Word · Frequency #1281
content
使满足;使满意
to give someone contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy or make happy
- 1.
To give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.
使满足;使满意;使高兴
使满足;使满意;使高兴;使...满足;使...安心;[计] 内容
In use
A simple glass of water contented him after the long hike.
She contents herself with a quiet life in the countryside.
The manager contented the angry customer with a full refund.
Verb forms
base content · third person contents · -ing contenting · past contented · past participle contented
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- content oneself with
- 满足于;以…为满足
- Since he could not afford a new car, he contented himself with a used one.由于买不起新车,他只好满足于一辆二手车。
Idioms & figurative uses
- content oneself with something
- 满足于……;以……为满足He contented himself with a small piece of cake.他只好满足于一小块蛋糕。
Synonyms
Antonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:帐篷(tent)搭得正好,住在里面心满意足,content就是“使满足”。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式写作、文学描写、正式演讲 动词 content 比较正式,通常用于书面语、文学描写或正式演讲,表示“使满足、使满意”;日常口语中较少单独使用,常见搭配是 content oneself with something,意为“满足于…”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
tent /tɛnt/、intent /ɪnˈtɛnt/、extent /ɪkˈstɛnt/ 三者押韵,但都与 /ˈkɑntɛnt/ 不押韵;patent、potent、competent 的 -tent 读 /-tənt/,同样不押韵。与 /ˈkɑntɛnt/ 押韵的常用词极少(content 自身除外)。
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 2,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。
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