request /riˈkwest/ I. vt. 请求，要求 request sth. (from/of sb.) (向某人)请求某事物：She requested nothing of me. 她没有向我要求什么。request sb. to do sth. 请求(某人做某事)：The teacher requested us to write a short passage within 15 minutes. 老师要求我们15分钟之内写出一篇小短文。［考句］It is politely requested by the hotel management that radios not be played after 11 o’clock at night. 饭店里管理部门恳请客人晚上11时后不要开收音机。（request后宾语从句的虚拟语气为should + 原形动词，should 可省去，这里被动态主语从句也用虚拟格式）‖II. n. ［c］请求，要求：repeated requests for help 一再请求帮助；make a request for quiet 请求安静They made a request to begin work immediately.他们要求立即开始工作。