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

• His book, while truthful, is wanting in excitement.
  他的书写得非常真实，但兴味索然。
• 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 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。
• What's wrong with his wanting to sell his land and move on?
  他想卖掉土地离开这里，这有什么错呢？
• There is a lack of people wanting to start up new businesses.
  有创业意愿的人非常匮乏。
• He tried to tidy up, not wanting the maid to see the disarray
  他试图收拾一下，不想让女佣看见那里乱七八糟。
• 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。
• Wanting other friends doesn't mean you don't love your partner.
  想交其他朋友并不意味着你不爱你的伴侣。
• He went through a period of wanting to be accepted
  有一段时间他很想被人接受。
• I hesitated, not wanting to tell tales about my colleague.
  我犹豫了，不想说同事的坏话。