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wanting

英 ['wɒntɪŋ] 美['wɔntɪŋ]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词bankrupt capable defective missing incomplete inadequate eager

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

中文词源

wanting 缺乏

来自want,缺乏。

英英释意

1. not existing;: "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book"

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

英文词源

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

考试真题

And what was your reason for wanting to do the class?

Do you have any special reason for wanting to come back?

On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion of U.S. grain to t

The accusation of incuriosity is one that we hear often, carrying the suggestion that there is something wrong with not wanting to search out the truth.

There are serious consequences, he warns, in not wanting to know.

Co-author Amy Zanne thinks that users probably range from climate-change researchers wanting to estimate how much carbon is stored in biomass, to foresters looking for information on different grades of timber.

A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night's sleep.

However, there is a very important difference between wanting to do something and applying for something.

If you're serious about wanting to live healthy lifestyle, it's extremely important to surround yourself with people who'll provide you with the proper emotional support.

They come to camp, wanting to know what it is like to be an astronaut or a pilot, and they leave with real-world applications for what they're studying in the classroom.

This newness just left me wanting more.

Though the movie is 30 years old, most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-eyed audience wanting to say good-bye to the old building.

In short, the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face, while a woman glares at the back of it, wanting to talk.

This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped, says Quinn.

实用场景例句

The students were certainly not wanting in enthusiasm.: 学生们当然不乏热情。

This explanation is wanting in many respects.: 这一解释在很多方面不能令人满意。

The new system was tried and found wanting .: 这一新系统经测试发现不够好。

He analysed his game and found it wanting...: 他分析了他的比赛，发现还有待改进。

Eleanor was scrutinized, too, and often found wanting...: 埃莉诺也被详细审查，结论经常是不够格。

She is a little wanting.: 她智力上有缺陷.

I've been wanting to taste it for a long time.: 我好久就想尝尝它了.

His book, while truthful, is wanting in excitement.: 他的书写得非常真实, 但兴味索然.

Wanting courage, nothing can be done.: 没有勇气一事无成.

You'll find us all wanting to make friends with you.: 你会发现我们都希望与你交朋友.

He is wanting in courtesy.: 他缺乏礼貌.

The students were certainly not wanting in enthusiasm.: 学生们当然不乏热情。

What he wants is a switch to a market economy in a way which does not reduce people's standard of living. To many this sounds like wanting to have his cake and eat it.: 他想要转型为市场经济，同时又不降低人们的生活水平。在许多人看来，这是想要鱼与熊掌兼得。

He had many motives for wanting to knock off Yvonne.: 他有很多杀伊冯娜的动机。

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？

She's always on the phone, wanting to know what I've been up to.: 她老来电话，想知道我在做什么。

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。

Everyone thinks there is some vast conspiracy wanting to hold down the younger generation.: 大家都认为有一个想压制年轻一代的大阴谋。

I hesitated, not wanting to tell tales about my colleague.: 我犹豫了，不想说同事的坏话。

He accused his opponents of wanting to overturn the government.: 他指责反对派企图颠覆政府。

Without wanting to sound mean about it, these things all have to come from a budget.: 我并不想显得小气，但所有这些东西都必须从预算中开支。

He said he didn't like the president, but not to the extent of wanting to kill him.: 他说他不喜欢总统，但是还没有到想要刺杀他的地步。

Fred has given me no good reason for wanting to break up our marriage.: 弗雷德没能给我一个想要结束我们婚姻的正当理由。

The Education Secretary accuses teachers of wanting to return to a dark age.: 教育部长指责教师想要回到愚昧时代。

There is a lack of people wanting to start up new businesses.: 有创业意愿的人非常匮乏。

One opposition member of parliament accuses the government of wanting to be above the law.: 议会一名反对党议员指责政府意图凌驾于法律之上。

Generous redundancy terms had triggered a stampede of staff wanting to leave.: 优厚的裁员条件引发了职员争先恐后地要求辞职的现象。

He analysed his game and found it wanting.: 他分析了他的比赛，发现还有待改进。

The telephone exchange has been jammed all day with people wanting to buy season tickets.: 很多人想买季票，电话总机一天到晚忙个不停。