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| /dɪˈmɑːnd/ |
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| 1 | C a very firm statement that you want something 请求；要求 |
| He was sympathetic to their demands. 他对他们的要求表示同情。 |
| +for She repeated her demand for an urgent review of the system. 她反复要求立即检查系统。 |
| make a demand You are not in a position to make demands right now. 你现在无权提出要求。 |
| meet/satisfy sb’ s demands (=agree to them) She was not willing to meet his demands. 满足某人的要求 |
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| 2 | demands plural the things that need to be done in a particular situation 要求的事 |
| +of the demands of his new job 他那份新工作的要求 |
| demands on (=what someone has to do) Despite demands on her time, she was always courteous to everyone. 对…的要求 |
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| 3 | U the amount of a product or service that people want , or the fact that they want it （对产品或服务的）需求（量） |
| 18,400 new houses will be needed by 2011 to cope with the demand. 到2011年需要有18400栋新房子才能满足需求。 |
| +for Demand for organic food is increasing. 有机食品的需求量正在增加。 |
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| - | be in demand
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| to be wanted by a lot of people |
| 需求量大 |
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| Our software is in demand all over the world. 我们的软件在世界各地需求量都很大。 |
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| - | by popular demand
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| because a lot of people have asked for it |
| 应公众要求 |
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| - | make demands on
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| to be a lot for someone or something to deal with |
| 对…提出要求 |
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| This program makes heavy demands on the computer’ s memory. 这个程序对计算机的内存有很高的要求。 |
| Enforcing the current law is making ridiculous demands on police. 实施目前这项法律对警方提出了荒唐的要求。 |
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| - | on demand
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| whenever people want it |
| 一经要求 |
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| We can’ t simply make cosmetic surgery available on demand. 我们无法一经要求就马上进行整容手术。 |
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