Front | gratify |
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Pron | ['ɡrætɪfaɪ] |
Back | 【GRATIFY】 Now that she has a job in France, she can gratify her desire to see Paris. 既然她在法国有份工作,她就能满足一游巴黎的愿望了。 【重点词汇】 gratify v. 使满足 反: disappoint |
Vocab | gratifymake happy or satisfied
To gratify is to give satisfaction. So if you've managed to get straight A's in school, what you did was gratify your parents — and it probably felt pretty gratifying to you too. There's a strange taint to the word gratify. Sure, it means to do one's best to please, like the little straight-A student that you are, but there's also a hint of indulgence about the word. How often have you heard the phrase "gratify one's desires" used disapprovingly? Slightly hoggish, a bit self-indulgent, that's gratify for you. All forms of 'gratify' will appear on average once every 212 pages. self-gratification ungratified gratification gratified gratify gratifying gratifyingly ungratifying |
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