Gratification
[ [ˌgrætifi'keiʃən] ]
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n. 令人满足的事(或物), 满足, 喜悦\\n[医] 愿望满足, 满意
📝 例句
Most men live only for the gratification of it.
许多人正是终生营营，力求填充自己的欲壑。
He had the gratification of knowing that he had done his best.
他了解自己已尽了最大努力而感到满足。
There has been an instant of complete startling gratification.
内心分明是一阵得意，乐得心花怒放。
Corell's eyes were shining with gratification.
科雷尔的眼睛闪着得意的光芒。
His success is a great gratification to us.
他的成功对我们是一大喜事。
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
gratification
n
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1 [U] gratifying or being gratified; state of being pleased or satisfied 喜悦; 满意; 满足
the gratification of knowing one's plans have succeeded 得知计画实现後的喜悦
sexual gratification 性满足.
2 [C] thing that gives one pleasure or satisfaction 令人高兴或满意的事物
one of the few gratifications of an otherwise boring job 枯燥的工作中少有的一项乐趣.
🗣️ 情景例句
He's a Boswell voter.
他是Boswell的支持者。
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
宁为犬首，不作狮尾。
The sorry-looking, blackened figure that emerged, admitted at once that he had tried to break into the shop during the night but had got stuck in the chimney.
那个看来满脸沮丧、浑身漆黑的家伙从烟囱里一出来，就承认头天夜里他企图到店里行窍，但让烟囱卡住了。