wants

英 [wɒnts]

美 [wɑːnts]

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
want的第三人称单数和复数

经济

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？”

双语例句

• Encourage your child to reach a compromise between what he wants and what you want
  鼓励孩子在他的愿望和你的愿望之间找到一个折中点。
• He wants to show the world that anyone can learn to be an ambassador.
  他想向世人表明任何人都能通过学习而成为一名大使。
• Mick wants to see you in his office right away
  米克要你马上去他的办公室见他。
• The couple have separated but he wants a reconciliation
  夫妇俩已经分居了，但是他想要和解。
• The watch wants oil.
  这手表需要擦油了。
• Now that Chris is gone she wants me to step into his shoes.
  既然克里斯走了，她就想让我接替他的位置。
• He wants actors who can speak Welsh. Obviously I've had it.
  他要的是会说威尔士语的演员。明摆着，我是没指望了。
• Ian knows exactly what he wants in life
  伊恩很清楚他需要什么样的生活。
• He not only wants to be taken seriously as a musician, but as a poet too.
  他不仅希望被人当成一个真正的音乐家，还希望被看成一个诗人。
• He wants to set up a profit-making company, owned mostly by the university.
  他想成立一家主要归这所大学所有的营利性公司。