demand
verb[T]
uk/dɪˈmɑːnd/us/dɪˈmænd/demandverb[T](REQUEST)
B1
toaskfor somethingforcefully, in a way thatshowsthat you do notexpectto berefused:
坚决请求，强烈要求；强要I demanded anexplanation.我要求给我一个解释。
Theunionis demanding a sevenpercentpayrisethisyear.工会要求今年加薪7%。
He has always demanded thehigheststandardsofbehaviourfromhischildren.他总是以最高的行为准则来要求自己的孩子。
[+ speech]"And where do youthinkyou're going?" demanded thepoliceofficer.“你觉得自己在朝哪里走？”警察问道。
[+ to infinitive]I demandtoseethemanager.我要求见经理。
[+ that]She demandedthathereturnthebooksheborrowedfrom her.她要求他把从她那里借走的书还回来。
to ask for something
- ask forI asked the waiter for another glass.
- requestThe department has requested permission to spend money on new equipment.
- apply forWe applied for planning permission to build an extension.
- demandPeople are demanding the right to return to their homes.
- appeal forThe prime minister appealed for calm.
- call forA group of religious leaders are calling for an end to racism and injustice in the city.
- We demandfreedomfrominjustice/persecution.
- It wasgrosslyunfairto demand such a highinterestrateon theloan.
- IthinkI'mquitewithin myrightsto demand afullrefund.
- Carrying agun, hewalkedup to thecashierand demandedmoney.
- Shestrodepurposefullyup to thedeskand demanded tospeakto themanager.
Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- boss
- bossily
- bossiness
- bossyboots
- call forsomeone
- decree
- defy
- dictate
- expect
- harry
- importunate
- lay down the lawidiom
- officious
- ordain
- prescribe
- shovesomeonearound
- stick
- stick out forsomething
- task
demandverb[T](NEED)
B2
to need something such astime,effort, or aparticularquality:
需要，要求（时间、精力、特定数量等）This is a verydifficultpieceofmusictoplay- it demands a lot ofconcentration.这段乐曲很难演奏——需要注意力高度集中。
Heseemstolackmany of thequalitiesdemandedof(=neededby)asuccessfulpolitician.他似乎缺少成功政治家所应具备的很多素质。
Lacking things
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- be hard up (forsomething)idiom
- bereft
- catch
- cry out forsomething
- hole
- lack
- lacking
- minus
- need
- needsomethinglike you need a hole in the headidiom
- needful
- scream
- shy
- starvesomeone/somethingofsomething
- taken
- unaccompanied
- unappeased
- unassuaged
demand
noun
uk/dɪˈmɑːnd/us/dɪˈmænd/demandnoun(REQUEST)
B1[C]
astrongrequest:
强烈的要求，坚决的请求You can't give in to children's demands all thetime.你不能总是对孩子们的要求作出让步。
Thegovernmentisunlikelytoagreeto therebels' demandsforindependence.政府不可能同意叛乱者提出的独立要求。
UKTheyreceivedafinaldemand(= a lastrequest)forpayment.他们收到了要求付款的最后通牒。
the act of asking for something
- requestHer request for information was denied.
- applicationHis application for bail was granted.
- appealThe leader made an appeal for unity.
- callWith calls for action mounting, policymakers are beginning to pay attention.
- demandWe will never give in to terrorists’ demands.
- There'sincreasingdemand forcarswhich are moreeconomicalonfuel.
- Lowconsumerdemand hasforcedus tomarkdown awiderangeofgoods, sometimes by as much as 30%.
- You canseewhy theyrefusedher demand for apayrise, but Isupposeit wasperfectlyreasonablefor her toask.
- Thepartyleaderresisteddemands for hisresignation.
- Theunionsintendtocallastrikeifmanagementwill notagreetotheirdemands.
Making appeals & requests
- appellate
- ask forsomeone
- behest
- beseech
- call for orderphrase
- call onsomeone
- callsomeonein
- cap
- claim
- implore
- invite
- pay claim
- pretty pleaseidiom
- propitiation
- push
- push forsomething
- put in forsomething
- put the squeeze onsomeoneidiom
- reapply
- requisition
demandnoun(NEED)
B2[CorU]
a need for something to besoldorsupplied:
需求There was little demandfortickets.很少有人来买票。
Goodteachersare alwaysin(great)demand(= are alwaysneeded).社会总是需要（大量的）优秀教师。
demands[plural]
thedifficultthings that you have to do:
（困难的）要求The demandsofnursingare toogreatfor a lot ofpeople.护理工作的要求之高令很多人都难以承受。
Essential or necessary
- basically
- basis
- be a question ofdoing somethingidiom
- box ticking
- business-critical
- dependence
- elemental
- if need beidiom
- if/when push comes to shoveidiom
- incumbent
- indispensable
- inhere insomething
- necessitate
- necessity
- need
- needed
- needful
- owe
- symbiotic
- symbiotically
Idiom
on demand