- (希望得到; 希望保持) want; ask for; wish; desire:
All nations want peace.
各国人民都要和平。
Anyone without a ticket can ask her for one.
谁没有票,问她要。
- (请求; 要求)ask [want] sb. to do sth.:
The old man asked me to write a letter for him.
那位老人要我替他写封信。
He wants you back to work.
他要你回去工作。
- (想要) want to; wish to:
He wishes to talk to the mayor.
他要同市长谈一谈。
I'd like to say a few more words.
我还有几句话要说。
- (表示做某事的意志) want; have a desire for:
He wants to learn Esperanto.
他要学世界语。
- (须要; 应该) must; should; it is necessary [imperative, essential] that...:
You must be careful as to what you say or do.
你说话做事都要当心。
We should learn from advanced workers.
我们要向先进工作者学习。
- (将要) shall; will; be going to:
It is going to be dark soon.
天快要黑了。
It is going to rain.
要下雨了。
- (需要) need; take:
It takes two hours to get there.
到那里要两个小时。
You don't need so many people for this job.
这活儿要不了这么多人。
- (表示估计,用于比较) might; must:
It's colder today than yesterday.
今天要比昨天冷。
You must have had a much tougher time than we did.
你们要比我们辛苦得多。