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单词 wanting
释义 wanting
I. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of want (II)
1. : not present : not being in evidence : absent
 < seed plants are totally wanting there — R.E.Coker >
2.
 a. : not being up to standards or expectations
  < I cannot feel that even the programs I find wanting are all of low quality — Gilbert Seldes >
 b. : lacking in natural or required ability or capacity : deficient
  < a candidate tested and found wanting >
  < wanting in common sense >
 c. chiefly dialect : mentally defective
  < “What does Amen mean?” was always asked of the youngest Todd child, who was, poor boy, wanting — Margaret Deland >
3. obsolete : being in need : destitute
II. preposition
Etymology: from present participle of want (II)
1. : not with : without
 < a book wanting a cover >
2. : less, minus
 < a month wanting two days >
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