wanting

英 [ˈwɒntɪŋ]

美 [ˈwɑːntɪŋ]

adj.  缺少; 缺乏; 不足; 欠缺; 不够好; 不令人满意
v.  要; 想要; 希望; 需要; 需要…在场
want的现在分词

现在分词：wanting　

BNC.13677 / COCA.13860

牛津词典

adj.

• 缺少；缺乏；不足
  not having enough of sth
  1. The students were certainly not wanting in enthusiasm.
     学生们当然不乏热情。
• 欠缺；不够好；不令人满意
  not good enough
  1. This explanation is wanting in many respects.
     这一解释在很多方面不能令人满意。
  2. The new system was tried and found wanting .
     这一新系统经测试发现不够好。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不够格的;未达到应有水准的
  If you find something or someonewanting, they are not of as high a standard as you think they should be.
  1. He analysed his game and found it wanting...
     他分析了他的比赛，发现还有待改进。
  2. 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。
  3. He is wanting in moral constraints.
     他缺少道德约束。

英英释义

adj

• nonexistent
  1. the thumb is absent
  2. her appetite was lacking
  Synonym:lackingabsentmissing

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• I've been wanting to taste it for a long time.
  我好久就想尝尝它了。
• Racist jokes come from wanting to put down other kinds of people we feel threatened by.
  开种族主义色彩的玩笑是因为我们想羞辱那些对我们构成了威胁的其他种族。
• I have been made to feel a social and psychological misfit for not wanting children.
  因为不想要孩子，让我感到自己在社会和心理上与别人格格不入。
• His book, while truthful, is wanting in excitement.
  他的书写得非常真实，但兴味索然。
• 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。
• He accused his opponents of wanting to overturn the government.
  他指责反对派企图颠覆政府。
• 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。
• He is wanting in courtesy.
  他缺乏礼貌。