wanting

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 介词 prep.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɒntɪŋ/    美 /ˈwɑntɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of wanting something; desire. countable,uncountable
    — Choice occurs only when we experience a conflict of wantings.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of want form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. That wants or desires.
  2. Absent or lacking.
    — Already Cæſar Has ravaged more than half the Globe, and ſees Mankind grown thin by his deſtructive Sword: Should he go further, Numbers would be wanting To form new Battels, and ſupport his Crimes.
  3. Deficient.
    — Kate felt privileged to have been permitted to speak through it and she was glad that, as before, she had been judged and not found wanting
介词 prep.
  1. Without, except, but.
  2. Less, short of, minus.

词形变化

more wanting comparative most wanting superlative wantings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
find wanting wantingly

词源

词源 1
From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want + -ing.
词源 2
From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, equivalent to want + -ing.
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