for want of

基本解釋

That is not for want of energy, of which the boss of Cisco Systems has plenty.
這并不是想節(jié)省一些精力，因?yàn)檫@位思科系統(tǒng)的老板已精力充沛。
He spoke of his own case—six months at the public charge for want of three pounds’ worth of tools.
他講到他自己的情況——就因?yàn)槿鄙僖惶變r(jià)值三英鎊的工具吃了六個(gè)月的救濟(jì)。
We felt like if we could target that, it would be the key to every ischemic disease, ” in which tissue dies for want of an adequate blood supply—and therefore oxygen.
我們覺得如果能以此為目標(biāo)，所有的缺血性疾病都將迎刃而解，”在這些疾病中，組織因?yàn)榈貌坏阶銐虻难汉脱鯕夤?yīng)而死亡。

He wrote: For want of a nail, the shoe is lost For want of a shoe, the horse is lost For want of a horse, the rider is lost.
We're just producing Coca-Cola and Pepsi and for want of a better world, spewing it out into the market.
我們只是生產(chǎn)可口可樂和百事可樂,只是投入市場(chǎng)造福百姓而已
耶魯公開課 - 博弈論課程節(jié)選
I just want to do roles or create roles for me that I want to be a part of
我就是想扮演或者創(chuàng)造那些能讓我融入其中的角色。
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Schools and hospitals, long closed for want of funds, are now operating more or less normally.
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