ask, demand, inquire, question

ask, beg, demand, require, request, implore, claim, pray, entreat

名詞 demand:

1. the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
2. an urgent or peremptory request
3. a condition requiring relief
   同義詞：need
4. the act of demanding
5. required activity
   同義詞：requirement

動詞 demand:

1. request urgently and forcefully
2. require as useful, just, or proper
   同義詞：necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for
3. claim as due or just
   同義詞：exact
4. lay legal claim to
5. summon to court
6. ask to be informed of

1. Good secretaries are always in demand.
   好的秘書總是很多人都需要的。
2. Do you think the President will give in to the terrorists' demand?
   你認(rèn)為總統(tǒng)會對恐怖分子的要求讓步嗎？
3. I demand an apology.
   我要求道歉。
4. These developments have created a great demand for home computers.
   這些發(fā)展促使家用電腦的需求量增大。
5. This work demands your immediate attention.
   這件工作急需你立即處理。

de.mand

v.（動詞）
de.mand.ed,de.mand.ing,de.mands
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To ask for urgently or peremptorily:
迫切要求，急切要求：
例句：
demand an investigation into the murder; demanding that he leave immediately; demanded to speak to the manager.
強(qiáng)烈要求調(diào)查這起謀殺案；強(qiáng)令他立即離開；要求同管理者說話

To claim as just or due:
要求收回：公正地或適當(dāng)?shù)匦Q：
例句：
demand repayment of a loan.
要求償付貸款

To ask to be informed of:
要求知道：請求被告知：
例句：
I demand a reason for this interruption.
我想知道這次中斷的原因

To require as useful, just, proper, or necessary; call for:
（合理）要求：認(rèn)為有用、公正、正確、恰當(dāng)或必需而提出要求；要求：
例句：
a gem that demands a fine setting.
寶石要配精美的戒臺

Law
【法律】
To summon to court.
傳訊出庭
To claim formally; lay legal claim to.
合法要求：正式地要求；合乎法律的要求
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To make a demand.
需求，請求，要求：提出要求
n.（名詞）
The act of demanding.
要求：要求的行為
Something demanded:
需求事物：需要的事物：
例句：
granted the employees` demands.
滿足雇員的需求

An urgent requirement or need:
急需：迫切的要求或需要：
例句：
the heavy demands of her job; the emotional demands of his marriage; an increased oxygen demand.
她工作的高強(qiáng)度要求；他婚姻上的情感要求；增長的氧氣需求

The state of being sought after:
追求：處于被追求、被追逐的境地：
例句：
in great demand as a speaker.
作為一個(gè)演說家受到大家的熱烈歡迎

Economics
【經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)】
The desire to possess a commodity or make use of a service, combined with the ability to purchase it.
需求，請求，要求：擁有一種商品或使用一種服務(wù)的要求，與購買力密切相關(guān)
The amount of a commodity or service that people are ready to buy for a given price:
需求量：人們在給定的價(jià)格下準(zhǔn)備購買的某種商品或服務(wù)的數(shù)量：
例句：
Supply should rise to meet demand.
增加供給以滿足需求

Computer Science A coding technique in which a command to read or write is initiated as the need for a new block of data occurs, thus eliminating the need to store data.
【計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)】 需求：當(dāng)發(fā)生對新數(shù)據(jù)塊的需求時(shí)，產(chǎn)生一個(gè)讀或?qū)懨畹木幊碳记?，它可以減少數(shù)據(jù)存貯的需求
Law A formal claim.
【法律】 正式的請求
Archaic An emphatic question or inquiry.
【古語】 詢問請求：堅(jiān)決的詢問或探求

<習(xí)慣用語>on demand
When presented for payment:
即期票據(jù)：見票即付的票據(jù)，：
例句：
a note payable on demand.
一張見票即付的票據(jù)

When needed or asked for:
有求必應(yīng)：處于被需要或被請求的時(shí)刻：
例句：
fed the baby on demand.
無微不至地照料嬰兒

來源：
Middle English demanden
中古英語 demanden
from Old French demander [to charge with doing,]
源自 古法語 demander [索要]
and from Medieval Latin dômand3re [to demand]
并源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 dômand3re [要求]
both from Latin [to entrust]
都源自 拉丁語 [托付]
dô- [de-]
dô- [前綴，表.否定，相反.]
mand3re [to entrust] * see man- 2
mand3re [托付，委托] *參見 man- 2

【引伸】
demand.able
adj.（形容詞）
demand.er
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>demand,claim,exact,requireThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to ask for urgently or insistently.:
這些動詞所共有的中心意是.迫切地或堅(jiān)決地要求.：
例句：
demanding better working conditions;
要求良好的工作條件；

例句：
claiming repayment of a debt;
要求償還債務(wù)；

例句：
exacted obedience from the child;
要求孩子服從；

例句：
tax payments required by law.
法律規(guī)定的稅款償付