in need of是什么意思？

需要，缺少
The brickwork in this house is in need of repair.
这所房子的砖造部分需要修理。
Often,when we are at our most vulnerable,we are in need of reassurance,comfort or a gentle helping hand.
在最脆弱的时候,我们往往需要别人的鼓励和安慰,或者是能给我们以帮助的温暖的手.
The deity became a benevolent if impersonal force, not an agent that arranged a way of salvation to people in need of rescue.
如果是非人格的力量，神会变得仁慈，而不是一个安排了拯救方式的代理，而人们则需要被拯救。