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Gratified Gratify ˈɡrætɪfaɪ Gratification Grati·Fied Gratifying Verb Formal

To gratify means to please or satisfy someone, or to fulfill a desire or need.

To gratify means to please or satisfy someone, or to fulfill a desire or need.

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/græ̱tɪfaɪ/
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[VERB 动词]使高兴;令人满意 If you are gratified by something, it gives you pleasure or satisfaction.
  [be V-ed]
  [Also V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Mr. Dambar was gratified by his response.

    丹巴尔先生对他的回答感到满意。

gratified
  • He was gratified to hear that his idea had been confirmed...

    听到自己的想法得到了认可,他感到很开心。

  • They were gratified that America kept its promise.

    美国政府信守承诺,这使他们感到高兴。

gratifying
  • We took a chance and we've won. It's very gratifying.

    我们决定搏上一搏,结果赢了,真是令人心花怒放。

  • ...a gratifying development.

    令人欣喜的发展

gratification
  • He is waiting for them to recognise him and eventually they do, much to his gratification.

    他等着他们认出他来,让他倍感欣慰的是他们终于认出来了。

2
[VERB 动词]满足(愿望等) If you gratify your own or another person's desire, you do what is necessary to please yourself or them.
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • We gratified our friend's curiosity...

    我们满足了朋友的好奇心。

  • Every whim will be gratified.

    每一个突发的念头都会得到满足。

gratification
  • ...sexual gratification.

    性满足


Oxford grat·ify / ˈɡrætɪfaɪ ; NAmE ˈɡrætɪfaɪ / verb ( grati·fies , grati·fy·ing , grati·fied , grati·fied ) 1 ( formal) to please or satisfy sb 使高兴;使满意 it gratifies sb to do sth ◆ It gratified him to think that it was all his work. 他想到这都是他的工作成果,感到十分欣慰。 gratifysb ◆ I was gratified by their invitation. 收到他们的邀请,我感到很高兴。 2 gratifysth ( formal) to satisfy a wish, need, etc. 满足(愿望、需要等) ◆ He only gave his consent in order to gratify her wishes. 他只是为满足她的愿望才同意的。 ▶ grati·fied / ; NAmE / adjective [not usually before noun ] gratified(at sth) | gratified(to find, hear, see, etc.) ◆ She was gratified to find that they had followed her advice. 她看到他们听从了自己的建议,感到很欣慰。 gratify gratifies gratified gratifying grat·ify / ˈɡrætɪfaɪ ; NAmE ˈɡrætɪfaɪ / grati·fied / ; NAmE /
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gratifygrat‧i‧fy /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle gratified, present participle gratifying, third person singular gratifies) [transitive] formal
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1to make someone feel pleased and satisfied:  He was gratified by Lucy’s response.be gratified to see/hear/learn etc John was gratified to see the improvement in his mother’s health.GRAMMAR Gratify is usually passive in this meaning.2to satisfy a desire, need etc:  She did not propose to gratify Gloria’s curiosity any further.—gratification /ˌɡrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]:  sexual gratification
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gratify

[ˈgrætɪfaɪ]gratified, gratifying, gratifies

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Spoken:

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gratified[325] gratifying[685]
使满足(52%),使高兴(48%)
vt.使满足;使满意,使高兴

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