动 demand，ask，force，coerce；名 （姓氏） a surname；

[例句] 有时候要到达谷底，才会慢慢变好。 Sometimes things have to fall apart to make way for better things.

[例句] 不要等待好事降临，你要向幸福进发。 Do not wait for good things to happen to you. You need to walk towards happiness.

动 ask，demand，require；名 claim，demand，requirement ；

[例句] 卡琳设法达到了其职业的要求。 Somehow Karin managed to cope with the demands of her career.

[例句] 他强烈要求保留北大西洋公约组织以维护和平。 He argues strongly for retention of NATO as a guarantee of peace.

main，chief，principal，major，mostly ；

[例句] 书房把主要的生活区与厨房连在一起。 The study links the main living area to the kitchen.

[例句] 他对语言的误解是引起其他问题的主要原因。 His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems.

important，significant，major，concernment，emphasis ；

[例句] 成功不是终点，失败也并非末日，最重要的是继续前进的勇气。 Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.--Winston Churchill

[例句] 新鲜的水果和蔬菜很重要，麦麸也是。 Fresh fruits and vegetables are important and so is bran.

less important，secondary，subordinate，minor，subordination ；

[例句] 见解独到的人士要么被调往次要的岗位，要么就不被提升。 Independent thinkers are shunted into minor jobs or refused promotion.

[例句] 次要情节之间的联系有点牵强。 The sub-plots are only tenuously interconnected.

need，want，needs，require，demand ；

[例句] 你需要一锅汤来煮。 You will need a pot of broth for poaching.

[例句] 出口商品不需要交购买税。 Purchase tax was not payable on goods for export.

requisite，necessary，certainly need，essential，call ；

[例句] 有必要让公众在充分知情的状况下展开辩论。 There needs to be a properly informed public debate.

[例句] 这份杂志没必要出现那种语言。 There'sno need for that kind of language in this magazine.

名 （摘录下来的要点） summary，abstract，remark，tabloid；动 （摘录要点） make a summary，make an abstract ；

[例句] 首先来看今天的新闻摘要。 First, we have this roundup of the day's news.

[例句] 下面的材料是他工作的摘要。 The material below is a distillation of his work.

essential factor，key element，part，element，basic ；

[例句] 这次会议具备了作为高度戏剧性的政治事件的一切要素。 The meeting had all the ingredients of high political drama.

[例句] 我认为取得成功唯一的共同要素是勤奋。 I think the only common denominator of success is hard work.

main points，key point，key strongpoint，essentials，cruces ；

[例句] 我决定去隔壁那家要点吃的。 I decided to go to the next house and ask for food.

[例句] 他讨论的要点实际上根本不重要。 The substance of his discussions doesn'treally matter.

outline，sketch，essentials，compendium，design ；

[例句] 先把你的论点纲要写下来可能会有帮助。 It can be useful to write a short summary of your argument first.

[例句] 他把意见写成纲要,准备在会上发言. He made an outline of his views and got ready to present it at the meeting.

（多用于书名： 重要内容的大概） essentials，outline，resume，abstract，general ；

[例句] 游客每天大概要支付1,000英镑。 Visitors can expect to pay about a thousand pounds a day.

[例句] 那大概要花掉你50美元左右。 That would probably cost you about fifty bucks.

important，essential，be critical，be serious，signify ；

[例句] 别胡闹了，我们还是收收心想想要紧事吧。 Let's get down to basics and stop horsing around.

[例句] 整个锻炼过程中，注意要紧绷腹肌。 Throughout the exercise, focus on keeping your abs tight.

main points，essentials，gist，（基本要求） essentials，tenor ；

[例句] 我得知要领补助，就得回答一些问题。 I was told that in order to get benefit payments I would have to answer some questions.

[例句] “ 别摸, ” 她说, “ 今天早晨我要领圣体. ” " Don't,'she said. " I'm taking Communion this morning. "

（抓住要点） to the point ；

[例句] 你能扼要说明一下地区会议上提案的重点吗？ Can you recap the points included in the regional conference proposal?

[例句] 他在会议上扼要地说明自己的想法. He presented his idea in outline at the meeting.

fort，fortress，fortification，stronghold，fastness ；

[例句] 他侦察敌人兵力薄弱的位置，对其要塞不予理睬。 He probes the enemy's weak positions, ignoring his strongholds.

[例句] 只要塞进一张纸就行。 Just slip in a piece of paper.

main idea，gist，effect，argument，keystone ；

[例句] 他们谈话的要旨被压缩成一段话. The substance of their talk is condensed into a paragraph.

[例句] 开场白的要旨反映了双方在何为当务之急上存在分歧。 The tenor of the opening remarks reflects the divergence in the priorities of the two sides.

ask a price，charge，offer ；

[例句] 这张图片中的铁艺藤椅要价125英镑。 The rattan and wrought-iron chair pictured here costs £125.

[例句] 另一个票贩子说125美元的票他要价1,000美元。 Another scalper said he'd charge $1000 for a $125 ticket.

concise and to the point，brief ；

[例句] 首相已听取了她议会助手的简要汇报。 The Prime Minister has been briefed by her parliamentary aides.

[例句] 导游简要地介绍了那个遗址的历史。 A guide gives a brief talk on the history of the site.

critical，crucial，vital，important，make a difference ；

[例句] 我们略掉了我们认为对正文不甚紧要的脚注。 We have omitted footnotes which we judged inessential to the text.

[例句] 我们有一件紧要的事情. We have an urgent thing.