1、demand
(強烈)要求;強令
Mr Byers last night demanded an immediate explanation from the Education Secretary.
昨晚拜爾斯先生要求教育大臣立刻作出解釋
。Russia demanded that Unita send a delegation to the peace talks.
俄羅斯要求安盟派代表團參加和談
。(堅決的)要求
There have been demands for services from tenants up there.
那里的房客要求提供服務
。They consistently rejected the demand to remove US troops.
他們一再拒絕撤走美國部隊的要求
。需求;需求量
Another flight would be arranged on Saturday if sufficient demand arose.
如果需求量足夠大,周六將再安排一趟航班
。Demand for coal is down and so are prices.
煤的需求下降了,煤價也相應下跌
。2、detain
拘留;扣押
The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours.
該法令允許警方將嫌疑犯扣押最多48小時
。He was arrested and detained for questioning.
他遭到逮捕、拘留以接受問訊
。阻留;耽擱
Thank you. We won't detain you any further.
非常感謝
。我們就不再耽擱您的時間了 。