need
verb
uk/niːd/us/niːd/needverb(MUST HAVE)
A1[T]
to have to have something, or towantsomething very much:
必须，需要Babies needconstantcare.婴儿时刻都需要人照看。
Thedoctorsaid I needed anoperation.医生说我需要动手术。
[+ to infinitive]I needtogo to thetoilet.我要去一下洗手间。
Mostpeopleneedtofeelloved.大多数人都需要有被爱的感觉。
[+ obj + to infinitive]I need youtohelpmechooseanoutfit.我需要你帮我选一套衣服。
Ibadlyneed(=stronglywant)arestfrom all this.我迫切需要抛开这一切休息一下。
informalI don't need all thishassle.我不想要这些麻烦。
B1[T]
If you say that someone or something needs somethingelse, youmeanthat they should have it, or would get anadvantagefrom having it:
应该，需要What you need is anicehotbowlofsoup.你该好好喝上一碗鲜美的热汤。
[+ -ing verb]Thisroomneedscleaning.这个房间需要打扫。
[+ past participle]She needs herhairwashed.她该把头洗洗。
- He needs someclimbingboots.
- You need 250 g ofgratedcheesefor thisrecipe.
- All she needed tocompleteherhappinesswas ababy.
- I called her on thepretextof needing moreinformation.
- We need acoathookon the back of thisdoor.
Lacking things
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- be hard up (forsomething)idiom
- bereft
- catch
- cry out forsomething
- demand
- hole
- lack
- lacking
- minus
- needsomethinglike you need a hole in the headidiom
- needful
- needy
- shy
- taken
- unaccompanied
- unappeased
- unassuaged
- unmet
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Wanting things
needverb(MUST DO)
A1[+ to infinitiveor+ infinitive without to]
to have (to):
必须，不得不[+ to infinitive]He needstolosesomeweight.他必须减轻些体重。
I needtodo someshoppingon my wayhomefromwork.我下班回家的路上要买些东西。
Thereneedsto bemoreeffortfrom everyone.每个人都需要更努力。
[+ infinitive without to]I don'tthinkwe needaskhim.我觉得我们没必要问他。
Nothing need be done about this till nextweek.下周之前在这方面不必做什么。
formal"Need we takeyourmother?" "No, we needn't."“我们要带上你妈妈吗？”“不，不必。”
necessary
- necessaryDo you have the necessary skills for the job?
- needDoes she have the skills needed for work of that sort?
- requireWill you require a wake-up call in the morning?
- mustThe meat must be cooked thoroughly.
- essentialClean water is essential for a society's health.
- fundamentalSome understanding of grammar is fundamental to learning a language.
someone/somethingneedn'tdo somethingUK
A2
there is noreasonfor someone or something to do aparticularthing:
（某人）不必做…You needn'tworry- I'm not going tomentionit to anyone.你不用担心——我不会向任何人提起这件事的。
It's awonderfulway of getting toseeItaly, and it needn'tcostvery much.这是游历意大利的好办法，也不需要花很多钱。
someoneneedn'tdo somethingUK
used, often when you areangrywith someone, to say that they should not do aparticularthing or that they have norightto do it:
（常用于表示气愤） （某人）不该（或无权）做He needn'tthinkI'mdrivinghim all the way there!他别指望我会开车把他一路送到那里！
You needn'tlaugh! It'll beyourturnnext!你别笑！下一个就轮到你！
someonedidn't need to
used to say either that someone did aparticularthingalthoughthey did not have to, or that someone did not do it because they did not have to:
（某人）没有必要…I gave her someextramoney- IknowI didn't need to but Ithoughtit would bekind.我多给了她一些钱——我知道没有必要，但我想表示善意。
"Did youaskSophia tohelp?" "I didn't need to - Imanagedperfectlywell on my own."“你请索菲娅帮忙了吗？”“没必要——我自己处理得非常好。”
someoneneedn't havedone somethingUK
it was notnecessaryfor someone to have done aparticularthing,althoughthey did do it:
（某人）本不必做…You needn't havewashedall thosedishes, youknow- I'd have done them myself when I gothome.你本来不用洗那些碗碟的，你知道——我回家后自己会洗的。
You needn't haveworriedabout thedinner- it wasdelicious!你原本不必为这顿饭担心的——味道棒极了！
- We'll need tocheckout hisstory.
