- [countable]
a very strong request for something; something that somebody needs 提出强烈要求 - demand for something
a demand for higher pay 增加工资的要求 - demand that…
demands that the law on gun ownership should be changed 要求修改枪械持有法的呼声 A federal judge rejected their demands. 一名联邦法官驳回了他们的要求。 The management had no intention of meeting union demands. 管理层不打算答应工会的要求。
Extra ExamplesA ransom demand has been made for the kidnapped racehorse. 被绑架的赛马已遭勒索赎金。 Campaigners have stepped up their demands for immediate government action. 活动人士逐步提高要求，呼吁政府立即行动。 Demands have been made for the immediate distribution of food to the refugees. 已经要求立即把食物发放给难民。 I think your demand for a higher salary is perfectly reasonable. 我认为你加薪的要求完全合理。 My government cannot give in to the demands of an illegal organization. 我的政府不能向非法组织的要求低头。 The reporter refused their demand that he reveal his sources. 那名记者拒绝了他们让其透漏消息来源的要求。 There have been new demands for the government to take action to reduce crime. 出现了呼吁政府采取行动减少犯罪的新要求。 demands from the opposition for a recount of the votes 反对党提出的重新计算选票的要求 Every now and then there are demands that the law on gun ownership should be changed. 不时有人要求修改关于枪支所有权的法律。 Our firm is constantly striving to satisfy customers' demands. 我们公司一直在努力满足顾客的需求。 Their demand for higher pay was ignored. 他们加薪的要求未被理睬。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legitimate
- realistic
- reasonable
- …
- issue
- make
- present
- …
- on demand
- demand for
- demand from
- …
- demand for something
- demands[plural]
things that somebody/something makes you do, especially things that are difficult, make you tired, worried, etc. （尤指困难、使人劳累、令人担忧等的）要求 Juggling the demands of work and family is never easy. 兼顾工作和家庭的需求从来都不容易。 She shouldn't always give in to his demands. 她不应该总是屈服于他的要求。 - demands on somebody
As a director he makes huge demands on his actors. 作为导演，他对演员要求很高。 Flying makes enormous demands on pilots. 驾驶飞机对飞行员要求很高。
Extra Examplesthe day-to-day demands of the job 这项工作的日常要求 We must prepare children to respond to the demands of work. 我们必须要让孩子做好准备以适应工作的需求。 coping with the conflicting demands of work and family life 平衡工作和家庭生活之间相互矛盾的要求 The emotional demands of the job can be overwhelming. 这项工作会有极大的情感需求。 Teacher training has to evolve to meet the changing demands of the profession. 教师培训必须改进，以满足这一职业不断变化的需求。 How do they cope with the conflicting demands of work and family life? 他们怎样平衡工作需求和家庭生活需求之间的矛盾？ I think the demands of this job are excessive. 我觉得这项工作的要求过高。 Juggling the daily demands of career and family is rewarding, but never easy. 处理好事业和家庭的需求是有益的，但绝非易事。 Life is hard for nurses on children's wards, where the emotional demands can be overwhelming. 儿科病房护士的日子很难过，要处理情绪的情况很多很多。 My elderly parents make a lot of demands on me. 我年老的父母对我提出很多要求。 My work seems to make more and more demands on my time. 工作似乎要占用我越来越多的时间。 The person who cannot say ‘no’ to others' requests is likely to be overwhelmed by external demands. 不会对别人的要求说“不”的人很可能被外来要求所压倒。 the need for scientific research freed from the immediate demands of industry 把科学研究从满足工业直接需要中解放出来的必要性
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- excessive
- …
- impose
- make
- place
- …
- demand on
- demand upon
- [uncountable, singular]
the desire or need of customers for goods or services that they want to buy or use （顾客的）需求，需要 Demand is exceeding supply. 供不应求。 It is becoming more difficult for us to meet demand. 我们越来越难以满足需求。 - demand for something/somebody
Consumer demand for organic foods continues to increase rapidly. 消费者对有机食品的需求持续快速增长。 We are struggling to satisfy the demand for the product. 我们正在努力满足对该产品的需求。 We are seeing an increased demand for housing in the area. 我们看到这个地区对住房的需求在增加。 increasing/growing/rising demand 日益增长的需求 to stimulate/boost/increase demand 刺激/促进/增加需求
Collocations The economyThe economy 经济 Managing the economy 管理经济 - handle/run/manage the economy
管理经济 - boost investment/spending/employment/growth
促进投资／支出／就业／增长速度 - stimulate demand/the economy/industry
刺激需求／经济／工业 - cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing
