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单词 satisfy
释义
satisfysat‧is‧fy /ˈsætəsfaɪ/ ●●○ W2 verb (past tense and past participle satisfied, present participle satisfying, third person singular satisfies) [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsatisfy
Origin:
1400-1500 Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from satis ‘enough’ + facere ‘to make’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
satisfy
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theysatisfy
he, she, itsatisfies
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theysatisfied
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave satisfied
he, she, ithas satisfied
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad satisfied
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill satisfy
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have satisfied
Continuous Form
PresentIam satisfying
he, she, itis satisfying
you, we, theyare satisfying
PastI, he, she, itwas satisfying
you, we, theywere satisfying
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been satisfying
he, she, ithas been satisfying
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been satisfying
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be satisfying
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been satisfying
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • A compromise was eventually reached, but even this failed to satisfy environmentalists.
  • Applicants will have to satisfy the committee that they are suitable for the job.
  • Her explanation failed to satisfy the jury.
  • I tried on dozens of wedding dresses before I found one that satisfied me.
  • The changes I made seemed to satisfy Cooley.
  • The cheapest products satisfy only minimum safety requirements.
  • The police said that they were satisfied with his story and let him go free.
  • What numbers will satisfy the equation 2x + 3 >13?
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • In addition more detailed information is obtained on occasion in order to satisfy the needs of adhoc detailed projects.
  • We've already satisfied ourselves that it was an accident.
  • When the others had satisfied their hunger he led the attack.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto persuade someone that something is true, right, or good
to make someone feel completely sure that something is true or right, especially when they doubted it before: · I knew it would be hard to convince my father, because he wanted me to go to university.convince somebody (that): · The government is trying to convince the public that it's getting tough on corruption.convince somebody of something: · In the end she convinced the jury of her innocence.
to make someone believe that something is true or right, especially when they doubted it before: persuade somebody (that): · He eventually managed to persuade me that the documents were genuine.· After this accident, it will be difficult for the government to persuade people that nuclear power stations are safe.persuade somebody of something: · We want to persuade them of the value of diplomacy and talks to resolve disputes.
to give enough information to make someone in authority believe that something is true: · Her explanation failed to satisfy the jury.satisfy somebody (that): · Applicants will have to satisfy the committee that they are suitable for the job.be satisfied with/that (=accept something as true): · The police said that they were satisfied with his story and let him go free.
to persuade someone to support your ideas or opinions, by making them believe that you are right, or by being nice to them: · He could not be won over by bribes or promises.win somebody over/win over somebody: · Cochran's arguments won over the jury.win sb over to: · Doctors who saw her work were quickly won over to her methods.
British /bring somebody around American to persuade someone to change their opinion so that they agree with you, especially by spending a long time talking to them and giving them reasons why you are right: · At first my parents didn't like the idea, but I think I've managed to bring them round.· I'll have to talk my mother round, but I'm sure she'll say yes.bring/talk sb round to: · In the end I brought him around to my point of view.
to change someone's opinion or beliefs about something, so that they begin to like it or believe it is right: · I didn't use to like Indian food, but Cathy's converted me.convert somebody to something: · Concerns about cruel farming methods converted her to vegetarianism.
to persuade a lot of people or most people to support what you are doing and believe that it is right - used especially in political contexts: · It's no use giving people short term sweeteners - what we have to do is to go out there and win hearts and minds.· If they succeed in winning the hearts and minds of the ethnic minorities here, they should sweep into power at the next election.
to make someone feel satisfied
to make someone feel satisfied by being or giving them what they want or need: · I tried on dozens of wedding dresses before I found one that satisfied me.· A compromise was eventually reached, but even this failed to satisfy environmentalists.
to make someone continue to feel satisfied with a situation or arrangement: · A company can only be successful as long as it keeps its customers satisfied.· Part of your job is to keep our clients happy.· Politicians pass legislation to keep their constituents happy.
British /fulfill American to give someone what they want or need: · You must give more detailed answers if you are to fulfil the examiner's expectations.· Schools should fulfill the needs of poorer children, giving them a chance in society.
formal if you do something to someone's satisfaction , you do it in a way that is good enough and is what they want or need: · Kang has made most of the repairs to our satisfaction.· I hope this will settle the matter to your satisfaction.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 2nouns
· Education must satisfy the needs of its pupils.
· The company was unable to satisfy demand for the product.
· They don't get enough food to satisfy their appetite.
· It is difficult to satisfy a desire for power.
· Her urge to travel had never been satisfied.
(=let someone know something they want to know)· I had to read the letter, just to satisfy my curiosity.
(=provide the things that someone wants)· We work hard to satisfy customers' wants.
(=provide the things that someone hopes to get)· The new government failed to satisfy the aspirations of the people.
