| 单词 | to want for |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto want for c. intransitive. to want for: (in negative constructions with not, never, etc.) to suffer from the want of, to be without, to lack. Frequently in to want for nothing: to have all the necessaries or comforts of life. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > not have [verb (transitive)] > lack wantc1175 missa1300 tharnc1300 to fail of1307 lackc1320 fault1377 failc1380 wanea1400 defaultc1425 to want ofc1425 walter1463 fault?1504 to defail of1556 to want for1560 scant1565 inlaik1568 impaira1626 to bate of1633 the mind > possession > wealth > be rich [verb (intransitive)] > have no lack of necessaries or comforts in life to want for nothing1560 1560 Bible (Geneva) Ezra i. 6 (margin) Rather then the children of God shulde want for their necessities, he wolde stirre vp the heart of the very infideles to helpe them. 1591 Troublesome Raigne Iohn i. sig. A4 He shall want for nothing at our hands. a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) iii. ii. 8 Fye no, doe not beleeue it: hee cannot want for money. View more context for this quotation 1652 in F. P. Verney & M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (1907) I. 519 Let her want for nothing. 1679 J. Dryden & N. Lee Oedipus i. 12 While Argos is a People, think your Thebes Can never want for Subjects. 1714 D. Manley Adventures of Rivella 54 The Ambassador did not want either for Friends in England, nor in Hilaria's own Family. 1747 E. Poston Pratler I. 74 I hope thou art well, and dost not want for the common Necessaries of Life. 1786 A. M. Bennett Juvenile Indiscretions III. 153 But that was his misfortune, as he wanted not for perseverance, cunning, or cold blood, the three grand characteristics of a Scotchman. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist III. xxxvii. 9 Mrs. Bumble..did not want for spirit, as her yokefellow could abundantly testify. 1886 ‘Ouida’ Don Gesualdo i. 6 He was happy and wanted for nothing. 1925 E. Smith in B. C. Williams O. Henry Prize Stories of 1924 187 He doesn't want for money, with this plantation bringing in a steady income and all the servants he needs. 1980 D. M. Kennedy Over Here (1982) iv. 204 His men for the most part did not want for courage. 2000 Marie Claire (Johannesburg) Feb. 71/1 I came from a privileged background and wanted for nothing materially. < as lemmas |
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