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verb [T] /wɒnt/
present tense
I/you/we/theywant
he/she/itwants
present participlewanting
past tensewanted
past participlewanted
  1. 1
    to feel that you would like to have, keep, or do something 想要；想保留；想做

    Do you still want these old letters? 你还想保留这些过去的信吗？

    want something for something :

    What do you want for your birthday? 你想要什么生日礼物？

    want to do something :

    Liz wants to see the gardens. 莉兹想去看看公园。

     Synonyms and related words
    To want something: want, wish, hope...
     Synonyms and related words
    To want to do something: want, wish, fancy...
    1. a.
      to feel that you would like someone to do something or would like something to happen 希望，想要（他人做某事或某事发生）
      want someone/something to do something :

      Her parents didn't want her to marry him. 她父母不愿意她嫁给他。

      want something of/from someone :

      I wish I knew exactly what they wanted of me. 我希望我能准确地知道他们想从我这儿得到什么。

      want something done :

      Mrs Miller wants the entire house repainted. 米勒夫人想把整座房子重新油漆一遍。

       Synonyms and related words
      To want something: want, wish, hope...
    2. b.
      informal to feel that you would like someone or something to be in a particular place or doing a particular job 希望（某人或某物在某处）；想要（某人做某项工作）

      I want those boxes out of the living room by tomorrow! 我希望在明天前能把这些盒子搬出起居室！

      We want Stephen as chairman. 我们希望斯蒂芬当主席。

       Synonyms and related words
      To want something: want, wish, hope...
    3. c.
      to ask for someone because you would like to see or speak to them 想见（某人）；想与（某人）谈话

      Mum wants you – she's in the kitchen. 妈妈要见你，她在厨房。

      You're wanted on the telephone. 有你的电话。

      The head wants you in her office after school. 校长让你放学后到她的办公室去。

       Synonyms and related words
      To make a request: call away, call on, send for...
  2. 2
    to need something 需要

    We desperately want rain. 我们急需雨水。

    She wants help if she's going to sort out her financial problems. 如果她想解决财政困难，需要有人帮她。

    You won't want much money on a camping holiday. 你野营度假时不需要花很多钱。

     Synonyms and related words
    To need something: need, require, cry out for...
    1. a.
      British if something wants doing, it needs to be done （某事物）需要（被完成）

      The supper dishes want washing. 晚餐用过的餐具得洗了。

      This bill wants paying. 这个账单需要支付。

       Synonyms and related words
      Necessary: necessary, essential, vital...
    2. b.
      British informal to deserve something 应受

      That rascal! He wants a good kick up the backside! 那个坏蛋！该狠狠地踢他屁股！

       Synonyms and related words
      Deserving and deserved: deserve, deserving, deserved...
  3. 3
    to feel that you would like to have sex with someone 想与…发生性关系

    She wanted him more than ever. 她比以前任何时候都想要他。

     Synonyms and related words
    Feeling sexual excitement or desire: on the pull, arouse, desire...

phrasal verbs

See also
Metaphor: want
Wanting something is like being hungry or thirsty, and doing or having something that you want is like eating it. 想要某物就像感到饥饿（hungry） 或口渴(thirsty)， 做想做的事或得到想要的东西就像把它吃掉(eating)。
  • They are power-hungry and will stop at nothing. 他们对权势贪婪成性，永无止境。
  • They are greedy for power. 他们贪图权力。
  • My grandmother had a huge appetite for life. 我祖母非常热爱生活。
  • We're starved of interesting things to do. 我们渴望干点有趣的事。
  • I have developed a taste for foreign travel. 我开始喜欢到国外旅游了。
  • Here's something to whet your appetite. 这儿有能激起你欲望的东西。
  • She hungered to see him again. 她渴望再与他相见。
  • They thirsted after knowledge. 他们渴求知识。
  • I devoured every book on the subject that I could find. 我如饥似渴地阅读我能找到的关于这一主题的每一本书。
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want
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noun /wɒnt/
singularwant
pluralwants
  1. 1
    [C/U] formal a lack of something 缺乏；匮乏；不足
    want of :

    His illness was caused by overwork and want of sleep. 他的病是因劳累过度和睡眠不足引起的。

    Their work reveals a want of skill. 他们的工作表明他们缺乏技术。

     Synonyms and related words
    Absence and lack: absence, lack, loss...
    1. a.
      [U] a lack of money, food, and other things someone needs to live 穷困；贫困；贫穷

      They were living in obvious want and squalor. 他们显然很穷困，生活环境也很肮脏。

       Synonyms and related words
      Absence and lack: absence, lack, loss...
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      The state of being poor: poverty, austerity, want...
  2. 2

    wants

    [plural] things that you want or need 想要的事物；需要的东西

    This system has been designed to supply all your wants. 这个系统的设计能满足你的各种需要。

    wants and needs :

    We aim to satisfy our customers' wants and needs. 我们的目标是要满足客户的各种需求。

     Synonyms and related words
    Things you want or need: wants, wish, the goods...
  3. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
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    a lot of want a strong desire

    There's a lot of want from us as a team.

    Submitted from United Kingdom on 08/05/2014
     

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