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be wanted for [crime]
be wanted for 后接罪名；若需说明执法机构，用 be wanted by the police。
The man is wanted for robbery.
这名男子因抢劫被通缉。
被通缉的
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被通缉的
Being looked for by the police and subject to arrest on sight.
The man is wanted for robbery.
这名男子因抢劫被通缉。
被想要的；被渴望的；被寻求的
Wished for; desired; sought.
被执法机关一见即拘留的
Subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight.
The bank robber is wanted in three states.
那个银行抢劫犯在三个州都被通缉。
Police released a wanted poster with the suspect's photo.
警方发布了一张印有嫌疑人照片的通缉令。
The wanted man tried to hide in a crowded subway station.
那名被通缉的男子试图躲进一个拥挤的地铁站。
be wanted for 后接罪名；若需说明执法机构，用 be wanted by the police。
The man is wanted for robbery.
这名男子因抢劫被通缉。
wanted 作前置定语时，常修饰与追捕有关的人或事物。
The wanted fugitive was finally captured.
那名被通缉的逃犯终于落网。
feel wanted 表示“感到被重视/被需要”，与“被通缉”无关。
Everyone needs to feel wanted.
每个人都需要感到被需要。
Not this
The criminal wanted by the police.
Use this
The criminal is wanted by the police.
wanted 是形容词，作谓语时必须与 be 动词连用；中文的‘被通缉’可直接放在主语后，容易漏掉 is。
Not this
The criminal is wanted the police.
Use this
The criminal is wanted by the police.
wanted 后接动作执行者（警察）时要用介词 by，构成 be wanted by；中文里‘被警察’没有对应介词，容易漏掉 by。
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头号通缉的
The FBI released its list of the ten most wanted fugitives.
联邦调查局公布了十大通缉逃犯名单。
被通缉的逃犯
The wanted fugitive was captured at the airport.
这名被通缉的逃犯在机场被抓获。
通缉令
His face was on every wanted poster in the city.
他的脸出现在城里每一张通缉令上。
因谋杀被通缉
He is wanted for murder in three states.
他在三个州因谋杀被通缉。
通缉名单
She added his name to the wanted list.
她将他的名字列入了通缉名单。
被渴望的孩子
Every child should be a wanted child.
每个孩子都应该是被渴望的孩子。
因（犯罪）被通缉
He is wanted for armed robbery.
他因持械抢劫被通缉。
感到被需要；感到有价值
Adopted children need to feel wanted.
被收养的孩子需要感到被需要。
在通缉名单上；（引申）在需求清单上
The suspect is on the wanted list in three countries.
这名嫌疑人在三个国家的通缉名单上。
我是个牛仔，骑着铁马驰骋——我被通缉，死活不论。（出自邦乔维1986年歌曲《Wanted Dead or Alive》）
After escaping from prison, he was wanted dead or alive by the police.
越狱后，他被警方悬赏通缉，死活不论。
我想被需要。（出自亨特·海耶斯2012年歌曲《Wanted》）
She felt wanted when her friends asked for her advice.
当朋友们向她征求意见时，她感到自己被需要。
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想记忆：wanted 由 want（想要）+ed 构成，被通缉者正是警察想要的人。
语域：neutral 常见场景：police announcements、news reporting、legal documents 表示“被通缉的”时，多用于警方公告、新闻报道和法律语境，是中性正式的说法。日常口语中则较少单独这样说。
常用于被动结构，如 be wanted for + 罪名
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