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  • Conjugation : past  required ; pp  required ; ing  requiring
  • Derivatives : n  requirement
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

require [rɪ'kwaɪər]
  1. 1. vt. (need) 需要
  2. 2. vt. (demand) 要求
    to be required
    [approval, permission+] 必须
    to require sb to do sth
    要求某人做某事
    if required
    如有需要
    required by law
    法律规定

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

require [rɪ 'kwaɪr] [rɪ 'kwaɪə]
  1. 1. vt. 要求
    to require obedience
    要求服从
  2. 2. vt. 命令
    to require someone to be present
    某人到场
  3. 3. vt. 需要
    to require help
    需要帮助
  4. 4. vt. 认为必需(或适当
    work that requires a steady hand
    需要办事果断的人干的工作
    Many stores require a test to investigate the honesty of future workers.
    许多店家需要通过测试考察未来员工是否诚实。。
  5. 5. vt. 规定
    what is required by law
    法定法律规定的事
  6. 6. vt. [archaic] 请求
  7. 7. vi. 提出要求

Collins English-English Dictionary

require [rɪ'kwaɪə]
  1. 1. vb [mainly tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive] to have need of; depend upon; want
  2. 2. vb to impose as a necessity; make necessary
    this work requires precision
  3. 3. vb [also intr] to make formal request (for); insist upon or demand, esp as an obligation
  4. 4. vb to call upon or oblige (a person) authoritatively; order or command
    to require someone to account for his actions
  5. 5. vb [Etymology] C14: from Old French requerre, from Vulgar Latin requaerere (unattested) to seek after, from Latin requirere to seek to know, but also influenced by quaerere to seek
  6. 6. n [Usage] The use of require to as in I require to see the manager or you require to complete a special form is thought by many people to be incorrect: I need to see the manager; you are required to complete a special form

Examples

to require obedience
要求服从 require
to require someone to be present
令某人到场 require
to require help
需要帮助 require
Many stores require a test to investigate the honesty of future workers.
许多店家都需要通过测试来考察其未来员工是否诚实。。 require
When paying with your credit card, the cashier will not require any PIN in a majority of the cases.
用信用卡支付时,收银员在大多数情况下是不会要求你输入密码的。
Some drip coffee makers require periodic cleansing with a solution of water and vinegar.
有些电热过滤咖啡机需要用水和醋定期清洗。
to require sb to do sth
要求某人做某事 require
All large transfers require proper authorization.
大额转账都需要正式授权。 transfer
to require someone to account for his actions require
I require veritable proof veritable

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