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want (obj) DESIREHwQnt, $wB:ntvto desire (a particular thing or plan of action). Want is not used in polite requests in British English.想,想要,希望(英国英语中不用于礼貌的恳求)I want some chocolate. [T]我想要点巧克力。She wants a word with you. [T]她想和你说句话。He's everything you'd ever want in a man--bright, funny and attractive. [T]他具备你所希望的一个男人身上应有的一切----聪明,风趣,富有魅力。What do you want out of life? [T]你想从生活中得到什么?What do you want to eat? [+ to infinitive]你想吃什么?What do you want to be when you grow up? [+ to infinitive]你长大了想干什么?I want to be picked up at the airport at about nine o'clock. [+ to infinitive]我希望九点钟左右有人在机场接我。Do you want me to take you to the station?. [T + obj + to infinitive]你要我送你去车站吗?This letter--do you want it sent first class? [T + obj + v-ed]这封信你想按第一等信件寄吗?Do you want this pie hot? [T + obj + adj]这块馅饼你要吃热的吗?I don't want a load of traffic going past my house all night, waking me up. [T + obj + v-ing]我不希望整个晚上一辆辆车从我家门口通过,吵得我睡不着觉。To want someone is also to wish them to be present.想见(某人),想与(某人)谈话Johnny, your mother wants you on the phone. [T]约翰尼,你妈妈打电话找你。Am I wanted at the meeting tomorrow? [T]明天的会议要我出席吗?He is wanted by the police (= The police are searching for him) in connection with the murder of teenager Peter Lewis. [T]因为与杀害少年彼得·刘易斯一案有牵连,他被警方通缉。Want is not used in the present continuous tense although the continuous form of the verb is sometimes used in other tenses.(该词不用于现在进行态,但可以用于其它形式的进行态)I've been wanting to see that film for months! [+ to infinitive]想看那部电影,我都想了好几个月了。You wait--she'll be wanting her own horse next! [T]你等着瞧----她接着就想拥有自己的马了。(infml) Someone who wants out of/in an activity or plan of action wants to stop or start being involved in it.想要退出/参与I want out of the whole venture before it's too late. [I]我想在还来得及之前完全退出这场冒险。Want ad is Am for classified ad. [CLASSIFY]"I want to be alone" (Greta Garbo in the film Grand Hotel, 1932)“我想独自呆着”(引自电影《大饭店》格丽塔·嘉宝的台词) ☆ LIKE
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