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require

释义

require

verb transitive

UK /rɪˈkwaɪə(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	require
he/she/it	requires
present participle	requiring
past tense	required
past participle	required

1
to need someone or something
Working with these children requires a great deal of patience.
a medical condition requiring urgent treatment
The cause of the accident is still unclear and requires further investigation.
Synonyms and related words
To need something
need
require
cry out for
2
if a rule, law, contract etc requires something, you must do that thing
Car insurance is required by law in most countries.
No previous knowledge of Arabic is required for admission to the university.
require someone to do something:
The agreement requires all parties to renounce the use of violence.
be required to do something:
The amount that patients are required to pay has been raised.
required reading:
His poems are now required reading on most literature courses.
Synonyms and related words
To tell people what to do
order
order around
tell

require

verb transitive

US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	require
he/she/it	requires
present participle	requiring
past tense	required
past participle	required

1
to need someone or something
Working with these children requires a great deal of patience.
a medical condition requiring urgent treatment
The cause of the accident is still unclear and requires further investigation.
Synonyms and related words
To need something
need
require
cry out for
2
if a rule, law, contract, etc. requires something, you must do that thing
Car insurance is required by law in most countries.
No previous knowledge of Arabic is required for admission to the university.
require someone to do something:
The agreement requires all parties to renounce the use of violence.
be required to do something:
The amount that patients are required to pay has been raised.
required reading:
His poems are now required reading on most literature courses.
Synonyms and related words
To tell people what to do
order
order around
tell

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