want

英 [wɒnt]

美 [wɑːnt]

v.  要; 想要; 希望; 需要; 需要…在场
n.  需要的东西; 想望的东西; 缺少; 缺乏; 不足; 贫穷; 贫困; 匮乏

过去式：wanted　第三人称单数：wants　过去分词：wanted　现在分词：wanting　

中考高考GRECET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.94 / COCA.83

同义词辨析

wantdemandneedrequire【导航词义：需要】

shortageabsencelackwant【导航词义：短缺】

短语动词

短语用例

want for sth

• 缺少，短缺（真正需要的东西）
  to lack sth that you really need

want sth from/out of sth/sb

• 希望从…中得到
  to hope to get sth from a particular experience or person

want in/out

• 想进来（或出去）
  to want to come in or out of a place
  1. She's wanted immediately in the director's office.
     她得马上到主任办公室去。
  2. Excuse me, you're wanted on the phone.
     对不起，有你的电话。

want in

want in/into sth

• 想要参与；希望涉足
  to want to be involved in sth

want out

want out of sth

• 想要退出
  to want to stop being involved in sth
  1. He doesn't want courage.
     他有的是勇气。

习惯用语

v.

not want to know (about sth)
• 不想知道；不愿理会
  to take no interest in sth because you do not care about it or it is too much trouble
• I've tried to ask her advice, but she doesn't want to know (= about my problems) .
  我尝试向她请教，但她却不愿理会。
• ‘How much was it?’ ‘ You don't want to know ’ (= it is better if you don't know) .
  “这要多少钱？”“你还是不知道的好。”
want rid of sb/sth
• 想摆脱；想甩掉
  to want to be free of sb/sth that has been annoying you or that you do not want
• Are you trying to say you want rid of me?
  你是在说要甩掉我吗？
what do you want?
• （语带指责）你在这里干什么；你要我干什么
  used to ask sb in a rude or angry way why they are there or what they want you to do
have/want none of sth
• 拒绝接受；什么也不要
  to refuse to accept sth
• I offered to pay but he was having none of it.
  我提出付账，但他坚决不让我付。
have/play/take/want no part in/of sth
• 不参与，不卷入，拒绝加入（尤指不赞成的事情）
  to not be involved or refuse to be involved in sth, especially because you disapprove of it
• I want no part of this sordid business.
  我决不卷入这一卑鄙勾当。
have/want no truck with sb/sth
• 拒不与…打交道；拒不接受；拒不考虑
  to refuse to deal with sb; to refuse to accept or consider sth
• We in this party will have no truck with illegal organizations.
  我们党的成员绝不与非法组织有来往。
waste not, want not
• 勤俭节约，吃穿不缺
  if you never waste anything, especially food or money, you will always have it when you need it
have/want it both ways
• （想）两全其美
  to have or want to have the advantages of two different situations or ways of behaving that are impossible to combine
• You can't have it both ways. If you can afford to go out all the time, you can afford to pay off some of your debts.
  你不可能做到两全其美。如果你有钱整天外出玩乐，就能还掉一部分债。

n.

for (the) want of sth
• 因为缺乏…
  because of a lack of sth; because sth is not available
• The project failed for want of financial backing.
  这个项目由于缺少财政支援而告吹。
• We call our music ‘postmodern’ for the want of a better word.
  由于没有更合适的词来表达，我们把我们的音乐称作“后现代风格”。
in want of sth
• 需要（某事物）
  needing sth
• The present system is in want of a total review.
  目前的系统需要全面的审查。
not for (the) want of doing sth
• 并非办事不力
  used to say that if sth is not successful, it is not because of a lack of effort
• If he doesn't manage to convince them, it won't be for want of trying (= he has tried hard) .
  如果他没能使他们信服，这倒不是由于努力不够。

