(1)want 後加名詞或代詞
如:I want a mobile phone.(我想要一部手機)
I want them.(我想要它們)
(2)want to do sth
如:She wants to visit her grandparents.(她想去拜訪她的祖父母)
(3)want sb to do sth想要某人去做某事
如:My mother wants me to drink milk every morning.(我媽媽想讓我每天早上喝牛奶)
(4)want sb for sth爲某事需要某人
如:We want three boys for the music show.(我們爲音樂節需要三個男生
need, want, require後的非謂語動詞:
當這三個動詞表示“需要”時,其後接不定式和動名詞均可,且意思基本相同,只是所用語態不同:接動名詞時要用主動式表示被動含義,而接不定式時則要用被動形式表示被動含義。如:
1、 The machine wants repairing.
= The machine wants to be repaired.
這機器需要修理。
2、 These sentences need explaining.
=These sentences need to be explained.
這些句子需要加以解釋。
3、 Lentils do not require soaking before cooking.
= Lentils do not require to be soaked before cooking.
小扁豆在烹飪前不必浸泡。