[VERB 动词]使满意；使满足；使高兴 If someone or something satisfies you, they give you enough of what you want or need to make you pleased or contented.
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The pace of change has not been quick enough to satisfy everyone...
变化的速度还不够快，不能让所有人都满意。
We just can't find enough good second-hand cars to satisfy demand...
我们实在找不到足够多的性能良好的二手车，满足不了需求。
The scandal stories satisfy people's curiosity for a few hours.
有关丑闻的报道使人们的好奇心在几个小时内得到满足。
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[VERB 动词]使确信；使弄清楚；使信服 To satisfy someone that something is true or has been done properly means to convince them by giving them more information or by showing them what has been done.
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He has to satisfy the environmental lobby that real progress will be made to cut emissions...
他必须令环境游说团体相信在减排方面将取得实质性进展。
He wanted to satisfy himself that he had given his best performance.
他想说服自己他已经发挥到极致了。
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[VERB 动词]符合，达到，满足(要求) If you satisfy the requirements for something, you are good enough or have the right qualities to fulfil these requirements.
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The procedures should satisfy certain basic requirements.
这些程序应该符合某些基本要求。
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sat·isfy★/ˈsætɪsfaɪ; NAmEˈsætɪsfaɪ/verb(sat·is·fies,sat·is·fy·ing,sat·is·fied,sat·is·fied)1★satisfysb ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to make sb pleased by doing or giving them what they want 使满意；使满足◆Nothing satisfies him—he's always complaining.什么都难如他的意，他老在抱怨。◆The proposed plan will not satisfy everyone.拟议中的计划不会让所有人都满意。2★satisfysth to provide what is wanted, needed or asked for 满足（要求、需要等）◆The food wasn't enough to satisfy his hunger.这食物不足以让他解饿。◆to satisfy sb's curiosity满足某人的好奇心◆The education system must satisfy the needsof all children. 教育系统必须满足所有儿童的需要。◆We cannot satisfy demandfor the product. 我们不能满足对该产品的需求。◆She failed to satisfy all the requirements for entry to the college.她没有达到进入那所学院的全部要求。3★( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) ( formal) to make sb certain sth is true or has been done 向…证实；使确信satisfysb ◆Her explanation did not satisfy the teacher.她的解释没有让老师信服。satisfysb of sth ◆People need to be satisfied of the need for a new system.需要使人们明白建立一个新体系的必要性。satisfysb/yourself (that)… ◆Once I had satisfied myself (that) it was the right decision, we went ahead.一旦我自己确信这个决定是正确的，我们便动手干了起来。satisfysatisfiessatisfiedsatisfyingsat·isfy/ˈsætɪsfaɪ; NAmEˈsætɪsfaɪ/
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satisfysat‧is‧fy /ˈsætəsfaɪ/ ●●○W2 verb (past tense and past participle satisfied, present participle satisfying, third person singular satisfies) [transitive]
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1to make someone feel pleased by doing what they want: Nothing I did would ever satisfy my father.2if you satisfy someone’s needs, demands etc, you provide what they need or wantsatisfy somebody’s needs/demands/desires The program is designed to satisfy the needs of adult learners.satisfy somebody’s hunger/appetite (=give someone enough food to stop them from feeling hungry) A salad won’t be enough to satisfy my appetite. Just to satisfy my curiosity (=find out something), how much did it cost?3formal to make someone feel sure that something is right or trueSYN convincesatisfy somebody of something Jackson tried to satisfy me of his innocence.satisfy yourself (that) Having satisfied herself that no one was there, she closed the door.4formal to be good enough for a particular purpose, standard etcSYN meet: Have you satisfied all the requirements for the general degree?COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2nounssatisfy a need· Education must satisfy the needs of its pupils.satisfy a demand· The company was unable to satisfy demand for the product.satisfy somebody's appetite/hunger· They don't get enough food to satisfy their appetite.satisfy a desire· It is difficult to satisfy a desire for power.satisfy an urge· Her urge to travel had never been satisfied.satisfy somebody's curiosity (=let someone know something they want to know)· I had to read the letter, just to satisfy my curiosity.satisfy somebody's wants (=provide the things that someone wants)· We work hard to satisfy customers' wants.satisfy somebody's aspirations (=provide the things that someone hopes to get)· The new government failed to satisfy the aspirations of the people.satisfy somebody's cravings (=satisfy a strong desire)· I needed to satisfy my cravings for chocolate.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 4nounssatisfy a requirement· The application must satisfy the requirements of Article 6.satisfy a condition· Free treatment is available providing that two conditions are satisfied.satisfy a criterion· These programmes permit students to enter higher education without satisfying all the admissions criteria.
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