Lack of anything desired or useful. 需要；必要(必需品的)缺乏。 A condition of poverty or misfortune. 贫困；不幸。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 in case (time) of need 在急需之时；在困窘之时。 when (as; if) the need arises 不时之需。 To be in want of; require; have use for. 需要；必需；需用。 Schoolboys need control. 学生需加管束。 It needs to be done. 那非做不可。 To be in poverty or want. 贫困；缺乏。 To be under obligation. 【罕】不得不。 Be under necessity or obligation; to. 必需；必要。 Need he come? No, he needn't。 他一定要来吗？不，他不必来。 Need is a state of affairs requiring something, or it may be the thing required. Need 指需要或所需要之物。 Necessity is more urgent than need. Necessity 较 need 急切，指迫切需要： One may be in need of diversion but he must have the necessities of life. 人或许需要消遣，但更必须拥有民生必需品。 Want simply denotes the absolute lack of something. Want 仅指缺乏某物： This old car is in want of repair. 这部老爷车需要整修。 |