gratify

gratify
(-ies, -ied)
  1. [with obj.](常作 be gratified)give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction
    给（人）快意；使满意
    I was gratified to see the coverage in May's issue.
    我看到5月份那一期的报道觉得很满意。
    [as adj. gratifying]the results were gratifying.
    结果令人满意。
    ■indulge or satisfy (a desire)
    纵情（于）；沉湎（于）；满足（欲望）
    not all the sexual impulses can be gratified.
    并非所有的性冲动都能得到满足。
派生
gratification
noun
gratifier
noun
gratifyingly
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'make pleasing'): from French gratifier or Latin gratificari 'give or do as a favour', from gratus 'pleasing, thankful'
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