(=satisfy a strong desire)· I needed to satisfy my cravings for chocolate.
 Meaning 4nouns
· The application must satisfy the requirements of Article 6.
· Free treatment is available providing that two conditions are satisfied.
· These programmes permit students to enter higher education without satisfying all the admissions criteria.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=do what has been agreed)· In order to get a state pension, you must satisfy certain conditions.
· Does your experience meet the criteria for the job?
(=find out something that you want to know)· I decided to call him in order to satisfy my curiosity.
(=who is pleased with your goods or service)· Satisfied customers will return again and again.
(=supply as much as people need or want)· There are reports that the company cannot produce enough to meet demand.
· Companies aim to satisfy people's desire for variety.
formal (=be as good as someone hoped or expected)· The band failed to fulfil the fans' expectations.
formal (=meet them)· Our aim is to satisfy our customers’ requirements.
(=provide what someone likes)· We have music to suit every taste.· The magazine caters for all tastes.
(=do want you feel you want to do)· He satisfied his urge to travel by going to India.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Never sign anything until you are completely satisfied with every detail.· Again, although deceptively simple in outward appearance, this salad satisfied completely with its subtle flavorings.· No single product completely satisfies these requirements so the use of any particular agent is always a compromise.· Then, when he was completely satisfied, he spoke to Hal over the radio circuit.· If you are not completely satisfied, return it within 30 days for replacement or refund.· I was not completely satisfied with these responses.· Lamentably, none is completely satisfying.
· And as with all our offers we guarantee to refund your money if you're not entirely satisfied with your order.· Clinton has been too protean to entirely satisfy either.· But she wasn't entirely satisfied.· The children themselves, 75 she continues, can be entirely satisfied.· A similar structure would not entirely satisfy the Panel.· And yet, am I entirely satisfied with my lot?· She has said she will not give a penny until she is entirely satisfied the unit will go ahead as planned.
· There was nothing particularly creditable in giving up an immoral life when you had fully satisfied that nagging curiosity.· It can not fully satisfy both.
· Barrow's book is, to my mind, more satisfying, not just because he covers more ground.· Neonatologist Susan Dulkerian says the technique makes the babies calmer and appear more satisfied.· It may be argued that the longer people search for jobs, the more satisfied they will be with their eventual choices.· And, in the process, we can make the practice of law more satisfying and more fun.· Daily we deal out our own justice in small ways that are more satisfying.· In the long run, such methods may well be both cheaper for employers and more satisfying for employees.· Patients in the x-ray group tended to be more satisfied with their care, however.· There, people who chose low-fat restaurant meals were more satisfied than people who chose higher-fat foods in the same restaurants.
· His most satisfying role in television came with Question Time, 1979-89.· He knew the sort of people he was addressing and he knew the sort of moral objections they found most satisfying.· In many ways it should have been the most satisfying celebration of his years in public office.· Some of my most satisfying work at Arky, Freed was done on behalf of Eastern Airlines flight attendants.· Granted, watching without a plan, without a real show in mind, is not the most satisfying way to go.
· Does it not mean that preparers of accounts and auditors can never satisfy the market's reasonable expectations?· At some point Rudi seemed to have accepted the fact that he would never satisfy his intellectual ambitions.· But they can never satisfy desire.· Aegisthus, of course, must die, but to kill him alone would never satisfy justice.· She now knew that he could never satisfy her, but was not prepared to dislike him just for that.· But saucer enthusiasts, it seems, are never satisfied.· It never satisfied the White Paper's interest in another, shorter, flexible model of higher education.· The money the family receives from the manufacturer for the wrongful death of a child will never satisfy them.
· Despite it, I am quite satisfied that their evenings, their sleep and their general comfort were greatly disturbed.· In the long run, I was quite satisfied, but only through my own endeavors.· No-one moved until she had quite satisfied herself.· Though Ferris' explanations are not quite satisfying, the questions are well worth trying to understand.· Big Ron was never quite satisfied.· It was quite satisfying to see them working their way up that hill.
· That means the customer gets the goods while still enthusiastic - and is very satisfied.· It's merely guesswork and an abstract computation, not very satisfying.· Looking at herself in the mirror, she was very satisfied.· Overall, 54 percent are very satisfied, and an additional 36 percent are somewhat satisfied with their jobs.· Purists might call it chiming rather than genuine ringing but Saint Mary's has some very satisfied customers.· The initial research on Meurent is very satisfying.· I am a 13 years old Andre Agassi fanatic who is very satisfied with the newsletters, and great photos.· Only four in 10 blue-collar, clerical and sales workers are very satisfied.
