much-needed

12.13 Much-needed

英英释义：needed to a great extent

“much-needed”是形容词，意思是“亟需的”，可以表达出类似中文成语“雪中送炭”的迫切性。这个词非常地道，体现了英文表达和构词的灵活性。它后面一般接 support, assistance, improvement, boost, reform 等词。在口语和写作中都可以使用 much-needed。

例1：今年是中国改革开放 40 周年，中国在这些年取得了巨大的经济成就，这在很大程度上要归功于当时采取了亟需的改革措施。我们就可以这么说：

The economic success China has achieved in the past four decades is attributed largely to the adoption of the much-needed reform initiatied by Deng Xiaoping.

例2 最近几年山西平遥的旅游业增长缓慢。2017 年著名导演贾樟柯发起了平遥国际电影节，在很大程度上拉动了当地的旅游业。就可以说：

The Pingyao International Film Festival, initiated in 2017 by Chinese film director Jia Zhangke, provides a much-needed boost to the local tourist industry.

例3：锤子科技最近陷入危机，很大原因是没有能够及时融到亟需的资金。我们就可以说：

Smartisan has been crippled lately as it failed to secure the much-needed funds.

3怎样学会使用这个词？

1）翻译下面的句子：

东京将在 2020 年举办奥运会，这将为当地经济注入亟需的活力。

The 2020 Olympic games will provide much-need energy to Tokyo’s economy.

（参考翻译：Tokyo will hold the 2020 Olympics, which will provide a much-needed boost to local economy. 或 The 2020 Olympics will provide Tokyo, its host city, a much-needed opportunity to revive its economy.）

场景：

新招毕业生将为这家老国企带来急需的新技术。

The newly enrolled graduates will provide much-needed technology improvement to this old state-owned enterprises.

Nokia的失败是没有及时跟上手机系统的革新。

Nokia had been crippled as it failed to keep up with the much-needed reform of smart phones’ system.