1.a condition requiring relief;
she satisfied his need for affection
2.anything that is necessary but lacking;
he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs
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
4.a state of extreme poverty or destitution;
their indigence appalled him
1.require as useful, just, or proper;
It takes nerve to do what she did
2.have need of;
This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
3.have or feel a need for;
always needing friends and money
基本信息 “need”既可以作情態(tài)動(dòng)詞,也可以作實(shí)義動(dòng)詞,還可以作名詞,但是它們的用法不同。 作為情態(tài)動(dòng)詞的“need”的用法與其他情態(tài)動(dòng)詞“can”,“may”,“must”的用法基本相同:在限定動(dòng)詞詞組中總是位居第一,沒(méi)有非限定形式,即沒(méi)有不定式、-ing分詞或-ed分詞等形式;第三人稱單數(shù)現(xiàn)在時(shí)沒(méi)有詞形變化;情態(tài)動(dòng)詞之間是相互排斥的,即在一個(gè)限定動(dòng)詞詞組中只能有一個(gè)情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。下面是need 的具體用法 作動(dòng)詞作情態(tài)動(dòng)詞 一