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Necessity Nəˈsesəti Happen   [Usu People Live Basic Noun

word necessity
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/nɪse̱sɪti/
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]必然;必要 The necessity of something is the fact that it must happen or exist.
  [usu with supp]
  [usu PHR before v]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • There is agreement on the necessity of reforms...

    对改革的必要性已经达成了共识。

  • As soon as the necessity for action is over the troops must be withdrawn...

    一旦军事行动的必要性不复存在,军队就必须撤出。

  • Most women, like men, work from economic necessity...

    与男人一样,大部分女人也是出于经济原因而工作。

  • Some people have to lead stressful lifestyles out of necessity.

    一些人迫于生计不得不过着紧张忙碌的生活。

  • If you say that something is of necessity the case, you mean that it is the case because nothing else is possible or practical in the circumstances.势必;必定
    • The assembly line of necessity kept moving...

      生产线势必保持运转下去。

    • Negotiations between the enemies are of necessity indirect.

      敌手之间的谈判必定是间接的。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]必需品;必不可少的事物 A necessity is something that you must have in order to live properly or do something.
  • Water is a basic necessity of life.

    生命离不开水。

  • ...food, fuel and other daily necessities.

    食物、燃料和其他日常必需品

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]不可避免的情况(或行动) A situation or action that is a necessity is necessary and cannot be avoided.
  [usu sing]
  • The President pleaded that strong rule from the centre was a regrettable, but temporary necessity.

    总统辩解说,实行高度的中央集权虽不尽如人意,但暂时来说却是必要的。


Oxford ne·ces·sity / nəˈsesəti ; NAmE nəˈsesəti / noun 1 [uncountable ] the fact that sth must happen or be done; the need for sth 必然;必要;需要 necessity(for sth) We recognize the necessity for a written agreement. 我们认为有必要签订一份书面协议。 necessity(of sth/of doing sth) We were discussing the necessity of employing more staff. 我们在讨论是否需要雇用更多员工。 necessity(for sb) to do sth There had never been any necessity for her to go out to work. 她从来就没有出去工作的必要。 This is, of necessity,a brief and incomplete account. 这必然是一个简略的、不完全的描述。 2 [countable ] a thing that you must have and cannot manage without 必需的事物;必需品 Many people cannot even afford basic necessitiessuch as food and clothing. 许多人甚至买不起食物和衣服之类的基本必需品。 Air-conditioning is an absolute necessity in this climate. 这样的气候绝对需要有空调。 3 [countable ,  usually singular ] a situation that must happen and that cannot be avoided 必然性;不可避免的情况 Living in London, he felt, was an unfortunate necessity. 他觉得在伦敦生活是迫于无奈。 IDIOM neˌcessity is the ˌmother of inˈvention ( saying) a difficult new problem forces people to think of a solution to it 需要是发明之母 more at
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ne·ces·sity / nəˈsesəti ; NAmE nəˈsesəti /
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necessityne‧ces‧si‧ty /nəˈsesəti/ ●●○ noun (plural necessities)
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1[countable] something that you need to have in order to live OPP  luxury:  She saw books as a necessity, not a luxury. A car is an absolute necessity if you live in the country.the basic/bare necessities A lot of families cannot even afford to buy the basic necessities of life.2[uncountable] when something is necessarynecessity for He emphasized the necessity for good planning and management.the necessity of (doing) something This illustrates the necessity of keeping accurate records of your work. Many teachers are now questioning the necessity of formal exams.through/out of necessity He only remained with the group out of necessity.economic/practical/political etc necessity I’m afraid it’s become a matter of economic necessity.3[countable] something that must happen, even if it is unpleasant:  Taxes are a regrettable necessity.4 of necessity formal used when something happens in a particular way because that is the only possible way it can happen:  Many of the jobs are, of necessity, temporary.5 necessity is the mother of invention used to say that if someone really needs to do something, they will find a way of doing it
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necessity

[nəˈsesəti]

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n.需要;必然性;必需品

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