Wanting
[ ['wɔntiŋ, wɑ:n-] ]
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a. 欠缺的, 不足的, 不够格的\\nprep. 没有, 缺少
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
wanting
adj[pred 作表语]
1 ~ (in sth) (fml 文) lacking in quality or quantity; deficient （在质量或数量上）欠缺, 不足
His behaviour was wanting in courtesy, ie discourteous, rude. 他举止没有礼貌.
2 (idm 习语) be found wanting => find1.
🗣️ 情景例句
And when I see an opportunity,
而且当我一看到机会，
Drunken days have all their tomorrows.
今日花天酒地，明日潦倒穷途。
But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder,
但是，当火车一站接着一站往前蠕动时，我便产生了怀疑。