[VERB 动词]使高兴;令人满意 If you are gratified by something, it gives you pleasure or satisfaction.
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[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。
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[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; NAmEˈɡrætɪfaɪ/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。2gratifysth ( 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。gratifygratifiesgratifiedgratifyinggrat·ify/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ; NAmEˈɡrætɪfaɪ/grati·fied/; NAmE/
LDC
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.GRAMMARGratify 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
WDF
gratify
[ˈgrætɪfaɪ]gratified, gratifying, gratifies
TEM8GRE
v18644
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VERB23955
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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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