The project failed for want of financial backing.

这个项目由于缺少财政支援而告吹。

《牛津词典》

The factories shut down for want of fuel and materials.

这家工厂由于缺少燃料和原料而停产。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

They haven't won a game yet, but it isn't for want of trying.

他们还没赢过一场比赛，但并不是由于拼劲不足。

《牛津词典》

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.

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We're just producing Coca-Cola and Pepsi and for want of a better world, spewing it out into the market.

我们只是生产可口可乐和百事可乐,只是投入市场造福百姓而已

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I just want to do roles or create roles for me that I want to be a part of

我就是想扮演或者创造那些能让我融入其中的角色。

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Schools and hospitals, long closed for want of funds, are now operating more or less normally.

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Then she learned how many children die in Africa for want of that same medicine.

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Mr Le Pen, whose lot won just a single seat for want of allies, is eager.

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