1 VERB 呼吁;恳请;恳求 If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them. 呼吁;恳请;恳求
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The Prime Minister appealed to young people to use their vote. [V + to/for]
首相呼吁年轻人行使他们的投票权。
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He will appeal to the state for an extension of unemployment benefits. [VERB + to]
他将呼吁国家延长领取失业救济金的时限。
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The United Nations has appealed for help from the international community. [VERB + for]
联合国已经呼吁国际社会提供援助。
SYN plead, call, ask, apply
2 N-COUNT [NOUN to-infinitive] 呼吁;恳请;恳求 An appeal is a serious and urgent request. 呼吁;恳请;恳求
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He has a message from King Fahd, believed to be an appeal for Arab unity.
法赫德国王传话给他，据信内容是呼吁整个阿拉伯世界团结起来。
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Romania's government issued a last-minute appeal to him to call off his trip. [+ to]
罗马尼亚政府最后一刻恳请他取消行程。
SYN plea, call, application, request
3 N-COUNT [oft NOUN to-infinitive] （为慈善或正义事业的）募捐 An appeal is an attempt to raise money for a charity or for a good cause. （为慈善或正义事业的）募捐
4 VERB 上诉;申诉 If you appeal to someone in authority against a decision, you formally ask them to change it. In British English, you appeal against something. In American English, you appeal something. 上诉;申诉
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He said they would appeal against the decision. [VERB + against]
他说他们将对该决议提出申诉。
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We intend to appeal the verdict. [VERB noun]
我们打算对裁决提出上诉。
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Maguire has appealed to the Supreme Court to stop her extradition. [VERB + to]
马圭尔已向最高法院提出上诉，要求停止对她的引渡。
5 N-VAR 上诉;申诉 An appeal is a formal request for a decision to be changed. 上诉;申诉
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Heath's appeal against the sentence was later successful. [+ against]
希思对判决不服提出上诉，后来胜诉了。
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The jury agreed with her, but she lost the case on appeal.
陪审团同意她的说法，但在上诉时她败诉了。
SYN retrial, reconsideration
6See also:Court of Appeal
7 VERB 对…有吸引力；使感兴趣 If something appeals to you, you find it attractive or interesting. 对…有吸引力；使感兴趣 [Also VERB]
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On the other hand, the idea appealed to him. [VERB + to]
从另一方面来说，这个想法又使他很感兴趣。
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The range has long appealed to all tastes. [VERB to noun]
该系列长期受到各类人士的欢迎。
8 N-UNCOUNT 吸引力;感染力 The appeal of something is a quality that it has which people find attractive or interesting. 吸引力;感染力
SYN attraction, charm, fascination, charisma
Quotations
appeal: in law, to put the dice into the box for another throw Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary
| Word Partnership | Use appeal with: |
| PREP. | appeal to someone 1 2 6 appeal for something 2 appeal to a court 4 |
| VERB. | make an appeal 2 5 |
| N. | appeal a case/decision 4 |
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