英 [ˈniːdfl] 美 [ˈniːdfl]
adj. 必要的；需要的；贫困的，困苦的
n. 必须做的事；钱
needful /ˈniːdfʊl/
形容词 Needful means necessary. 必要的; 需要的
The section of society most needful of such guidance is the young male.
最需要此类指导的社会群体是青年男性。
... indispensable adj.不可缺少的；不能撇开的 n.不可少的人（或物） prerequisite adj. 先决条件的，必要的 n.先决条件，前提 needful adj.必要的 ...
... important重要的 needful必需的 demanding要求多的 ...
needful(穷困的), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
... 正常需要 normal requirement 需要的 necessary; needful; required; requisite 必要的, 需要的 needful ...
必要的；需要的
His last book, "Needful Things," was a retread of tired material.
他的上一本书《必需品》尽在重复些陈旧的内容。
The section of society most needful of such guidance is the young male.
最需要此类指导的社会群体是青年男性。
Thou should'st rest is indeed a needful thing, since thou must journey to the city presently.
您应该休息一下，这非常有必要，因为您不久就要到城里去了。
Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defense have not arrested the plow, the shuttle,or the ship;
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We not only have a right to our lives but to do whatever we regard as needful to protect our lives.
这种权利不仅适用于我们的生活,还适用于我们所认为的一切可以,维护生活所需的行为。
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A good law," he says in chapter 30, "is that which is needful for the good of the people."
霍布斯在书的第30章说，一部好的法律,对维护人民的福祉是非常必要的“
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For now, our secrets remained shrouded, like articles of faith to be activated when needful, and (like most certainties) otherwise forgotten.
Life is layered, complex, not always most needful of political action.
And, needful to say, supernatural horror is a special taste.