Eleanor was scrutinized, too, and often found wanting.

Racist jokes come from wanting to put down other kinds of people we feel threatened by.

开种族主义色彩的玩笑是因为我们想羞辱那些对我们构成了威胁的其他种族。

I've been wanting to have a little talk with you.

我一直想找机会跟你谈几句。

He is wanting in moral constraints.

他缺少道德约束。

The telephone exchange has been jammed all day with people wanting to buy season tickets.

很多人想买季票，电话总机一天到晚忙个不停。

Generous redundancy terms had triggered a stampede of staff wanting to leave.

优厚的裁员条件引发了职员争先恐后地要求辞职的现象。

One opposition member of parliament accuses the government of wanting to be above the law.

议会一名反对党议员指责政府意图凌驾于法律之上。

He said he didn't like the president, but not to the extent of wanting to kill him.

他说他不喜欢总统，但是还没有到想要刺杀他的地步。

He accused his opponents of wanting to overturn the government.

他指责反对派企图颠覆政府。

Everyone thinks there is some vast conspiracy wanting to hold down the younger generation.

大家都认为有一个想压制年轻一代的大阴谋。

He smiled, not wanting to put the man on the defensive.

他笑了笑，不想让那个人产生抵触情绪。

She's always on the phone, wanting to know what I've been up to.

她老来电话，想知道我在做什么。

What's wrong with his wanting to sell his land and move on?

他想卖掉土地离开这里，这有什么错呢？

He had many motives for wanting to knock off Yvonne.

他有很多杀伊冯娜的动机。

What he wants is a switch to a market economy in a way which does not reduce people's standard of living. To many this sounds like wanting to have his cake and eat it.

他想要转型为市场经济，同时又不降低人们的生活水平。在许多人看来，这是想要鱼与熊掌兼得。

The students were certainly not wanting in enthusiasm.

学生们当然不乏热情。

His love was a mere sham; what he really wanted was her money.

他的爱情完全是虚假的, 他真正要的是她的钱.

When I wanted his help he failed me.

当我需要他帮助时,他却使我失望.

They wanted to industrialise their nation.

他们想使国家工业化.

Some of the member states wanted a tighter union rather than the loose confederation that developed.

一些成员国想要一个紧密的联盟而不是松散发展的联合.

I wanted to get a new swimsuit, but the store didn't have any in yet.

我想买件新游泳衣, 可商店还没进货.