appeal
柯林斯词典
1. V-I 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. V-T 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. 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. 另一方面，这个主意对他有吸引力。
4. N-COUNT 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. N-COUNT 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. N-VAR 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. 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. 其新的名字意在给予该党更大的公众吸引力。
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appeal /əˈpiːl/ (appealing,appealed,appeals)
剑桥词典
- 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)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]a request to the public for money , information , or help
（尤指向公众的）呼吁，吁请，求助，恳求
They're launching (= starting ) an appeal to raise money for famine victims . 他们正在呼吁社会为饥民捐款。
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] The police have issued an appeal to the public to stay away from the area over the weekend . 警察呼吁公众在周末远离这一地区。
例句
appeal noun (LEGAL)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]a request made to a court of law or to someone in authority to change a previous decision
（尤指为了改变法律或官方裁决而提出的）诉请，异议，申诉
The case went to the court of appeal/the appeal court . 案件被提交到上诉法院。
He won his appeal and the sentence was halved . 他上诉获胜，刑期减半。
She has lodged (= made) an appeal against the severity of the fine . 她认为罚金太高，已提起申诉。
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appeal noun (QUALITY)
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]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. 斯皮尔伯格的影片广受欢迎。
This used to be a marvellous hotel but it has lost its appeal in recent years . 这家旅馆曾经非常好，可是近年来却失去了吸引力。 返回 appeal