| 单词 | to want |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔NORMAL/ORDINARY〕In some countries, it's considered unnatural for women with families to want to work outside the home. 在有些国家，有了小孩的妇女想出去上班被认为是违反常情的。朗文写作活用〔NORMAL/ORDINARY〕It's human nature to want what we don't have. 想要自己没有的东西，这是人之常情。朗文写作活用〔PROUD〕I am vain enough to want to look good, but not to style my hair and paint my toenails. 我自命相貌不差，想要漂亮，但是我不做头发、不染趾甲。朗文写作活用〔UNFAIR〕It is not unreasonable for parents to want schools to reinforce the values children are taught at home. 家长希望学校能够巩固孩子在家里受到的价值观教育，这个要求并不过分。朗文写作活用〔all very well/fine/good〕It's all very well to want to get rich quickly, but it isn't usually that easy.想一下子发财倒是没什么不对，但是通常没有那么容易。剑桥高阶〔bachelor〕Sam is a confirmed bachelor (= he is unlikely ever to want to get married).西蒙是个信守独身主义的人。剑桥高阶〔care〕It is normal for a mother to want to take care of her own baby.母亲想要照看自己的宝宝很正常。外研社新世纪〔deposit〕With interest rates almost negative, people are not going to want to leave their money on deposit.当存款利率几乎为负时, 人们是不会把钱存在银行里的。外研社新世纪〔exhibitionist〕To want to be an actor, you have to be a bit of an exhibitionist.要想当演员，你得有一点表现欲。麦克米伦高阶〔exhibit〕He seems to want to exhibit his shame.他似乎想要让大家知道自己感到羞愧。柯林斯高阶〔exhibit〕He seems to want to exhibit his shame.他似乎想把自己的糗事说出来。外研社新世纪〔fossilized〕What they seem to want to do in fact is fossilize the particular environment in which people live and work.他们似乎想要做的实际上就是让人们生活和工作的环境固定不变。柯林斯高阶〔fossilize〕They seem to want to fossilize the environment in which people live and work.他们似乎想使人们生活与工作的环境一成不变。外研社新世纪〔human nature〕It's only human nature (= it is natural) to want the best for your children.希望自己的孩子得到最好的乃是人之常情。剑桥高阶〔human〕It is only human to want revenge when someone hurts you.受到伤害时想报仇不过是人之常情。麦克米伦高阶〔human〕It's only human to want the best for your children.为自己的孩子谋求最好的条件是人之常情。牛津高阶〔indurate〕He has been indurated to want and toil.他已习惯于贫困和辛劳。英汉大词典〔life〕They both seem to want the same things out of life.他们俩的人生追求看上去是相同的。牛津搭配〔mind〕You must be out of your mind to want to see him again.你又想去见他，你一定是疯了。麦克米伦高阶〔modernity〕As the country's economy prospered, it was bound to want a modern army.随着经济的繁荣，这个国家肯定想要建立一支现代化军队。柯林斯高阶〔natural〕It is natural for us to want excitement.我们寻求刺激是很正常的。外研社新世纪〔nature〕It's only human nature to want more money.想要更多钱是人的本性。牛津搭配〔peace〕All of a sudden she seemed to want to make peace and patch up our quarrel.突然她似乎想要和好，结束我们之间的争吵。柯林斯高阶〔peace〕All of a sudden she seemed to want to make peace and patch up our quarrel.突然间, 她似乎想通过道歉来平息我们之间的争执。外研社新世纪〔play up to〕He seems to want two men to play up to him.看来他需要二个人来配合他。21世纪英汉〔seem〕She seemed to want to take very good care of herself.她看来想好好照顾自己。麦克米伦高阶〔slough sth off〕He seemed to want to slough off all his old acquaintances.他似乎想摆脱所有的熟人。剑桥高阶〔thin〕Teenage girls all seem to want to be thin.十几岁的少女都想变得瘦一点儿。朗文当代〔town〕More people are going to want to escape from the town into the country… 更多的人将会想要逃离城市到乡村去。柯林斯高阶〔tradition〕The British are said to love tradition(= to want to do things in the way they have always been done).据说英国人热爱传统。牛津高阶〔typical〕It was typical of him to want to help.他一向都愿意帮助别人。麦克米伦高阶〔used to〕Customers didn't use to want to shop from home.消费者过去不愿意在家购物。麦克米伦高阶〔wanted〕They began to want their father to be the same as other daddies.他们开始希望他们的父亲能和别人的老爸一样。柯林斯高阶〔well-bred〕She was too well bred to want to hurt the little boy's feelings.她很有涵养，不想去伤害小男孩的感情。柯林斯高阶〔well-bred〕She was too well bred to want to hurt the little boy's feelings.她很有涵养, 不想去伤害小男孩儿的感情。外研社新世纪To want more local services but also to pay less tax is to want to have your cake and eat it (=have/do two things that it is impossible to have/do together).获得更多的地方服务与支付更少的税收两者是不可兼得的。剑桥国际Dick said that his army captain seemed to want to turn the soldiers into a race of super-beings.迪克说他部队的上尉似乎想把士兵们变成一群超人。剑桥国际However much the children are given, they always seem to want still more.无论孩子们得到多么多，他们看上去总是想要更多。剑桥国际I think he's stark raving (Br also staring) mad (= extremely foolish) to want to spend his holiday watching trains! 他想整个假日都看火车，我认为他完全疯了!剑桥国际If you don't pay (Br also pay over) the money by Tuesday, my boss is going to want to know why.如果你到星期二还不付钱的话，我的上司将要知道其中的缘故。剑桥国际It's all very well to want to get rich quickly, but don't expect any sympathy from me if things go wrong.要想快点富起来没有什么不对，但是如果事情不对劲可别指望从我这儿得到同情。剑桥国际It's only human (nature) (= it is natural) to want the best for your children.把最好的东西给孩子是人之常情。剑桥国际She's neither for nor against us, but seems to want to remain on a path betwixt and between.她既不支持也不反对我们，而似乎是想保持中立。剑桥国际Simon is a confirmed bachelor (= He is unlikely ever to want to get married) .西蒙是一个铁杆的独身主义者。剑桥国际What's the matter with you today! Everything I say you seem to want to contradict.你今天怎么了!我说什么你好像都反对。剑桥国际While she was Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher was said to want to see a return to Victorian values.玛格丽特·撒切尔当首相时，据说她试图恢复维多利亚时代的价值观。剑桥国际 |
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