英汉词典

need 基本解释

• n. 需要，要求；缺乏；必要之物
• vt. 需要
• vi. 需要

need 词态变化

need 中文词源

词源不详。

need 英文词源

need

need: [OE] Need is a widespread Germanic noun, with relatives also in German not, Dutch nood, Swedish nöd, and Danish nød. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic *nauthiz, whose non- Germanic relatives, such as Old Prussian nautin ‘necessity, distress’ and Czech nyti ‘languish’, reveal its darker past, in which the accent was on ‘distress’ and ‘straitened circumstances’ rather than just the desirability of having something (these connotations survive in German not, which means ‘misery, danger, emergency’ as well as ‘need’).

need (n.)

Old English nied (West Saxon), ned (Mercian) "necessity, compulsion, duty; hardship, distress; errand, business," originally "violence, force," from Proto-Germanic *nauthiz/*naudiz (cognates: Old Saxon nod, Old Norse nauðr, Old Frisian ned, Middle Dutch, Dutch nood, Old High German not, German Not, Gothic nauþs "need"), probably cognate with Old Prussian nautin "need," and perhaps with Old Church Slavonic nazda, Russian nuzda, Polish nędza "misery, distress," from PIE *nau- (1) "death, to be exhausted" (see narwhal).

The more common Old English word for "need, necessity, want" was ðearf, but they were connected via a notion of "trouble, pain," and the two formed a compound, niedðearf "need, necessity, compulsion, thing needed." Nied also might have been influenced by Old English neod "desire, longing," which often was spelled the same. Common in Old English compounds, such as niedfaru "compulsory journey," a euphemism for "death;" niedhæmed "rape," the second element being an Old English word meaning "sexual intercourse;" niedling "slave." Meaning "extreme poverty, destitution" is from c. 1200.

need (v.)

Old English neodian "be necessary, be required (for some purpose); require, have need of," from the same root as need (n.). Meaning "to be under obligation (to do something)" is from late 14c. Related: Needed; needing. The adjectival phrase need-to-know is attested from 1952. Dismissive phrase who needs it?, popular from c. 1960, is a translated Yiddishism.

need 词组搭配

need 英文释义

1. a condition requiring relief;

"she satisfied his need for affection"

"God has no need of men to accomplish His work"

"there is a demand for jobs"

2. anything that is necessary but lacking;

"he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"

"I tried to supply his wants"

3. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior;

"we did not understand his motivation"

"he acted with the best of motives"

4. a state of extreme poverty or destitution;

"their indigence appalled him"

"a general state of need exists among the homeless"

need 同义词解析

lack, need, want, require

这些动词均有"缺少，短少"之意。

lack： 指完全短缺或数量不足。

need： 语气较重，指需要必不可少的东西，强调急需。

want： 侧重缺少某种必需之物，或个人渴望得到的东西。

require： 使用广泛，语气较轻。强调急需时可与need换用，但有时暗示所需的人或物是完成某一任务必不可少的。

need 双语例句

1. Do not wait for good things to happen to you. You need to walk towards happiness.

不要等待好事降临，你要向幸福进发。

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2. You'll need to get on the right side of Carmela.

你得讨卡梅拉的欢心。

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3. You will need a pot of broth for poaching.

你需要一锅汤来煮。

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4. What is right for us need not be right for others.

对我们来说是对的东西，对别人来说未必正确。

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5. Mommy, you don't need to stay while we talk.

妈妈,我们谈话时你不必陪着.

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need 实用场景例句

Do you need any help?

你需要帮忙吗？

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It's here if you need it.

你要的话就拿去吧。

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Don't go─I might need you.

别走——我可能要你帮忙。

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He desperately needed money...

他迫切需要钱。

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These diets provide everything your body needs...

这些饮食提供了你身体需要的所有营养。

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The building needs quite a few repairs.

该建筑有好几处应该修缮。

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...a garden that needs tidying...

应该清整的花园

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Mr Forrest believes there is a need for other similar schools throughout Britain...

福里斯特先生认为全英国都需要有类似的学校。

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'I think we should see a specialist.' — 'I don't think there's any need for that.'...

“我想我们应该见见专家。”——“我认为没有任何必要。”

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'I'll put the key in the window.' — 'You needn't bother,' he said gruffly...

“我会把钥匙放在窗户里。”——“不必麻烦了，”他粗声说道。

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Look, you needn't shout...

嗨，你不必大喊大叫。

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You needn't worry...

你不必担心。

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This needn't take long, Simon...

西蒙，这花不了多长时间。

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You needn't come again, if you don't want to...

如果你不想来，可以不用再来。

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Well, you needn't tell me anything if you don't want to.

好吧，如果你不想告诉我，可以什么也不说。

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What is right for us need not be right for others...

对我们来说是对的东西，对别人来说未必正确。

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Freedom need not mean independence.

自由不一定意味着独立。

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She could have made the sandwich herself; her mum needn't have bothered to do anything...

她本来可以自己做三明治的;她妈妈原本不必费心做任何事情。

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I was a little nervous when I announced my engagement to Grace, but I needn't have worried...

我宣布和格雷丝订婚时有点紧张，但我本不必担心的。

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I needn't add that if you fail to do as I ask, you will suffer the consequences.

如果你没按我的要求做的话，后果请自负——这话我就不必再说了吧。

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Mid-fifties, short black hair, grey moustache, distinctive Russian accent. Need I go on?

五十四五岁，黑色短发，灰色八字胡，明显的俄国口音，还需要我继续说吗？

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The education authorities have to provide for children in need...

教育主管部门得救助贫困儿童。

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Remember that when both of you were in need, I was the one who loaned you money.

记住，在你们两个都有困难的时候，是我借钱给你们的。

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I was all right but in need of rest...

我没事，就是需要休息一下。

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He was badly in need of a shave...

他早就应该刮一下胡子了。

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They will now seek permission to take their case to the House of Lords, and, if need be, to the European Court of Human Rights.

他们现在将争取获准将案件呈交上议院审理，并且，如有必要，会上诉到欧洲人权法院。

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There's no need to call a doctor...

没有必要叫医生。

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There's no need for that kind of language in this magazine...

这份杂志没必要出现那种语言。

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With apologies to my old history teacher, who needs history lessons?...

这话对不住我亲爱的历史老师，不过有谁需要历史课呢？

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Cigarettes, who needs them?

香烟，谁会要呀？

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