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单词 appealed
释义
appealed
past participle, past simple ofappeal
appeal
verb
uk
/əˈpiːl/us
/əˈpiːl/

appealverb(REQUEST)

C1[I]
to make aseriousorformalrequest,especiallyto thepublic, formoney,information, orhelp:
They're appealingforclothesandblanketstosendto thedevastatedregion.
Thepoliceare appealingtothepublicforanyinformationabout themissinggirl.
Itriedto appealto(=askforsupportbasedon)hissenseofloyalty,stressinghow good thecompanyhad been to him.
[+ to infinitive]Churchleadershave appealedtothegovernmenttohaltthewar.
Synonyms
adjureformal
beg
beseechold useorliterary
entreat
plead(REQUEST)
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to beg for something or beg someone to do something
  • begHe begged her to stay, but she wouldn't listen.
  • imploreI implore you to change your mind.
  • plead withHe pleaded with the guards to be allowed to see his daughter.
  • appeal toI appeal to the public to remain calm.
  • entreatThe banners entreated the government to release the prisoners.
  • adjureThe gospel adjures us to love one another.
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Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to ask for something
  • ask forI asked the waiter for another glass.
  • requestThe department has requested permission to spend money on new equipment.
  • apply forWe applied for planning permission to build an extension.
  • demandPeople are demanding the right to return to their homes.
  • appeal forThe prime minister appealed for calm.
  • call forA group of religious leaders are calling for an end to racism and injustice in the city.
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More examples
  • Policeare appealing forwitnessesto theaccidentto comeforward.
  • After anightofviolence,policeare appealing forcalm.
  • Theparentsof themissinggirlappearedontelevisionappealing forwitnesses.
  • Charityworkersare appealing forcashtohelpproviderelieffor thedisastervictims.
  • Both sets ofparentsappealed to the kidnappers toreleasetheirsonanddaughter.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making appeals & requests
  • appellate
  • ask forsomeone
  • behest
  • beseech
  • call for orderphrase
  • call onsomeone
  • callsomeonein
  • claim
  • demand
  • implore
  • invite
  • pay claim
  • pretty pleaseidiom
  • propitiation
  • push
  • push forsomething
  • put in forsomething
  • put the squeeze onsomeoneidiom
  • reapply
  • requisition
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appealverb(LEGAL)

[I]
torequestahighercourtoflawtoconsideragain adecisionmade by alowercourt,especiallyinordertoreduceorpreventapunishment:
Theteenagerhas been givenleave(=allowed)by the HighCourtto appealagainsther two-yearsentence.
They're appealingtothecourttoreducethesentenceto afine.
[I]
toformallyrequestthat alegalorofficialdecisionbechanged:
Theparentsappealedagainstthe school'sdecisionnot toadmitthechild.
Theplayersappealedtotherefereeforafreekick.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Court cases, orders & decisions
  • actionable
  • administer
  • admissibility
  • admissible
  • affidavit
  • committal
  • conveyancing
  • exhibit
  • extinguishment
  • extrajudicial
  • fatal accident inquiry
  • finding
  • gagging order
  • inquest
  • moot
  • power of attorney
  • precedent
  • pretrial
  • probate
  • provide
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Making appeals & requests

appealverb(ATTRACT)

B2[Inot continuous]
tointerestorattractsomeone:
It's aprogrammedesignedto appealmainlyto16 to 25-year-olds.
Ithinkwhat appealstome about hispaintingis his use ofcolour.
UKI haven't beenskiing- it's never really appealed.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to draw your attention and interest you
  • attractWe were attracted to the high street, with its variety of shops and cafés.
  • drawThe game drew a crowd of 30,000.
  • enticeThe smell of coffee enticed people to enter the shop.
  • lureI was lured into the store by the smell of fresh bread.
  • temptI was tempted by the offer of a free phone.
  • seduceI wouldn't normally have bought this but I was seduced by the low price.
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More examples
  • Towintheelectionheneedsto appeal to thetypicalman in thestreet.
  • Thepartyhaswatereddownitssocialistidealsinorderto appeal to thecentreground.
  • Herlatestbookshould appeal to alargeaudience.
  • It was one of the firstavant-gardeworksto appeal to awideaudience.
  • Thispolicymay appeal to thepartyfaithful, but will itgainthesupportofuncommittedvoters?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Attracting and tempting
  • affinity
  • allure
  • alluringly
  • arrest
  • attract
  • charisma
  • charm offensive
  • charm the pants offsomeoneidiom
  • chum
  • clickbait
  • honey trap
  • incentive
  • jump out atsomeone
  • lure
  • magnetism
  • modesty
  • temptingly
  • tickle
  • ticklesomeone'sfancyidiom
  • va-va-voom
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(Definition ofappealedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofappealed

appealed

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

This way of looking at the prehistoric worldappealedto me, particularly with its emphasis on long-term change.
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Clastresappealedto economic factors, for once, to explain what differentiated some states from others in the intensity of their imperialism.
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In these struggles the latter regularlyappealedfor support to a larger cultivated public.
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To be sure, physicists, like geneticists,appealedto the central committee to intervene on their behalf.
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Vallance affirms the 'broad agreement ' of all groups whoappealedto national covenant and divine punishment.
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Nevertheless, this sample does suggest that the parallels ran even deeper, and that political and military republicanismappealedmost strongly to the same social groups.
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However, if vowels of the same height differ systematically in duration, no such mechanical effect can beappealedto.
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When their requests were refused, as they frequently were, these networksappealedthe decisions through the court system.
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The storyappealedto the public and almost all newspapers and news programs were eager to cover the same story in the same way.
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They chose to focus on certain aspects of planning and mass politics that mostappealedto them, while ignoring others.
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E contains doctrine which supports the exculpatory ignoranceappealedto by sceptical theists.
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In other cases, overexposure to contemporary society was blamed or mystical explanationsappealedto.
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But the value of singing in other than a purely professional capacity was there to beappealedto.
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Heappealedto his relatives and friends who raised money for the wedding.
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First, itappealedto his reactive notion that politics should relieve specific social tensions.
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