1appeal to sb (for sth);appeal for sth to make a serious request for sth you need or want very much 请求;恳求:
Relief workers in the disaster area are appealing for more help and supplies.灾区的救援人员呼吁各方多施以援手,提供更多物资。She appealed to the kidnappers to let her son go.她恳求绑架者释放她的儿子。
2appeal (to sb) to be attractive or interesting to sb 吸引:
The idea of living in the country doesn't appeal to me at all.在乡间生活的想法一点也不令我感兴趣。
3appeal to sth to influence sb's feelings or thoughts so that he/she will do sth you want 影响、激发某人的感情或思想:
We aim to appeal to people's generosity.我们希望能激发大家的慷慨之情。
4appeal (against/for sth) to ask sb in authority to make or change a decision 请求掌权者作出或改变决定;上诉:
He decided to appeal against his conviction.他决定对自己的定罪上诉。The player fell down and appealed for a penalty.那球员跌倒在地,请求罚球。
*appeal²
/əˈpi:l ||; əˈpil/noun
1 [C] a serious request for sth you need or want very much 恳求;呼吁:
The police have made an urgent appeal for witnesses to come forward.警方已紧急呼吁目击者挺身而出。
2 [C] an appeal to sth a suggestion that tries to influence sb's feelings or thoughts so that he/she will do what you want 影响他人思想感情的建议;激发人的建议
3 [C] a formal request to sb in authority to change a decision 向掌权者建议改变决定的请求;上诉
4 [U] the attraction or interesting quality of sth/sb 吸引力;魅力
appeal1/əˋpil; əˈpiːl/n 1 [C] an urgent public request for help, money, information etc 呼吁﹔恳求: +for Police have issued an appeal for information. 警方发出呼吁,征求线索。The girl's parents have made a public appeal for her safe return. 那个女孩的父母向公众发出呼吁帮她平安回来。The hospital has launched an appeal to raise £150,000. 医院发出呼吁﹐要筹集 15 万英镑。2 [C,U] a formal request to a court or to someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed 上诉﹔申诉: +to an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights 向欧洲人权法庭提出的上诉+against He lost his appeal against a 6-month jail sentence. 他不服六个月监禁的上诉失败了。3 [U] if something has appeal, people think it is attractive or interesting 吸引力﹐魅力: +of the popular appeal of football 足球的普遍吸引力SEX APPEAL
appeal2v 1 [I] to make a serious public request for help, money, information etc 呼吁﹔恳求: +for The President has appealed for calm. 总统呼吁保持冷静。Police are appealing for witnesses. 警方呼吁目击者挺身而出。appeal to sb (to do sth) Hungary has appealed to foreign zoos to find the animals a home. 匈牙利恳请外国动物园为这些动物找个家。2 [I,T] to make a formal request to a court or someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed 上诉﹔申诉: +against He plans to appeal against his conviction. 他打算对他的判决提出上诉。3 [I] if something appeals to you, you think it is attractive or interesting 吸引: +to That idea doesn’t appeal to me at all. 这个主意一点也不吸引我。
appealappealappealsappealedappealing2verb (appeals, appealing, appealed)1to ask in a serious way for something that you want very much: Aid workers in the disaster area appealed for food and clothing.2to be attractive or interesting to somebody: Living in a big city doesn't appeal to me.appealappealappealsappealedappealing1noun1(no plural) a quality that makes somebody or something attractive or interesting: I can't understand the appeal of stamp collecting.2asking a lot of people for money, help or information: The police made an appeal for witnesses to come forward.