want
- v.要;希望;想要;需要;（用于提出建议）应该;缺少;对…有性欲;需要…在场
- n.缺乏;不足;缺少;匮乏;贫困;贫穷;需要的东西;想望的东西
复数： wants 过去式： wanted 现在分词： wanting 过去分词： wanted 第三人称单数： wants
wantverb
希望 wish
要；想要；希望
to have a desire or a wish for sth
Do you want some more tea?
你再要点儿茶吗？
She's always wanted a large family.
她一直希望生一大群孩子。
All I want is the truth.
我只想知道实情。
Thanks for the present─it's just what I wanted .
感谢赠我这份礼物，这正是我想要的。
I can do whatever I want.
我想干什么就可以干什么。
The last thing I wanted was to upset you.
我最不希望做的事就是惹你不高兴。
The party wants her as leader.
这个政党希望由她做领袖。
What do you want to do tomorrow?
明天你想做什么？
‘It's time you did your homework.’ ‘I don't want to!’
“你该做作业了。”“我就是不想做！”
There are two points which I wanted to make.
我想要指出的有两点。
I just wanted to know if everything was all right.
我只是想知道是否一切都好。
Do you want me to help?
你要我帮忙吗？
We didn't want this to happen.
我们并不希望发生这样的事情。
I want it (to be) done as quickly as possible.
我希望这件事尽快完成。
I don't want you coming home so late.
我不希望你这么晚回家。
Do you want your coffee black or white?
你的咖啡里加不加奶？
You can come too, if you want .
如果你想来也可以来。
需要 need
需要
to need sth
We'll want more furniture for the new office.
我们的新办公室需要添些家具。
What this house wants is a good clean.
这房子需要好好打扫一下。
The plants want watering daily.
这些花草需要天天浇水。
The plants want to be watered daily.
这些花草需要天天浇水。
需要…在场
to need sb to be present in the place or for the purpose mentioned
She's wanted immediately in the director's office.
她得马上到主任办公室去。
Excuse me, you're wanted on the phone.
对不起，有你的电话。
应该 should/ought to
（用于提出建议）应该
used to give advice to sb, meaning ‘should’ or ‘ought to’
If possible, you want to avoid alcohol.
你应尽可能避免饮酒。
He wants to be more careful.
他应多加小心。
You don't want to do it like that.
你不应那样做。
有性欲 feel sexual desire
对…有性欲
to feel sexual desire for sb
缺少 lack
缺少；缺乏
to lack sth
He doesn't want courage.
他有的是勇气。
to take no interest in sth because you do not care about it or it is too much trouble
我尝试向她请教，但她却不愿理会。
I've tried to ask her advice, but she doesn't want to know (= about my problems) .
‘How much was it?’ ‘ You don't want to know ’ (= it is better if you don't know) .
“这要多少钱？”“你还是不知道的好。”
to want to be free of sb/sth that has been annoying you or that you do not want
你是在说要甩掉我吗？
Are you trying to say you want rid of me?
used to ask sb in a rude or angry way why they are there or what they want you to do
to not be involved or refuse to be involved in sth, especially because you disapprove of it
我决不卷入这一卑鄙勾当。
I want no part of this sordid business.
to refuse to deal with sb; to refuse to accept or consider sth
我们党的成员绝不与非法组织有来往。
We in this party will have no truck with illegal organizations.
if you never waste anything, especially food or money, you will always have it when you need it
to have or want to have the advantages of two different situations or ways of behaving that are impossible to combine
你不可能做到两全其美。如果你有钱整天外出玩乐，就能还掉一部分债。
You can't have it both ways. If you can afford to go out all the time, you can afford to pay off some of your debts.
缺少，短缺（真正需要的东西）
to lack sth that you really need
He's ensured that his children will want for nothing (= will have everything they need) .
他确保他的子女将什么也不会缺少。
希望从…中得到
to hope to get sth from a particular experience or person
I had to discover what I really wanted out of life.
我得弄清楚我到底要从生活中得到什么。
What do you want from me?
你要从我这里得到什么？
想进来（或出去）
to want to come in or out of a place
The dog wants in.
那条狗想进来。
想要参与；希望涉足
to want to be involved in sth
He wants in on the deal.
他希望参与这宗交易。
想要退出
to want to stop being involved in sth
Jenny was fed up. She wanted out.
珍妮厌倦了。她想要退出。
noun
需要的东西 sth you need
需要的东西；想望的东西
something that you need or want
She spent her life pandering to the wants of her children.
她一生都在设法满足子女的需要。
缺少 lack
缺少；缺乏；不足
a situation in which there is not enough of sth; a lack of sth
a want of adequate medical facilities
缺少足够的医疗设施
贫穷 being poor
贫穷；贫困；匮乏
the state of being poor, not having food, etc.
Visitors to the slums were clearly shocked to see so many families living in want .
