Word · Frequency #18941
gratified
使高兴；使满足
gratified is the past of gratify.
to make someone pleased or satisfied
- 1.
To please.
使高兴。
- 2.
To make content; to satisfy.
使满足；使满意。
使高兴。；使满足；使满意。；使满足
In use
The delicious meal gratified my hunger after a long day.
It gratifies me to see my students succeed.
She was gratified by the warm reception she received.
gratify sth
sth 常为抽象名词如 curiosity, desire, whim。
He gratified his curiosity by reading the letter.
他通过读那封信满足了自己的好奇心。
gratify sb with sth
用...来满足某人。
The chef gratified the guests with a delicious dessert.
厨师用美味的甜点满足了客人们。
be gratified to do sth
表示因某事感到满足或欣慰，主语是感受者。
We were gratified to receive your generous donation.
Connections
Collocations
- gratify a desire
- 满足欲望
- He worked extra hours to gratify his desire for a new car.他加班工作以满足买新车的欲望。
- gratify one's curiosity
- 满足好奇心
- I read the letter to gratify my curiosity.我读了那封信以满足我的好奇心。
- gratify a whim
- 满足一时兴起
- She spent the money to gratify a whim.她花钱只为满足一时兴起。
- be gratified by
- 对……感到高兴；因……而满足
- We were gratified by the audience's response.观众的反应令我们感到高兴。
- gratify the senses
- 愉悦感官
- The garden was designed to gratify the senses.这座花园的设计旨在愉悦感官。
- gratify one's appetite
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 gratify 拆成 great + ify：让人“很赞”，就是使高兴、使满足；想想“greatify”的谐音联想。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、书面表达 gratify 比较常见于正式或书面语境，多用于表示“使高兴”或“使满足”，在日常口语中较少用；口语中更常用 please 或 satisfy。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ify such as satisfy, ratify, magnify, pacify, and clarify rhyme with gratify: they all have the stressed vowel /æ/ and the ending /ɪfaɪ/. Be cautious with grateful, which begins with the same spelling 'grat' but is pronounced /ˈɡreɪtfəl/ (long /eɪ/) and does not rhyme. Other -ify words like justify and rectify have different vowel sounds, so they also do not rhyme.
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。
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 ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.