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| 1 | C/U formal a lack of something 缺乏；匮乏；不足 |
| +of His illness was caused by overwork and want of sleep. 他的病是因劳累过度和睡眠不足引起的。 |
| Their work reveals a want of skill. 他们的工作表明他们缺乏技术。 |
| | 1a | U a lack of money , food , and other things someone needs to live 穷困；贫困；贫穷 | | They were living in obvious want and squalor. 他们显然很穷困，生活环境也很肮脏。 | |
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| 2 | wants plural things that you want or need 想要的事物；需要的东西 |
| This system has been designed to supply all your wants. 这个系统的设计能满足你的各种需要。 |
| wants and needs We aim to satisfy our customers’ wants and needs. 我们的目标是要满足客户的各种需求。 |
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| - | for want of a betterword/phrase/term
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| used for saying that you cannot think of a more exact way of describing or explaining what you mean |
| 怎么说呢（用于表示想不出一个更准确的方法来描述或解释自己的意思） |
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| They were worried about, for want of a better word, competition from other charities. 他们很担心，怎么说呢，来自别的慈善机构的竞争。 |
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| - | for want of sth formal
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| because someone lacks something |
| 因为缺乏某物 |
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| She could not go on holiday for want of money. 她因为缺钱而不能去度假。 |
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| - | not for (the) want of trying
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| used for emphasizing that although someone did not get what they wanted , they tried very hard to get it |
| 并非没有努力过，已经尽力了（用于强调某人虽然没有得到所要的东西，但已经尽力了） |
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| Rangers failed to score a goal, but it was not for want of trying. 流浪者队虽没有进球，但已经尽力了。 |
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