Translation of need – English–Mandarin Chinese dictionary

need

verb

/niːd/ us

/niːd/

need verb (MUST HAVE)

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A1 [ T ]

to have to have something, or to want something very much

必须，需要

Babies need constant care. 婴儿时刻都需要人照看。

The doctor said I needed an operation. 医生说我需要动手术。

[ + to infinitive ] I need to go to the toilet. 我要去一下洗手间。

Most people need to feel loved. 大多数人都需要有被爱的感觉。

[ + obj + to infinitive ] I need you to help me choose an outfit. 我需要你帮我选一套衣服。

I badly need (= strongly want) a rest from all this. 我迫切需要抛开这一切休息一下。

informal I don't need all this hassle. 我不想要这些麻烦。

B1 [ T ]

If you say that someone or something needs something else, you mean that they should have it, or would get an advantage from having it.

应该，需要

What you need is a nice hot bowl of soup. 你该好好喝上一碗鲜美的热汤。

[ + -ing verb ] This room needs cleaning. 这个房间需要打扫。

[ + past participle ] She needs her hair washed. 她该把头洗洗。

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He needs some climbing boots.
You need 250 g of grated cheese for this recipe.
All she needed to complete her happiness was a baby.
I called her on the pretext of needing more information.
We need a coat hook on the back of this door.

need verb (MUST DO)

A1 [ + to infinitive or + infinitive without to ]

to have (to)

必须，不得不

[ + to infinitive ] He needs to lose some weight. 他必须减轻些体重。

I need to do some shopping on my way home from work. 我下班回家的路上要买些东西。

There needs to be more effort from everyone. 每个人都需要更努力。

[ + infinitive without to ] I don't think we need ask him. 我觉得我们没必要问他。

Nothing need be done about this till next week. 下周之前在这方面不必做什么。

formal "Need we take your mother?" "No, we needn't." “我们要带上你妈妈吗？”“不，不必。”

someone/something needn't do something UK

there is no reason for someone or something to do a particular thing

（某人）不必做…

You needn't worry - I'm not going to mention it to anyone. 你不用担心——我不会向任何人提起这件事的。

It's a wonderful way of getting to see Italy, and it needn't cost very much. 这是游历意大利的好办法，也不需要花很多钱。

someone needn't do something UK

used, often when you are angry with someone, to say that they should not do a particular thing or that they have no right to do it

（常用于表示气愤）（某人）不该（或无权）做

He needn't think I'm driving him all the way there! 他别指望我会开车把他一路送到那里！

You needn't laugh! It'll be your turn next! 你别笑！下一个就轮到你！

someone didn't need to

used to say either that someone did a particular thing although they 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 some extra money - I know I didn't need to but I thought it would be kind. 我多给了她一些钱——我知道没有必要，但我想表示善意。

"Did you ask Sophia to help?" "I didn't need to - I managed perfectly well on my own." “你请索菲娅帮忙了吗？”“没必要——我自己处理得非常好。”

someone needn't have done something UK

it was not necessary for someone to have done a particular thing, although they did do it

（某人）本不必做…

You needn't have washed all those dishes, you know - I'd have done them myself when I got home. 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 have worried about the dinner - it was delicious! 你原本不必为这顿饭担心的——味道棒极了！

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We'll need to check out his story.
I need to get those films processed.
In the past, a woman needed to be chaste to make a good marriage.
He spun some tale about needing to take time off work because his mother was ill.
The city needs to attract more industry.

Grammar

Dare, need, ought to and used 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-modal need and main verb need

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 hardly do something
need you ask!
need I say
need I say more?
need your head examined
who needs...?

need

noun

/niːd/ us

/niːd/

B2 [ S or U ]

the state of having to have something that you do not have, especially something that you must have so that you can have a satisfactory life

需求，需要;（尤指）生活需求

Are you in need of help? 你需要帮助吗？

There's a growing need for cheap housing in the larger cities. 大城市对廉价住房的需求在不断增长。

needs B2 [ plural ]

the things that a person must have in order to have a satisfactory life

（生活）必需品，需要物

Housing and education are basic needs. 住房和教育都是基本需求。

They don't have enough food to meet their needs. 他们没有充足的食物满足需要。

B2 [ C or U ]

a feeling or state of strongly wanting something

需求欲，渴求

[ + to infinitive ] He seems to have a desperate need to be loved by everyone. 他似乎非常渴望得到每个人的喜爱。

I don't know about you but I'm in need of a drink. 我不知道你怎么样，但我想要喝一杯。

formal We have no need of your sympathy. 我们不需要你的同情。

in need

not having enough money or food

（金钱或食物）缺乏，短缺

You just hope that the money goes 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 ]

the state of being necessary

必须，需要

Help yourself to stationery as the need arises. 需要文具的话，你随便用。

If need/needs be (= if necessary), we can take a second car to fit everyone in. 如果需要的话，我们可以再叫辆车，让大家都坐上去。

I don't think there's any need for all of us to attend the meeting. 我认为我们没有必要全体出席会议。

be no need to do something

If there is no need to do something, it is not necessary or it is wrong.

不必…；不应该…

There's no need to buy more food - there's plenty in the fridge. 没有必要去买更多的食物——冰箱里有很多。

I understand why she was angry, but there was no need to be so nasty to 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 to yell! Just calm down. 别嚷了！安静点儿。

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There's a crying need for a better education system.
The findings of this survey are demonstrative of the need for further research.
There is a tremendous need for more low-cost housing.
Will future oil supplies be adequate to meet world needs?
It's not by any means a brilliant salary but it's adequate for our needs.

(Translation of need from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of need

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We will also need the following technical result.

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First we need three lemmas which will be proved in the following section.

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This article therefore identifies the need for further research, qualitative and quantitative, on the relationship between women's employment patterns and the dynamics of household formation.

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You need action on the ground to accompany that discourse.

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This avoids the need for a local refinement of the trajectory.

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Static typing is done as soon as needed, but not before.

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But this need not, and generally will not, be the case.

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Another useful verb, need, turns out to be both ordinary and modal.

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Translations of need

in Chinese (Traditional)

必須有, 必須，需要, 應該，需要…

Translation of need – English–Mandarin Chinese dictionary

need verb (MUST HAVE)

need verb (MUST DO)

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