1、demand
(强烈)要求;强令
Mr Byers last night demanded an immediate explanation from the Education Secretary.
昨晚拜尔斯先生要求教育大臣立刻作出解释
。Russia demanded that Unita send a delegation to the peace talks.
俄罗斯要求安盟派代表团参加和谈
。(坚决的)要求
There have been demands for services from tenants up there.
那里的房客要求提供服务
。They consistently rejected the demand to remove US troops.
他们一再拒绝撤走美国部队的要求
。需求;需求量
Another flight would be arranged on Saturday if sufficient demand arose.
如果需求量足够大,周六将再安排一趟航班
。Demand for coal is down and so are prices.
煤的需求下降了,煤价也相应下跌
。2、detain
拘留;扣押
The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours.
该法令允许警方将嫌疑犯扣押最多48小时
。He was arrested and detained for questioning.
他遭到逮捕、拘留以接受问讯
。阻留;耽搁
Thank you. We won't detain you any further.
非常感谢
。我们就不再耽搁您的时间了 。