wanting

wanting

英 ['wɒntɪŋ]
　　美 ['wɔntɪŋ]

adj. 欠缺的；不足的；不夠格的
　　prep. 無；缺
　　v. 需要（want的現在分詞）；欠缺

中文詞源：

wanting 缺乏

來自want,缺乏。

例句：

1. Wanting fidelity implies you're thinking about a major relationship.
要求忠誠意味著你想發展一段嚴肅認真的戀愛關系。

2. He had many motives for wanting to knock off Yvonne.
他有很多殺伊馮娜的動機。

3. He went through a period of wanting to be accepted.
有一段時間他很想被人接受。

4. What's wrong with his wanting to sell his land and move on?
他想賣掉土地離開這裡，這有什麼錯呢？

5. He smiled, not wanting to put the man on the defensive.
他笑瞭笑，不想讓那個人產生抵觸情緒。