释义 |
*ap·peal¹ /ə`pil; əˈpiːl/ v 1 [I] to ask people for money, information etc, especially publicly 呼吁,恳求: + to Police are appealing to the public for information. 警方正在呼吁公众提供消息。 + for Local authorities have appealed for volunteers. 地方当局呼吁大家参加志愿者活动。 2 appeal to sb to seem attractive or interesting to someone 对某人有吸引力; 使某人感兴趣: The new programme should appeal to our younger viewers. 新的节目应该吸引到我们更年轻的观众。 3 [I] to formally ask a higher court to change the decision of a lower court (提出)上诉: Atkins is certain to appeal against the conviction. 阿特金斯肯定要对定罪提出上诉。 |