want是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to wish for a particular thing or plan of action. "Want" is not used in polite requests -- 想要，希望（英國英語中禮貌的請求不用 want）

  • I want some chocolate. 我想要些巧克力。

  • She wants a meeting with you. 她想跟你見面。

  • He's everything you'd ever want in a man - bright, funny and attractive. 他具備你理想中男人的所有特質——聰明、風趣而又有魅力。

  • [ + to infinitive ] What do you want to eat? 你想吃甚麼？

  • [ + obj + to infinitive ] Do you want me to take you to the airport? 你要我送你去機場嗎？

  • [ + obj + past participle ] This package - do you want it sent today? 這個包裹——你想今天寄出嗎？

  • [ + obj + adj ] Do you want this pie hot? 這塊餡餅你想要熱一下嗎？

  • [ + obj + -ing verb ] I don't want you coming in at two a.m., waking me up. 我可不希望你淩晨兩點來，吵得我睡不著覺。

  • You wait - by next year she'll be wanting a bigger house! 你等著瞧——明年她就會想要一棟更大的房子了！

  • Am I wanted at the meeting tomorrow? 明天的會議要我參加嗎？

  • He is wanted by the police (= they are searching for him). 警方正在通緝他。

  • I want out of the whole venture before it's too late. 我想在還來得及的時候退出整個經營計劃。

• 1 to need something -- 需要

  • Do you think this soup wants a bit of salt? 你覺得這湯裡要不要加點鹽？

  • [ + -ing verb ] The wine is in the fridge - it just wants cooling for a couple of minutes. 葡萄酒在冰箱裡——只需要冰鎮幾分鐘。

  • She wants to tell him now, before it's too late. 趁還來得及，她應該現在就告訴他。

  • You don't want to put too much pepper in. 你不應該放太多胡椒。

• 2 a lack of something -- 缺乏，缺少

  • For want of anything better to do I watched television for a while. 由於沒有甚麼更好的事情可做，我就看了一會兒電視。

  • If we fail it won't be for want of trying (= we have tried even if we fail). 即使我們失敗了，我們也曾努力過。

• 3 needing -- 需要

  • He appeared tired and in want of a shave. 他顯得很疲憊，鬍子也需要刮了。

  • Our wants are few. 我們所需要的很少。