/'niidnt/)
[BrE) ~ (not) do sth | - (not) have done
sth
used to state that sth
is/was not necessary or that only very little is/was necessary; used to ask if
sth is/was necessary ( ) i&W: You
needn’t finish that work today, jfc X fi
\$L % M
I
ff0
0 You needn’t have hurried (= it was not necessary for you to hurry,
but you did). o
I need hardly tell you (= you must already
know) that the work
is dangerous.
0 If she wants anything, she need only ask. Mi® left X H, R
^ Jf — T P Sftfr 7 o 0 All you need bring are sheets. 0 Need you have paid so
much? £> note at modal
GRAMMAR
POINT
need
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In BrE there are two separate verbs need.
lE^blllH
needD
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Need as a
main verb has the question form do you need?, the
negative you don’t need and the past forms needed, did you need? and didn’t need. It
has two
meanings. * need
do you
need?, you don’t need, MiBf ^
needed, did
you need? ffl didn’t needQ 1. to require something or to think that something is necessary WSM: Do you need any
help? ? o / needed to get some
sleep.
ftWWM 2.
to have to or to be obliged to
do sth Will we need to show
our
passports? Ifcjn i M ^ ?
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Need as a
modal verb has need for all forms of the
present tense, need you? as the question form
and need not (needn’t) as the negative. The past is need have,
needn’t have. It is used to say that something is or is not necessary. *
need ffff , M&H
i&ljf need, It I p] 5^3 need you?, need not
, (needn’t),
MiWX need have, needn’t have, #jl/l : Need I pay the whole
amount now? ?
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In NAmE only the main verb is used. This
leads to some important differences in the use and meaning of need in
British and American English. /EjfcH^ilf *, needfXfti^ia], ft need
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In NAmE it is more common for need to
be used to
speak
about what is necessary, rather than about what you must do. need
If, M#(Kff: / don’t need to go home
yet—it’s still early. [BrE and NAmE = it isn’t necessary)
) 0 You don’t need to go home
yet—we never go to bed
before
)
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The difference is even more noticeable in the past
tenses. JoL: He didn’t need to go
to hospital, but he went
just to reassure himself.
(NAmE)im^£&M, iTRJtmtiJSft'L''
) o He needn’t have gone
to hospital, but he went just to reassure himself. [BrE = he did something that
wasn’t necessary)
) o He didn’t need to
go to hospital after
all—he only had a few bruises.
[BrE = he didn’t go)
“MM*” )
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noun 1 [sing., U] ~ (for sth) | - (for sb/sth) to do sth a
situation when sth is necessary
or must be done frlf; MZM: to satisfy/meet/identify a need iiM / / If dj
3£#ltlf 0 There is an urgent need for qualified
teachers. ifi tO fl If ff tfc!/ip o
o There is no need for you to get up early tomorrow,
iff RJ3
Tc R -R
® 0 o I had no need to
open the letter—I knew
what it would say.
SPMfs ISfrlit
Jlffi^-iftlSff o The house is in
need of a thorough clean. frIf5|tyh;fc:fil&o 0 We
will contact you again if the need arises. jffl^^fil&If,
ft o o There’s no need to cry (= stop crying). Rlff^To o note at reason
2 [C, U] a strong feeling that you want sb/sth or must have sth #
£ij If;
ittUIf^:
to fulfil an
emotional need tOfile O She felt the need to talk to someone. fP A M M o 0 I’m in need of some fresh air. ft fa Pf p&
0 She had no
more need of me. ^fUf^To
3 [C, usually pi.] the things that sb requires in order to live in a
comfortable way or achieve what they want If W ^ ; ftM: financial needs g ± 60
lloa programme to suit your individual
needs
$1 £ M X A fl If W ^ @ o to meet children’s special educational
needs $t£JLM:l#$c$tWWffil^
4 [U] the state of not
having enough food, money or support ( ft $) , ft 5. 033 HARDSHIP : The
charity aims to provide assistance to people in need. M
O He
helped me
in my hour of neetLjE ft fft0
— see also needy
ITgfTTl if need 'be if necessary If W W i&If W fifr: There’s always food in the freezer
if need be. %P H fr ^ IS M & % i %S „ — more at
CRYING
adj., FRIEND
'need-blind adj. [US) (of a university’s or
college’s policy of choosing which people to offer places on a course of study depending only on sb’s academic
ability, without considering
their ability to pay for it ) :
a need-blind
admissions policy
need ful /'niidfl/ adj. [old-fashioned) necessary iftlffft; MW
nee dle 0t» /'ni:dl/ noun, verb
m noun [C]
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FOR SEWING M 1 a small thin piece of
steel that you use for sewing, with a point at one end and a hole for the
thread at the other ff ; ist 3O+
: a needle and
thread fffn^ 0 the eye (= hole) of a needle ff # J L; |f fa
— picture o sewing — see also pins and needles
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FOR KNITTING 111 2 a long thin piece of
plastic or
metal with a point at one
end that you use for knitting. You usually use two together. knitting needles
UtlPsff — picture o knitting
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FOR DRUGS ffj pp 3
a very thin, pointed piece of steel
used on the end of a syringe for putting a drug into sb’s
body, or for taking blood out of it ff^c:
a hypodermic needle —picture o page
R26
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ON INSTRUMENT fJCH 4 a thin piece of metal
on a scientific instrument that moves to point to the correct measurement or
direction If : The compass needle was pointing north,
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ON PINE TREE, fa W 5 [usually pi.] the
thin, hard, pointed leaf of a pine tree f&ff; If Pf —
picture o tree
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ON RECORD PLAYER PfRJl 6 the
very small pointed piece of metal that touches a record that is being played in
order to produce the sound PH If; $Hff CT171 stylus IT*Tt*il a needle in a
'haystack a thing that is almost impossible to find ^f&MWIf;
Searching
for one man in this city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
ma
n verb [VN] (informal) to deliberately annoy
sb, especially by criticizing them continuously $1]Ml; ftjkM; ( X fa ) KE1 antagonize: Don’t let her needle
you.
needle-cord /'niidlkoid; NAmE -ko:rd/ noun
[U] (BrE) a type of fine corduroy
needle-craft /'ni:dlkra:ft; NAmE -kraeft/ noun
[U] the art and skill of sewing, especially when it is taught as a school
subject im, If ft ( )
needle-point /'niidlpoint/ noun [u] a type of decorative
sewing in which you use very small stitches
to make a picture on strong cloth ff£§;
need-less /'nirdlas/ adj. needless death or
suffering is not necessary because it could have been avoided ^