demand
/dɪˈmɑːnd/
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dɪ - ˈmɑːnd -> demand
(n) တောင်းဆိုချက်။ လိုအပ်ချက်။ ဝယ်လိုအား။ (v) တောင်းဆိုသည်။ လိုအပ်သည်။
demand /dÇ'mɑ:nd; US dÇ'mænd/ n
၁။ [C] ~ (for sb to do sth); ~ (for sth/that…) တောင်းဆိုချက်။
receive a tax demand ❍ It is impossible to satisfy all their demands. ❍ The workers' demands for higher pay were refused/rejected by the employers. ❍ There have been fresh/renewed demands for the president to resign. ❍ demands for reform/that there should be reform ❍ Our organization is not in favour of abortion on demand (ie whenever it is asked for). ❍ The new aircraft makes tremendous demands of/on pilots (ie requires them to use a lot of skill, strength, etc).
၂။ [U] ~ (for sth/sb) လိုအပ်ချက်။ ဝယ်လိုအား။ a sudden upsurge in consumer demand ❍ Poor overseas demand is blamed for the car's failure. ❍ Demand for fish this month has exceeded supply. ❍ Good secretaries are always in demand (ie much wanted). ❍ She is in great demand as a singer. See also SUPPLY AND DEMAND
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၁။ တောင်းဆိုသည်။
demand reform/justice/compensation ❍ The workers are demanding better pay. ❍ She demanded an immediate apology/explanation. ❍ He demands that he be told everything. ❍ They demanded to know what I was doing in their home. ❍ ‘Why did you do it?’ she demanded angrily.
၂။ လိုအပ်သည်။
This sort of work demands great patience/one's full attention.
- He was sympathetic to their demands.
- [demand for] : She repeated her demand for an urgent review of the system.
- [make a demand] : You are not in a position to make demands right now.
- [meet/satisfy someone’s demands] : She was not willing to meet his demands.
- [demand of] : The demands of his new job
- [demand on] : Despite demands on her time, she was always courteous to everyone.
- 18, 400 new houses will be needed by 2011 to cope with the demand.
- [demand for] : Demand for organic food is increasing.
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