needs adv. 必须,一定;务必〔现只与 must 连用〕。 must needs 1. 偏偏,偏要。 2. 必须,必然,不得不 (It must needs be so. 必然如此)。 must needs do 1. =needs must do. 2.坚持说要 (He must needs come. 他一口咬定要来)。 needs must do 必须,不得不(A man needs must lie down when he sleeps. 人睡时非躺下来不可。 N- must when the devil drives. 魔鬼从后撵,就得向前跑;情势所迫)。
basic adj. 1.基础的,基本的,根本的。 2.【化学】碱性的,碱式的。 3.【矿物】基性的,含少量硅酸的。 4.【军事】初步的;最下级的。 basic data 基本数据。 basic industry 基础工业。 n. 〔常 pl. 〕 1.基础,基本。 2.基础训练。 work for the basics 为衣食住等操劳。 adv. -ally 基本地 Basic = Basic English.
The basic needs approach is one of the major approaches to the measurement of absolute poverty. It attempts to define the absolute minimum resources necessary for long-term physical well-being, usually in terms of consumption goods.