demands

英 [dɪˈmɑːndz]

美 [dɪˈmændz]

n.  (坚决的)要求; 所需之物; (尤指困难、使人劳累、令人烦恼等的)要求; (顾客的)需求，需要
v.  强烈要求; 需要
demand的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （强烈）要求;强令
  If youdemandsomething such as information or action, you ask for it in a very forceful way.
  1. Mr Byers last night demanded an immediate explanation from the Education Secretary...
     昨晚拜尔斯先生要求教育大臣立刻作出解释。
  2. Russia demanded that Unita send a delegation to the peace talks...
     俄罗斯要求安盟派代表团参加和谈。
  3. The hijackers are demanding to speak to representatives of both governments...
     劫机者要求与两国政府的代表都进行对话。
  4. 'What did you expect me to do about it?' she demanded.
     “对此你期望我怎么办？”她质问道。
• VERB 需要
  If one thingdemandsanother, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
  1. He said the task of reconstruction would demand much patience, hard work and sacrifice...
     他说重建任务将需要付出极大的耐心、艰辛和牺牲。
  2. There would be fewer international crises demanding his attention...
     需要他去关注的国际危机将会减少。
  3. But he could also turn on the style when the occasion demanded.
     但是如果场合需要，他也能拿出派头来。
• N-COUNT （坚决的）要求
  Ademandis a firm request for something.
  1. There have been demands for services from tenants up there...
     那里的房客要求提供服务。
  2. They consistently rejected the demand to remove US troops...
     他们一再拒绝撤走美国部队的要求。
  3. He grew ever more fierce in his demands.
     他的要求变得越来越强硬了。
• N-UNCOUNT 需求;需求量
  If you refer todemand, or to thedemand forsomething, you are referring to how many people want to have it, do it, or buy it.
  1. Another flight would be arranged on Saturday if sufficient demand arose...
     如果需求量足够大，周六将再安排一趟航班。
  2. Demand for coal is down and so are prices...
     煤的需求下降了，煤价也相应下跌。
  3. The demand to see her work is much greater than expected...
     想要参观她作品的人数大大超出了预期。
  4. Because of the slump in domestic demand, production has stopped.
     由于国内需求大幅下降，生产已经停止。
• N-PLURAL 所需（或要求）的事物
  The demands ofsomething or itsdemands onyou are the things which it needs or the things which you have to do for it.
  1. Researchers wrongly assumed that people were quite clear about the demands of the task.
     研究人员错误地认为大家都很清楚该项任务的要求。
  2. ...the demands and challenges of a new job...
     新工作的要求和挑战
  3. There were too many other demands on his loyalty now.
     现在还有太多其他的事情也要求他忠心。
• PHRASE 很受欢迎;需求量大
  If someone or something isin demandorin great demand, they are very popular and a lot of people want them.
  1. He was much in demand as a lecturer in the US.
     他的讲座在美国很受欢迎。
• PHRASE （对…）提出要求
  If someone or somethingmakes demands onyou, they require you to do things which need a lot of time, energy, or money.
  1. I had no right to make demands on his time.
     我无权占用他的时间。
• PHRASE 一经要求;承索
  If something is available or happenson demand, you can have it or it happens whenever you want it or ask for it.
  1. ...a national commitment to providing treatment on demand for drug abusers.
     承诺在全国范围内为提出请求的吸毒者提供治疗

双语例句

• Disability can make extra demands on financial resources.
  残障人士会需要更多的财政资源。
• He has gradually acquiesced to the demands of the opposition
  他渐渐顺从了反对派的要求。
• The Commission can't demand from Sweden more than it demands from its own members.
  委员会对瑞典的要求不能比对自己的会员国要求都多。
• The dynamic of the market demands constant change and adjustment
  市场要有活力，需要不断地改变和调整。
• There have been demands for services from tenants up there
  那里的房客要求提供服务。
• Surgery often demands actual physical strength, as well as the possession of a strong stomach.
  做外科手术常常要求有真正的体力和很强的承受恶心反胃的能力。
• Activists stepped up their demands for local autonomy last month.
  上个月激进分子对地方自治的呼声更高了。
• Flight is the form of locomotion that puts the greatest demands on muscles
  飞行是对肌肉要求最高的运动形式。
• School administrators walk a tightrope between the demands of the community and the realities of how children really behave
  学校管理者在社区的要求和孩子们的实际表现之间小心翼翼地平衡局面。
• Resources will be further strained by new demands for housing.
  资源将因新的住房需求而变得更紧张。