appeal
/əˈpiːl/
(appealing, appealed,appeals)
1. 不及物动词 If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them. 呼吁
- He appealed to voters to go to the polls tomorrow. 他呼吁选民们明天去投票站。
- He will appeal to the state for an extension of unemployment benefits. 他将呼吁国家延长失业救济。
2. 及物动词 If you appeal a decision to someone in authority, you formally ask them to change it. 申诉
- We intend to appeal the verdict. 我们打算对此裁决提出申诉。
3. 不及物动词 If something appeals to you, you find it attractive or interesting. 有吸引力
- On the other hand, the idea appealed to him. 另一方面，这个主意对他有吸引力。
4. 可数名词 An appeal is a serious and urgent request. 呼吁
- He has a message from King Fahd, believed to be an appeal for Arab unity. 他有个来自法赫德国王的口信，相信是对阿拉伯团结的呼吁。
5. 可数名词 An appeal is an attempt to raise money for a charity or for a good cause. (为慈善或好的事业所做的) 筹款努力
- ...an appeal to save a library containing priceless manuscripts. …为挽救一个藏有无价手稿图书馆的一次筹款努力。
6. 有变体名词 An appeal is a formal request for a decision to be changed. 申诉
- They took their appeal to the Supreme Court. 他们上诉到了最高法院。
7. 不可数名词 The appeal of something is a quality that people find attractive or interesting. 吸引力
- Its new title was meant to give the party greater public appeal. 其新的名字意在给予该党更大的公众吸引力。
8. → see also appealing
appealed
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