他们强烈要求所有部队撤离。◊ [V to inf] / demand to see the
manager.我坚决要求见经理。o[V speech] ‘Who the heH are you?’ he demanded angriiy. “你到底是谁？
”他 气势汹&地查问道。•〇 note at ask 2 [VN] to need sth in order
to be done successfully 需要：This sport demands both speed and
strength.这项运动既需要速度也需要
体力。
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
demand
require ♦ expect ♦ insist ♦ ask
These
words all mean to say that sb should do or have sth.以上各词均含要求之义。
demand to
ask for sth very firmly; to say very firmly that sb should have or do sth 指®烈要;M决要 _
.求：She demanded an immediate explanation.她要 求立即作出解释。
require [often
passive] {rather formal) to
make
sb do or have sth, especially because it is necessary according to a law or set
of rules orstandards 指要求
做（某事^达到(某水平b尤指根据法规或规
..定：All candidates will be required to take a short test. 所有候选者都要参加一个小测验。
expect to
demand that sb should do, have or be sth, especially: because it is their duty
or responsibility 指 要求、认为应得、指望，尤因义务或责任：/expectto prompt/y/or fhe wor/r.我要求即时付工餐。
Insist to
demand that sth happens or that sb agrees to do sth 指坚决要求、'坚持：I didn’t want to go but 心Zns/sto/.我弁不焱去，乜他硬要我去。oWe/ns^f on the highest standards at al丨 times,我们始终坚持最
髙标准。
ask to
expect or demand sth 指期望、要求：You’re as欠/’rtg too mwc/7 你对丨也要求过知了。
DEMAND,
EXPECT OR ASK?用 demand、expect 还是 ask ?
Ask is not as strong as demand or expect, both of which’ can be more like a command. * ask.不如 demand 和 eXpecH吾气强烈，_ demand 和 expect 更像
命令。
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
to demand/require/expect/ask sth of/from sb
■
to ask for sth
■
todemand/require/expect/insist/ask that...
■
to require/expect/ask sb to do sth
■
to demand/require/expect/ask a lot/too much/a great deal
■
to be too much to expect/ask
de-mand-ing /di'maindiq; NAmE
-'maen-/ adj. 1 (of a piece of work X f^) needing a lot of skill,
patience, effort, etc.要求髙的；需要高技能（或耐性等）的；费力 的：The work is physicaHy
demanding.这工作需要有很
碎的体力 <；■=> iiote at difficult 2 (of a person 人j expecting a lot of
work or attention from others; not easily satisfied要求极严的；苛求的；难满足的：a demcmdingboss/chiW苛刻的老板；难满足的孩子EH3
UNDEMANDING
de.mar.cate
/'di:ma:keit;
NAmE -ma:rk-/ verb [VN] to mark or establish the ■ limits
of sth 标出…的
界线；给…划界：Piots 〇/ Zcmci
have been demarcated by barbed wire.—块块土地都用带刺的铁丝网圈了起来。
de-mar-ca-tion
/.diimai'keijn;
NAmE -mair'k-/ noun [U, C] a border or line that separates two
things, such as types of work, groups of people or areas of land ( X 种、人、土地等的）划分，区分，界线：Jtwos hard to draw clear lines of demarcation
between work and Zdsure.在工作和闲暇之间很难划出明确的界限。osocid demarcations社会阶层的划分
de.mean
/di丨mi:n/
verfc [VN] 1 〜yourself to do sth
that makes people have less respect for you 降低身份；失去 尊重：J wouWn’t demean mysd/
by asfcing /or charity. $决不低三下四地乞求施舍。2 to make people have
less respect for sb/sth 贬低；贬损；使失尊严 S33
degrade ： Such fmages demean women.这些形象有损
妇女尊严。<
de-mean-ing
/di'miimr)/
adj. putting sb in a
position that does not give them the respect that they should have降低身份的；失去尊严的003 humiliating : He found it
demeaning to work for his former employee, 觉得为自己以前的雇员工作有失体面。
de-mean-our (Sr£)
(NAmE de-meanor) /di'mi:na(r)/ /7〇w/7 [U] (/brmfl/) the way that sb looks or behaves 夕卜 表；风度；行为；举止：He maintained a
pro/essionaZ demeanour throughout•他始终保持着专业人;J*的风度。 de-men-ted /di'mentid/ adj. 1 {especially Br£) behaving in a crazy
way because you are extremely upset or worried M度焦躁不安的；怵虑失常的；发狂J’ve been nearZy
demented with worry about you.我一直为你 担心，都快发疯了。2 (〇W-}asJy_oned or
medical 医) having a mental
illness 痴呆.的；发狂的► de.men.ted.ly adv.
