appeal

英 [?'pi?l] 美[?'pil]
  • vi. 呼吁，懇求；上訴；訴諸，求助；有吸引力，迎合愛(ài)好；（體育比賽中）訴諸裁判
  • n. 呼吁，請(qǐng)求；吸引力，感染力；上訴；訴諸裁判
  • vt. 將…上訴，對(duì)…上訴

英英釋意

1. earnest or urgent request;
"an entreaty to stop the fighting"
"an appeal for help"
"an appeal to the public to keep calm"
2. attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates;
"his smile was part of his appeal to her"
3. (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial;
"their appeal was denied in the superior court"
4. request for a sum of money;
"an appeal to raise money for starving children"