appeal /əˈpiːl/ CET4 TEM4 ( appealing, appealed, appeals )

• 1. 

  V-I If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them. 呼吁

  例：

  He appealed to voters to go to the polls tomorrow.

  他呼吁选民们明天去投票站。

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  ...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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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。

• 8. 

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