NOUN
· Nestled within these bleak volcanic highlands are fertile valleys filled with game plentiful enough to satisfy even the appetites of dragons.· The government is not some sinister monster gobbling up taxpayers' money simply to satisfy its own insatiable appetite.· However, it will be unlikely that you could produce enough to satisfy the appetites of the Tangs on a continuous basis.· First, there was the clear risk that particularization would feed rather than satisfy the appetite for further self-determination.· Flake will not satisfy the appetite or requirements of a 10in Oscar.· Obviously this would have some realistic effect in satisfying the appetite.· These are designed to whet rather than satisfy the appetite - but short bibliographies help would-be students to delve further.· I've started reading your column in the Sunday Express but that won't satisfy my insatiable appetite for your peerless wit.
· The parties will work to satisfy the closing conditions and launch the joint venture in the first quarter of 2000.· However, to get any basic pension you must satisfy two conditions.· It is convenient to consider separately in this chapter a number of other exact solutions that satisfy this same condition.· It satisfies the five conditions on a metric.· It is sufficient for the existence of a solution that the production function satisfies the Inada conditions and that.· For our parse, we can choose the largest which satisfies this condition.· They contain impulsive wave components, and therefore do not satisfy the conditions of Tipler's theorem.
· Such a description might well be enough to satisfy the court.· But even these tests may be difficult to satisfy unless the courts are again prepared to be flexible.
· Female animal, on the other hand, comes close to satisfying the criteria.· C., that it has satisfied 14 competition criteria spelled out by Congress in the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1996.· This solution must satisfy specific criteria of outcome viability.· For instance, we assume he would satisfy our behavioural criteria for being some one who knows the meaning of the word bank.· If a local authority seeks a care order in respect of a supervised child it must apply under s31 and satisfy the relevant criteria.· He must adduce sufficient evidence to satisfy the statutory criteria for the making of a particular order.· Recruitment into the trials depended on patients satisfying the entry criteria and giving their informed consent.
· If this is true, it seems an expensive way of satisfying one's curiosity.· Some came to seek the new power, some to chuckle, others to satisfy their curiosity.· Foucard had once gone to that door, thrown it wide, given the room an all-embracing glance, satisfied his curiosity.· You still haven't satisfied my curiosity.· We too need to read the Bible in our hearts, rather than simply to discover facts or satisfy our curiosity.· If you want to satisfy your curiosity about Bob's girlfriend, you ring him yourself.· At least he had satisfied his curiosity.· This seemed to satisfy the boy's curiosity.
· Each individual uses the product of another supplier and his/her output has to satisfy a customer.· Hence they tend to satisfy their customers while wasting far less.· Purists might call it chiming rather than genuine ringing but Saint Mary's has some very satisfied customers.· A happy and satisfied customer would tell five other people about the company.· Fifteen separate routes have been made the responsibility of managers whose chief aim is to satisfy their customers.· The desired outcome of most services, after all, is a satisfied customer.· Employees at Yahoo! constantly experiment to improve their site and so satisfy more customers.
· The consequence was that very few Yugoslav enterprises were established mainly to satisfy export demand.· Minnebraker started manufacturing trikes to satisfy the demands of his aircraft parts business.· The extension of the informal conciliatory system will not satisfy the demand for an investigative system.· He needed to create junk bonds to satisfy the demand for them.· Exacerbated by drought, water abstraction has increased by 70 percent over the past three years to satisfy consumer demand.· To satisfy the demands of wealthier parishioners for more comfort during the often lengthy sermons, pews with cushions began to proliferate.· But at Rediscovering Pompeii there are enough screens to satisfy demand, and a technician is in regular attendance.· Schools have to attempt to satisfy the conflicting demands of a whole range of individuals and groups.
· It may well be that, throughout our careers we are motivated by the desire to satisfy different needs. 2.· If we are at the bottom of the organisation we may be motivated by the desire to satisfy physiological needs.· So when you become a woman, desire can never be satisfied, understanding never reached and escape never ever made.· He can not understand that he is waiting only a matter of moments before his desire will be satisfied.· The bottled woman arouses desire but does not satisfy it a function similar to modern advertising.
· Food, in our society, is used for many reasons other than simply to satisfy hunger.· For example, boiled potatoes satisfied hunger seven times better than croissants.· Perhaps the cat was killing to satisfy hunger.· I had eaten four or five slices of bread without satisfying my hunger, so I reached for still another slice.· Is it slowly savoured and really enjoyed, a splendid taste to satisfy the hunger pangs?· When the others had satisfied their hunger he led the attack.
