for exploring their wants and desires. Synonyms wish, desire, demand, longing, yearning, fancy, craving, hankering Phrases for want of Because of a lack of (something) 因为缺乏 for want of a better location we ate our picnic lunch in the cemetery 由于没有更好的地方，我们只好在墓地吃野餐。 Example sentencesExamples The big question, of course, is whether the winning sports presenter will be fair game, for want of a better phrase. Part of our community has been shut down and for want of what? Those hopes remain to be fulfilled for very many people, but, if he failed, it was not for want of trying. Back then he was scared of failure, scared he would go bankrupt for want of 30 quid to pay the gas bill. His torment in front of goal was agonisingly extended but not for lack of trying or for want of bravery. I walk for want of a place, I speak for want of knowledge, proof that I am not yet dead. One thing is for sure, it won't be for want of trying and it won't be for lack of talent. It was in attack that Waterford lost this game, not for want of effort but for steadiness in finishing. Film music is gradually losing its appeal for want of lyrical and musical quality, feels the singer. Several films in recent months have picked up this theme of randy retirement, for want of a better phrase. Origin Middle English: the noun from Old Norse vant, neuter of vanr ‘lacking’; the verb from Old Norse vanta ‘be lacking’. The original notion of ‘lack’ was early extended to ‘need’ and from this developed the sense ‘desire’. verb.1 phr.
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