exigency

英 [ˈeksɪdʒənsi]

美 [ˈeksɪdʒənsi]

n.  急切需要; 迫切要求

复数：exigencies　

BNC.20315 / COCA.20509

牛津词典

noun

• 急切需要；迫切要求
  an urgent need or demand that you must deal with

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 紧急情况;危急关头;迫切需要
  Theexigencies ofa situation or a job are the demands or difficulties that you have to deal with as part of it.
  1. ...the exigencies of a wartime economy.
     战时经济的紧急情况

英英释义

noun

• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
  1. he never knew what to do in an emergency
  Synonym:emergencypinch
• a pressing or urgent situation
  1. the health-care exigency

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