appeal的中文意

• 0 a request to the public for money, information, or help

  • They're launching (= starting) an appeal to raise money for famine victims. 他們正在呼籲社會為饑民捐款。

  • [ + to infinitive ] The police have issued an appeal to the public to stay away from the area over the weekend. 員警呼籲公眾在週末遠離這一地區。

• 1 a request made to a court of law or to someone in authority to change a previous decision

  • The case went to the court of appeal/the appeal court. 案件被提交到上訴法院。

  • He won his appeal and the sentence was halved. 他上訴獲勝，刑期減半。

  • She has lodged (= made) an appeal against the severity of the fine. 她認為罰款太高，已提出上訴。

• 2 the quality in someone or something that makes him, her, or it attractive or interesting

  • sex appeal 性魅力；性感

  • Spielberg's movies have a wide appeal. 史匹柏的影片廣受歡迎。

  • This used to be a marvellous hotel but it has lost its appeal in recent years. 這家旅館曾經非常好，可是近年來卻失去了吸引力。

• 3 to make a serious or formal request, especially to the public, for money, information, or help

  • They're appealing for clothes and blankets to send to the devastated region. 他們正在呼籲公眾向受災地區捐贈衣物和毛毯。

  • The police are appealing to the public for any information about the missing girl. 警方正向公眾求助，請他們提供有關失蹤女孩的任何資料。

  • I tried to appeal to (= ask for support based on) his sense of loyalty, stressing how good the company had been to him. 我努力請他對公司保持忠誠，著重強調公司一直待他不薄。

  • [ + to infinitive ] Church leaders have appealed to the government to halt the war. 教會領袖呼籲政府停止戰爭。

• 4 to request a higher court of law to consider again a decision made by a lower court, especially in order to reduce or prevent a punishment

  • The teenager has been given leave (= allowed) by the High Court to appeal against her two-year sentence. 該少女被判刑兩年，高級法院允許她如不服判決可提出上訴。

  • They're appealing to the court to reduce the sentence to a fine. 他們正向法院提出上訴，要求將判刑改為罰款。

  • The parents appealed against the school's decision not to admit the child. 這個孩子的父母對學校拒收孩子的決定提出申訴。

  • The players appealed to the referee for a free kick. 這個足球運動員請求裁判判罰任意球。

• 5 to interest or attract someone

  • It's a programme designed to appeal mainly to 16 to 25-year-olds. 這個節目的目標觀眾主要是16到25歲的年輕人。

  • I think what appeals to me about his painting is his use of colour. 我想，他的畫感染我的地方在於他對色彩的運用。

  • UK I haven't been skiing - it's never really appealed. 我從來沒有滑過雪——我對它從不感興趣。