英语词汇“satisfy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

satisfysatisfy /ˈsæt̮ɪsˌfaɪ/ ●●○ verb (satisfies, satisfied, satisfying) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYsatisfy

Origin: 1400-1500 Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from satis enough + facere to make

VERB TABLE

satisfy

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	satisfy
	he, she, it	satisfies
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	satisfied
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have satisfied
	he, she, it	has satisfied
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had satisfied
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will satisfy
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have satisfied

Continuous Form
Present	I	am satisfying
	he, she, it	is satisfying
	you, we, they	are satisfying
Past	I, he, she, it	was satisfying
	you, we, they	were satisfying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been satisfying
	he, she, it	has been satisfying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been satisfying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be satisfying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been satisfying

COLLOCATIONS► satisfy a request/desire/need etc.

The program is designed to satisfy the needs of adult learners.

► satisfy ... curiosity

Magazines like this satisfy people’s curiosity about celebrities’ lives.

► satisfy somebody’s hunger/thirst/appetite

A salad won’t be enough to satisfy your appetite.

1to make someone happy by providing what he or she wants or expects: Nothing I did ever seemed to satisfy my father.2to give someone what he or she needs or wants: We aim to satisfy consumer demand.satisfy a request/desire/need etc. The program is designed to satisfy the needs of adult learners. Magazines like this satisfy people’s curiosity about celebrities’ lives.satisfy somebody’s hunger/thirst/appetite A salad won’t be enough to satisfy your appetite.3formal to make someone feel sure that something is right or true SYN convince: satisfy somebody/yourself of something Jackson tried to satisfy us of his innocence.satisfy somebody/yourself that Phil satisfied himself that no one was there and closed the door.4satisfy a requirement/condition/criterion etc. formal to be good enough for a particular purpose, standard, etc.: The cheapest products satisfy only minimum safety requirements.5satisfy a debt/obligation formal to pay a debt that you owe6satisfy an equation math, algebra to be a correct answer to an equation in mathematics, etc. [Origin: 1400–1500 Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from satis enough + facere to make]