• adj. 受通缉的；被征求的
• v. 缺少( want的过去式和过去分词 )；应该；打算；需要…在场

比喻用法。

wanted (adj.)

1690s, "lacking;" 1812, "sought by the police;" past participle adjective from want (v.). Wanted poster attested by 1945.

1. He knew what he wanted to do from the age of 14.

他14岁起就知道自己日后干什么了。

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2. I wanted the front garden to be a blaze of colour.

我想让门前的花园变得五彩缤纷。

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3. His wife wasn't feeling too well and she wanted to go home.

他的妻子感到有些不舒服，想要回家。

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4. Friends passed the word that the miners wanted to see him.

朋友们传话说矿工们想见他。

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5. I denied my father because I wanted to become someone else.

我和父亲断绝了关系，因为我想成为一个不一样的自己。

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