appeal
柯林斯詞典
1. V-I If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them. 呼訏
He appealed to voters to go to the polls tomorrow. 他呼訏選民們明天去投票站。
He will appeal to the state for an extension of unemployment benefits. 他將呼訏國(guó)家延長(zhǎng)失業(yè)救濟(jì)。
2. V-T If you appeal a decision to someone in authority, you formally ask them to change it. 申訴
We intend to appeal the verdict. 我們打算對(duì)此裁決提出申訴。
3. V-I If something appeals to you, you find it attractive or interesting. 有吸引力
On the other hand, the idea appealed to him. 另一方麪，這個(gè)主意對(duì)他有吸引力。
4. N-COUNT An appeal is a serious and urgent request. 呼訏
He has a message from King Fahd, believed to be an appeal for Arab unity. 他有個(gè)來(lái)自法赫德國(guó)王的口信，相信是對(duì)阿拉伯團(tuán)結(jié)的呼訏。
5. N-COUNT An appeal is an attempt to raise money for a charity or for a good cause. (爲(wèi)慈善或好的事業(yè)所做的) 籌款努力
...an appeal to save a library containing priceless manuscripts. …爲(wèi)挽救一個(gè)藏有無(wú)價(jià)手稿圖書館的一次籌款努力。
6. N-VAR An appeal is a formal request for a decision to be changed. 申訴
They took their appeal to the Supreme Court. 他們上訴到了最高法院。
7. N-UNCOUNT 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. 其新的名字意在給予該黨更大的公衆(zhòng)吸引力。
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appeal /??pi?l/ (appealing,appealed,appeals)
劍橋詞典
- No witnesses to the accident have come forward yet , despite the police's appeal.
- The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.
- The appeal for people to donate blood was very successful .
- She made an eloquent appeal for action before it was too late.
- The campaign has been gaining momentum ever since the television appeal.
- Lee's solicitor said last night that they would be lodging an appeal against the sentence .
- The district attorney said if McVeigh is given the death penalty and his conviction is upheld on appeal, the state prosecution would become moot .
- The appeal was rejected by the High Court .
- The judge ordered that he post a $10 000 bond pending his appeal of the verdict .
- She took her case to an immigration appeals tribunal .
appeal noun (REQUEST)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a request to the public for money , information , or help
（尤指曏公衆(zhòng)的）呼訏，訏請(qǐng)，求助，懇求
They're launching (= starting ) an appeal to raise money for famine victims . 他們正在呼訏社會(huì)爲(wèi)飢民捐款。
[ 動(dòng)詞後麪接一個(gè)帶to的不定式 ] The police have issued an appeal to the public to stay away from the area over the weekend . 警察呼訏公衆(zhòng)在周末遠(yuǎn)離這一地區(qū)。
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appeal noun (LEGAL)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒(méi)有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a request made to a court of law or to someone in authority to change a previous decision
（尤指爲(wèi)了改變法律或官方裁決而提出的）訴請(qǐng)，異議，申訴
The case went to the court of appeal/the appeal court . 案件被提交到上訴法院。
He won his appeal and the sentence was halved . 他上訴獲勝，刑期減半。
She has lodged (= made) an appeal against the severity of the fine . 她認(rèn)爲(wèi)罸金太高，已提起申訴。
例句
appeal noun (QUALITY)
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒(méi)有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the quality in someone or something that makes him, her, or it attractive or interesting
吸引力；感染力；魅力
sex appeal 性感
Spielberg's movies have a wide appeal. 斯皮爾伯格的影片廣受歡迎。
This used to be a marvellous hotel but it has lost its appeal in recent years . 這家旅館曾經(jīng)非常好，可是近年來(lái)卻失去了吸引力。 返回 appeal