necessitate[ni'sesi,teit; nə-]

• vt.
  • 使成为必需，需要，使不可避免：

    His apathy necessitates stimulation.

    有必要刺激一下他的冷漠。

    It seems that the armed clash is necessitated between the two countries.

    看来两国间的军事冲突是不可避免的了。

  • [常用被动语态]迫使，强迫：

    He was necessitated to leave Europe for America.

    他被迫离开欧洲去了美国。

• 变形:

  vt.necessitated.necessitating