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

• A strike by some ten thousand bank employees has ended after the government conceded some of their demands.
  政府答应了他们的一些要求后，大约有一万名银行员工参加的罢工结束了。
• 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。
• It's difficult to reconcile the demands of my job and the desire to be a good father
  我很难做到既兼顾工作，又达成做个好父亲的愿望。
• The United States and Israel clashed over demands for a UN investigation into the killings.
  美国和以色列在要求联合国对屠杀事件开展调查这一问题上意见相左。
• Greater demands were being placed on the police by growing violence and left-and right-wing extremism.
  暴力事件和左右翼极端主义日益猖獗，这对警方提出了更高的要求。
• 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。
• It is wrong to have no regard for the opinions and demands of the masses.
  漠视群众的意见和要求是错误的。
• The embassy says it has telexed their demands to the foreign ministry
  大使馆表示已通过电传将他们的要求发送给外交部了。
• 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。
• He grew ever more fierce in his demands.
  他的要求变得越来越强硬了。