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gratify基本信息

读法:英 ["grætɪfaɪ] 美 ["grætə"fai]

释义:

  • vt. 使满足;使满意,使高兴
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    英英释义

    Verb:

  • make happy or satisfied
  • yield (to); give satisfaction to
  • 中英词源

    gratify 使高兴,使满意

    来自grace, 恩惠,眷顾,神恩。原为宗教用语,指神对人的愉悦,高兴,恩宠,同时,也可理解为神对人的致意,感谢(人的善行)。后词义通用化。词源同grateful, congratulation.

    gratify (v.)
    c. 1400, "to bestow grace upon;" 1530s, "to show gratitude to," from Latin gratificari "to do favor to, oblige, gratify," from gratus "pleasing" (see grace (n.)) + root of facere "to make, do, perform" (see factitious). Meaning "to give pleasure to" is from 1560s. Related: Gratified; gratifying.

    词态变化

    第三人称单数 gratifies;
    过去式 gratified;
    过去分词 gratified;
    现在分词 gratifying;
    形容词 gratified;
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    权威造句

    1. He did that to gratify his girlfriend"s vanity.
    他做那事是要满足他女友的虚荣心.

    来自辞典例句

    2. I do not think that young and amiable poets are bound to gratify its taste.
    我认为和善的青年诗人没有义务满足它的胃口.

    来自辞典例句

    3. She dilated on the beauty of the park and the Hall to gratify him.
    她不断地夸奖园林和府第的美丽,让他高兴.

    来自辞典例句

    4. It will gratify you to see how much your services are valued.
    火星会令你看到自己的服务是多麽有意义的,你会感到满意.

    来自互联网

    5. You have roused my curiosity. And now you must gratify it.
    你现在已经激起我的好奇心了, 那现在你别在卖关子了.

    来自互联网

    近反义词

  • satisfy 使满意
  • please 请(=plz)
  • indulge 迁就
  • oblige 迫使
  • delight 高兴
  • fulfill 完成
  • fulfil 实践
  • humor 幽默
  • humour 幽默
  • pleasure 愉快
  • enchant 施魔法
  • suffice 足够
  • content 内容
  • pander 迎合
  • 相似短语

  • gratify one"s pride 满足某人的自尊心
  • gratify sb"s wishes 满足(某人)的愿望
  • gratify sb"s curiosity about sth 满足某人对某事物的好奇心
  • 单词分析

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    记忆方法

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