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need noun need ♦︎ requirement ♦︎ necessity ♦︎ essential ♦︎ wantThese words are all words for sth that you need, or a situation in which sth is necessary. 这些词均表示必需品或必要、需要。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a need / requirement / necessity for sth◆basic needs / requirements / necessities / essentials◆a / an pressing / urgent / immediate / absolute / fundamental need / requirement / necessity◆a political / social / physical need / requirement / necessity◆human / bodily needs / wants◆the bare necessities / essentials◆to have a need / a requirement / wants◆to meet / satisfy sb's needs / requirements / wants◆to understand / be aware of / remove / reduce the need / requirement / necessity for sth■ need [singular, uncountable] the fact that sth must happen or be done 必要；需要；必须◆There is an urgent need for qualified teachers.迫切需要合格教师。◆There is no need for you to get up early tomorrow.你明天不必早起。◆I had no need to open the letter－I knew what it would say.我没必要拆开那封信－我知道里面会说些什么。◆The house is in need of a thorough clean.这房子需要来个大扫除。ⓘ Your needs [plural] are the things that you must have in order to live in a comfortable way or achieve what you want. 复数形式的needs指达至生活舒适或成就某事所需要的事物◆First we will assess your financial needs.我们首先会评估你经济上的需要。◆Your role will be to support children with special educational needs.你的职责是帮助有特殊教育需要的儿童。 see also need ⇨ desire noun ■ requirement [countable] (formal) something that you need or want 所需的（或想要的）东西◆Our immediate requirement is extra staff.我们急需增加人手。◆These goods are surplus to requirements (= more than we need).这些货物超过了我们的需要。■ necessity / /nəˈsesəti/ / [countable] (rather formal) the fact that sth must happen or be done; sth that you must have and cannot manage without 必要；需要；必需的事物；必需品◆There had never been any necessity for her to go out to work.她从来就没有出去工作的必要。◆Many people cannot even afford basic necessities such as food and clothing.许多人甚至买不起食物和衣服之类的基本必需品。◆Air-conditioning is an absolute necessity in this climate.这样的气候绝对需要有空调。 see also necessitate ⇨ mean verb 3 ■ essential [countable, usually plural] something that you must have in a particular situation or in order to do a particular thing 必不可少的东西；必需品◆I only had time to pack the bare essentials (= the most necessary things).我只来得及装上最基本的用品。◆The studio had all the essentials like heating and running water.工作室里备有基本设施，如暖气装置和自来水。ⓘ Essentials are often described as bare or basic. 常用bare或basic描述essentials。 see also essential ⇨ essential adj. ■ want [countable, usually plural] something that you must have and cannot manage without, especially in order to live （尤指维持生存所需的）必需品；需要的东西◆The snail does not need to travel far to satisfy all its bodily wants.蜗牛不必爬远就能满足身体的所有需要。 see also want ⇨ desire noun NOTE 辨析 Necessities, essentials or wants? Wants are usually the most basic and physical of these: things that your body needs in order to go on living; the most common collocates are human and bodily. Essentials are usually more practical: the basic things that you need in order to do a particular thing or activity. Necessities is a more general word and can cover both physical and practical needs. 这些词中，wants通常是最基本和最实质的东西，即身体为维持生存所需的东西，最常见的搭配词是human和bodily。essentials通常更实际一些，指做特定的事或活动所需要的基本东西。necessities含义更广，既可指身体的需要，也可指实务上的需要。 |