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单词 gratify
释义
gratify
verb[T]
uk
/ˈɡræt.ɪ.faɪ/us
/ˈɡræt̬.ə.faɪ/
topleasesomeone, or tosatisfyawishor need:
使高兴；使满意；满足（某人的愿望、需求等）
We were gratifiedbytheresponsetoourappeal.呼吁得到积极响应，我们感到非常欣慰。
[+ to infinitive]He was gratifiedtoseehow well hisstudentshad done.看到学生们成绩如此出众，他非常高兴。
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Causing pleasure
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gratification
(Definition ofgratifyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

gratify| American Dictionary

gratify
verb[T]
us
/ˈɡræt̬·əˌfɑɪ/
topleasesomeone, or tosatisfyawishor need:
[+ to infinitive]He was gratified toseehow well hisstudentshad done.

gratifying

adjectiveus
/ˈɡræt̬·əˌfɑɪ·ɪŋ/
It was abiggamefor us, and a very gratifyingwin.
(Definition ofgratifyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgratify

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His conclusion is that the results should be gratifying for the music educator, indicating music's importance in young people's lives.
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Especially gratifying is that the strong-party-strong-executive and weak-party-weak-executive cells are empty.
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They depict a process in which desire is produced and gratified through the dissolution of the morally integrated self.
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According to this model, desire should be fanned to a feverish pitch; however, it must never be gratified, not in this world.
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What we actually are concerned with are human responses, organic and social necessities, which can be gratified on or through this site.
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It is also gratifying to see drug counselling given equal space to some of the more prominently reported therapies.
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Africanists will no doubt be gratified to find that the continent receives so much attention, but there are significant omissions.
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Two elements in resilience research are particularly gratifying.
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Given this satisfactory result linguistically, it was gratifying to see a significant gain in efficiency for the revised grammar running on page.
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This paper is gratifying because it explains that, indeed, there is a coherent theory underlying these isolated islands.
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A remarkable description of the woman's body follows: remarkable because it candidly attempts togratifythe reader's scopophilic desire.
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We were gratified by the enthusiastic response of those invited to join our board.
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But focus on a single part or even on a single chapter facilitates reading and, given the profusion of ideas, is gratifying.
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Judging this injunction to be achievable, many scientists were gratified; they believed they would not be asked again for unlimited political commitment.
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Both parties could be gratified by the same narrative, while the restingplaces of power in the real world in fact remained unchanged.
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