在英語里，如何表達要求呢?下面，小編為大家整理了英語里表示要求的四個英語單詞，希望對大家有所幫助。

　　一、Require--一般表示因需要而要求

　　to need something or make something necessary

　　需要;有賴于;要求;規(guī)定

　　The rules also require employers to provide safety training.

　　這些規(guī)定也要求雇主們提供安全訓(xùn)練。

　　What clause do you require in the contract?

　　你要求在合同中訂上什么條款?

　　二、Demand

　　作動詞，表示：to ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused 堅決請求，強烈要求;強要

　　I demanded an explanation.

　　我要求給我一個解釋。

　　The union is demanding a seven percent pay rise this year.

　　汽車工會要求今年加薪7%。

　　He has always demanded the highest standards of behaviour from his children.

　　他總是以最高的行為準則來要求自己的孩子。

　　[ + speech ] "And where do you think you're going?" demanded the police officer.

　　“你覺得自己在朝哪里走?”警察問道。

　　[ + to infinitive ] I demand to see the manager.

　　我要求見經(jīng)理。

　　[ + that ] She demanded that he return the books he borrowed from her.

　　她要求他把從她那里借走的書還回來。

　　作名詞：表示困難的要求

　　His new job makes a lot of demands on him (= he has to work very hard).

　　新工作對他要求很高。

　　三、Request

　　the act of politely or officially asking for something

　　(禮貌、正式的)要求，請求

　　They received hundreds of requests for more information.

　　數(shù)以百計的人要求他們提供更多的信息。

　　[ + to infinitive ] The boss refused our request to leave work early.

　　老板拒絕了我們早下班的請求。

　　The clause was added to the contract at Carlos's request (= because Carlos asked for this).

　　這一條款是在卡洛斯的要求下添加到合同中的。

　　四、Claim

　　to ask for something of value because you think it belongs to you or because you think you have a right to it 要求(擁有);認領(lǐng);索取，索 要

　　The police said that if no one claims the watch, you can keep it.

　　警方說如果沒人認領(lǐng)這塊表，你可以留著它。

　　When King Richard III died, Henry VII claimed the English throne.

　　理查德三世去世后，亨利七世要求繼承英格蘭王位。