Word · Frequency #94
wanted
想要；渴望；需要
wanted is the past of want.
to wish for or desire something; to feel a need or desire for something
- 1.
To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.
希望或渴望(某物)；感到需要或渴望；渴求,追求或要求
- 2.
To wish, desire, or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.
希望、渴望或要求见到、拥有或与之做生意
- 3.
To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
渴望(体验渴望)；希望
- 4.
To desire a romantic or (especially) sexual relationship with someone; to lust for.
渴望与某人建立浪漫或(尤其是)性关系；对某人产生欲望
想见；要某人到场；想和某人打交道；想和…发生性关系；对…有欲望；希望或渴望(某物)；感到需要或渴望；渴求,追求或要求；希望、渴望或要求见到、拥有或与之做生意；渴望(体验渴望)；希望
In use
I want a cup of coffee after work.
She wanted to visit her grandmother last weekend.
They want you to join the meeting tomorrow.
Verb forms
base want · third person wants · -ing wanting · past wanted · past participle wanted
规则动词，过去式加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- want to do sth
- 想要做某事
- I want to learn English.我想要学英语。
- want sth
- 想要某物
- She wants a new phone.她想要一个新手机。
- want sb to do sth
- 想要某人做某事
- My parents want me to study harder.我父母想要我更努力学习。
- want for nothing
- 什么都不缺
- Their children want for nothing.他们的孩子什么都不缺。
- want out
- 想要退出；想离开
- He wants out of the deal.他想退出这笔交易。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把'want'联想成'望他'，因为你渴望得到他。
Context & Register
通常用于日常对话和一般书面语，表示愿望或需求。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'font' (fɒnt) genuinely rhymes with 'want' (wɒnt). The other words share the spelling '-ant' but have a different vowel (/æ/ instead of /ɒ/), so they are spelling lookalikes, not perfect rhymes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.