demand

B2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 高中 FREQ #2857 ★★★★★

n. 要求, 需求, 需要 v. 要求, 查询

发音

UK /dɪˈmɑːnd/
US /dɪˈmænd/
其它
US /dəˈmænd/

词形变化

demands 复数 demands demanded demandedst demandeth demanding demands 三单 demanding 现在分词 demanded 过去式 demanded 过去分词 demandest demandedst 过去式 demandeth 三单 demanded 复数

别名

demaund demaunde

教材释义与例句

名词

[经] 需求；要求；需要

the need or desire that people have for particular goods and services

动词

要求；需要；查询

to ask for something very firmly, especially because you think you have a right to do this

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The desire to purchase goods and services.

    需求

    可数 不可数

    Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply.

  2. 2.

    The market force that causes buyers to be both willing and able to buy a good or service, as measured by the amount of that good or service that is currently salable at any given price point; the amount itself.

    需求

    可数 不可数 金融

    Supply and demand ebb and flow in a complex interplay.

    Demand for the kitchenware with the pastel colorway has been running low lately, at an average of only 37 units per week.

  3. 3.

    A forceful claim for something.

    可数 不可数

    Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality.

  4. 4.

    A requirement.

    可数 不可数

    His job makes many demands on his time.

    There is a demand for voluntary health workers in the poorer parts of Africa and Asia.

  5. 5.

    An urgent request.

    可数 不可数

    She couldn't ignore the newborn baby's demands for attention.

  6. 6.

    An order.

    可数 不可数
  7. 7.

    More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval.

    可数 不可数
v. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To request forcefully.

    要求

    需要

    索取

    I demand to see the manager.

  2. 2.

    To claim a right to something.

    The bank is demanding the mortgage payment.

  3. 3.

    To ask forcefully for information.

    I demand an immediate explanation.

  4. 4.

    To require of someone.

    This job demands a lot of patience.

  5. 5.

    To issue a summons to court.

    法律

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

need requirement

反义词 1

supply

上位词 9

duty condition responsibility request status activity obligation petition postulation

下位词 10

want call use challenge claim lack necessity consumption ultimatum deficiency
动词

同义词 9

take need ask exact require involve postulate call for necessitate

上位词 10

touch request concern claim quest refer relate summon summons cite

下位词 10

want take call ask ride expect cost deserve command draw

近义相关 3

take claim exact

相关短语

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词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin dēmandō Old French demanderbor. Middle English demaunden English demand From late Middle English demaunden, from Old French demander, from Latin dēmandō, dēmandāre.

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