The intricate experiment demanded precise measurements and careful timing to yield reliable results.
这项复杂的实验要求精确的测量和仔细的计时，才能产生可靠的结果。
Economist Aiko Tanaka argues that remote work permanently reduced demand for downtown office space, citing vacancy rates that have remained elevated for years after the initial shift to remote work.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Economist Daniel Voss contends that current vacancy rates reflect a temporary adjustment period, and that as leases expire and companies redesign offices for hybrid collaboration, downtown demand will largely recover.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Interviews conducted with retired professional dancers revealed that most did not cite chronic injury or the physical demands of aging as their primary reason for retiring, but rather a growing desire to explore choreography and teaching after years of focusing exclusively on performing.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
Which choice best defines “demand”?
B — Require, need. “demand” means require, need.
Which word means “require, need”?
D — demand. “demand” means require, need.
demand — require, need. In Chinese: 要求，需要.
demand is pronounced /dɪˈmænd/.
The intricate experiment demanded precise measurements and careful timing to yield reliable results. (这项复杂的实验要求精确的测量和仔细的计时，才能产生可靠的结果。)
require, call for, necessitate — all close in meaning to demand (require, need).
supply, provide — each the opposite of demand (require, need).
Yes. demand is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
de(strengthen)+mand(command)