needful

英 [ˈniːdfl]

美 [ˈniːdfl]

adj. 必要的; 必需的; 必然的

BNC.34986 / COCA.31647

牛津词典

adj.

adj

necessary for relief or supply
1. provided them with all things needful
Synonym:neededrequiredrequisite

A good law is needful for the good of the people.
一部好的法律对人民是必要的。
It was needful a man should know what he was doing when he went upon the heather.
一个人要是懂得，到了莽原上时该怎么办，那是很有用处的。
"Take all needful precautions," replied the inspector.
“必须采取一切必要的防范措施。”巡查员说。
As she made the needful preparations her courage failed her.
当她作必要的准备时，她的勇气背叛她了。
Exercise, temperance, fresh air, and needful rest are the best of all physicians.
常锻炼、好脾气、新鲜空气，还有必要的休息，是最好的医生。
He stands in front of the quiet, hopeful, needful people who have risked something to be here.
他面对一群肃静无声，生活穷困但仍抱一线希望的人群。他们这些人到这里来是冒了一定风险的。
In order to live, I must have what you callthe needful, which I can got only by working.
为了生活，我必需要你所谓的钱，而我只有工作才能挣钱。
She had been thinking the matter over, and she thought an apology distinctly needful.
她曾反复思考此事，认为道歉显然是需要的。
He could only think of how needful it was to make the train and get quietly away.
他一心只想着，最重要的是赶上火车，悄悄离开。
The section of society most needful of such guidance is the young male.
最需要这种指导的社会群体是青年男性。