de-men-tia
/di'menXa/
noun [U] {medical g) a serious mental disorder caused by brain disease or
injury, that affects the ability to think, remember and behave normally 痴呆；精神_乱一see also senile
dementia dem-er-ara sugar /.demareara 'JugaW; NAmE -rera/ ajow/7 [U] (8rE) a type of rough brown
sugar 德梅拉拉蔗糖
de-merge /.dii'maids; NAmE -'m3：rd3/ verb [VN, V] {BrE, business 商)to
separate a company into smaller companies, usually into the companies that had
previously been joined together; to be split in this way 将（合并公司）分拆；（公司）分拆
de-merger /,di:'m3：d38(r); NAmE -'ni3：rd3-/ noun, [C, U] (BrE, business ^5) the act of
separating a company from a larger company, especially when they had previously
been joined together (合并公司等的）分拆
de-merit /dii'merit/ noun (formaf) 1 [usually pi.] a fault in sth or
a disadvantage of sth 过央丨缺点；■ M处：the merits and
demerits 〇/ the scheme 这个方案的优缺点
2
(NAm£) a mark on sb^ school
record showing that they have done sth wrong (学校给学生记的）过失分： You'll get three demerits if you're caught smoking on schoo! grounds.在校内抽烟一经发现将被记过失分三分。
de-mesne /da'mem/
noun 1 (in the past) land
attached to a manor (=
large house) that was kept by the owners for their own use (旧时）领主自留命产 2
(oW wse)region or large area of land 地区；地域
demi- /也!!!" (in
nouns 构成名词）half; partly 半；
部分:demigod卓神半人
demi-god
/'demigod;
NAmE -ga:d/
noun 1 a minor god, or a being that is partly a god and
partly human 次 神；半神半人 2 a ruler or other
person wlio is treated like ^god尊为神明的统治者；被神化的人物
demijohn /'demid3Dn; NAmE -d3a:n/ noun a very large bottle
with a narrow opening at the top, for holding and transporting water, wine,
etc. /J.、.口大肚瓶；细颈 大瓶
de-mili-tar-ize {BrE also -ise) /.dii'militaraiz/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to remove military
forces from an area 从…也军；邊非军事化：a demiZitarized zone非军 事区 Pna militarize _ de.mili.tar.iza.tion，-isa.tion /.dii.militarai'zeij'n;
NAmE -ra'z-/ noun [U] demi-monde /.demi 'mond; NAmE 'maind/ noun [sing.] (from
French) people whose behaviour
or beliefs prevent them from being fully accepted as part of the main group in
society不完全被社会接受的人；行为（或信
仰）^受社会^重的人
de-min-eraMze /.dii'mmaralaiz/ verb [VN] to remove salts
from water ‘去（水）的盐；为（水）鉍盐
de-mise /di'maiz/ noun [sing.] 1 the end or failure of
an 〜institution, an idea，a company, etc.终止；失败；倒闭
2 a〇/77w/ or hwmoraws) death 免亡；逝世；一▲呜呼：
his
immfnenr/sudden^sad demise 他死到临头；—命碎
死;他悲惨的死亡