demand

noun

1. the act of demanding

e.g. the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money

2. required activity

e.g. the requirements of his work affected his health
there were many demands on his time

Synonym: requirement

3. an urgent or peremptory request

e.g. his demands for attention were unceasing

4. the ability and desire to purchase goods and services

e.g. the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips
the demand exceeded the supply

5. a condition requiring relief

e.g. she satisfied his need for affection
God has no need of men to accomplish His work
there is a demand for jobs

Synonym: need

verb

1. request urgently and forcefully

e.g. The victim's family is demanding compensation
The boss demanded that he be fired immediately
She demanded to see the manager

2. claim as due or just

e.g. The bank demanded payment of the loan

Synonym: exact

3. ask to be informed of

e.g. I demand an explanation

4. summon to court

5. lay legal claim to

6. require as useful, just, or proper

e.g. It takes nerve to do what she did
success usually requires hard work
This job asks a lot of patience and skill
This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent

Synonym: necessitateaskpostulateneedrequiretakeinvolvecall for

1. （强烈）要求;强令
If you demand something such as information or action, you ask for it in a very forceful way.

demand的翻译

e.g. Mr Byers last night demanded an immediate explanation from the Education Secretary...
昨晚拜尔斯先生要求教育大臣立刻作出解释。
e.g. Russia demanded that Unita send a delegation to the peace talks...
俄罗斯要求安盟派代表团参加和谈。

2. 需要
If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.

e.g. He said the task of reconstruction would demand much patience, hard work and sacrifice...
他说重建任务将需要付出极大的耐心、艰辛和牺牲。
e.g. There would be fewer international crises demanding his attention...
需要他去关注的国际危机将会减少。

3. （坚决的）要求
A demand is a firm request for something.

e.g. There have been demands for services from tenants up there...
那里的房客要求提供服务。
e.g. They consistently rejected the demand to remove US troops...
他们一再拒绝撤走美国部队的要求。

4. 需求;需求量
If you refer to demand, or to the demand for something, you are referring to how many people want to have it, do it, or buy it.

e.g. Another flight would be arranged on Saturday if sufficient demand arose...
如果需求量足够大，周六将再安排一趟航班。
e.g. Demand for coal is down and so are prices...
煤的需求下降了，煤价也相应下跌。

5. 所需（或要求）的事物
The demands of something or its demands on you are the things which it needs or the things which you have to do for it.

e.g. Researchers wrongly assumed that people were quite clear about the demands of the task.
研究人员错误地认为大家都很清楚该项任务的要求。
e.g. ...the demands and challenges of a new job...
新工作的要求和挑战

6. 很受欢迎;需求量大
If someone or something is in demand or in great demand, they are very popular and a lot of people want them.

e.g. He was much in demand as a lecturer in the US.
他的讲座在美国很受欢迎。

7. （对…）提出要求
If someone or something makes demands on you, they require you to do things which need a lot of time, energy, or money.

e.g. I had no right to make demands on his time.
我无权占用他的时间。

8. 一经要求;承索
If something is available or happens on demand, you can have it or it happens whenever you want it or ask for it.

demand

e.g. ...a national commitment to providing treatment on demand for drug abusers.
承诺在全国范围内为提出请求的吸毒者提供治疗

1. 请求：法院认为,原所有人之请求(demand)为时效起算之前提,故时效之起应自原告於1962年向被告请求返还而被告拒绝返还之时起算,并非自系争物脱离原告占有之时起算.

2. 需要：、需要(Demand)及欲望(Desires)的一连串活动;而在医疗市场中病患或个案是主要的消费者及买主,其需求包括维持并促进健康,而如何满足其需求,则是医疗行销工作欲达成的重要目标.