Word · Frequency #8421
appealing
/əˈpiːliŋ/
adjective
有感染力的, 动人的
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
- 1.
Having appeal; attractive.
具有吸引力的；迷人的。
吸引人的, 迷人的；恳求的, 恳切的；具有吸引力的；迷人的。；有感染力的；动人的
In use
The idea of a weekend getaway is very appealing.
She gave him an appealing look, hoping he would help her.
The bright colors make the painting appealing to children.
be appealing to sb.
表示某事对某人有吸引力。
The idea of working abroad is very appealing to me.
在国外工作的想法对我很有吸引力。
find sth appealing
I find the simplicity of the design very appealing.
我觉得设计的简洁性很有吸引力。
appealing + noun
appealing 用作定语修饰名词，可表示“动人的”或“恳求的”。
She gave me an appealing smile.
她给了我一个动人的微笑。
Common mistakes
The movie is appealing me.The movie is appealing to me.
appealing作为形容词，表示“吸引人的”时，后面常接介词to引导所吸引的对象；错误句中直接跟宾语me，缺少to，不符合英语搭配。
He looks appeal.He looks appealing.
系动词looks后应接形容词作表语；appeal是动词原形，不可直接跟在系动词后，应使用其形容词形式appealing。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- appealings
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用于描述事物的吸引力或感染力。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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