单词 | necessary |
例句 | necessarynecessary /ˈnesəˌseri/ adjective 1 necessary and important► necessary if something is necessary, you need to have it or do it: ► essential if something is essential, you need it in order to do something or for something to happen: ► vital if something is vital, it is extremely important and you will have serious problems if you do not have it or do it: ► crucial AWL important and necessary, because other things depend on it: ► critical critical means the same as crucial: ► imperative (formal) very important and needing to be done or dealt with immediately: ANTONYMS ➔ see unnecessary ➔ see importantADVERBS: necessaryYou can make the adjectives necessary, vital, crucial, critical, and imperative into adverbs by using an -ly ending: The company's future will necessarily depend on whether it can satisfy its customers. | Are these weapons vitally needed for national defense? | The attention a baby gets from its parent is crucially important to its development.The adjective essential can be made into an adverb, but it has a different meaning.2 necessary because a rule or law says you must► required something that is required is necessary in order to do or achieve something, and someone in authority says you must do it: ► compulsory something that is compulsory must be done because a rule or law says that you must: ► mandatory something that is mandatory must be done because of a law: ► obligatory (formal) something that is obligatory must be done because of a rule or law: ANTONYMS ➔ see optional |
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