needing
present participle ofneed
| 单词 | needing |
| 释义 | needing present participle ofneed need verb uk/niːd/us/niːd/needverb(MUST HAVE)A1[T] to have to have something, or towantsomething very much: Babies needconstantcare. Thedoctorsaid I needed anoperation. [+ to infinitive]I needtogo to thetoilet. Mostpeopleneedtofeelloved. [+ obj + to infinitive]I need youtohelpmechooseanoutfit. Ibadlyneed(=stronglywant)arestfrom all this. informalI don't need all thishassle. B1[T] If you say that someone or something needs somethingelse, youmeanthat they should have it, or would get anadvantagefrom having it: What you need is anicehotbowlofsoup. [+ -ing verb]Thisroomneedscleaning. [+ past participle]She needs herhairwashed.
Lacking things
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Wanting things needverb(MUST DO)A1[+ to infinitiveor+ infinitive without to] to have (to): [+ to infinitive]He needstolosesomeweight. I needtodo someshoppingon my wayhomefromwork. Thereneedsto bemoreeffortfrom everyone. [+ infinitive without to]I don'tthinkwe needaskhim. Nothing need be done about this till nextweek. formal"Need we takeyourmother?" "No, we needn't." necessary
someone/somethingneedn'tdo somethingUK A2 there is noreasonfor someone or something to do aparticularthing: You needn'tworry- I'm not going tomentionit to anyone. It's awonderfulway of getting toseeItaly, and it needn'tcostvery much. someoneneedn'tdo somethingUK used, often when you areangrywith someone, to say that they should not do aparticularthing or that they have norightto do it: He needn'tthinkI'mdrivinghim all the way there! You needn'tlaugh! It'll beyourturnnext! 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: I gave her someextramoney- IknowI didn't need to but Ithoughtit would bekind. "Did youaskSophia tohelp?" "I didn't need to - Imanagedperfectlywell on my own." someoneneedn't havedone somethingUK it was notnecessaryfor someone to have done aparticularthing,althoughthey did do it: You needn't havewashedall thosedishes, youknow- I'd have done them myself when I gothome. You needn't haveworriedabout thedinner- it wasdelicious!
Essential or necessary
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Expressions of anger GrammarDare,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).…IdiomsI need hardlydo something needyouask! need I say need I say more? needyourhead examined who needs...? Examplesofneedingneeding In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The indennita is paid to personsneedingcare, not to those who provide it. From theCambridge English Corpus Thoseneedingfurther assurance of the nature and quality of an assessment may well have to contact those who prepared the report. From theCambridge English Corpus There is more to receiving thanneeding: theoretical arguments and empirical explorations of crowding in and crowding out. From theCambridge English Corpus The project's strategy, which included individual feedback to each practice, enabled identification and targeting of those aspectsneedingimprovement. From theCambridge English Corpus Not only is there no cost to individuals, peopleneedingorgans stand to benefit from donors coming to their direct assistance. From theCambridge English Corpus Three key issues have been identified asneedingurgent research and development. From theCambridge English Corpus It is, of course, debatable whether people assessed asneedinga care-home admission should be placed on a waiting list for a place. From theCambridge English Corpus The data we present in this section are based on the intuitive premise that there is more to receiving thanneeding. From theCambridge English Corpus Three hundred and forty-two patients (7.6%) were identified with a physical problemneedingonward referral. From theCambridge English Corpus I argue that this is not a gapneedingto be filled. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, you could answer automatically on the basis of this descriptive information withoutneedingto reflect. From theCambridge English Corpus However, their comments are also balanced with a sense ofneedingto escape a "confining" family environment. From theCambridge English Corpus If they were completely alone, patients could cry withoutneedingto consider the surroundings, focusing on their own emotions. From theCambridge English Corpus To keep track of our runs without constantlyneedingto refer to their parameters, we have constructed a simple notational scheme. From theCambridge English Corpus First, a patient cannot plausibly be characterized asneedinga treatment that is not likely to provide a benefit. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
|
英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。