Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #321
require
需要；有必要
核心释义
to need something or make something necessary
- 1.
要求,坚持拥有；以权威方式要求。
To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.
- 2.
自然地将某物视为必不可少而要求；需要,作为必要条件要求。
Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
- 3.
要求(某人)做某事。
To demand (of someone) to do something.
要求；责令；要求；规定；坚持要求；要求,坚持拥有；以权威方式要求。；自然地将某物视为必不可少而要求；需要,作为必要条件要求。；要求(某人)做某事。
用法In use
This job requires a university degree and two years of experience.
用法提示：require 表示'要求'，后接名词短语，说明职位所需条件。
The visa application requires you to submit your passport and a recent photo.
用法提示：require 表示'要求'，后接不定式宾语补足语，说明必须完成的事项。
The teacher required that all students finish their homework before class.
用法提示：require 表示'要求'，后接that从句，表达对他人行为的强制要求。
require sth
This project requires a lot of time.
这个项目需要大量时间。
require sb to do sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- require that
- 要求（某人）做某事
- The regulations require that all employees wear safety gear.法规要求所有员工穿戴安全装备。
- require somebody to do something
- 要求某人做某事
- The teacher required the students to submit their essays by Friday.老师要求学生周五前提交论文。
- require doing something
- 需要被做（主动表被动）
- This plant requires watering every day.这种植物需要每天浇水。
- be required to do something
- 被要求做某事
- All passengers are required to show their boarding pass.所有乘客被要求出示登机牌。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
re（再）+quire（问）→ 反复询问 → 需要；要求。
语境与语域Context & Register
常见场景：正式文件、法律条款、工作说明、日常对话 require 多用于正式或中性语境，在日常对话中也常见，但语气比 need 正式。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于正式语境，require sb of sth 为较正式用法。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-quire' (acquire, inquire) rhyme with 'require'. Words like 'fire', 'wire', 'tire', and 'desire' share the same final stressed vowel and following sounds, so they also rhyme. However, note that despite spelling similarities, 'require' and 'quite' do not rhyme because 'quite' has a different vowel sound (/kwaɪt/).
高价值词汇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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.