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want
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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? 你還想保留這些過去的信嗎？

    want something for something :

    What do you want for your birthday? 你想要什麽生日禮物？

    want to do something :

    Liz wants to see the gardens. 莉茲想去看看公園。

     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（他人做某事或某事發生）
      want someone/something to do something :

      Her parents didn't want her to marry him. 她父母不願意她嫁給他。

      want something of/from someone :

      I wish I knew exactly what they wanted of me. 我希望我能準確地知道他們想從我這兒得到什麽。

      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（某人或某物在某處）；想要（某人做某項工作）

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

      We want Stephen as chairman. 我們希望斯蒂芬當主席。

       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 想見（某人）；想與（某人）談話

      Mum wants you – she's in the kitchen. 媽媽要見你，她在廚房。

      You're wanted on the telephone. 有你的電話。

      The head wants you in her office after school. 校長讓你放學後到她的辦公室去。

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

    We desperately want rain. 我們急需雨水。

    She wants help if she's going to sort out her financial problems. 如果她想解決財政困難，需要有人幫她。

    You won't want much money on a camping holiday. 你野營度假時不需要花很多錢。

     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. 晚餐用過的餐具得洗了。

      This bill wants paying. 這個賬單需要支付。

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

      That rascal! He wants a good kick up the backside! 那個壞蛋！該狠狠地踢他屁股！

       Synonyms and related words
      Deserving and deserved: deserve, deserving, deserved...
  3. 3
    to feel that you would like to have sex with someone 想與…發生性關系

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

     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. 想要某物就像感到饑餓（hungry） 或口渴(thirsty)， 做想做的事或得到想要的東西就像把它吃掉(eating)。
  • They are power-hungry and will stop at nothing. 他們對權勢貪婪成性，永無止境。
  • They are greedy for power. 他們貪圖權力。
  • My grandmother had a huge appetite for life. 我祖母非常熱愛生活。
  • We're starved of interesting things to do. 我們渴望幹點有趣的事。
  • I have developed a taste for foreign travel. 我開始喜歡到國外旅遊了。
  • Here's something to whet your appetite. 這兒有能激起你欲望的東西。
  • She hungered to see him again. 她渴望再與他相見。
  • They thirsted after knowledge. 他們渴求知識。
  • I devoured every book on the subject that I could find. 我如饑似渴地閱讀我能找到的關於這一主題的每一本書。
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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. 他的病是因勞累過度和睡眠不足引起的。

    Their work reveals a want of skill. 他們的工作表明他們缺乏技術。

     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 窮困；貧困；貧窮

      They were living in obvious want and squalor. 他們顯然很窮困，生活環境也很肮髒。

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

    [plural] things that you want or need 想要的事物；需要的東西

    This system has been designed to supply all your wants. 這個系統的設計能滿足你的各種需要。

    wants and needs :

    We aim to satisfy our customers' wants and needs. 我們的目標是要滿足客戶的各種需求。

     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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