appeal
/ə'pi:l/
noun
REQUEST 请求
I [C]
* when a lot of people are asked to give money, information or help
呼吁，吁请，求助

1. They're launching (= starting) an appeal to raise money for famine victims.
他们正在呼吁社会为饥民捐款。

2. [+ to infinitive] The police have issued an appeal to the public to stay away from the centre of town at the weekend.
警方呼吁公众在周末远离市中心。

/ə'pi:l/
noun
LEGAL 法律的
I [C or U]
* a request especially to a court of law to change a previous decision
（尤指为改变法院判决而作的）上诉，申诉

1. The case went to the court of appeal/the appeal court.
案件被提交到上诉法院。

2. He won his appeal and the sentence was halved.
他上诉获胜，刑期减半。

3. She has lodged (= made) an appeal against the severity of the fine.
她认为罚款太高，已提出上诉。

/ə'pi:l/
noun
QUALITY 特性
A [U]
* the quality in someone or something that makes them attractive or interesting
吸引力；感染力；魅力

1. sex appeal
性魅力；性感

2. Spielberg films have a wide appeal.
史匹柏的影片广受欢迎。

3. Parties on river-boats have lost their appeal since one sank last year killing thirty-three people.
去年一艘游船沉没导致33人丧生，从那时起，河上泛舟游乐会已失去了吸引力。

/ə'pi:l/
verb
REQUEST 请求
A [I]
* to make a serious or formal request, especially to the public, for money or help
（尤指向公众）呼吁，吁请，求助，恳求

1. They're appealing for clothes and blankets to send to the devastated region.
他们正在呼吁公众向受灾地区捐赠衣物和毛毯。

2. The police are appealing to the public for any information about the missing girl.
警方正向公众求助，请他们提供有关失踪女孩的任何资料。

3. I tried to appeal to (= ask for support based on) his sense of loyalty, stressing how good the company had been to him.
我努力请他对公司保持忠诚，着重强调公司一直待他不薄。

4. [+ to infinitive] Church leaders have appealed to the government to halt the war.
教会领袖呼吁政府停止战争。

/ə'pi:l/
verb
LEGAL 法律的
A [I] legal
* to request a higher law court to consider again a decision made by a lower court, especially in order to reduce or prevent a punishment
（尤指为减轻或免于惩罚而）上诉，申诉

1. The teenager has been given leave (= allowed) by the High Court to appeal against her two-year sentence.
该少女被判刑两年，高级法院允许她如不服判决可提出上诉。

2. They're appealing to the High Court to reduce the sentence to a fine.
他们正向高级法院提出上诉，要求将判刑改为罚款。

A [I]
* to formally request that especially a legal or official decision is changed
（尤指为了改变法律或官方裁决而）诉请裁决，提出异议，申诉

1. The parents appealed against the school's decision not to admit the child.
这个孩子的父母对学校拒收孩子的决定提出申诉。

2. The footballer appealed to the referee for a free kick.
这个足球运动员请求裁判判罚任意球。

/ə'pi:l/
verb
ATTRACT 吸引
A [I not continuous]
* to interest or attract someone
有吸引力；有感染力；引起兴趣

1. I've haven't been skiing - it's never really appealed.
我从来没有滑过雪——我对它从不感兴趣。

2. It's a programme designed to appeal mainly to 16 to 25 year-olds.
这个节目的目标观众主要是16到25岁的年轻人。

3. I think what appeals to me about his painting is the colours he uses.
我想，他的画感染我的地方在于他对色彩的运用。

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☞ appeal
ap·peal / E5pi:l / noun1. [C, U] ~ (against sth) a formal request to a court or to sb in authority for a judgement or a decision to be changed
   上诉；申诉:
   (BrE) to lodge an appeal
   提出上诉
   (NAmE) to file an appeal
   提出上诉
   (BrE) an appeal court / judge
   上诉法庭/法官
   (NAmE) an appeals court / judge
   上诉法庭/法官
   an appeal against the 3-match ban
   不服禁赛 3 场令的申诉
⇨ see also court of appeal
2. [U] a quality that makes sb / sth attractive or interesting
   吸引力；感染力；魅力:
    mass / wide / popular appeal
   对大众的/广泛的/普遍的吸引力
   The Beatles have never really lost their appeal.
   披头士乐队的感染力经久不衰。
   The prospect of living in a city holds little appeal for me.
   住在城市里的机会对我没有什么吸引力。
⇨ see also sex appeal
3. [C, U] ~ (to sb) (for sth) | ~ to sb to do sth an urgent and deeply felt request for money, help or information, especially six made by a charity or by the police
   (尤指慈善机构或警方的)呼吁,吁请,恳求:
   to launch a TV appeal for donations to the charity
   通过电视呼吁为该慈善事业捐赠
   a look of silent appeal
   默默恳求的目光
   The child's mother made an emotional appeal on TV for his return.
   孩子的母亲在电视上恳切地要求儿子回家。
   The police made an appeal to the public to remain calm.
   警方吁请公众保持镇静。
4. [C] ~ to sth an indirect suggestion that any good, fair or reasonable person would act in a particular way
   启发；打动:
   I relied on an appeal to his finer feelings.
   我寄望能打动他的爱心。 verb1. [V] ~ (to sb / sth) (against sth) to make a formal request to a court or to sb in authority for a judgement or a decision to be changed
   上诉；申诉:
   He said he would appeal after being found guilty on five counts of murder.
   法庭判决他犯有四项谋杀罪,他表示要上诉。
   The company is appealing against the ruling.
   公司正对判决提出申诉。 2. [V] ~ (to sb) to attract or interest sb
   有吸引力；有感染力；引起兴趣:
   The prospect of a long wait in the rain did not appeal.
   想到要在雨中久等使人扫兴。
   The design has to appeal to all ages and social groups.
   设计得要雅俗共赏,老幼皆宜。
3. [V] ~ (to sb) (for sth) to make a serious and urgent request
   呼吁；吁请；恳求:
   Nationalist leaders appealed for calm.
   民族主义领袖们呼吁保持冷静。
   I am appealing on behalf of the famine victims (= asking for money).
   我代表饥荒灾民吁请捐款。
   Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
   警方呼吁证人挺身而出。
   Organizers appealed to the crowd not to panic.
   组织者呼吁人群不要惊慌。
4. ~ (to sth) to try to persuade sb to do sth by suggesting that it is a fair, reasonable, or honest thing to do
   启发；劝说；打动:
  ▪ [V]
   They needed to appeal to his sense of justice.
   他们需要激发他的正义感。
  ▪ [also V speech]

