Restoring the ancient frescoes is a delicate process requiring years of patient conservation work.
修复这些古代壁画是一个精细的过程，需要多年的耐心保护工作。
- In a lab experiment, crows were given a puzzle box requiring multiple sequential steps to obtain food.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
- In a lab experiment, crows were given a multi-step puzzle requiring them to use one tool to obtain a second tool needed to reach food.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Sustainability consultant Rafael Duarte notes that extensive glass facades, while visually striking, are significantly less energy-efficient than more traditional wall materials, requiring substantially more heating and cooling to maintain comfortable interior temperatures.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “requiring”?
A — Needing something for a particular purpose. “requiring” means needing something for a particular purpose.
Which word means “needing something for a particular purpose”?
C — requiring. “requiring” means needing something for a particular purpose.
requiring — needing something for a particular purpose. In Chinese: 需要，要求.
requiring is pronounced /rɪˈkwaɪərɪŋ/.
Restoring the ancient frescoes is a delicate process requiring years of patient conservation work. (修复这些古代壁画是一个精细的过程，需要多年的耐心保护工作。)
necessitating, demanding, entailing — all close in meaning to requiring (needing something for a particular purpose).
obviating, excluding — each the opposite of requiring (needing something for a particular purpose).
Yes. requiring 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.