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| /əˈpiːl/ |
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| 1 | to make an urgent request for people to give you something that you need such as help , money , or information 呼吁；恳请；求助 |
| appeal (to sb) for sth They’ re appealing to local businesses for sponsorship money. 他们正请求当地公司提供赞助资金。 |
| Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident. 警方呼吁事故的目击者提供帮助。 |
| | 1a | to ask people to do something or to behave in a particular way , especially in a difficult situation （尤指在困境中）呼吁，恳求 | | appeal for calm/unity/restraint As the crisis grew worse, local community leaders appealed for unity. 当危机越来越严重时，当地社团领袖呼吁大家团结一致。 | | appeal to sb to do sth She appealed to her former husband to return their baby son. 她恳请前夫把他们的婴儿还回来。 | |
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| 2 | if something appeals to you , you like it or want it 吸引；感染 |
| +to The show’ s direct approach will appeal to children. 这场演出直截了当的方式将会吸引孩子们。 |
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| 3 | to formally ask a court of law or similar authority to change its decision 上诉；申诉 |
| +against Green’ s family say they will appeal against the verdict. 格林的家人说他们将对裁决提出上诉。 |
| leave to appeal (=the right to appeal) The Board refused to grant them leave to appeal. 上诉权 |
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| 4 | to try to get someone to do or accept something by making them think it is a sensible or fair thing to do 诉诸；唤起… |
| +to Max appealed to her good sense to make her change her mind. 马克斯为了让她改变主意试图唤起她的理智。 |
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