need是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to have to have something, or to want something very much -- 必須，需要

  • Babies need constant care. 嬰兒時刻都需要人照顧。

  • The doctor said I needed an operation. 醫生說我需要動手術。

  • [ + to infinitive ] I need to go to the toilet. 我要去一去洗手間。

  • Most people need to feel loved. 大多數人都需要有被愛的感覺。

  • [ + obj + to infinitive ] I need you to help me choose an outfit. 我需要你幫我選一套衣服。

  • I badly need (= strongly want) a rest from all this. 我迫切需要拋開這一切，休息一下。

  • informal I don't need all this hassle. 我不想要這些麻煩。

  • What you need is a nice hot bowl of soup. 你該好好喝上一碗鮮美的熱湯。

  • [ + -ing verb ] This room needs cleaning. 這房間需要打掃。

  • [ + past participle ] She needs her hair washed. 她該洗洗頭。

• 1 to have (to) -- 必須，不得不

  • [ + to infinitive ] He needs to lose some weight. 他必須減輕一些體重。

  • I need to do some shopping on my way home from work. 我下班回家的路上要買些東西。

  • There needs to be more effort from everyone. 每個人都需要更努力。

  • [ + infinitive without to ] I don't think we need ask him. 我覺得我們沒必要問他。

  • Nothing need be done about this till next week. 下周之前在這方面不必做甚麼。

  • formal "Need we take your mother?" "No, we needn't." 「我們要帶你媽媽一塊去嗎？」「不，不必。」

  • You needn't worry - I'm not going to mention it to anyone. 你不用擔心——我不會向任何人提起這件事。

  • It's a wonderful way of getting to see Italy, and it needn't cost very much. 這是遊歷義大利的好辦法，也不需要花很多錢。

  • He needn't think I'm driving him all the way there! 他別指望我會開車把他一路送到那裡！

  • You needn't laugh! It'll be your turn next! 你別笑！下一個就輪到你！

  • I gave her some extra money - I know I didn't need to but I thought it would be kind. 我多給了她一些錢——我知道沒有必要，但我想表示善意。

  • "Did you ask Sophia to help?" "I didn't need to - I managed perfectly well on my own." 「你請蘇菲亞幫忙了嗎？」「沒必要——我自己處理得非常好。」

  • You needn't have washed all those dishes, you know - I'd have done them myself when I got home. 你本來不用洗那些碗碟的，你知道——我回家後自己會洗的。

  • You needn't have worried about the dinner - it was delicious! 你原本不必為這頓飯擔心的——味道好極了！

• 2 the state of having to have something that you do not have, especially something that you must have so that you can have a satisfactory life -- 需求，需要；（尤指）生活需求

  • Are you in need of help? 你需要幫助嗎？

  • There's a growing need for cheap housing in the larger cities. 大城市對廉價住房的需求正不斷增長。

  • Housing and education are basic needs. 住房和教育都是基本需求。

  • They don't have enough food to meet their needs. 他們沒有充足的食物滿足需要。

  • [ + to infinitive ] He seems to have a desperate need to be loved by everyone. 他似乎非常渴望得到每個人的喜愛。

  • I don't know about you but I'm in need of a drink. 我不知道你怎麼樣，但我想喝杯東西。

  • formal We have no need of your sympathy. 我們不需要你的同情。

  • You just hope that the money goes to those who are most in need. 你只是希望那些錢會交到最有需要的人手裡。

  • Help yourself to stationery as the need arises. 需要文具的話，你隨便用。

  • If need/needs be (= if necessary), we can take a second car to fit everyone in. 如果需要的話，我們可以再叫輛車，讓大家都坐上去。

  • I don't think there's any need for all of us to attend the meeting. 我認為我們沒有必要全體出席會議。

  • There's no need to buy more food - there's plenty in the fridge. 沒有必要去買更多的食物——冰箱裡有很多。

  • I understand why she was angry, but there was no need to be so nasty to him. 我明白她為何生氣，但也沒必要對他這麼粗暴無禮。

  • There's no need to yell! Just calm down. 別吵了！安靜點。