| 单词 | necessity |
| 释义 | necessity necessity /nəˈses.ɪ.ti/ aep /-ə.t̬i/ noun C1 [U] the need for something: » You can come early if you want to, but there's no necessity for it.» [+ to infinitive] Is there any necessity to reply to her letter?» The report stresses the necessity of eating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.» With a personal fortune of six million pounds, she certainly doesn't work out of necessity (= because she needs to).» We'll employ extra staff to help out as and when the necessity arises (= when we need to).Thesaurus+: ↑Essential or necessaryC1 [C] something that you need, especially in order to live: » We brought only the bare necessities with us.» He regarded music as one of life's necessities.Thesaurus+: ↑Essential or necessaryWord Builder:–Nouns: necessity–Adjectives: necessary, unnecessary–Verbs: necessitate–Adverbs: necessarily, unnecessarily• • • Extra Examples:» Eating is a biological necessity!» I took the job out of necessity because we had no money left.» With a courage born of necessity, she seized the gun and ran at him.» I had a couple of months to spare between jobs so I thought I'd make a virtue of necessity by acquiring a few new skills. |
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