单词 | want |
释义 | Word Frequency want 1(wɒnt) verb 1. (transitive) to feel a need or longing for I want a new hat 2. (when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to wish, need, or desire (something or to do something) he wants to go home 3. (intransitive; usually used with a negative and often foll by for) to be lacking or deficient (in something necessary or desirable) the child wants for nothing 4. (transitive) to feel the absence of lying on the ground makes me want my bed 5. (transitive) to fall short by (a specified amount) 6. (transitive) mainly British to have need of or require (doing or being something) your shoes want cleaning 7. (intransitive) to be destitute 8. (tr; often passive) to seek or request the presence of you're wanted upstairs 9. (intransitive) to be absent 10. (tr; takes an infinitive) informal should or ought (to do something) you don't want to go out so late 11. want in 12. want out noun 13. the act or an instance of wanting 14. anything that is needed, desired, or lacked to supply someone's wants 15. a lack, shortage, or absence for want of common sense 16. the state of being in need; destitution the state should help those in want 17. a sense of lack; craving Derived forms wanter (ˈwanter) noun Word origin C12 (vb, in the sense: it is lacking), C13 (n): from Old Norse vanta to be deficient; related to Old English wanian to waneWord Frequency want 2(wɒnt) noun English dialect a mole Word origin Old English wand |
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