wanting

中英词典：wanting

形容词

1. 欠缺的，不足的（不满足某种标准或期望的）
例句：
1. His performance was wanting in enthusiasm. （他的表现缺乏热情。）
2. The book is wanting in originality. （这本书缺乏原创性。）
3. The team's defense was wanting in the last game. （球队在上一场比赛中的防守有所不足。）
2. 缺少，短缺
例句：
1. The company is wanting in funds to complete the project. （公司缺乏资金来完成这个项目。）
2. Our supplies are wanting and we need to order more. （我们的供应短缺，需要再订购一些。）
3. The team is wanting in experienced players. （这支队伍缺乏有经验的球员。）

名词

1. 缺陷，不足之处
例句：
1. The film had its moments, but there were many wantings. （这部电影有它的亮点，但也有很多缺陷。）
2. The report highlighted the wantings in the current education system. （这份报告突出了当前教育系统的不足之处。）
2. 需求，渴望
例句：
1. The wanting for change among the population was evident. （人们对变革的渴望显而易见。）
2. The wanting for success drove him to work harder. （对成功的渴望促使他更加努力工作。）

词语辨析

1. want vs lack
Want 表示“缺乏”或“需要”，而 lack 表示“缺乏”或“不足”。两者的区别在于，want 强调的是对某物的渴望或需求，而 lack 强调的是某物的缺乏。
例句：
1. He wants a new car. （他想要一辆新车。）
2. He lacks money to buy a new car. （他缺钱买新车。）
2. wanting vs deficient
Wanting 和 deficient 都表示“不足的”，但 wanting 更多用于形容某物不满足某种标准或期望，而 deficient 则更多用于指某物在数量或质量上的不足。
例句：
1. Her performance was wanting in creativity. （她的表现缺乏创造力。）
2. The team's defense was deficient in the last game. （球队在上一场比赛中的防守有所不足。）

词汇扩充

1. wantonly：肆意地，任意地
例句：
1. The vandals wantonly destroyed the public property. （那些肆意破坏公共财产的行为者。）
2. She accused him of wantonly wasting their money. （她指责他肆意浪费他们的钱。）
2. wantonness：放纵，纵欲
例句：
1. The wantonness of his behavior shocked everyone. （他行为的放纵让每个人都感到震惊。）
2. The novel explores themes of love, desire, and wantonness. （这本小说探讨了爱、欲望和纵欲的主题。）

近义词

1. deficient：不足的，缺乏的
例句：
1. The report highlighted the deficient areas in the company's operations. （报告突出了公司运营中的不足之处。）
2. Her knowledge of the subject is deficient. （她对这个课题的了解不足。）
2. inadequate：不充分的，不适当的
例句：
1. The safety measures were found to be inadequate. （发现安全措施不充分。）
2. The explanation provided by the teacher was inadequate. （老师提供的解释不够充分。）

反义词

1. sufficient：充足的，足够的
例句：
1. We have sufficient evidence to prove his guilt. （我们有足够的证据证明他的罪行。）
2. The resources available are not sufficient for our needs. （可用资源不足以满足我们的需求。）
2. satisfactory：令人满意的，合格的
例句：
1. The results of the experiment were not satisfactory. （实验的结果不令人满意。）
2. The quality of the product is not satisfactory. （产品的质量不合格。）

柯林斯词典

wanting (adj.)
1. If you describe something or someone as wanting, you think that they are not as good as they should be.
例句：
1. The Government's strategy is seriously wanting.（政府的策略严重不足。）
2. His defence was weak and wanting.（他的防守软弱且不够完善。）
2. If you describe a person as wanting, you mean that they do not have enough of a particular quality.
例句：
1. She is not wanting in determination.（她决心不足。）
2. He was not wanting in courage.（他勇气不足。）

牛津词典

wanting (adj.)
1. Lacking in a required or necessary quality.
例句：
1. The report was criticized for being wanting in clarity.（这份报告因为缺乏清晰度而受到批评。）
2. The book is deeply wanting in originality.（这本书在原创性方面严重不足。）
2. Lacking or absent.
例句：
1. The team was wanting in experienced players.（这支队伍缺乏经验球员。）
2. The supplies are seriously wanting.（供应非常短缺。）

用法

1. wanting作形容词时，常用于描述某物不满足某种标准或期望，或者缺少某种质量或数量。
例句：
1. His performance was wanting in enthusiasm.（他的表现缺乏热情。）
2. The book is wanting in originality.（这本书缺乏原创性。）
3. The team's defense was wanting in the last game.（球队在上一场比赛中的防守有所不足。）
2. wanting作名词时，常用于指某物的缺陷、不足之处或对某物的需求、渴望。
例句：
1. The film had its moments, but there were many wantings.（这部电影有它的亮点，但也有很多缺陷。）
2. The report highlighted the wantings in the current education system.（这份报告突出了当前教育系统的不足之处。）
3. The wanting for change among the population was evident.（人们对变革的渴望显而易见。）

中英双语例句

1. His performance was wanting in enthusiasm.
   他的表现缺乏热情。
2. The book is wanting in originality.
   这本书缺乏原创性。
3. The team's defense was wanting in the last game.
   球队在上一场比赛中的防守有所不足。
4. The company is wanting in funds to complete the project.
   公司缺乏资金来完成这个项目。
5. Our supplies are wanting and we need to order more.
   我们的供应短缺，需要再订购一些。
6. The team is wanting in experienced players.
   这支队伍缺乏有经验的球员。
7. The film had its moments, but there were many wantings.
   这部电影有它的亮点，但也有很多缺陷。
8. The report highlighted the wantings in the current education system.
   这份报告突出了当前教育系统的不足之处。
9. The wanting for change among the population was evident.
   人们对变革的渴望显而易见。
10. The wanting for success drove him to work harder.
    对成功的渴望促使他更加努力工作。
11. He wants a new car.
    他想要一辆新车。
12. He lacks money to buy a new car.
    他缺钱买新车。
13. Her performance was wanting in creativity.
    她的表现缺乏创造力。
14. The team's defense was deficient in the last game.
    球队在上一场比赛中的防守有所不足。
15. She is not wanting in determination.
    她决心不足。
16. He was not wanting in courage.
    他勇气不足。
17. The report was criticized for being wanting in clarity.
    这份报告因为缺乏清晰度而受到批评。
18. The book is deeply wanting in originality.
    这本书在原创性方面严重不足。
19. The team was wanting in experienced players.
    这支队伍缺乏经验球员。
20. The supplies are seriously wanting.
    供应非常短缺。