needful meaning in English
adj.
1.需要的,必要的,不可缺少的 (to; for)。
2.〔古语〕穷困的。
n.
〔the needful〕 〔俚语〕(必需的)钱,现金；必需的事物。 do the needful 做该做的事。
adv.
-ly
必然地,不得已。
Examples
- As she made the needful preparations her courage failed her .
当她作必要的准备时，她的勇气背叛她了。 - A fertile and needful trade flowed between our two countries .
在我们两国之间进行着繁荣和互惠互利的贸易。 - And to us a diversion may become even more needful .
而对我们来说，则甚至可能更加需要一种转移注意力的事变。 - She had been thinking the matter over, and she thought an apology distinctly needful .
她曾反复思考此事，认为道歉显然是需要的。 - It was needful a man should know what he was doing when he went upon the heather .
一个人要是懂得，到了莽原上时该怎么办，那是很有用处的。