appeal
noun uk/əˈpiːl/ us/əˈpiːl/
(REQUEST)
C1 [ C ]（尤指向公众的）呼吁，吁请，求助，恳求
a request to the public for money, information, or help
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。
[ + to infinitive ] The police have issued an appeal to the public to stay away from the area over the weekend. 警察呼吁公众在周末远离这一地区。
Synonyms: entreatyplea (REQUEST) prayerrequest
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- No witnesses to the accident have come forward yet, despite the police's appeal.
- The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.
- The appeal for people to donate blood was very successful.
- She made an eloquent appeal for action before it was too late.
- The campaign has been gaining momentum ever since the television appeal.
(LEGAL)
[ C or U ]（尤指为了改变法律或官方裁决而提出的）诉请，异议，申诉
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. 案件被提交到上诉法院。
He won his appeal and the sentence was halved. 他上诉获胜，刑期减半。
She has lodged (= made) an appeal against the severity of the fine. 她认为罚金太高，已提起申诉。
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- Lee's solicitor said last night that they would be lodging an appeal against the sentence.
- The district attorney said if McVeigh is given the death penalty and his conviction is upheld on appeal, the state prosecution would become moot.
- The appeal was rejected by the High Court.
- The judge ordered that he post a $10 000 bond pending his appeal of the verdict.
- She took her case to an immigration appeals tribunal.
(QUALITY)
B2 [ U ]吸引力;感染力;魅力
the quality in someone or something that makes him, her, or it attractive or interesting
sex appeal 性感
Spielberg's movies have a wide appeal. 斯皮尔伯格的影片广受欢迎。
This used to be a marvellous hotel but it has lost its appeal in recent years. 这家旅馆曾经非常好，可是近年来却失去了吸引力。
appeal
verb uk/əˈpiːl/ us/əˈpiːl/
(REQUEST)
C1 [ I ]（尤指向公众）呼吁，吁请，求助，恳求
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. 他们正在呼吁公众向受灾地区捐献衣物和毛毯。
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信息。
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，着重强调公司一贯待他不薄。
[ + 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。
Synonyms: adjure begbeseech entreatplead (REQUEST)
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- Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident to come forward.
- After a night of violence, police are appealing for calm.
- The parents of the missing girl appeared on television appealing for witnesses.
- Charity workers are appealing for cash to help provide relief for the disaster victims.
- Both sets of parents appealed to the kidnappers to release their son and daughter.
(LEGAL)
[ I ]（尤指为寻求减轻处罚而向更高一级法院提出）上诉
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. 该少女被判刑两年，高级法院允许她如不服判决可提起上诉。
They're appealing to the court to reduce the sentence to a fine. 他们正向法院提起上诉，要求将判刑改为罚款。
[ I ]（尤指为了改变法律或官方裁决而）诉请裁决，提出异议，申诉
to formally request that a legal or official decision be changed
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。
The players appealed to the referee for a free kick. 运动员请求裁判判罚任意球。
(ATTRACT)
B2 [ I not continuous ]对…有吸引力;对…有感染力;引起兴趣
to interest or attract someone
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。
I think what appeals to me about his painting is his use of colour. 我想，他的画感染我的地方在于他对色彩的运用。
UK I 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。
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- To win the election he needs to appeal to the typical man in the street.
- The party has watered down its socialist ideals in order to appeal to the centre ground.
- Her latest book should appeal to a large audience.
- It was one of the first avant-garde works to appeal to a wide audience.
- This policy may appeal to the party faithful, but will it gain the support of uncommitted voters?