"if need be" meaning in 英語

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Adverb

Audio: en-au-if need be.ogg
Etymology: 此處的need是名詞,be表示虛擬語氣。
  1. 如有必要 Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: zh-if_need_be-en-adv-zhhDOlpk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: if needs be
Categories (other): 英語副詞, 英語詞元

Download JSONL data for if need be meaning in 英語 (0.7kB)

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