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单词 gratification
释义
gratification
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɡræt.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɡræt̬.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
pleasureorsatisfaction, or something whichprovidesthis:
满足，满意；使人满足的东西（或原因）
sexualgratification性满足
Somepeopleexpectinstantgratification(= to get what theywantimmediately).有些人希望立即得到他们想要的东西。
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  • Sales of chocolate-coveredsnacksare up aspeopleseekimmediategratification.
  • Thechildrenwho werebestatdelayinggratification hadbetteracademicandsocialskills.
  • Ourcultureis geared towardsshort-termgratification.
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(Definition ofgratificationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgratification

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Their longings and their gratifications depend upon a level of oestrogen which is counteracted by the progestagens in all oral contraceptives.
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Pensions are very complex, andgratificationis delayed - especially for younger workers.
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Psychologists find that behavioral differences in time preferences for non-monetarygratificationarise as a part of the human development process.
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He is given nutrition through a gastrostomy, but apparently this does not satisfy the enormous need for oralgratificationthat still persists.
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He deliberately avoids deciding whether music should be construed as instantgratificationor within a self-consciously virtuous tradition of structural hearing.
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This inhibition serves to put off immediategratification(that is dependent upon the magnitude and intent of immediate sensory input) in favor of long-term goals.
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Its power is predicated on the frustration of sensational expectations: its subject matter raises them, but the poem withholdsgratification.
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Consumatory processes elicit intense feelings of pleasure,gratification, and in terms of physiology produce restful and satiety.
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You were saying that the difference between amateur and professional lies in how the professional works for thegratificationof the audience.
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This signifies the failure of a mainstream polity based upon individualistic acquisitiveness to fulfil its promises of satisfaction andgratificationto many of its citizens.
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The wine poem reveals this through its reverse transaction, which cashes in the distinguishing marks of elite moral supremacy for instantgratification.
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Provisioning (male parental investment) is assisted by anxiety, altruism, empathy, behavioral restraint,gratificationdelay, and a long life span.
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Choosing deliberately to care and to maintain the relationship through sickness, even when this was arduous, gave themgratification.
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Emotional investment assesses the extent to which the person treats others as ends rather than means and sees events in terms other than needgratification.
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Postponement ofgratificationintuitively seems to be neutral since it is not clear why it matters when a person experiencesgratification.
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