"demands" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 要求
• 需求

Definition

指被要求、被期待或被強烈提出的事情。它既可以指工作或生活帶來的壓力，也可以指某人堅持提出的強硬要求。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見於 'meet demands'、'the demands of the job' 和 'customer demands' 等搭配。單數 'demand' 可表示強硬要求；複數 'demands' 常強調壓力、要求事項或多項具體要求。不要和 'needs' 混淆：'demands' 語氣更強，有時也顯得不太合理。

Examples

The job has many demands.

這份工作有很多**要求**。

Customers made new demands after the sale.

顧客在售後提出了新的**要求**。

She cannot meet all these demands alone.

她一個人無法滿足所有這些**要求**。

Between work, family, and school, the demands on his time are intense.

工作、家庭和學業加在一起，他時間上的**要求**非常高。

The team is struggling to keep up with growing customer demands.

團隊正努力跟上客戶不斷增長的**需求**。

His last-minute demands really tested everyone's patience.

他臨時提出的**要求**真的考驗了大家的耐心。