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

• Whomever created it-and I am wanting to honour this.
  是谁创造了它和我想要的荣誉。
• I've been wanting to taste it for a long time.
  我好久就想尝尝它了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He went through a period of wanting to be accepted
  有一段时间他很想被人接受。
• 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。
• 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。
• His book, while truthful, is wanting in excitement.
  他的书写得非常真实，但兴味索然。