词语释义

英 ['wɒntɪŋ] 美 ['wɔntɪŋ]

adj. 欠缺的；不足的；不够格的

prep. 无；缺

v. 需要（want的现在分词）；欠缺

单词分析：

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英英释义

Adjective:

nonexistent;"the thumb is absent"
"her appetite was lacking"

inadequate in amount or degree;"a deficient education"
"deficient in common sense"
"lacking in stamina"
"tested and found wanting"

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单词词源

中文词源

wanting 缺乏

来自want,缺乏。

英语词源

wanting (adj.)

early 14c., wantand, "deficient, lacking," present participle adjective from want (v.). Modern spelling from 16c.

词态变化

权威造句

1. Wanting fidelity implies you're thinking about a major relationship.

要求忠诚意味着你想发展一段严肃认真的恋爱关系。

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2. He had many motives for wanting to knock off Yvonne.

他有很多杀伊冯娜的动机。

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3. He went through a period of wanting to be accepted.

有一段时间他很想被人接受。

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4. What's wrong with his wanting to sell his land and move on?

他想卖掉土地离开这里，这有什么错呢？

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5. He smiled, not wanting to put the man on the defensive.

他笑了笑，不想让那个人产生抵触情绪。

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近反义词

want 要

wanting in 缺乏

be wanting 缺乏

be a tittle wanting 稍为差一点,稍为少一...

相似短语

be wanting in 缺乏

be wanting 缺乏, 短缺, 缺少

be found wanting 被发现不够分量被发现不合格

be a little wanting (标准、重量)稍微差一点智力有点不健全