appeal
- IPA[əˈpēl]
美式
- make a serious or urgent request, typically to the public；apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court
- a serious or urgent request, typically one made to the public；entreaty
verb: appeal, 3rd person present: appeals, gerund or present participle: appealing, past tense: appealed, past participle: appealed
noun: appeal, plural noun: appeals
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. make a serious or urgent request, typically to the public police are appealing for information about the incident she appealed to Germany for political asylum 同義詞
- 2. apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court he said he would appeal against the conviction
- ▪ North American apply to a higher court for a reversal of (the decision of a lower court) they have 48 hours to appeal the decision
- ▪ (of the team in the field) call on the umpire to rule a strike or out on a completed play.
- ▪ address oneself to (a principle or quality in someone) in anticipation of a favorable response I appealed to his sense of justice 同義詞
- 3. be attractive or interesting the range of topics will appeal to youngsters 同義詞 反義詞
名詞
- 1. a serious or urgent request, typically one made to the public his mother made an appeal for the return of the ring
- ▪ entreaty a look of appeal on his face 同義詞
- ▪ an attempt to persuade someone to do something by calling on a particular principle or quality an appeal to their common cultural values
- 2. an application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed he has 28 days in which to lodge an appeal the right of appeal 同義詞
- 3. a request for donations to support a charity or cause a public appeal to raise £120,000
- 4. the quality of being attractive or interesting the popular appeal of football 同義詞
