need
US
UK need [sth] vtr: (require)
SC 需要 xū yào
TC 需要
TC 需要
The body needs food at regular intervals.
身体是定时需要食物的。
need [sth] vtr: (lack, want)
SC 需要 xū yào
TC 需要
TC 需要
The homeless shelter needs blankets.
流浪者收容所需要毯子。
need to do [sth] v expr: (find necessary)
SC 需要做
SC 有必要 yǒu bì yào
I need to go to the toilet.
我需要去趟洗手间。
need to do [sth] v expr: (must)
SC 必须，得，不得不 bì xū，bù dé bù
TC 必須，得，不得不
TC 必須，得，不得不
I need to help my parents move.
我得帮我爸妈搬家。
need do [sth], need to do [sth] v expr: (be obliged)
SC 有必要做
SC 必须 bì xū
TC 必須
TC 必須
You need not go to so much trouble for me.
你不必为我这么劳神费力。
need doing v expr: informal (require)
SC 需要 xū yào
TC 需要
TC 需要
These pillowcases need washing.
这些枕套需要洗洗了。
need n: (necessity)
SC 需要 xū yào
TC 需要
TC 需要
SC 需求 xū yào ，xū qiú
TC 需求
TC 需求
SC 必需 xū yào ，bì xū
TC 必需
TC 必需
A sense of belonging is a basic human need.
食物、水和住所是人的首要需求。
need for [sth] n: (requirement)
SC 需要 xū yào
TC 需要
TC 需要
SC 需求 xū yào ，xū qiú
TC 需求
TC 需求
SC 必要 xū yào ，bì yào
TC 必要
TC 必要
There's a need for clear thinking if we're going to solve this problem.
There's no need for that kind of language.
如果要解决这个问题，我们就有必要清醒地思考。// 不必说那种话。
need n: (poverty)
SC 贫困 pín kùn
TC 貧困
TC 貧困
SC 贫穷 pín kùn，pín qióng
TC 貧窮
TC 貧窮
The city is full of children in need.
这座城市有很多贫困儿童。
need n: (difficulty)
SC 困难 kùn nán
TC 困難
TC 困難
SC 困难之时 kùn nán ，kùn nán zhī shí
Please help us in our hour of need.
请在我们困难之时，向我们伸出援手。
needs npl: (requirements)
SC 需求品
SC 必需品 bì xū pǐn
Humans' principal needs are food, water and shelter.
人类的主要需求乃是食物、水和居所。
need [sb] vtr: (love, desire)
SC 需要 xū yào
TC 需要
TC 需要
SC 想要 xū yào ，xiǎng yào
I need you, baby.
我想要你，宝贝儿。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. expr: ([sb] who helps is real friend)
SC 患难见真情
When I was sick you certainly proved the old saying, "A friend in need is a friend indeed."
friend in need n: (person: helps)
SC 患难之交 huàn nàn zhī jiāo
TC 患難之交
TC 患難之交
When I was made homeless, she was a true friend in need, letting me stay with her for a year.
friend in need n: (person: needs help)
SC 需要帮助的朋友
America usually helps her friends in need.
I need you interj: (I am dependent on you)
SC 我需要你 wǒ xū yào nǐ
SC 我依赖你
John, I don't just love you, I need you!
约翰，我不只是爱你，我还很依赖你！
if need be expr: (if required)
SC 如果要求
SC 如果需要 rú guǒ xū yào
if the need arises: formal (should it turn out to be necessary)
SC 如果有必要 rú guǒ yǒu bì yào
SC 如果需要 rú guǒ yǒu bì yào，rú guǒ xū yào
If the need arises I will hire a car to drive you to the airport.
in need adj: (living in poverty, requiring aid)
SC 在危难中 zài wēi nàn zhōng
TC 在危難中
TC 在危難中
SC 在困难中 zài wēi nàn zhōng，zài kùn nán zhōng
In times of prosperity it is doubly important to remember those in need.
在繁荣时期，记住那些需要的人是非常重要。
in need of [sth] expr: (requiring [sth])
SC 需要 xū yào
TC 需要
TC 需要
Any homeless person in need of a bed can spend the night at this shelter.
任何需要住宿的无家可归者都可以在这家避难所过夜。
need clarification v expr: (not be clear enough)
SC 需要澄清 xū yào chéng qīng
SC 需要说明 xū yào chéng qīng，xū yào shuō míng
If anything needs clarification, I'll be happy to explain further.
people in need npl: (poverty, disaster, etc.) (穷人、灾民等)
SC 需要帮助的人
urgent need n: (immediate necessity)
SC 急需 jí xū
TC 急需
TC 急需
SC 迫切需要 jí xū，pò qiè xū yào
There is an urgent need for political reform.