| 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(zāi)民缺乏食物及藥物。 The plants died from ~ of water. 這些機(jī)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(xì)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(huì)匝窮。 3 [C] (usu pl) desire for sth as necessary to life, happiness, etc; thing to be desired: (通常用復(fù)數(shù))欲望; 欲獲得之物: He is a man of few ~s. 他是一個(gè)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(shū)滿足了人們久已感到的需要。 |