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need

英[niːd] 美[nid]
  • n. 需要,要求;缺乏;必要之物
  • vt. 需要
  • vi. 需要

英英释意


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"