wanting是什么意思？

wanting

英[ˈwɒntɪŋ] 美[ˈwɑntɪŋ]

• adj. 欠缺的，不足的；
• v. 缺少( want的现在分词 )，应该，打算，需要…在场；

例句

• 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。
• Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important. 人世间的大多数烦恼都是由那些想成为重要人物的人惹出来的。 ——George Eliot英国小说家艾略特
• He tried to tidy up, not wanting the maid to see the disarray... 他试图收拾一下，不想让女佣看见那里乱七八糟。
• He tried to tidy up, not wanting the maid to see the disarray. 他试图收拾一下，不想让女佣看见那里乱七八糟。
• Not wanting to talk back either, he simply glared. 也不愿还口.他只瞪了她一眼.
• There is a lack of people wanting to start up new businesses. 有创业意愿的人非常匮乏。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He is wanting in moral constraints. 他缺少道德约束。

英语四级真题

And what was your reason for wanting to do the class?
出自-2012年12月听力原文
Do you have any special reason for wanting to come back?
出自-2010年12月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  不够格的;未达到应有水准的
  If you find something or someone wanting, they are not of as high a standard as you think they should be.
  例句
  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。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  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"