| 釋義 |
want1 /wont US: want; want/ n 1 [U] lack; scarcity; state of being absent: 缺乏; 稀少; 缺少的狀態(tài)： The earthquake victims are suffering for ~ of food and medical supplies. 地震前災民缺乏食物及藥物。 The plants died from ~ of water. 這些機物因缺水而死。 Your work shows ~ of thought/ care. 你的工作顯示你缺乏思想(不夠細心)。 2 [D] need; absence of some necessary thing: 需要; 匱乏： The house is in ~ of repair. 這畝子需要店理亍。 We may one day be in ~, very poor. 我府也許有一天會匝窮。 3 [C] (usu pl) desire for sth as necessary to life, happiness, etc; thing to be desired: (通常用復數(shù))欲望; 欲獲得之物： He is a man of few ~s. 他是一個欲望很少的人。 We can supply all your ~s. 我們可以供應(yīng)你所需要的一切東西。 The book meets a long-felt ~, sth that has been needed for a long time.. 這本書滿足了人們久已感到的需要。 |