de·mand

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【释义】：

vt．❶ 要求：demand help要求帮助．He demanded to donate his blood to save the patient．他要求输他的血来抢救病人．I demanded that he should answer．我要求他答复．demand sth．of(or from)sb．向某人要求…：Our Party demands of us complete devotion to the great cause of communism．党要求我们完全献身于伟大的共产主义事业．❷ 需要：This work demands care．这件工作需要细心．❸ 质问，盘问，【法】传唤：demand sb．’s name(address)询问某人姓名(地址)．The gatekeeper demanded my business．门卫问我有啥事．

－vi．要求，需要，询问：as circumstances demand 必要时，

－n．❶ 要求：make strict demands ononeself严格要求自己．The commune members presented their demands that more barefoot doctors be trained．社员们要求培训更多的赤脚医生．There have been demands for us to dig more wells．已经有不少人要求我们打更多的井．on demand 在要求时．❷ 需要，销路：supply and demand 供与求．be in(great) demand 极其需要，畅销．There is little(a great) demand for this kind of medicine．这种药需要量极小(极大)．