- with obj. 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 obj. and infinitive she wanted me to go to her room她想要我到她的房间去
no obj. 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。
- 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。
- （一般作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。
- 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。
- with present participle informal, chiefly Brit. (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。
- with infinitive informal 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。
- no obj.
want in/into/out/away
informal, chiefly US 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。
- no obj. chiefly archaic 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。
- with obj.(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。
- mass noun chiefly archaic 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
it won't be through want of trying.
这不会是因为缺乏尝试。
- the state of being poor and in need of essentials; poverty匮乏, 贫困：
freedom from want.
摆脱贫困。
- a 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。
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。