want

1. V-T If you want something, you feel a desire or a need for it. 想要[no cont, no passive]

I want a drink. 我想要点喝的。

People wanted to know who this talented designer was. 人们想知道这位天才的设计者是谁。

They began to want their father to be the same as other daddies. 他们开始想要自己的爸爸和别人的爸爸一样。

They didn't want people staring at them as they sat on the lawn, so they put up high walls. 他们不想自己坐在草坪时被人盯着看，所以修筑了高墙。

2. V-T You can say that you want to say something to indicate that you are about to say it. 想要 (说)[no cont, no passive]

I want to say how delighted I am that you're having a baby. 我想要说，你怀孕了我是多么高兴啊。

3. V-T If you say to someone that you want something, or ask them if they want to do it, you are firmly telling them what you want or what you want them to do. 想要得到; 想做[no cont, no passive]

I want an explanation from you, Jeremy. 我要你给我一个解释，杰里米。

Do you want to tell me what all this is about?

你是否想告诉我这究竟是怎么回事？

4. V-T If you tell someone that they want to do a particular thing, you are advising them to do it. 必须[非正式] [no cont, no passive]

You want to be very careful not to have a man like Crevecoeur for an enemy. 你必须非常小心，不要与像克雷弗克那样的人为敌。

5. V-T If someone is wanted by the police, the police are searching for them because they are thought to have committed a crime. 通缉[usu passive]

He was wanted for the murder of a judge. 他因谋杀一位法官而被通缉。

6. wantedADJ 被通缉的[ADJ n]

He is one of the most wanted criminals in Europe. 他是欧洲的头号通缉犯之一。

7. N-PLURAL Your wants are the things that you want. 想要的东西

She couldn't lift a spoon without a servant anticipating her wants and getting it for her. 若没有佣人揣摩她想要什么而且递给她，她连个汤勺都举不起来。

8. PHRASE If you do something for want of something else, you do it because the other thing is not available or not possible. 由于缺少

The factories shut down for want of fuel and materials. 这家工厂由于缺少燃料和原料而停产。