State television in Cuba has announced the death of the Defence Minister Julio Casas Regueiro, a veteran of the Cuban revolution. General Casas Regueiro reportedly died of heart failure. He was 75. He was responsible for the Cuban military's substantial economic activities until 2008 when he was made defence minister by the new President Raul Castro. Julio Casas Regueiro was an accountant who fought, under Raul Castro's command, against the Batista regime.

古巴国家电视台宣布国防部长，古巴革命老兵胡利奥·卡萨斯 (Julio Casas Regueiro)去世。胡利奥·卡萨斯将军因心脏病去世，享年75岁。他一直负责古巴军方重大的经济活动，直到2008年被新总统罗尔·卡斯特罗任命国防部长。胡利奥·卡萨斯在罗尔·卡斯特罗打击Batista政权时担任会计师。

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词汇解析：

require

英汉解释

vt. 需要；要求；命令

同义词

v.

command，demand，expect，need

反义词

v.

eliminate，obviate，rid of

词汇辨析

ask，beg，demand，require，request，implore，claim，pray，entreat

这些动词均有“要求，请求”之意。 ask 最普通用词，指向对方提出要求或请求，长、晚辈，上下级之间都可使用。