gratify

'grætifai

托福GRE Collins 1

v. yield (to); give satisfaction to

vt. 使满足

Collins 星级

18,941

BNC 频率

17,764

使用频率

gratify 由词根 grat 和后缀 fy 组成。 grat 意思是“高兴、感谢”，而 fy 表示“使得”。所以 gratify 的意思是“使人高兴”或“满足”。

例句

1. I was gratified to receive such positive feedback on my presentation.

我很高兴收到关于我演讲的如此积极的反馈。

2. It gratifies me to see my children happy and successful.

看到我的孩子们快乐和成功让我感到满足。

3. The team's hard work was gratified by their victory in the championship.

团队的努力在冠军赛中获得胜利而得到了回报。