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"