Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #723
Fully loadeddemand
需求；需求量
The desire or ability of consumers to purchase goods and services at a given price; the amount of a product that people are willing and able to buy.
- 1.
The desire to purchase goods and services.
购买商品和服务的愿望。
- 2.
The market force that causes buyers to be both willing and able to buy a good or service, as measured by the amount of that good or service that is currently salable at any given price point; the amount itself.
促使买方愿意且能够购买商品或服务的市场力量,以当前价格下可售出的数量衡量；该数量本身。
- 3.
A forceful claim for something.
对某物的强硬要求。
- 4.
A requirement.
需要的东西。
- 5.
An urgent request.
紧急的请求。
- 6.
An order.
命令。
- 7.
More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval.
更准确地说是峰值需求或峰值负荷,指公用事业客户在短时间内最大用电负荷的度量；在指定时间间隔内积分的电力负荷。
要求；必要条件；强烈要求；迫切请求；命令；峰值需求；最大用电负荷；购买商品和服务的愿望。
In use
The demand for organic food has increased significantly in recent years.
The workers presented a list of demands to management during the meeting.
Skilled programmers are in high demand in the tech industry.
demand for sth
表示对某物的需求。
The demand for new housing is increasing.
对新住房的需求正在增加。
in demand
形容某人或某物受欢迎，被需要。
Graphic designers are in high demand.
平面设计师需求很大。
demand that + clause (subjunctive)
后接从句时，常用虚拟语气（动词原形）。
Connections
Collocations
- high demand
- 高需求
- There is a high demand for skilled workers in this industry.这个行业对熟练工人的需求很高。
- meet demand
- 满足需求
- The factory increased production to meet the growing demand.工厂增加产量以满足日益增长的需求。
- in demand
- 受欢迎，有需求
- Software engineers are in high demand.软件工程师的需求量很大。
- demand for
- 对……的需求
- The demand for electric cars has risen sharply.对电动汽车的需求急剧上升。
- supply and demand
- 供求关系
- Prices are determined by supply and demand.价格由供求关系决定。
- increasing demand
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音'迪慢的'，想象一个人慢慢提出要求。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 经济学, 市场, 业务分析; note_zh: 该词在经济学中表示需求，通常用于正式文体或商业讨论中。
Grammar Note
表示‘要求’时通常可数，表示‘需求’时通常不可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words are genuine rhymes with the stressed syllable of 'demand' (/ænd/). The spelling '-and' is pronounced consistently as /ænd/ in these examples.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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