牛津词典

verb

希望 wish
• 要；想要；希望
  to have a desire or a wish for sth
  1. Do you want some more tea?
     你再要点儿茶吗？
  2. She's always wanted a large family.
     她一直希望生一大群孩子。
  3. All I want is the truth.
     我只想知道实情。
  4. Thanks for the present─it's just what I wanted .
     感谢赠我这份礼物，这正是我想要的。
  5. I can do whatever I want.
     我想干什么就可以干什么。
  6. The last thing I wanted was to upset you.
     我最不希望做的事就是惹你不高兴。
  7. The party wants her as leader.
     这个政党希望由她做领袖。
  8. What do you want to do tomorrow?
     明天你想做什么？
  9. ‘It's time you did your homework.’ ‘I don't want to!’
     “你该做作业了。”“我就是不想做！”
  10. There are two points which I wanted to make.
      我想要指出的有两点。
  11. I just wanted to know if everything was all right.
      我只是想知道是否一切都好。
  12. Do you want me to help?
      你要我帮忙吗？
  13. We didn't want this to happen.
      我们并不希望发生这样的事情。
  14. I want it (to be) done as quickly as possible.
      我希望这件事尽快完成。
  15. I don't want you coming home so late.
      我不希望你这么晚回家。
  16. Do you want your coffee black or white?
      你的咖啡里加不加奶？
  17. You can come too, if you want .
      如果你想来也可以来。
需要 need
• 需要
  to need sth
  1. We'll want more furniture for the new office.
     我们的新办公室需要添些家具。
  2. What this house wants is a good clean.
     这房子需要好好打扫一下。
  3. The plants want watering daily.
     这些花草需要天天浇水。
  4. The plants want to be watered daily.
     这些花草需要天天浇水。
• 需要…在场
  to need sb to be present in the place or for the purpose mentioned
  1. She's wanted immediately in the director's office.
     她得马上到主任办公室去。
  2. Excuse me, you're wanted on the phone.
     对不起，有你的电话。
应该 should/ought to
• （用于提出建议）应该
  used to give advice to sb, meaning ‘should’ or ‘ought to’
  1. If possible, you want to avoid alcohol.
     你应尽可能避免饮酒。
  2. He wants to be more careful.
     他应多加小心。
  3. You don't want to do it like that.
     你不应那样做。
有性欲 feel sexual desire
• 对…有性欲
  to feel sexual desire for sb
缺少 lack
• 缺少；缺乏
  to lack sth
  1. He doesn't want courage.
     他有的是勇气。

noun

需要的东西 sth you need
• 需要的东西；想望的东西
  something that you need or want
  1. She spent her life pandering to the wants of her children.
     她一生都在设法满足子女的需要。
缺少 lack
• 缺少；缺乏；不足
  a situation in which there is not enough of sth; a lack of sth
  1. a want of adequate medical facilities
     缺少足够的医疗设施
贫穷 being poor
• 贫穷；贫困；匮乏
  the state of being poor, not having food, etc.
  1. Visitors to the slums were clearly shocked to see so many families living in want .
     到过贫民窟的人看到有这么多的家庭生活在贫苦之中显然震惊不已。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 需要;想要
  If youwantsomething, you feel a desire or a need for it.
  1. I want a drink...
     我想喝点什么。
  2. Ian knows exactly what he wants in life...
     伊恩很清楚他需要什么样的生活。
  3. People wanted to know who this talented designer was...
     人们想知道这位天才设计师是谁。
  4. They began to want their father to be the same as other daddies...
     他们开始希望他们的父亲能和别人的老爸一样。
  5. They didn't want people staring at them as they sat on the lawn, so they put up high walls...
     他们不希望坐在草坪上时被别人盯着看，于是便筑起了高墙。
  6. He wanted his power recognised...
     他希望他的权力得到认可。
  7. I want my car this colour...
     我希望我的小汽车是这种颜色的。
  8. And remember, we want him alive.
     记住，我们要他活着。

