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wanting

美音:[´wɔntıŋ ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.欠缺的,没有的,不够格的 prep.缺,无

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wanting


/'wɒntɪŋ; [US] 'wɔ:n-; `wɔntɪŋ/
adj [pred 作表语]
1 ~ (in sth) (fml 文) lacking in quality or quantity; deficient (在质量或数量上)欠缺, 不足
*His behaviour was wanting in courtesy, ie discourteous, rude. 他举止没有礼貌.
2 (idm 习语) be found wanting => find1.

wanting


adj [not before noun]formal
something that is wanting lacks or misses something that it needs or something that you expect it to have
 Their security procedures were found wanting .
wanting in
 They were skilled, but wanting in discipline.
 A certain humanity is wanting in big cities.
1. That life had been a comfortable one, wanting in nothing — at least, not until the war.
    他们的生活曾经是很舒适的,什么都不缺——至少在战争爆发前是如此。

2. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
    理查兹夫人不想吓唬这个可怜人,便赶紧躲到了楼梯下的小储藏室里。

3. How could I blame them for not wanting to talk to me?
    我怎么能责备他们不跟我讲话呢?

4. Supplements may produce a feeling of wanting to throw up, and may be poisonous in some cases.
    服用铁离子补剂可能使人想呕吐,有时甚至还会引起中毒。

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