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- The students were certainly not wanting in enthusiasm.
学生们当然不乏热情。
- The students were certainly not wanting in enthusiasm.
- 欠缺；不够好；不令人满意
not good enough- This explanation is wanting in many respects.
这一解释在很多方面不能令人满意。 - The new system was tried and found wanting .
这一新系统经测试发现不够好。
- This explanation is wanting in many respects.
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.- He analysed his game and found it wanting...
他分析了他的比赛，发现还有待改进。 - 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。 - He is wanting in moral constraints.
他缺少道德约束。
- He analysed his game and found it wanting...
英英释义
adj
双语例句
- 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。 - His book, while truthful, is wanting in excitement.
他的书写得非常真实，但兴味索然。 - 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。 - 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。 - I hesitated, not wanting to tell tales about my colleague.
我犹豫了，不想说同事的坏话。 - She's always on the phone, wanting to know what I've been up to.
她老来电话，想知道我在做什么。 - Generous redundancy terms had triggered a stampede of staff wanting to leave.
优厚的裁员条件引发了职员争先恐后地要求辞职的现象。 - 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 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。