needful

['ni:dfəl]

adj.必需的, 需要的
n.必需做的事,钱

例句与用法：

Air and water are needful for living things.

空气和水是生物不可缺少的东西。

Sister handed Peter the rubbish bin and said, "go and do the needful."

姐姐把垃圾桶递给彼得，说：“干你的活儿去吧。”

The baby's crying; I'd better go and do the needful.

孩子哭了，我最好还是去看看要做些什麽。

You should do what is needful as soon as possible.

你应该尽快做需要做的事。

词形变化：

副词: needfully | 名词: needfulness |

详细释义：

a.

1. 需要的, 必需的

Food, clothing and shelter are needful for the maintenance of health.

衣、食、住是维持健康所必需的。

2. 【古】贫穷的

n.[theS]

1. 必须做的事

do the needful

做必需做的事

2. 【英】【幽】钱

We're rather short of the needful now.

我们现在很缺钱。

短语词组：

do the needful

1. 做需要做的事

The baby's crying; I'd better go and do the needful.

孩子哭了, 我最好还是去看看要做些什么。