比喻用法。

1. He knew what he wanted to do from the age of 14.

他14岁起就知道自己日后干什么了。

2. I wanted the front garden to be a blaze of colour.

我想让门前的花园变得五彩缤纷。

3. His wife wasn't feeling too well and she wanted to go home.

他的妻子感到有些不舒服，想要回家。

4. Friends passed the word that the miners wanted to see him.

朋友们传话说矿工们想见他。

5. I denied my father because I wanted to become someone else.

我和父亲断绝了关系，因为我想成为一个不一样的自己。