Note thatwantandwishhave similar meanings, but are used differently. If youwantsomething, you feel a need for it or a desire to have it. You can say that youwantto do something, that youwantsomeone to do something, or that youwantsomething to happen. If you usewishwith a 'to' infinitive, this has the same meaning aswantbut is more formal.I want to get out of here... She wished to consult him about her future.
want 和 wish 意思相近，但用法不同。want 表示感觉需要或希望拥有某物。可以说 want to do something (想要做某事)，want someone to do something (想要某人做某事) 或 want something to happen (想要某事发生)。wish 与带 to 的不定式连用，和 want 意思一样，但更加正式。例如：I want to get out of here (我想要离开这里)，She wished to consult him about her future (她希望和他商量自己未来的发展)。

• VERB 打算
  You can say that youwant tosay something to indicate that you are about to say it.
  1. I want to say how really delighted I am that you're having a baby...
     我想说你怀孕了我有多高兴。
  2. Look, I wanted to apologize for today. I think I was a little hard on you.
     听我说，我想就今天的事向你道歉。我觉得我对你有点过于苛刻了。
• VERB (用于疑问句中表示提议或邀请)想要，需要
  You usewantin questions as a way of making an offer or inviting someone to do something.
  1. Do you want another cup of coffee?...
     你想再来一杯咖啡吗？
  2. Do you want to leave your bike here?
     你想把自行车停在这里吗？
• VERB 必须;需要
  If you say to someone that youwantsomething, or ask them if theywant todo it, you are firmly telling them what you want or what you want them to do.
  1. I want an explanation from you, Jeremy...
     杰里米，我需要你解释一下。
  2. If you have a problem with that, I want you to tell me right now...
     如果你有异议，我要你马上告诉我。
  3. Do you want to tell me what all this is about?...
     你不打算告诉我这一切都是怎么回事吗？
  4. I want my money back!
     我要讨回我的钱！
• VERB 需要(做);该(做)
  If you say that somethingwantsdoing, you think that it needs to be done.
  1. The windows wanted cleaning...
     窗户该擦了。
  2. Her hair wants cutting.
     她该剪头发了。
• VERB (用于建议)应该做
  If you tell someone that theywant todo a particular thing, you are advising them to do it.
  1. You want to be very careful not to have a man like Crevecoeur for an enemy...
     你应当格外小心，别与克雷弗克这样的人为敌。
  2. You want to look where you're going, mate.
     伙计，你应当看看你要去哪里。
• VERB 通缉;缉拿
  If someoneis wantedby the police, the police are searching for them because they are thought to have committed a crime.
  1. They were wanted by the police...
     他们被警方通缉。
  2. He has killed many in his time, and is wanted in at least three countries...
     他那个时候杀了很多人，现在至少有3个国家在通缉他。
  3. He was wanted for the murder of a magistrate.
     他因谋杀一名地方法官而被通缉。
• VERB 想与…发生性关系
  If youwantsomeone, you have a great desire to have sex with them.
  1. Come on, darling. I want you.
     亲爱的，过来。我想要你。
• VERB 照料，爱护(小孩)
  If a childis wanted, its mother or another person loves it and is willing to look after it.
  1. Children should be wanted and planned...
     应当好好照看孩子，并为他们规划一生。
  2. I want this baby very much, because it certainly will be the last.
     我很爱这个小宝贝，因为它肯定是我最后一个孩子了。
• VERB 想要;要
  If someonewantsyou in a particular place or role, they desire you to be in that place or role.
  1. Albie wants you in his office...
     阿尔比要你去他办公室。
  2. They didn't want her as attorney general...
     他们不想要她做司法部长。
  3. This is my territory. I want you out of here.
     这是我的地盘。我要你离开。
• N-SING 缺乏;缺少
  Awant ofsomething is a lack of it.
  1. ...a want of manners and charm...
     缺乏风度和魅力
  2. The men were daily becoming weaker from want of rest.
     由于缺乏休息，这些男人日渐虚弱。
• N-UNCOUNT 极度贫困
  Wantis the state of being extremely poor.
  1. He said they were fighting for freedom of speech, freedom of worship, and freedom from want.
     他说他们在为言论自由而战，为信仰自由而战，为远离贫困而战。
• N-PLURAL 想要的东西
  Yourwantsare the things that you want.
  1. She couldn't lift a spoon without a servant anticipating her wants and getting it for her...
     要是没有仆人事先想她所想并为她准备妥当，她连汤匙也举不起来。
  2. Supermarkets often claim that they are responding to the wants of consumers by providing packaged foods.
     超市经常声称他们根据消费者的需要提供包装食品。
• PHRASE 由于缺少;由于没有
  If you do somethingfor want ofsomething else, you do it because the other thing is not available or not possible.
  1. Many of them had gone into teaching for want of anything better to do...
     因为没有更好的工作，他们当中很多人做了教师。
  2. There was another emotion, and for want of a better word he called it grief.
     还有一种情感，由于找不到更好的字眼来描绘，他称它为悲痛。
• PHRASE 如果你想;如果你愿意
  You sayif you wantwhen you are making or agreeing to an offer or suggestion in a casual way.
  1. Mary says you're welcome to stay the night if you want...
     玛丽说如果你愿意，可以在这儿呆一宿。
  2. 'Do you want to go through it all?' — 'Yeah, if you want.'
     “你想把它都看完吗？”——“是的，如果你愿意的话。”
• PHRASE 我并不想…;我无意…
  People sometimes say 'I don't want tobe rude', for example, or 'without wanting tobe rude' as a way of apologizing or warning you when they are going to say something which might upset, annoy, or worry you.
  1. 'I don't want to appear big-headed,' explains Loubet, 'but I would say there is a 95% chance of success.'...
     “我并不想显得自大，”劳伯特解释说，“但我有95%的成功把握。”
  2. Without wanting to sound mean about it, these things all have to come from a budget.
     我并不想显得小气，但所有这些东西都必须从预算中开支。
• PHRASE (粗暴或生气地问)你想干什么？
  If you say to someone 'what do you want?', you are asking them in a rather rude or angry way why they have come to the place where you are or why they want to speak to you.
  1. 'What do you want!' she whispered savagely. 'Get out.'...
     “你想干什么！”她粗野地低语道，“滚开。”
  2. 'Bernie's been on the phone.' — 'What does he want?'
     “伯尼来过电话。”——“他想干什么？”