到过贫民窟的人看到有这么多的家庭生活在贫苦之中显然震惊不已。
because of a lack of sth; because sth is not available
这个项目由于缺少财政支援而告吹。
The project failed for want of financial backing.
We call our music ‘postmodern’ for the want of a better word.
由于没有更合适的词来表达，我们把我们的音乐称作“后现代风格”。
needing sth
目前的系统需要全面的审查。
The present system is in want of a total review.
used to say that if sth is not successful, it is not because of a lack of effort
如果他没能使他们信服，这倒不是由于努力不够。
If he doesn't manage to convince them, it won't be for want of trying (= he has tried hard) .
want
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VERB 需要;想要
If you want something, you feel a desire or a need for it.I want a drink...
我想喝点什么。
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want 和 wish 意思相近，但用法不同。want 表示感觉需要或希望拥有某物。可以说 want to do something (想要做某事)，want someone to do something (想要某人做某事) 或 want something to happen (想要某事发生)。wish 与带 to 的不定式连用，和 want 意思一样，但更加正式。例如：I want to get out of here (我想要离开这里)，She wished to consult him about her future (她希望和他商量自己未来的发展)。
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VERB 打算
You can say that you want to say something to indicate that you are about to say it.I want to say how really delighted I am that you're having a baby...
我想说你怀孕了我有多高兴。
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VERB (用于疑问句中表示提议或邀请)想要，需要
You use want in questions as a way of making an offer or inviting someone to do something.Do you want another cup of coffee?...
你想再来一杯咖啡吗？
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VERB 必须;需要
If you say to someone that you want something, or ask them if they want to do it, you are firmly telling them what you want or what you want them to do.I want an explanation from you, Jeremy...
杰里米，我需要你解释一下。
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VERB 需要(做);该(做)
If you say that something wants doing, you think that it needs to be done.The windows wanted cleaning...
窗户该擦了。
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VERB (用于建议)应该做
If you tell someone that they want to do a particular thing, you are advising them to do it.You want to be very careful not to have a man like Crevecoeur for an enemy...
你应当格外小心，别与克雷弗克这样的人为敌。
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VERB 通缉;缉拿
If someone is wanted by the police, the police are searching for them because they are thought to have committed a crime.They were wanted by the police...
他们被警方通缉。
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He is one of the most wanted criminals in Europe.
他是欧洲最重要的通缉犯之一。
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VERB 想与…发生性关系
If you want someone, you have a great desire to have sex with them.Come on, darling. I want you.
亲爱的，过来。我想要你。
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VERB 照料，爱护(小孩)
If a child is wanted, its mother or another person loves it and is willing to look after it.Children should be wanted and planned...
应当好好照看孩子，并为他们规划一生。
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VERB 想要;要
If someone wants you in a particular place or role, they desire you to be in that place or role.Albie wants you in his office...
阿尔比要你去他办公室。
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N-SING 缺乏;缺少
A want of something is a lack of it....a want of manners and charm...
缺乏风度和魅力
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N-UNCOUNT 极度贫困
Want is the state of being extremely poor.He said they were fighting for freedom of speech, freedom of worship, and freedom from want.
他说他们在为言论自由而战，为信仰自由而战，为远离贫困而战。
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N-PLURAL 想要的东西
Your wants are the things that you want.She couldn't lift a spoon without a servant anticipating her wants and getting it for her...
要是没有仆人事先想她所想并为她准备妥当，她连汤匙也举不起来。
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PHRASE 由于缺少;由于没有
If you do something for want of something else, you do it because the other thing is not available or not possible.Many of them had gone into teaching for want of anything better to do...
因为没有更好的工作，他们当中很多人做了教师。
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PHRASE 如果你想;如果你愿意
You say if you want when you are making or agreeing to an offer or suggestion in a casual way.Mary says you're welcome to stay the night if you want...
玛丽说如果你愿意，可以在这儿呆一宿。
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PHRASE 我并不想…;我无意…
People sometimes say 'I don't want to be rude', for example, or 'without wanting to be rude' as a way of apologizing or warning you when they are going to say something which might upset, annoy, or worry you.'I don't want to appear big-headed,' explains Loubet, 'but I would say there is a 95% chance of success.'...
“我并不想显得自大，”劳伯特解释说，“但我有95%的成功把握。”
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PHRASE (粗暴或生气地问)你想干什么？
If you say to someone 'what do you want?', you are asking them in a rather rude or angry way why they have come to the place where you are or why they want to speak to you.'What do you want!' she whispered savagely. 'Get out.'...
“你想干什么！”她粗野地低语道，“滚开。”
noun
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- a specific feeling of desire
- he got his wish
- he was above all wishing and desire
- Synonym: wish wishing
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- anything that is necessary but lacking
- he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs
- I tried to supply his wants
- Synonym: need
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- the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
- there is a serious lack of insight into the problem
- water is the critical deficiency in desert regions
- for want of a nail the shoe was lost
- Synonym: lack deficiency
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- a state of extreme poverty
- Synonym: privation deprivation neediness
verb
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- wish or demand the presence of
- I want you here at noon!