削减投资／支出／借贷 - reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation
减少／遏制通货膨胀 - create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble
创造／刺激增长／需求／繁荣／泡沫 - encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition
鼓励／促进／刺激／抑制创新／竞争 - encourage/work with/compete with the private sector
鼓励私营部门；与私营部门合作／竞争 - increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports
增加／促进美国／农业出口 - ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports
禁止／限制／阻止廉价／国外进口产品 - the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming
经济增长／扩张／收缩／萎缩／放缓／复苏／改善／繁荣 - enjoy an economic/housing/property boom
享受经济／住房／房地产的繁荣期
Economic problems 经济问题 - push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation
抬高价格／成本；加剧通货膨胀 - damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy
破坏工业／经济 - cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession
引起／导致／进入／避开经济衰退 - experience/suffer a recession/downturn
经历／遭受经济衰退 - fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment
抵抗通货膨胀／通货紧缩／失业 - cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment
导致／造成通货膨胀／贫穷／失业 - create/burst a housing/stock market bubble
造成／引爆住房／股票市场泡沫 - cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system
引起股市崩盘／银行系统崩溃 - face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis
面临／陷入财政／经济危机 - be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust
陷入／经历周期性繁荣与萧条
Public finance 公共财政 - cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget
- increase/boost/slash/cut public spending
增加／大幅削减／削减公共支出 - increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes
提高／降低税收 - raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates
提高／降低利率 - ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy
放宽／收紧货币政策 - balance the (state/federal) budget
平衡（州／联邦）预算 - achieve/maintain a balanced budget
达到／保持预算平衡 - run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus
有（4 万亿美元的）预算赤字／盈余 - impose taxes/austerity measures
Extra Examplesa high level of demand 需求水平高 As demand slows, the need to export will return. 随着需求放缓，出口的需要将回归。 Demand for personal computers has risen sharply. 个人电脑需求急剧增长。 Demand for the product is buoyant. 对于这个产品的需求殷切。 In the housing market, demand is outstripping supply. 住房市场供不应求。 It can be difficult to forecast demand in the construction industry. 有时很难预测建筑业的需求。 It is the job of the marketing manager to create demand for the new product. 为新产品创造需求是营销经理的职责。 Low interest rates are fuelling demand for credit. 低利率刺激了信贷需求。 Supply normally exceeds demand for the bulk of consumer goods. 一般来说，大宗消费品都供过于求。 The factories are staying open all weekend to try to meet the consumer demand for this product. 为了满足消费者对这一产品的需求，工厂整个周末开工。 The slowdown in domestic demand was offset by an increase in exports. 国内需求的放缓通过出口的增长得到了弥补。 There's always a great demand for our soups in winter. 冬天人们对我们的汤的需求量总是很大。 We can estimate that total market demand for electrical goods will rise by 8%. 我们可以估计电器产品的市场总需求会上升 8%。 policies aimed at managing demand 旨在控制需求的政策 the demand from consumers 消费者的需求 the law of supply and demand 供求定律 the potential demand among children 儿童中的潜在需求 An ageing population is placing an increasing demand on health services. 人口老龄化对卫生服务的需求越来越大。 The scheme aims to provide bed space for tourism in times of high demand. 该计划旨在为高需求时期的旅游业提供床位。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- buoyant
- considerable
- …
- level
- accommodate
- cope with
- fulfil/fulfill
- …
- grow
- increase
- rise
- …
- in demand
- demand among
- demand for
- …
- supply and demand
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun): from Old French demande (noun), demander (verb), from Latin demandare ‘hand over, entrust’ (in medieval Latin ‘demand’), from de- ‘formally’ + mandare ‘to order’.
Idioms
by popular demand
in demand
on demand
done or happening whenever somebody asks 一经要求 Feed the baby on demand. 宝宝需要时再喂食。 The service allows you to watch video on demand. 该服务允许您按需观看视频。 Campaigners insist that abortion should be available on demand. 活动人士坚持认为人工流产应该有求必应。