Word · Frequency #942
appealing
吸引；有吸引力
appealing is the present participle of appeal.
to be attractive or interesting to someone
- 1.
Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
常后接 against(指下级法院的判决)或 to(指上级法院):向上级法院或法官申请复审并推翻下级法院或法官的裁决或命令。
- 2.
To apply to a superior court or judge to review and overturn (a decision or order by an inferior court or judge).
向上级法院或法官申请复审并推翻(下级法院或法官的裁决或命令)。
- 3.
To call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one's rights; to entreat, to invoke.
请求某人或权威机构证实陈述、裁定争议问题或维护权利；恳求,援引。
- 4.
To call upon someone for a favour, help, etc.
请求某人给予恩惠、帮助等。
- 5.
To have recourse or resort to some physical means.
诉诸某种物理手段。
- 6.
To be attractive.
有吸引力。
恳求；请求；呼吁；上诉；申诉；诉诸；常后接 against(指下级法院的判决)或 to(指上级法院):向上级法院或法官申请复审并推翻下级法院或法官的裁决或命令。；向上级法院或法官申请复审并推翻(下级法院或法官的裁决或命令)。
In use
The idea of working abroad appeals to me.
His sense of humor appeals to everyone in the office.
The museum's new exhibit appeals to both children and adults.
Verb forms
base appeal · third person appeals · -ing appealing · past appealed · past participle appealed
注意：appeal作为动词时规则变化，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- appeal to the gallery
- 哗众取宠；讨好大众The candidate's speech was designed to appeal to the gallery rather than address real issues.这位候选人的演讲意在讨好大众，而不是解决真正的问题。
- appeal to authority
- 诉诸权威；援引权威The advertisement appeals to authority by featuring a famous doctor.这则广告通过让一位著名医生出镜来诉诸权威。
- appeal to emotion
- 诉诸情感；煽情Instead of giving facts, the lawyer chose to appeal to emotion.律师没有摆事实，而是选择诉诸情感。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：appeal 里的双写 p 像两只手——一手递上诉状（上诉），一手招手恳求（恳求/呼吁），挥手的姿态吸引人（吸引）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：legal/courtroom、everyday preferences、public appeals/requests appeal 作动词时，多用于法律、日常表达喜好和公开呼吁等场景：法律中较正式，日常中通常为中性。具体含义需根据介词搭配和上下文判断。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时用于法律语境，如 appeal a decision；作不及物动词时常用 appeal to/for/against。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 appeal 词尾的 /iːl/ 押韵（appeal 重音在后面的音节）：deal、heal、meal、seal、steal、peel。注意拼写：deal、heal、meal、seal、steal 的 -eal 发作 /iːl/；peel 用 -ee- 发同样的音。小心形近但音不同的词：appear /əˈpɪə/、appal /əˈpɔːl/、apple /ˈæpəl/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.