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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Whomever created it-and I am wanting to honour this.
  是谁创造了它和我想要的荣誉。
• He is wanting in courtesy.
  他缺乏礼貌。
• He had many motives for wanting to knock off Yvonne
  他有很多杀伊冯娜的动机。
• 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。
• I hesitated, not wanting to tell tales about my colleague.
  我犹豫了，不想说同事的坏话。