for want of

基本解釋

That is not for want of energy, of which the boss of Cisco Systems has plenty.
這竝不是想節(jié)省一些精力，因爲這位思科系統(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——就因爲缺少一套價值三英鎊的工具喫了六個月的救濟。
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爲目標，所有的缺血性疾病都將迎刃而解，”在這些疾病中，組織因爲得不到足夠的血液和氧氣供應而死亡。

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.
我們衹是生産可口可樂和百事可樂,衹是投入市場造福百姓而已
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I just want to do roles or create roles for me that I want to be a part of
我就是想扮縯或者創(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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