- I need to get thosefilmsprocessed.
- In the past, a woman needed to bechasteto make a goodmarriage.
- Hespunsometaleabout needing to taketimeoffworkbecause hismotherwasill.
- Thecityneeds toattractmoreindustry.
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
- needed
- needful
- non-discretionary
- owe
- symbiotically
- warrant
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Expressions of anger
Grammar
Dare,need,ought toandused to(semi-modal verbs)
Dare, need, ought to and used to are often called semi-modal because in some ways they are formed like modal verbs and in some ways they are like other main verbs.…Need
Need is a semi-modal verb because in some ways it is like a modal verb and in other ways like a main verb.…Need: form
Affirmatives with the semi-modal need are not common and they are used in formal contexts. There is almost always a negative word (e.g. no one, nobody, nothing) or phrase in the clause, even if the verb phrase is affirmative:…Need: use
The semi-modal need is most common in the negative. We use it to show that there is no obligation:…Semi-modalneedand main verbneed
We can use main verb need as an alternative to semi-modal need. Main verb need is followed by to and it changes with person, number and tense (I, you, we, they need to; she, he, it needs to; I, you, she, he, it, we, they needed to).…Idioms
I need hardlydo something
needyouask!
need I say
need I say more?
needyourhead examined
who needs...?
need
noun
uk/niːd/us/niːd/B2[SorU]
thestateof having to have something that you do not have,especiallysomething that you must have so that you can have asatisfactorylife:
需求，需要；（尤指）生活需求Are youinneedofhelp?你需要帮助吗？
There'sagrowingneedforcheaphousingin thelargercities.大城市对廉价住房的需求在不断增长。
needsB2[plural]
the things that apersonmust have inorderto have asatisfactorylife:
（生活）必需品，需要物Housing andeducationarebasicneeds.住房和教育都是基本需求。
They don't have enoughfoodtomeettheirneeds.他们没有充足的食物满足需要。
B2[CorU]
afeelingorstateofstronglywantingsomething:
需求欲，渴求[+ to infinitive]Heseemsto haveadesperateneedtobelovedby everyone.他似乎非常渴望得到每个人的喜爱。
I don'tknowabout you but I'minneedofadrink.我不知道你怎么样，但我想要喝一杯。
formalWehaveno needofyoursympathy.我们不需要你的同情。
in need
not having enoughmoneyorfood:
（金钱或食物）缺乏，短缺You justhopethat themoneygoes to those who are most in need.你只是希望那些钱会交到最需要的人手里。
[U]
thestateof beingnecessary:
必须，需要Help yourself tostationeryas the needarises.需要文具的话，你随便用。
Ifneed/needsbe(= ifnecessary), we can take a secondcartofiteveryone in.如果需要的话，我们可以再叫辆车，让大家都坐上去。
I don'tthinkthere's any needforall of ustoattendthemeeting.我认为我们没有必要全体出席会议。
be no need to dosomething
B2
If there is no need to do something, it is notnecessaryor it iswrong:
不必…；不应该…There's no need tobuymorefood- there's plenty in thefridge.没有必要去买更多的食物——冰箱里有很多。
Iunderstandwhy she wasangry, but there was no need to be sonastyto him.我明白她为何生气，但也没必要对他这么粗暴无礼。
There's no need toyell! Justcalmdown.别嚷了！安静点儿。
- There's acryingneed for abettereducationsystem.
- Thefindingsof thissurveyaredemonstrativeof the need forfurtherresearch.
- There is atremendousneed for morelow-costhousing.
- Willfutureoilsuppliesbeadequatetomeetworldneeds?
- It's not by anymeansabrilliantsalarybut it'sadequateforourneeds.
Lacking things
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- be hard up (forsomething)idiom
- bereft
- catch
- cry out forsomething
- demand
- hole
- lack
- lacking
- minus
- needsomethinglike you need a hole in the headidiom
- needful
- needy
- shy
- taken
- unaccompanied
- unappeased
- unassuaged
- unmet
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Scarce, inadequate and not enough
Important and essential things
Feelings of desire
Essential or necessary
Too much and unnecessary