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单词 want
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verb | noun
wantwant1 /wʌnt/ verb want
to feel that you will be happy if you have or do something:
  • My son wants a puppy for his birthday.
  • I want to be a famous actress.
  • would like
    would like means the same as want. It is used especially in spoken English, and can be used to offer or ask for something politely:
  • She would like to visit Africa some day.
  • I would like some coffee, please.
  • wish
    to want something to happen even though it is unlikely or impossible:
  • I wish I could run as fast as a cheetah.
  • Wish is also used in formal English to say that someone wants to do something: I wish to apologize.
    would love
    if you would love something, you want it very much. Would love is used especially in spoken English:
  • She said she would love to come to my party.
  • I would love another slice of this cake.
  • desire (formal)
    to want something very much:
  • Why is she unhappy? She has everything she could possibly desire.
  • Desire is very formal and it is unusual to say that you desire something.
    crave
    to want something very much and be very eager to get it, in a way that is difficult to control. You often use crave about food or substances that may be harmful, or about emotional needs such as love or attention:
  • I was tired and craved chocolate.
  • Do you think people go on TV because they crave fame?
  • long
    to want very much to have something or do something, especially when you are unlikely to get it or do it soon:
  • I used to long for a room of my own.
  • She was longing to see her family again after being away from them for so long.
  • yearn
    to long for something, and feel slightly sad because you do not have it. Yearn is used mostly in literature:
  • She yearned to be slim and pretty like her friends.
  • The prisoners yearned for freedom.
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