need
单词辨析：
既可指需要某事物，也可指需要某人做某事，常可与 need 换用。
Children want/need plenty of sleep.
儿童需要大量的睡眠。
The house wants/needs repairing/to be repaired.
这房子需要修葺。
Do you want/need me to pick you up at the station?
你要我到车站接你吗？
指为成功做成某事而需要某事物，其主语通常为事物，而宾语多为抽象名词。
Success demands persistence.
成功需要坚持。
The task demands professional knowledge.
这项任务需要专业知识。
An important meeting demanded his presence.
一个重要会议需要他出席。
最普通用词，指需要必不可少的东西或需要做某事，强调所需之物或需做之事的重要性。
The children need water and food.
孩子们需要水和食物。
The car needs repairing.
汽车需要维修。
I need to know what time it is.
我得知道现在几点了。
词义同 need，常可换用，但语气较弱。
The mastery of a language requires/needs painstaking effort.
要学好一种语言，必须下苦工夫。
This letter requires/needs to be answered at once.
此信需要立即回复。
These babies require/need careful looking after.
这些婴儿需要细心照看。
相关例句：
I was all right but in need of rest
我没事，就是需要休息一下。
Mid-fifties, short black hair, grey moustache, distinctive Russian accent. Need I go on?
五十四五岁，黑色短发，灰色八字胡，明显的俄国口音，还需要我继续说吗？
With apologies to my old history teacher, who needs history lessons?
这话对不住我亲爱的历史老师，不过有谁需要历史课呢？
I need you sane and sober.
我要你清醒、冷静。
Remember that when both of you were in need, I was the one who loaned you money.
记住，在你们两个都有困难的时候，是我借钱给你们的。
The building needs quite a few repairs.
该建筑有好几处应该修缮。