require

英[rɪ'kwaɪə] 美[rɪ'kwaɪr]

反义词refuse

第三人称单数: requires;过去式: required;过去分词: required;现在分词: requiring;

1. require <===> request.

require 要求

re-,表强调，-quir,要求，询问，词源同 query,question.

require (v.): late 14c., "to ask a question, inquire," from Old French requerre "seek, procure; beg, ask, petition; demand," from Vulgar Latin *requaerere, from Latin requirere "seek to know, ask," from re-, here perhaps meaning "repeatedly" (see re-), + quaerere "ask, seek" (see query (v.)).

The original sense of this word has been taken over by request (v.). Sense of "demand (someone) to do (something)" is from 1751, via the notion of "to ask for imperatively, or as a right" (late 14c.). Related: Required; requiring.

1. Today's complex buildings require close teamwork between the architect and the builders.: 如今的建筑结构复杂，需要建筑师和施工人员密切协作。

2. Buyers might require further assurances before parting with their cash.: 买方在付现之前可能要求提供进一步的担保。

3. That does not require "massive" military intervention, as some have mischievously claimed.: 那并不需要像某些不怀好意者所主张的那样进行“大规模的”军事干预。

4. If you require further information, you should consult the registrar.: 如果需要进一步了解信息，请咨询教务主任。

5. You may have free passage across our territory whenever you require it.: 无论你什么时候需要，都可以自由穿过我们的领地。