needs

美 [niːdz]英 [niːdz]
  • adv.必须;必定
  • n.需要;必须;特别需要;欲望;迫切要求;需要的事物
  • v.需要;(表示应该或不得不做)有必要;必需
  • need的第三人称单数和复数
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adv.

old use必定;必须
in a way that cannot be avoided

We must needs depart.

我们必须离开。

习语

needs

频次

  • 1
    有时用作普通动词,例如:She needs to know (她需要知道),She doesn't need to know (她不需要知道)。有时 need 用作情态动词,例如:She need know, She needn't know 或更为正式的说法:She need not know。
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  • 2
    VERB (为做成某事或正常生活)要求有,必须有,需要
    If you need something, or need to do something, you cannot successfully achieve what you want or live properly without it.

    He desperately needed money...

    他迫切需要钱。

  • 3
    VERB (表示某一做法对某事物或地方有益)应该,应当,需要
    If an object or place needs something doing to it, that action should be done to improve the object or place. If a task needs doing, it should be done to improve a particular situation.

    The building needs quite a few repairs.

    该建筑有好几处应该修缮。

  • 4
    N-SING 必要;需要
    If there is a need for something, that thing would improve a situation or something cannot happen without it.

    Mr Forrest believes there is a need for other similar schools throughout Britain...

    福里斯特先生认为全英国都需要有类似的学校。

  • 5
    MODAL 不必,没有必要(用于告知或建议)
    If you say that someone needn't do something, you are telling them not to do it, or advising or suggesting that they should not do it.

    'I'll put the key in the window.' — 'You needn't bother,' he said gruffly...

    “我会把钥匙放在窗户里。”——“不必麻烦了,”他粗声说道。

  • 6
    MODAL (与否定词连用)不必,没有必要
    If you tell someone that they needn't do something, or that something needn't happen, you are telling them that that thing is not necessary, in order to make them feel better.

    You needn't worry...

    你不必担心。

  • 7
    MODAL (与否定词连用)准许不做,可以不做
    You use needn't when you are giving someone permission not to do something.

    You needn't come again, if you don't want to...

    如果你不想来,可以不用再来。

  • 8
    MODAL (与否定词连用)未必,不一定
    If something need not be true, it is not necessarily true or not always true.

    What is right for us need not be right for others...

    对我们来说是对的东西,对别人来说未必正确。

  • 9
    MODAL (与否定词连用)本来不必,本来不需要
    If someone needn't have done something, it was not necessary or useful for them to do it, although they did it.

    She could have made the sandwich herself; her mum needn't have bothered to do anything...

    她本来可以自己做三明治的;她妈妈原本不必费心做任何事情。

  • 10
    MODAL (与否定词连用)无需说,不必说
    You use need in expressions such as I need hardly say and I needn't add to emphasize that the person you are talking to already knows what you are going to say.

    I needn't add that if you fail to do as I ask, you will suffer the consequences.

    如果你没按我的要求做的话,后果请自负——这话我就不必再说了吧。

  • 11
    MODAL 还需要再说吗;还要我继续说吗
    You can use need in expressions such as 'Need I say more' and 'Need I go on' when you want to avoid stating an obvious consequence of something you have just said.

    Mid-fifties, short black hair, grey moustache, distinctive Russian accent. Need I go on?

    五十四五岁,黑色短发,灰色八字胡,明显的俄国口音,还需要我继续说吗?

  • 12
    PHRASE 贫困的;困难中的
    People in need do not have enough of essential things such as money, food, or good health.

    The education authorities have to provide for children in need...

    教育主管部门得救助贫困儿童。

  • 13
    PHRASE 有…的需要;有…的必要
    If you are in need of something, you need it or ought to have it.

    I was all right but in need of rest...

    我没事,就是需要休息一下。

  • 14
    PHRASE 需要的话;如有必要(英国英语中亦作 if needs be)
    If you say that you will do something, especially an extreme action, if need be, you mean that you will do if it is necessary. In British English, you can also say if needs be .

    They will now seek permission to take their case to the House of Lords, and, if need be, to the European Court of Human Rights.

    他们现在将争取获准将案件呈交上议院审理,并且,如有必要,会上诉到欧洲人权法院。

  • 15
    PHRASE 没有必要;不必
    You can tell someone that there's no need for them to do something as a way of telling them not to do it or of telling them to stop doing it, for example because it is unnecessary.

    There's no need to call a doctor...

    没有必要叫医生。

  • 16
    PHRASE 没人需要;没谁需要
    You can say 'Who needs something?' as a way of emphasizing that you think that this thing is unnecessary or not useful.

    With apologies to my old history teacher, who needs history lessons?...

    这话对不住我亲爱的历史老师,不过有谁需要历史课呢?

adv

1
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
it is necessarily so
we must needs by objective
Synonym: inevitably necessarily of necessity

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  1. The company needs to improve its competitive edge .

    公司必须提高它的竞争力。

  2. He needs to get his act together if he 's going to pass .

    要是他想合格,就必须集中精力。

  3. We need to take a different approach to the problem .

    我们应该采用另一种方法来解决这一问题。

  4. This information is only raw data and will need further analysis .

    这些资料只是原始数据,还需要进一步进行分析。

  5. Put your hand up if you need more paper .

    若有人还要纸,请举手。

  6. Contact with other people is a basic human need .

    和他人接触是人的基本需要。

  7. We need to evaluate how well the policy is working .

    我们需要对这一政策产生的效果作出评价。

  8. I only need one more card to complete the set .

    我只差一张卡片就配齐全套了。

  9. If you need anything , I am at your service .

    您要是需要什么,请尽管吩咐。

  10. I need time to get my wind back after that run .

    我跑过之后需要时间喘口气。

  11. What do you need your own computer for ? You can use ours .

    你干吗还要自己买电脑?你可以用我们的。

  12. There 's no need for you to go .

    你不必走。

  13. If that is the case , we need more staff .

    如果真是那样,我们就需要更多的员工了。

  14. If that is the case , we need more staff .

    如果真是那样,那我们就需要更多的员工了。

  15. You 'll need to get a suit made to measure .

    你得定做一套西装。

  16. She had no more need of me .

    她再也不需要我了。

  17. All you need to do is complete this form .

    你要做的就是填好这个表格。

  18. Health care must be at the service of all who need it .

    医疗保健机构必须为所有需要者提供服务。

  19. We need to look to ways of improving our marketing .

    我们得考虑改进营销方法。

  20. We need to promote an open exchange of ideas and information .

    我们需要促进思想和信息的公开交流。

  21. How much water do you need ?

    你要多少水?

  22. We need to develop a coordinated approach to the problem .

    我们需要拿出解决这一问题的协调一致的办法。

  23. We need to design a new syllabus for the third year .

    我们需要为三年级学生制订一个新的课程大纲。

  24. You need to take the top off the bottle first !

    你得先把瓶盖子打开!

  25. I need time to order my thoughts .

    我需要时间梳理一下思路。

  26. You may need to give the floor a rub-down with glasspaper .

    你可能得用玻璃砂纸打磨一下地板。

  27. All we need is a car and we 'll be in business .

    我们所需要的只是一辆车,然后我们就准备就绪了。

  28. How can we best meet the needs of all the different groups ?

    我们怎样才能最好地满足各种人的需要呢?

  29. We need to come to some form of agreement .

    我们需要达成某种形式的协议。

  30. I quite understand that you need some time alone .

    我很理解你需要独自静一会。

  • 习语

adv.

needs must (when the Devil drives)

(情势所迫)只好如此;不得已而为之
in certain situations it is necessary for you to do sth that you do not like or enjoy