需要

很多國家需要更先進的裝置來處理工業廢物。
   Better devices are needed in many countries to take care of the waste from factories.

這洋裝需要稍微改小一點。
   The dress needs to be taken in a bit.

我需要更多的錢,因而不畏艱難去向老板要求增加工資。
   I needed more money and so I decided to take the bull by the horns and ask my boss for more pay.

做這項工作需要專門技術。
   The job calls for technical skill.

人類需要理解自身在事物發展過程中的地位。
   Man needed to understand his place in the scheme of things.

這只手提箱正合我的需要。
   This suitcase is the thing for me.

他需要時間來仔細考慮一下那件事。
   He needs some time to think the matter out.

房間裡很悶熱,電扇正是我所需要的。
   It's stuffy in this room. An electric fan would be just the ticket for me.

它需要拉緊一些。
   It needs tightening up.

國家需要更多有他這種才幹的人。
   The country needs more men of his timber.

為了擺脫貧困的處境,他們需要政府的幫助。
   To break out of the poverty trap they need help from the government.

有時需要改變原先制定的那些政策。
   Sometimes it is necessary to trim those policies.

這籬笆需要修整了。
   The hedge needs a trim.

這個方法似乎不錯,但需要試驗一下。
   The method seems good but it needs to be tried out.

我需要一管牙膏。
   I need a tube of tooth paste.

這房子需要維修。
   The building needed upkeep.

他對需要做的各項工作並沒有袖手旁觀,而是精神抖擻地投入了工作。
   He didn't stand about looking at all the jobs to be done; he waded straight in.

這件洋裝腰身需要改小一些。
   The dress needs taking in a bit at the waist.

士兵們需要新箭靶來練習。
   The soldiers need new wands for practice.

你所需要的是假期。
   What you want is a holiday.