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- have need of
- This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
- Synonym: need require
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- hunt or look for;want for a particular reason
- Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI
- Uncle Sam wants you
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- feel or have a desire for;want strongly
- I want to go home now
- I want my own room
- Synonym: desire
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- be without, lack;be deficient in
- want courtesy
- want the strength to go on living
- flood victims wanting food and shelter
数据来源：WordNet
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We want this to be like a home , not an institution .
我们希望这里像个家，而不像收容所。
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We want more variety in our work .
我们希望我们的工作多变点儿花样。
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I generally get what I want one way or another .
我一般总能想方设法得到我想要的东西。
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You don 't want to do it like that .
你不应那样做。
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I didn 't want to go to a large university .
我当时不想去大的综合性大学读书。
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Do you want one or two ?
你要一个还是两个？
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It is not clear what they want us to do .
我们不肯定他们要我们做什么。
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You can come with us if you want to .
如果你愿意可以跟我们一起来。
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What is it you want to see me about ?
你找我有什么事？
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I don 't want to go against your will .
我不想违背您的意愿。
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There are two points which I wanted to make .
我想要指出的有两点。
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I want to make an early start in the morning .
我想早上早点出发。
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I 'll take any you don 't want .
你不要的我随便拿一个。
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I know you did it ─ I just want to know why .
我知道这是你干的，我只是想知道为什么。
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Right then , where do you want the table to go ?
那好吧，你要把桌子放在哪里呢？
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We want the kids to have the best possible education .
我们想让孩子们接受尽可能最好的教育。
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You can take the car , if you want .
如果想用那辆车，你就尽管用吧。
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Do you want the good news or the bad news first ?
你是想先听好消息还是坏消息？
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Why should I want to make you feel bad ?
我干吗要让你难过呢？
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She doesn 't want to go back to her husband .
她不想回到丈夫的身边了。
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We all want the best for our children .
我们都想给孩子提供最好的条件。
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You can come too , if you want .
如果你想来也可以来。
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I just wanted to know if everything was all right .
我只是想知道是否一切都好。
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He didn 't force me ─ I wanted to go .
他没有逼迫我，是我想去的。
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Is that a single or a double you want ?
你要的是单人房间还是双人房间？
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Can we take it as read that you want the job ?
我们能不能认为你想要这份工作？
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I want to help , I really do .
我想帮忙，真的。
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Do you want me to ask the guv'nor about it ?
你想让我就这事问问老板吗？
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Do you want a room with a bath or one without ?
你要不要带洗澡间的房间？
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We 'll want more furniture for the new office .
我们的新办公室需要添些家具。
既可指需要某事物，也可指需要某人做某事，常可与 need 换用。
Children want/need plenty of sleep.
儿童需要大量的睡眠。
The house wants/needs repairing/to be repaired.
这房子需要修葺。
Do you want/need me to pick you up at the station?
你要我到车站接你吗？
指为成功做成某事而需要某事物，其主语通常为事物，而宾语多为抽象名词。
Success demands persistence.
成功需要坚持。
The task demands professional knowledge.
这项任务需要专业知识。
An important meeting demanded his presence.
一个重要会议需要他出席。
最普通用词，指需要必不可少的东西或需要做某事，强调所需之物或需做之事的重要性。
The children need water and food.
孩子们需要水和食物。
The car needs repairing.
汽车需要维修。
I need to know what time it is.
我得知道现在几点了。
词义同 need，常可换用，但语气较弱。
The mastery of a language requires/needs painstaking effort.
要学好一种语言，必须下苦工夫。
This letter requires/needs to be answered at once.
此信需要立即回复。
These babies require/need careful looking after.
这些婴儿需要细心照看。
指供小于求，即达不到需要或规定的数量。
There is no shortage of funds.
资金并不缺乏。
The bad harvest led to severe food shortages.
歉收造成食物严重短缺。
The war was lost because of a shortage of munitions.
战争因军火不足而失败。
指某物根本不存在或完全短缺，也指某人未在现场。
in the absence of evidence
缺乏证据
She noticed the absence of illustrations in the dictionary.
她发现那本词典里没有插图。
Please take care of my mother during my absence.
我不在时，拜托你照看我的母亲。
普通用词，指完全没有或不够充足，通常用于抽象事物。
Hard work can often make up for a lack of ability.
努力工作常可弥补能力的不足。
His lack of money kept him from going to the concert.
他因缺钱不能去听音乐会。
Lack of time prevented me from writing to my parents.
由于没有时间，我没能给父母写信。
指完全没有或短缺某物，强调所缺之物是必需的东西，使用范围比lack 要窄一些；也指因没有食物、钱等造成的贫困。
My son's always in want of money.
我儿子总是缺钱。
The kids are unhappy for want of love.
这些孩子因为缺乏爱而不幸福。
Many families are suffering from want.
许多家庭正遭受着贫困。
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