want
verb[T]
uk/wɒnt/us/wɑːnt/wantverb[T](WISH)
A1
towishfor aparticularthing orplanofaction. "Want" is not used inpoliterequests:
想要，希望（英国英语中礼貌的请求不用 want）I want somechocolate.我想要些巧克力。
She wants ameetingwith you.她想跟你见面。
He's everything you'deverwant in a man -bright,funnyandattractive.他具备你理想中男人的所有特质——聪明、风趣而又有魅力。
[+ to infinitive]What do you wanttoeat?你想吃什么？
[+ obj + to infinitive]Do you want metotake you to theairport?你要我送你去机场吗？
[+ obj + past participle]Thispackage- do you want itsenttoday?这个包裹——你想今天寄出吗？
[+ obj + adj]Do you want thispiehot?这块馅饼你想要热一下吗？
[+ obj + -ing verb]I don't want youcomingin at two a.m.,wakingme up.我可不希望你凌晨两点来，吵得我睡不着觉。
Youwait- by nextyearshe'll be wanting abiggerhouse!你等着瞧——明年她就会想要一栋更大的房子了！
Compare
likeverb(WANT)
towishor need someone to bepresent:
希望（或需要）（某人）到场Am I wanted at themeetingtomorrow?明天的会议要我参加吗？
He is wanted by thepolice(= they aresearchingfor him).警方正在通缉他。
want in/out ofinformal
to want tostartorstopbeinginvolvedin something:
想要加入／退出I want out of thewholeventurebefore it's too late.我想在还来得及的时候退出整个经营项目。
- I don't want totalkabout itanymore- let'sdropthesubject.
- They want toelevatethestatusofteachers.
- I wanted tobuyit but itcosttoo muchmoney.
- He wants tospendmoretimewith hisfamily.
- There's aqueueofcompanieswanting toselltheproduct.
Wanting things
- ache forsomething
- acquisitive
- ambitious
- ambitiously
- angle
- angle forsomething
- burn
- fancy
- hanker after/forsomething
- haveyoureye onsomethingidiom
- hunger
- hunger after/forsomething
- pine
- setyourheart onsomething/doing somethingidiom
- setyoursights onsomethingidiom
- shook
- sight
- someone'sheart's desireidiom
- straw
- super-ambitious
wantverb[T](NEED)
UK
to need something:
需要Do youthinkthissoupwants abitofsalt?你觉得这汤里要不要加点盐？
[+ -ing verb]Thewineis in thefridge- it just wantscoolingfor acoupleofminutes.葡萄酒在冰箱里——只需要冰镇几分钟。
want toUK
used in givingadvicetomeanthat someone should do something:
（用于提供建议）应该，应当She wants totellhim now, before it's too late.趁还来得及，她应该现在就告诉他。
You don't want to put too muchpepperin.你不应该放太多胡椒。
Lacking things
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- be hard up (forsomething)idiom
- bereft
- catch
- cry out forsomething
- demand
- hole
- lack
- lacking
- minus
- need
- needsomethinglike you need a hole in the headidiom
- needful
- shy
- starvesomeone/somethingofsomething
- taken
- unaccompanied
- unappeased
- unassuaged
Grammar
Want
We use the verb want to talk about wishes and needs, and to give advice:…Wantmeaning ‘wish’ or ‘desire’
We always follow want with a complement of some kind. The complement completes the meaning of the clause. The complement can be a noun or pronoun as an object, or a verb in the to-infinitive form, or an object plus a verb in the to-infinitive form:…Wantmeaning ‘need’
We can use want with the -ing form of a verb to say that something is necessary or should be done. This usage is quite informal:…Wantfor advice and warnings
In informal situations, we can use want plus the to-infinitive to advise, recommend or warn. It is almost always in the present simple, but we can also use it with ’ll (the short form of will):…Idioms
not/never want for anything
tried and found wanting
want
noun
uk/wɒnt/us/wɑːnt/wantnoun(LACK)
[U]
alackof something:
缺乏，缺少Forwantofanythingbetterto do Iwatchedtelevisionfor a while.由于没有什么更好的事情可做，我就看了一会儿电视。
If wefailit won't beforwantoftrying(= we havetriedevenif wefail).即使我们失败了，我们也曾努过力。
Lacking things
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- be hard up (forsomething)idiom
- bereft
- catch
- cry out forsomething
- demand
- hole
- lack
- lacking
- minus
- need
- needsomethinglike you need a hole in the headidiom
- needful
- shy
- starvesomeone/somethingofsomething
- taken
- unaccompanied
- unappeased
- unassuaged
wantnoun(NEED)
in want of
needing:
需要Heappearedtiredand in want of ashave.他显得很疲惫，胡子也需要刮了。
wants[plural]formal
needs:
需求Our wants are few.我们所需要的很少。
Lacking things
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- be hard up (forsomething)idiom
- bereft
- catch
- cry out forsomething
- demand
- hole
- lack
- lacking
- minus
- need
- needsomethinglike you need a hole in the headidiom
- needful
- shy
- starvesomeone/somethingofsomething
- taken
- unaccompanied
- unappeased
- unassuaged