want后跟動詞要用to連接，后跟名詞或代詞時不加to。例如：I want to go home.我想回家。I want an English book.我想要一本英語書。want意思是希翼；想要；要；需要等。

We want this to be like a home, not an institution.

我們希翼這里像個家，而不像收容所。

We want more variety in our work.

我們希翼我們的工作多變點兒花樣。

I generally get what I want one way or another.

我一般總能想方設(shè)法得到我想要的東西。

You don't want to do it like that.

你不應(yīng)那樣做。

I didn't want to go to a large university.

我當(dāng)時不想去大的綜合性大學(xué)讀書。

want to be想成為；想要成為

do you want to你想要

want to do想要做

what do you want你想要什么；你想怎么樣

want of缺乏；需要

來源：高三網(wǎng)