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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++want·ed /ˈwɒntɪd $ ˈwɒːn-, ˈwɑːn-/ ●○○ adjective 1 SCCsomeone who is wanted is being looked for by the police 被警方追捕的，被通缉的wanted for He is wanted for the murder of a teenage girl. 他因涉嫌谋杀一名少女而被警方通缉。 one of the most wanted men in China 中国的头号通缉犯之一2. someone, especially a child, who is wanted is loved and cared for 〔尤指孩子〕受到关爱的Examples from the Corpus
wanted• I never felt wanted by my parents.• Richards is wanted for the murder of a security guard at the City Bank in December of last year.• The mass murderer known as the "Yorkshire Ripper" was for a long time the most wanted man in Britain.• Mr. Bendiger, you're wanted on the telephone.wanted men• How many new contracts would he get if it came out that guests of his had held clandestine meetings with wanted men?• She wanted men to believe that she was choosy, not that she had never chosen.• He wanted men to go on with living the good life.• Just over half the wanted men were in their twenties.• He wanted men who would meet in lodges, like the Elks, and hold tag days for needy kids.• I wanted men, yet I looked into the faces and with hatred.want·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus wanted looked who is being for is someone
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wanted
want‧ed /ˈwɒntəd, ˈwɒntɪd $ ˈwɒːn-, ˈwɑːn-/
adjective1. someone who is wanted is being looked for by the police
wanted for
He is wanted for the murder of a teenage girl.
one of the most wanted men in China
2. someone, especially a child, who is wanted is loved and cared for
want‧ed /ˈwɒntəd, ˈwɒntɪd $ ˈwɒːn-, ˈwɑːn-/
adjective1. someone who is wanted is being looked for by the policewanted for
2. someone, especially a child, who is wanted is loved and cared for