英英释义

noun

• a specific feeling of desire
  1. he got his wish
  2. he was above all wishing and desire
  Synonym:wishwishing
• anything that is necessary but lacking
  1. he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs
  2. I tried to supply his wants
  Synonym:need
• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  1. there is a serious lack of insight into the problem
  2. water is the critical deficiency in desert regions
  3. for want of a nail the shoe was lost
  Synonym:lackdeficiency
• a state of extreme poverty
  Synonym:privationdeprivationneediness

verb

• wish or demand the presence of
  1. I want you here at noon!
• have need of
  1. This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
  Synonym:needrequire
• hunt or look for
  1. Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI
  2. Uncle Sam wants you
• feel or have a desire for
  1. I want to go home now
  2. I want my own room
  Synonym:desire
• be without, lack
  1. want courtesy
  2. want the strength to go on living
  3. flood victims wanting food and shelter

双语例句

• They began to want their father to be the same as other daddies
  他们开始希望他们的父亲能和别人的老爸一样。
• The windows wanted cleaning
  窗户该擦了。
• Many of them had gone into teaching for want of anything better to do
  因为没有更好的工作，他们当中很多人做了教师。
• Albie wants you in his office
  阿尔比要你去他办公室。
• She couldn't lift a spoon without a servant anticipating her wants and getting it for her
  要是没有仆人事先想她所想并为她准备妥当，她连汤匙也举不起来。
• I want my money back!
  我要讨回我的钱！
• Come on, darling. I want you.
  亲爱的，过来。我想要你。
• Do you want another cup of coffee?
  你想再来一杯咖啡吗？
• They didn't want people staring at them as they sat on the lawn, so they put up high walls
  他们不希望坐在草坪上时被别人盯着看，于是便筑起了高墙。
• 'What do you want!' she whispered savagely. 'Get out.'
  “你想干什么！”她粗野地低语道，“滚开。”