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appeal

I. noun

1. attraction/interest

• ADJECTIVE considerable, great, growing, obvious, powerful, special, strong | immediate, instant (esp. BrE) the book's immediate ~ to young children | enduring, lasting, timeless Her charming children's stories have timeless ~. | limited, little | broad, crossover, mainstream, mass, popular, populist, universal, wide, widespread a publication designed for mass ~ | aesthetic, commercial, electoral, emotional, intellectual, visual Unfortunately the movie lacks commercial ~. | sex

• VERB + APPEAL have, hold His views hold no ~ for me. | retain | lose | broaden, extend, widen We are trying to broaden the ~ of classical music. | boost, enhance, increase

• APPEAL + VERB lie in sth His considerable ~ lies in his quiet, gentle manner.

• PREPOSITION ~ for College lost its ~ for her in the second year.

2. serious request for sth you need/want very much

• ADJECTIVE desperate, emergency (esp. BrE), emotional, urgent | direct, personal | fresh (BrE) a fresh ~ for witnesses to come forward

• VERB + APPEAL issue, make They made a direct ~ to the government for funding.

• PREPOSITION ~ for an ~ for help | ~ to an ~ to reason

3. formal request to sb in authority

• ADJECTIVE formal (esp. BrE) | court, legal She won the right to make another court ~. | further There is a possibility of a further ~ to a higher court.

• VERB + APPEAL bring, file (AmE), lodge (BrE), make He's bringing an ~ against the size of the fine. | drop They have agreed to drop the ~. | exhaust All ~s have been exhausted and his execution is imminent. | win | lose | consider His lawyer is considering an ~ to the Supreme Court. | allow (formal), hear The judge has agreed to allow his ~. | The court will hear the ~ on June 10. | uphold (esp. BrE) His ~ was upheld and he was released immediately. | deny, dismiss, reject, throw out (esp. BrE), turn down (esp. BrE)

• APPEAL + VERB fail | succeed

• APPEAL + NOUN ~ court (BrE), ~s court (AmE) tribunal (BrE) | hearing | ~ judge (BrE), ~s judge (AmE) ~s procedure, ~s process | system (esp. BrE)

• PREPOSITION on ~ On ~ it was held that the judge was correct. | The case was upheld on ~. | under ~ a case currently under ~ | ~ against an ~ against his conviction of fraud | ~ for an ~ for leniency | ~ to an ~ to the High Court

• PHRASES court of ~ (BrE), court of ~s (AmE) grounds of ~ (BrE) | a right of ~ You have the right of ~ to the Constitutional Court. | pending ~ The players have been suspended pending ~.

4. event for raising money

• ADJECTIVE charity (esp. BrE), fund-raising

• VERB + APPEAL hold, launch An ~ is to be launched on behalf of the refugees. | back, support

• APPEAL + VERB raise sth (esp. BrE) The ~ raised over three million pounds.

• APPEAL + NOUN fund (BrE) | II.verb

1. make serious request for sth

• ADVERB directly He went over the heads of union officials, ~ing directly to the workforce.

• PREPOSITION for, to Police ~ed to the public for information about the crime.

2. to sb in authority

• ADVERB successfully, unsuccessfully | directly

• PREPOSITION against She ~ed unsuccessfully against her conviction for murder. | to He has decided to ~ to the European Court.

• PHRASES give sb leave to ~, grant sb leave to ~ (both )

3. be attractive/interesting to sb

• ADVERB really, strongly The prospect of teaching such bright children ~ed to her enormously. | The idea of retiring early really ~s to me. | directly | primarily Computer games used to ~ primarily to boys.

• PREPOSITION to These characters will ~ directly to children's imaginations.

Appeal is used with these nouns as the object: conviction, decision, dismissal, ruling, sentence, suspension, verdict

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