| 单词 | to want in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto want in a. colloquial (originally regional, esp. Scottish and U.S.). to want in: to want to enter a place; (now frequently figurative) to want to be part of a particular situation or undertaking. ΚΠ 1836 J. D. Davidson Diary 29 Oct. in Jrnl. Southern Hist. (1935) I. 354 He still called out in a plaintive, infant tone, ‘I want in’—‘I want in’. 1844 W. Jamie Muse of Mearns 86 A sturdy chap..Cam to the door and wanted in. 1888 Advance (Chicago) 6 Dec. 798 Just then he heard a knock at the door, and told me that some one wanted in. 1972 Glasgow Herald 26 Feb. The cat began to scratch the door, ‘It wants in, John,’ my mother told my father. 1988 Farm & Country 24 May 9/2 Since the cow-calf business has done very well for a while, more people want in. 1997 M. Collin & J. Godfrey Altered State iii. 89 Acid house was such a seductive leisure concept that everyone wanted in. < as lemmas |
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