0
[V to inf] I demand to see
the manager. 0 [V speech] ‘Who
the
hell are you?’ he demanded
angrily.
“jfrflJJiSJlTfi? ” #, o note at ask 2 [VN] to need sth in order to be
done successfully : This sport demands both speed
and strength.
Wfj o
SYNONYMS H&MMr
demand
require ♦ expect ♦ insist ♦ ask
These
words all mean to say that sb should do or have sth. \n±&m#}^$iZXo
demand to ask for sth very
firmly; to say very firmly that sb should have or do sth MAI?
X; She demanded
an immediate explanation. M-J?
require [often passive] {rather formal) to make sb do or have
sth, especially because it is necessary according to a law or set of rules or
standards jiHX
m (k mi
(.**¥■),
: All
candidates will be required to take a short test.
expect to demand that sb
should do, have or be sth, especially because it is their duty or
responsibility jf
i?x. ixxmn. mm,
xmx&mntt: / expect to
be paid promptly for the work. ISIIXBPNXfX^o insist to demand that sth happens or that sb
agrees to do sth taMA3?X, Ml#: / didn’t want to go but he insisted. fcXXitlA,
fiMfeSi^f£A0 o We insist on the highest standards at all times. Cl ^^'111#ft
ask to expect or demand sth jf mil, f?X: You’re asking too much of him.
DEMAND,
EXPECT OR ASK? JB demand > expect j$Jt ask?
Ask is not as strong as demand or expect, both of which can be more like a command. * ask demand
ffl expect if demand fP expect M1$-
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
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to demand/require/expect/ask sth of/from sb
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to ask for sth
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to demand/require/expect/insist/ask that ...
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to require/expect/ask sb to do sth
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to demand/require/expect/ask a lot/too much/a great deal
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to be too much to expect/ask
de mand ing /dTmaindirj; NAmE -‘maen-/ adj. 1 (of a piece of work X jfe)
needing a lot of skill, patience, effort, etc. )
PC %tl
{$:
The work is physically demanding. jXXf^frl? WiS W tl
o' o note at difficult 2 (of a
person A) expecting a lot of work or attention from others; not easily
satisfied a
demanding boss/child 033
UNDEMANDING
demarcate /'di:ma:keit;
NAmE -ma:rk-/ verb [VN] (formal) to mark or establish the
limits of sth ft • • • (ft ; in ■ • • $J If: Plots of land have
been demarcated by barbed wire.
de mar ca tion /.diimai'keiXn; 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 #, A. )
$]#, IX#, It was hard to
draw clear lines of
demarcation between work and leisure. 0 social
demarcations
de-mean /di'miin/
verb [VN] 1 ~ yourself to do sth
that makes people have less respect for you A
A
■
It : I wouldn’t demean
myself by asking for charity.
2
to make people have less respect for sb/sth fg {ft ;
Jg © ; f HT3
degrade: Such images demean
women.
de-mean ing /di'miiniq/ adj. putting sb in a position that does not
give them the respect that they should have AA^r^J
003humiliating: He
found it demeaning to work
for his former employee. ffe
demeanour (BrE)
{NAmE de-meanor) /dTmi:na(r)/ noun
[U] {formal) the way that sb looks or behaves A; JxUS; ff A ; X it:
He maintained a professional demeanour throughout.
de men ted /di'mentid/ adj. 1 {especially BrE) behaving in a crazy
way because you are extremely upset or worried EW:
I’ve
been nearly demented with
worry about you. jlAfft jg , fP 'A A iRl 7
o 2 {old-fashioned or medical IS) having a mental
illness ►
de-men-ted-ly
adv.
de
men tia /dTmenJa/
noun [U] {medical IS) a serious mental disorder caused by brain disease or
injury, that affects the ability to think, remember and behave normally — see also senile dementia
dem-er-ara
sugar /.demareara
'fuga(r); NAmE -rera/ noun [U] (BrE) a type of rough brown
sugar de-merge /,di:'m3:d3; NAmE -'m3:rd3/ verb [VN, V] {BrE, business $3) to separate a
company into smaller companies, usually into the companies that had previously
been joined together; to be split in this way
■
( (
'At* )
de-mer-ger /,di:'m3:d3a(r); NAmE -'m3:rd3-/ noun [C, U] {BrE, business j£Q the act of
separating a company from a larger company, especially when they had previously
been joined together (
de-merit /dii'merit/
noun (formal) 1 [usually
pi.] a fault in sth or a disadvantage of sth MA; S? A; M&h: the merits
and demerits of the scheme & X A ^ ^
2 {NAmE) a mark on sb’s school
record showing that they have done sth wrong ( )
MA#:
You’ll get three demerits if you’re caught smoking on
school grounds.
de mesne /da'mein/ noun 1 (in the past) land
attached to a manor (=
large house) that was kept by the owners for their own use ( |0 0t)^Xg©^A2 {old use) a region or large area
of land J&E; demi-/'demi/ prefix (in nouns filial) half; partly X; demigod X^XA
demi god /'demigod; NAmE -gard/ noun 1 a
minor god, or a being that
is partly a god and partly human A ft; Xtt A A 2 a ruler or other person
who is treated like a god
demi john /'demid3Dn; NAmE -d3a:n/ noun a very large bottle
with a narrow opening at the top, for holding and transporting water, wine,
etc. X P A ft Ifti; tfS 3$
de
mili tarize {BrE also -ise) /.dir'militaraiz/ verb [VN] [usually passive]
to remove military forces from an area M. • ■ fitfcX ; {<£ X X X ffc :
a demilitarized zone X % X IX PTin militarize ► de-mili-tar-iza-tion, -isa-tion /,dii.militarai'zeijn;
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 frX (
W ) *®±£MWA
de min eral ize /.dii'minaralaiz/ verb [VN] to remove salts
from water |5&A ( 7X ) A ( X ) de mise /dTmaiz/ noun [sing.] 1 the end or failure of
an - institution, an idea, a company, etc. A$t ;
2
(formal or humorous) death ^BX:
his imminent/sudden/sad
demise
ffe Jt 5ij l|fi A;
^E;