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Satisfy Good Verb 动词   [V Requirement Means N

英语单词 satisfy
英美音标 英 ['sætɪsfaɪ] 美 ['sætɪsfaɪ]
中文释义 v.使满意;满足;使信服;清偿
英语例句 (1) Some people are very hard to satisfy.
(2) We always satisfy our customers with good service.
(3) Output cannot satisfy the demands of the market.
(4) Her explanation did not satisfy the teacher.
(5) He tried to satisfy the police of his innocence.
(6) He has satisfied a claim for damages.
中文例句 (1) 有些人是很难使其满意的。
(2) 我们总是以良好的服务来满足顾客。
(3) 产量无法满足市场需求。
(4) 她的解释没有让老师信服。
(5) 他设法使警察相信他是无辜的。
(6) 他已经答应赔偿损害的请求。
vocabulary简明 To satisfy is to fulfill or meet a want, need, requirement, or expectation. A brilliant paper on Edgar Allan Poe might satisfy a literature class requirement, and a candy bar might satisfy a craving for chocolate.
vocabulary扩展 Since there are so many things we need and want, there are lots of ways to satisfy us. Eating a sandwich will satisfy your hunger. Overhearing a conversation could satisfy your curiosity. Going to school should satisfy your desire for knowledge. In college, you'll have to take certain classes to satisfy requirements of your degree. The word comes from the Latin satisfacere, which basically means “do enough.”
柯林斯解释
1
[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.
  [V n]
  • 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。

2
[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.
  [V n that]
  • 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.
  [V n]
  • 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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