want

vt.[W]

1. 要，想要[+to-v][O2][O7][O8][O4]
   I don't want my daughter taken out after dark.

   我不願有人在天黑以後帶我女兒外出。

   He wants you to see him in London without fail.

   他要你務必在倫敦見他。

   Somebody wants to see you.

   有人想見你。

2. 想見；要求（某人）來；想用（某人）[H]
   You're wanted on the phone.

   有你的電話。

3. 緝拿，追捕[H][（+for）]
   The robber is wanted by the police.

   警方在通緝那個強盜。

4. 需要[+v-ing]
   Your coat wants washing.

   你的衣服該洗了。

   What you want is a holiday.

   你所需要的是假期。

5. 【口】應該[Y][+to-v]
   You want to tell him the truth.

   你應該把實情告訴他。

6. 缺乏，缺少
   He certainly does not want intelligence.

   他當然並不傻。

vi.[W]

1. 缺乏，缺少；需要[（+for）]
2. 生活困苦，貧困
   The opera star wanted in her later years.

   那位歌劇明星晚年生活困苦。