Dictionary entry
unsated
adjective
未得到满足的
not having been satisfied
- 1.
not having been satisfied
In use
After the small salad, I felt unsated and ordered a main course.
Her unsated curiosity drove her to read every book on astronomy.
The crowd's unsated desire for more music led to an encore.
be unsated
His hunger for knowledge was unsated even after years of study.
即使经过多年学习，他对知识的渴望仍未得到满足。
leave someone unsated
leave + 宾语 + unsated 表示“使某人未得到满足”。
The small appetizer left him unsated, so he ordered a main course.
那道小开胃菜并未让他满足，于是他又点了一份主菜。
unsated + noun
Her unsated ambition drove her to work even harder.
她未被满足的雄心驱使她更加努力地工作。
Common mistakes
He unsated his hunger by eating a small portion.He left his hunger unsated by eating a small portion.
“unsated” 是形容词，不能用作动词。应使用“left ... unsated”或“did not sate”来表达。
She felt unsated with the dessert.She felt unsated by the dessert.
表示“未被…满足”时，unsated 后常接介词 by，而不是 with。
Connections
Confusing words
- unsatisfied
- 未满足的 · unsated强调生理或欲望上的未满足，语气更文学化；unsatisfied更通用，可指任何需求或期望未满足。
- unfulfilled
- 未实现的 · unsated指欲望或需求未得到满足；unfulfilled指承诺、愿望或潜力未实现。
Word family
- sate
- 使充分满足；使饱足 · v.
- sated
- 饱足的；充分满足的 · adj.
- insatiable
- 无法满足的；贪得无厌的 · adj.
- satiety
- 饱足；满足 · n.
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