want

desire, wish, hope, expect, want, long

lack, need, want, require

lack, want, absence, shortage, scarcity

名词 want:

1. a state of extreme poverty
   同义词：privation, deprivation, neediness
2. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
   同义词：lack, deficiency
3. anything that is necessary but lacking
   同义词：need
4. a specific feeling of desire
   同义词：wish, wishing

动词 want:

1. feel or have a desire for; want strongly
   同义词：desire
2. have need of
   同义词：need, require
3. wish or demand the presence of
4. hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
5. be without, lack; be deficient in

1. She decided to accept the offer for want of anything better.
   她决定接受这一提议，因为没有更好一些的。
2. After the disaster there were many who wanted food and shelter.
   这场灾难过後，许多人既没有食物又没有住处。
3. The plants died from want of water.
   这些植物因缺水而死。
4. He is wanted by the police.
   警察正通缉他。
5. He wants me to go with him.
   他希望我同他一起去。

want

v.（动词）
want.ed,want.ing,wants
v.tr.（及物动词）
To desire greatly; wish for:
渴望：强烈地希望；渴望：
例句：
They want to leave.
他们渴望离开

To be without; lack.See Synonyms at lack
缺少；没有参见 lack
To be in need of; require:
需要；需求：
例句：
.‘Your hair wants cutting,’ said the Hatter.(Lewis Carroll)
.‘你的头发需要剪一下，’海特说道.(刘易斯·卡罗尔)

To request the presence or assistance of:
需要：需要…的出现或帮助：
例句：
You are wanted by your office.
你办公室的人在找你

To seek with intent to capture:
通辑：以抓获为意图寻找：
例句：
The fugitive is wanted by the police.
逃犯已被警方通缉

To have a desire for.See Synonyms at desire
有…的欲望参见 desire
To have an inclination toward; like:
喜爱：对…有偏爱；喜欢：
例句：
Say what you want, but be tactful.
圆滑地说出你想要什么ô

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To have need:
需要：
例句：
wants for nothing.
什么也不需要

To be destitute or needy.
贫困或匮乏
To be disposed; wish:
愿意；希望：
例句：
Call me daily if you want.
如果你愿意，就每天给我打电话吧

n.（名词）
The condition or quality of lacking something usual or necessary:
缺乏：缺乏某些普通或必要的东西的状态或性质：
例句：
stayed home for want of anything better to do.
无事可做只好待在家里

Pressing need; destitution:
贫困：极端的贫穷；贫困：
例句：
lives in want.
生活于贫困之中

Something desired:
渴望之物：
例句：
a person of few wants and needs.
清心寡欲的人

A defect of character; a fault.
缺点：人格上的缺点；过失

<常用词组>want in 【俚语】
To desire greatly to enter:
想要进去：极其渴望进入：
例句：
The dog wants in.
这条狗想要进去

To wish to join a project, business, or other undertaking.
需要：希望加入某项工程、业务或其它事情
want out 【俚语】
To desire greatly to leave:
想要出去：极其渴望离开：
例句：
The cat wants out.
这只猫想要出去

To wish to leave a project, a business, or other undertaking.
想要出去：希望离开某项工程、业务或其他事情
来源：
Middle English wanten [to be lacking]
中古英语 wanten [缺少]
from Old Norse vanta * see eu- 2
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 vanta *参见 eu- 2

【引伸】
want.er
n.（名词）
want.less
adj.（形容词）
want.lessness
n.（名词）
Whenwant is followed immediately by an infinitive construction, it does not take for : I want you to go (not want for you ). When want and the infinitive are separated in the sentence, however, for is used: What I want is for you to go. I want very much for you to go. See Usage Note at wish
当want 后紧跟一个不定式结构的时候，它不能接 for ： I want you to go（我希望你走） （不是 want for you )。但是当 want 和不定式在句中分开的时候， for 就用于此： 我所希望的是你离开。我非常希望你离开 参见 wish