want

v.想要；希望；打算；需要…在场

n.需要的东西；缺少；贫穷

verb

希望 wish

1. 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

2. 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。
3. 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

4. （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

5. 对…有性欲
   to feel sexual desire for sb

缺少 lack

6. 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

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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。

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

1. Ian knows exactly what he wants in life
   伊恩很清楚他需要什么样的生活。
2. People wanted to know who this talented designer was
   人们想知道这位天才设计师是谁。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. He wanted his power recognised
   他希望他的权力得到认可。
6. I want my car this colour
   我希望我的小汽车是这种颜色的。
7. And remember, we want him alive.
   记住，我们要他活着。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. Do you want another cup of coffee?
    你想再来一杯咖啡吗？
11. Do you want to leave your bike here?
    你想把自行车停在这里吗？
12. I want an explanation from you, Jeremy
    杰里米，我需要你解释一下。
13. 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。
14. 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？
15. I want my money back!
    我要讨回我的钱！
16. The windows wanted cleaning
    窗户该擦了。
17. Her hair wants cutting.
    她该剪头发了。
18. 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。
19. You want to look where you're going, mate.
    伙计，你应当看看你要去哪里。
20. They were wanted by the police
    他们被警方通缉。
21. 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。
22. Come on, darling. I want you.
    亲爱的，过来。我想要你。
23. Children should be wanted and planned
    应当好好照看孩子，并为他们规划一生。
24. Albie wants you in his office
    阿尔比要你去他办公室。
25. The men were daily becoming weaker from want of rest.
    由于缺乏休息，这些男人日渐虚弱。
26. 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。
27. 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。
28. 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。
29. 'What do you want!' she whispered savagely. 'Get out.'
    “你想干什么！”她粗野地低语道，“滚开。”