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TOEFL BNC: 2775 COCA: 3001

satisfy

Word family
sat·is·fy /ˈsætəsfaɪ/ ●●○ W2 verb (satisfied, satisfying, satisfies) [transitiveT]  
1 SATISFIEDto make someone feel pleased by doing what they want 使〔某人〕满意
 Nothing I did would ever satisfy my father.
我做什么都不能让父亲满意。
2 if you satisfy someone’s needs, demands etc, you provide what they need or want 满足〔要求、需要等〕
satisfy somebody’s needs/demands/desires
 The program is designed to satisfy the needs of adult learners.
这一课程是为满足成年学习者的需要而设计的。
satisfy somebody’s hunger/appetite (=give someone enough food to stop them from feeling hungry) 让某人吃饱/满足某人的胃口
 A salad won’t be enough to satisfy my appetite.
一份色拉是不够让我吃饱的。
 Just to satisfy my curiosity (=find out something), how much did it cost?
我只是好奇想问一下,这花了多少钱?
3 formalPERSUADE to make someone feel sure that something is right or true 使确信,使信服 SYN convince
satisfy somebody of something
 Jackson tried to satisfy me of his innocence.
杰克逊试图让我相信他是清白的。
satisfy yourself (that)
 Having satisfied herself that no one was there, she closed the door.
她确信那里没人,就把门关上了。
4 formalGOOD ENOUGH to be good enough for a particular purpose, standard etc 符合,达到〔要求、标准等〕 SYN meet
 Have you satisfied all the requirements for the general degree?
你达到普通学位的所有要求了吗?
nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 2: if you satisfy someone’s needs, demands etc, you provide what they need or want
nouns
satisfy a need
Education must satisfy the needs of its pupils.
satisfy a demand
The company was unable to satisfy demand for the product.
satisfy somebody's appetite/hunger
They don't get enough food to satisfy their appetite.
satisfy a desire
It is difficult to satisfy a desire for power.
satisfy an urge
Her urge to travel had never been satisfied.
satisfy somebody's curiosity (=let someone know something they want to know)
I had to read the letter, just to satisfy my curiosity.
satisfy somebody's wants (=provide the things that someone wants)
We work hard to satisfy customers' wants.
satisfy somebody's aspirations (=provide the things that someone hopes to get)
The new government failed to satisfy the aspirations of the people.
satisfy somebody's cravings (=satisfy a strong desire)
I needed to satisfy my cravings for chocolate.
nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 4: to be good enough for a particular purpose, standard etc
nouns
satisfy a requirement
The application must satisfy the requirements of Article 6.
satisfy a condition
Free treatment is available providing that two conditions are satisfied.
satisfy a criterion
These programmes permit students to enter higher education without satisfying all the admissions criteria.
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Origin satisfy
(1400-1500) Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from satis enough + facere to make
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TOEFL BNC: 2775 COCA: 3001
satisfy

verb

VERB + SATISFYhave to, must, should不得不/必須/應該滿足The education system must satisfy the needs of all children.教育體制必須滿足所有孩子的需要。be able to, can能夠/可以滿足Nothing could satisfy his desire for power.沒有任何東西能滿足他對權力的慾望。We could never satisfy all their requests.我們永遠滿足不了他們的所有要求。be unable to不能夠滿足The owners were unable to satisfy all the demands of the workers.老闆未能滿足工人的所有要求。seem to似乎令⋯滿意His answer seemed to satisfy her.他的回答似乎令她滿意。be enough to, be sufficient to足以令⋯滿足Her description of events was not enough to satisfy the court.她對事件經過的敍述不能讓法庭信服。fail to未能滿足The meal failed to satisfy his hunger.這頓飯他沒吃飽。
TOEFL BNC: 2775 COCA: 3001
satisfy verb
convince (not satisfied by the answer) meet4 (satisfy demand) please (Nothing satisfies him.)
TOEFL BNC: 2775 COCA: 3001
satisfy
To provide something needed or missing: provide, supply, equip...
Satisfaction and satisfying a need: satisfaction, satisfy, content...
To calculate or count: calculate, count, estimate...

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