Gratify
[ 'grætifai ]
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vt. 使高兴;使满意;
📝 例句
To express or gratify(anger, malevolence, or resentment;vent.
发泄表示或使满足（愤怒、恶意或憎恨）；发泄
gratify one's curiosity [wishes]
满足好奇心 [愿望]
gratify one's thirst with cold beer
以冰啤酒解渴
He did that to gratify his girlfriend's vanity.
他做那事是要满足他女友的虚荣心。
She dilated on the beauty of the park and the Hall to gratify him.
她不断地夸奖园林和府第的美丽，让他高兴。
🌱 联想助记
满足了，他很高兴，表示感谢 grateful；great 让他连说 great 太好了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-ami-表示“喜爱”
常见变体有-amat-、-em-
📖 牛津释义
gratify
v
(pt, pp -fied) (fml 文)
1 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
give pleasure or satisfaction to (sb) 使（某人）高兴或满意
I was most gratified at/by/with the outcome of the meeting. 我对会议的结果感到极其满意.
It gratified me to hear of your success. 获悉你取得成功我甚感欣慰.
I was gratified that they appreciated what I did for them. 使我感到欣慰的是, 我为他们做的事他们很领情.
2 [Tn] give (sb) what is desired; indulge 满足（某人）所欲; 纵容
gratify a person's whims 满足一人的奇想
To gratify my curiosity, do tell me what it is. 为满足我的好奇心, 你一定得告诉我那是什麽.
🔁 扩展释义
*['grætifai]vt. 使满足相关词组: gratify sb's wishes
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I suggest that we ask users of this machine what they think about it. We can photograph them using it too. Then we can put their comments at the top of the advertisement in big print. We can bring in some humour too. People enjoy reading humorous ads.
我建议我们征询计算机用户的意见。我们也可以把他们使用计算机的情形拍成照片。然后我们把他们的意见用粗体字印在广告上面。我们还可以加入一些幽默故事。人们喜欢幽默的广告。
The third person who lit a match started the fire.
第三个工人擦亮一根火柴就引发了火灾。
I turned the corner and looked in astonishment.
我转了个弯，十分惊奇地看着。