satisfy
satisfy 英 [ˈsætɪsfaɪ] 美 [ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ]
v. 满足；使满意，使高兴
进行时:satisfying 过去式:satisfied 过去分词:satisfied 第三人称单数:satisfies
- To satisfy is to fulfill or meet a want, need, requirement, or expectation. A brilliant paper on Edgar Allan Poe might satisfy a literature class requirement, and a candy bar might satisfy a craving for chocolate.
- 请先登录
- v. 满足；使满意，使高兴
-
1. Nothing satisfies him—he's always complaining.
什么都难如他的意，他老在抱怨。
-
2. The proposed plan will not satisfy everyone.
拟议中的计划不会让所有人都满意。
-
3. to satisfy sb's curiosity
满足某人的好奇心
-
4. The food wasn't enough to satisfy his hunger.
这食物不足以让他解饿。
-
5. The education system must satisfy the needsof all children.
教育系统必须满足所有儿童的需要。
-
6. She failed to satisfy all the requirements of the college.
她没有达到那所学院的全部要求。
-
7. Her explanation did not satisfy the teacher.
她的解释没有让老师信服。
- satisfy (v.) early 15c., from Middle French satisfier, from Old French satisfaire "pay, repay, make reparation" (14c., Modern French satisfaire), from Latin satisfacere "discharge fully, comply with, make amends," literally "do enough," from satis "enough" (from PIE root *sa- "to satisfy") + facere "to make, do, perform" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put"). Related: Satisfied; satisfying.
- 请先登录
0 个回复