词典释义：
[with obj.]have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for
想要；想做；渴望
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I want an apple 我想要一个苹果
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[with infinitive]
we want to go to the beach 我们想去海滩
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[with obj. and infinitive]
she wanted me to go to her room 她想要我到她的房间去
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[no obj.]
I'll give you a lift into town if you want .如果你想的话，我就让你搭我的车进城。
wish to consult or speak to (someone)
想请教；想跟…讲话
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Tony wants me in the studio .托尼有事想要我去画室。
(一般作
（警方）缉拿；追捕（嫌疑犯）
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he is wanted by the police in connection with an arms theft .他因与一起武器盗窃案有牵连而被警方通缉。
desire (someone) sexually
（在性方面）想要（某人）
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I've wanted you since the first moment I saw you .自从第一次见到你，我就一直想要你。
[with present participle]
〈非 正式，主英〉 （东西）需要
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the wheel wants greasing .轮子需要上油。
[with infinitive]
〈非正式〉 应该，需要
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you don't want to believe everything you hear .你没必要相信所听到的一切事情。
[no obj.](
〈非 正式，主美〉 想进入（或离开）某地方（或某种境地）
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if anyone wants out, there's the door .如果有谁想离开，请便。
[no obj.]
〈主古〉 缺乏，缺少
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you shall want for nothing while you are with me .你跟我在一起，什么都不会缺。
[with obj.](chiefly used in expressions of time)be short of or lack (a specified amount or thing)
［主要用于表达时间］缺，缺少（一定的量或某个东西）
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it wanted twenty minutes to midnight 离午夜还差２０分钟
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it wants a few minutes of five o'clock .离５点还有几分钟。
[mass noun]
〈主古〉 缺乏，不足；需要
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Victorian houses which are in want of repair 需要进行维修的维多利亚时代的房子
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it won't be through want of trying .这不会是因为缺乏尝试。
the state of being poor and in need of essentials; poverty
匮乏，贫困
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freedom from want .摆脱贫困。
a desire for something
需要；渴望
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the expression of our wants and desires .对我们需要和渴望的表达。
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for want of because of a lack of （something） 因为缺乏for want of a better location we ate our picnic lunch in the cemetery ． 由于没有更好的地方，我们只好在墓地吃野餐
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want (sb) to do sth 想要做某事
真题例句：
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want sth 想要(得到)某物
真题例句：
"Middle English： the noun from Old Norse