· At each stage of their individual development, a number of men stop and grow no further because their needs are satisfied.· Thoughtful attention to needs of people for satisfying relationships leads to a comfortable, friendly organization atmosphere and work tempo.· That need is most frequently satisfied by recourse to a nut or three.· Only needs not yet satisfied can influence behavior; an adequately fulfilled need is not a motivator.· Choice-the need to satisfy the wants and needs arising from socio-economic and demographic change.· With the hen Jack could be content, since now all physical needs are permanently satisfied.· If companies are going to prosper when economic conditions improve, how should these information needs be satisfied?
· The burden of proving that a clause satisfies the reasonableness test is on the party who seeks to rely on the clause.· In other cases, liability can be excluded or restricted provided that the term satisfies a test of reasonableness.
· Next year one will be able to satisfy one's requirement by visiting Disneyland, Paris.· We have found that a single hidden layer node per about 50 input nodes will satisfy our requirements in imaging applications.· Much of what had seemed useless except for satisfying formal requirements, was now vital and important in the teaching situation.· The examination is a collection of questions and individually a question goes some way to satisfying the requirements of the examination.· A specification for the computer system which will satisfy the user's requirements begins to evolve.· The variety is enormous but many can be ruled out in not satisfying all the requirements.· Beyond satisfying those requirements no specific grouping of subjects is stipulated.· Flake will not satisfy the appetite or requirements of a 10in Oscar.
· Is that enough to satisfy your taste for living?· His works satisfied public taste perhaps better than anything else available at the time.· Classes to satisfy nearly every taste and interest are available.
· The burden of proving that a clause satisfies the reasonableness test is on the party who seeks to rely on the clause.· In other cases, liability can be excluded or restricted provided that the term satisfies a test of reasonableness.· The Vienna Sales Convention prescribes two alternative methods of satisfying the connection test.
VERB
· Microwave oven danger list fails to satisfy critics.· That alarmed the conservationists while failing to satisfy the engineers.· New prototypes have so far failed to satisfy him.· The presidential decision failed to satisfy either the originators of the law or its main critics.· But even that failed to satisfy the council and, last week, a grovelling apology had to be broadcast.· But it failed to satisfy opposition leaders, who announced they would continue their protests until all their demands are met.· Schools will therefore be liable to lose pupils and funds if they fail to satisfy parents.· They call for more research, and dismiss study after study which fails to satisfy them.
· Cuthbert's oblique reference to Aldfrith in his reply seems to have satisfied her.· Local officials sometimes complained about adverse decisions and strings attached to the grant but generally seemed satisfied.· The customers seem to be satisfied already.· But saucer enthusiasts, it seems, are never satisfied.· Much of what had seemed useless except for satisfying formal requirements, was now vital and important in the teaching situation.· The latter seems to satisfy them because it still gives them a little information they so desperately crave.· This symbolic gesture seemed to satisfy them.· That explanation seemed to satisfy plaintiffs attorneys.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectivesatisfactory ≠ unsatisfactorysatisfied ≠ dissatisfied ≠ unsatisfiedsatisfyingadverbsatisfactorily ≠ unsatisfactorilysatisfyinglynounsatisfaction ≠ dissatisfactionverbsatisfy
1to make someone feel pleased by doing what they want:  Nothing I did would ever satisfy my father.2if you satisfy someone’s needs, demands etc, you provide what they need or wantsatisfy somebody’s needs/demands/desires The program is designed to satisfy the needs of adult learners.satisfy somebody’s hunger/appetite (=give someone enough food to stop them from feeling hungry) A salad won’t be enough to satisfy my appetite. Just to satisfy my curiosity (=find out something), how much did it cost?3formal to make someone feel sure that something is right or true SYN  convincesatisfy somebody of something Jackson tried to satisfy me of his innocence.satisfy yourself (that) Having satisfied herself that no one was there, she closed the door.4formal to be good enough for a particular purpose, standard etc SYN  meet:  Have you satisfied all the requirements for the general degree?COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2nounssatisfy a need· Education must satisfy the needs of its pupils.satisfy a demand· The company was unable to satisfy demand for the product.satisfy somebody's appetite/hunger· They don't get enough food to satisfy their appetite.satisfy a desire· It is difficult to satisfy a desire for power.satisfy an urge· Her urge to travel had never been satisfied.satisfy somebody's curiosity (=let someone know something they want to know)· I had to read the letter, just to satisfy my curiosity.satisfy somebody's wants (=provide the things that someone wants)· We work hard to satisfy customers' wants.satisfy somebody's aspirations (=provide the things that someone hopes to get)· The new government failed to satisfy the aspirations of the people.satisfy somebody's cravings (=satisfy a strong desire)· I needed to satisfy my cravings for chocolate.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 4nounssatisfy a requirement· The application must satisfy the requirements of Article 6.satisfy a condition· Free treatment is available providing that two conditions are satisfied.satisfy a criterion· These programmes permit students to enter higher education without satisfying all the admissions criteria.
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