| 词汇 | necessity |
| 释义 | necessity 3 ENTRIES FOUND: necessity (noun) mother (noun) virtue (noun) necessity /nɪˈsɛsəti/ noun plural necessities necessity /nɪˈsɛsəti/ noun plural necessities Learner's definition of NECESSITY 1 [count] : something that you must have or do : something that is necessary必需的事物；必需品 Sunscreen is an absolute necessity for the beach.去海滩玩防晒霜绝对是必备品。 food, clothes, and other basic necessities吃的、穿的和其他基本必需品 Getting plenty of rest is a necessity.充分的休息是很必要的。 Without a car, living close to work is a necessity.没有车，就必须住在离上班地点近的地方。 All we took with us on our hiking trip were the bare necessities.徒步旅行中，我们只随身携带最基本的生活必需品。 Many families cannot even afford the basic/bare necessities of life. [=things that a person must have in order to survive]许多家庭甚至买不起基本生活必需品。 2 [noncount] formal : the quality of being necessary必要性 — usually + of or for She talked about the necessity of having the right training. [=she said that having the right training is necessary]她谈到了接受正规培训的必要性。 He questioned the necessity for the change. [=he questioned whether the change was necessary]他质疑此次变革的必要性。 by necessity or out of necessity : because of conditions that cannot be changed必定；不可避免地 The process is by necessity a slow one. [=the process is necessarily slow; the slowness of the process cannot be avoided]进展慢无法避免。 He works two jobs out of necessity. [=because it is necessary]他只得做两份工作。 make a virtue (out) of necessity — see virtue necessity is the mother of invention — see 1mother of necessity formal — used to say that something must happen or must be the way it is势必发生 Further changes to the company will occur of necessity.公司深化改革势在必行。 |
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