gratify
英 [ˈɡrætɪfaɪ]
美 [ˈɡrætɪfaɪ]
v. 使高兴; 使满意; 满足(愿望、需要等)
过去分词：gratified 过去式：gratified 现在分词：gratifying 第三人称单数：gratifies
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同义词辨析
satisfycontentgratifymeet【导航词义：满足，使满意】
satisfyv. 使满意，满足
〔辨析〕
指通过做某事或给予某物以完全满足某人的要求、愿望等。
〔例证〕
We will do everything in our power to satisfy our customers.
我们将尽一切努力使顾客满意。
The education system should satisfy the needs of all students.
教育系统应该满足所有学生的需要。
我们将尽一切努力使顾客满意。
The education system should satisfy the needs of all students.
教育系统应该满足所有学生的需要。
contentv. 〈正式〉使满足，使满意
〔辨析〕
指让某人在合理的范围内得到满足。
〔例证〕
Nothing will ever content the greedy man.
什么也不会使这个贪婪的人心满意足。
Simple praise is enough to content him.
几句好话就足以使他满意了。
什么也不会使这个贪婪的人心满意足。
Simple praise is enough to content him.
几句好话就足以使他满意了。
gratifyv. 〈正式〉使满意，满足
〔辨析〕
指投人所好使其高兴，也指满足某人的欲望或需要，常用被动语态。
〔例证〕
I was most gratified by the outcome of the meeting.
我对会议的结果颇感满意。
She was gratified to see the improvement in her friend's health.
她很高兴看到朋友的身体好起来了。
Please gratify my curiosity and tell me what it is.
请满足我的好奇心，告诉我那是什么。
We should gratify a child's thirst for knowledge.
我们应该满足儿童的求知欲望。
我对会议的结果颇感满意。
She was gratified to see the improvement in her friend's health.
她很高兴看到朋友的身体好起来了。
Please gratify my curiosity and tell me what it is.
请满足我的好奇心，告诉我那是什么。
We should gratify a child's thirst for knowledge.
我们应该满足儿童的求知欲望。
meetv. 满足，使满意
〔辨析〕
指满足某种需要、要求、愿望和条件，或最低限度地达到某一标准。
〔例证〕
Does the hotel meet your expectations?
这家酒店符合你的要求吗？
To join the army, one must meet certain physical standards.
要当兵入伍，体格上必须达到一定的标准。
To meet the needs of the war, a general call for troops was issued.
为满足战争的需要，发布了一项征兵总动员。
这家酒店符合你的要求吗？
To join the army, one must meet certain physical standards.
要当兵入伍，体格上必须达到一定的标准。
To meet the needs of the war, a general call for troops was issued.
为满足战争的需要，发布了一项征兵总动员。
牛津词典
verb
- 使高兴；使满意
to please or satisfy sb- It gratified him to think that it was all his work.
他想到这都是他的工作成果，感到十分欣慰。 - I was gratified by their invitation.
收到他们的邀请，我感到很高兴。
- It gratified him to think that it was all his work.
- 满足（愿望、需要等）
to satisfy a wish, need, etc.- He only gave his consent in order to gratify her wishes.
他只是为满足她的愿望才同意的。
- He only gave his consent in order to gratify her wishes.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 使高兴；令人满意
If youare gratifiedby something, it gives you pleasure or satisfaction.- Mr. Dambar was gratified by his response.
丹巴尔先生对他的回答感到满意。
- Mr. Dambar was gratified by his response.
- VERB 满足（愿望等）
If yougratifyyour own or another person's desire, you do what is necessary to please yourself or them.- We gratified our friend's curiosity...
我们满足了朋友的好奇心。 - Every whim will be gratified.
每一个突发的念头都会得到满足。
- We gratified our friend's curiosity...
英英释义
verb
双语例句
- He only gave his consent in order to gratify her wishes.
他只是为满足她的愿望才同意的。 - He wished to have them first taught, and proposed to gratify me handsomely if I would teach them.
他希望他们首先学会，他说如果我能教会他们，一定给予丰裕报酬。 - The material prosperity of this society is discussed to show that this postmodern society provides the people with a solid material base on which people can better gratify their physiological needs.
论文通过讨论该社会物质富足来说明该后现代主义社会为人们满足生理上的需要提供了坚实的物质基础。 - But in London or new york, where people are many and rabbits are few, some other means must be found to gratify primitive impulse.
但在伦敦或纽约，人多兔少，必须找到别的一些办法来满足原始的冲动。 - But contrary to their will, they can not gratify the needs of belongingness and love in their family members and friends.
但与他们的意愿相反，他们不能从亲属朋友中获得归属感与爱的满足。 - Using money to gratify me, to [ make up for] the unfairness.
用金钱来满足自己，弥补不公平。 - 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么。 - I'm not going to gratify your curiosity by telling you what he said.
我不能告诉你他说了什么来满足你的好奇心。 - I looked for no marriage-bond, no marriage portion, and it was not my own pleasures and wishes I sought to gratify, as you well know, but yours.
我不要婚姻，不要财产，你知道它们不会带给我快乐和满足，我只要你。 - Even though I could gratify every caprice and lay my hands on every object of desire, I would not go into rapture, unless with you in my life.
除非生命中有你，否则，即使能恣意妄为，能染指任何想要的，我也不会快乐。