| 词汇 | want |
| 释义 | want verb[ T ] uk /wɒnt/ us /wɑːnt/ wantverb[T] (WISH)A1 to wish for a particular thing or plan of action. "Want" is not used in polite requests: 想要，希望（英国英语中礼貌的请求不用 want） I want some chocolate.我想要些巧克力。 She wants a meeting with you.她想跟你见面。 He's everything you'd ever want in a man - bright, funny and attractive.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 want to eat?你想吃什么？ [ + obj + to infinitive ]Do you want me to take you to the airport?你要我送你去机场吗？ [ + obj + past participle ]This package - do you want it sent today?这个包裹——你想今天寄出吗？ [ + obj + adj ]Do you want this pie hot?这块馅饼你想要热一下吗？ [ + obj + -ing verb ]I don't want you coming in at two a.m., waking me up.我可不希望你凌晨两点来，吵得我睡不着觉。 You wait - by next year she'll be wanting a bigger house!你等着瞧——明年她就会想要一栋更大的房子了！ Compare would like to wish or need someone to be present: 希望（或需要）（某人）到场 Am I wanted at the meeting tomorrow?明天的会议要我参加吗？ He is wanted by the police (= they are searching for him).警方正在通缉他。 want ininformal to want to start being involved in something: want in onI want in on the whole venture before it's too late. want out (of something)informal to want to stop being involved in something: I want out of the whole venture before 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 to talk about it anymore - let's drop the subject.我不想再谈这件事了——我们不要再提它了。 They want to elevate the status of teachers.他们想提高教师的社会地位。 I wanted to buy it but it cost too much money. He wants to spend more time with his family.他想多花时间陪家人。 There's a queue of companies wanting to sell the product.有许多公司想销售该产品。 Wanting things ache for something acquisitive ambitious ambitiously angle for something desperate expense fancy have your eye on somethingidiom hunger hunger after/for something hungrily pine seeker set your heart on something/doing somethingidiom set your sights on somethingidiom shook shopping list sight someone's heart's desireidiom wantverb[T] (NEED)UK to need something: 需要 Do you think this soup wants a bit of salt?你觉得这汤里要不要加点盐？ [ + -ing verb ]The wine is in the fridge - it just wants cooling for a couple of minutes.葡萄酒在冰箱里——只需要冰镇几分钟。 want toUK used in giving advice to mean that someone should do something: （用于提供建议）应该，应当 She wants to tell him now, before it's too late.趁还来得及，她应该现在就告诉他。 Lacking things bankrupt bankruptcy be hard up (for something)idiom bereft chronic disease hour if it wasn't/weren't forphrase in someone's hour of needidiom inappeasable lack minus scrape scrape the bottom of the barrelidiom scream scream (out) for somethingidiom shortage shy skimpily starve someone/something of something starved GrammarWant We use the verb want to talk about wishes and needs, and to give advice: … Want meaning ‘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: … Want meaning ‘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: … Want for 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): … Idiomsnot/never want for anything tried and found wanting want noun uk /wɒnt/ us /wɑːnt/ wantnoun (LACK)[ U ] a lack of something: 缺乏，缺少 for want ofFor want of anything better to do I watched television for 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 we fail it won't be for want of trying (= we have tried even if we fail).即使我们失败了，我们也曾努过力。 Lacking things bankrupt bankruptcy be hard up (for something)idiom bereft chronic disease hour if it wasn't/weren't forphrase in someone's hour of needidiom inappeasable lack minus scrape scrape the bottom of the barrelidiom scream scream (out) for somethingidiom shortage shy skimpily starve someone/something of something starved wantnoun (NEED)in want of something needing: 需要 He appeared tired and in want of a shave.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。 want | American Dictionarywant verb[ I/T ] us/wɑnt, wɔnt/ wantverb[I/T] (DESIRE)to feel that you would like to have something or would like something to happen: [ T ]Who wants ice cream? [ T ]I want the cold weather to end. [ I ]She wanted to get new shoes. [ T ]I don’t want him talking about me. [ I ]I’ve been wanting to thank you for helping me. If you are wanted, someone wishes to see or talk with you: [ T ]Harry! You’re wanted on the phone. wantverb[I/T] (NEED)to need something: [ I ]You want to be careful to stay out of the sun. wantnoun[ C/U ]us/wɑnt, wɔnt/ [ C ]A cat’s wants are few – food and companionship. Phrasal verbwant for something Examples of wantwant At the other extreme were those who wanted the sale of beer to continue. The designer should select the strategy that he or she wants to apply to explain any specific decision. Rulers, wanting to maintain the support of the nobles, attempted to divide power and create new positions. We wanted to be finished one way or the other. They just wanted to make money on us, nothing else. The boy wants so much to believe them, to know that it's true. Studying resources can therefore be helpful if one wants to understand the evolution of business-government relations over time. Because we wanted to examine the minimum number of sessions required for improvement, the duration of treatment was not pre-determined. At the outset of the 1990s, there was remarkable consensus within the business community as to what kind of political economy it wanted. The women still wanted to address local conflict, but in addition the group turned more and more into a social, mutual support network. We wanted to test if this diffusion of the ingested fluorophores might be through the process of endocytosis. In the clinic, the administrator who had booked the play was clearly impressed and wanted to talk further about it. Any teacher who wants to explore this fascinating and endlessly exciting genre should keep a copy very near at hand. The children were interested in the bear and wanted to hear ' him ' reply. They wanted appointment at the new college or at the education deptt. See all examples of want These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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