sate
UK/seɪt/US/seit/
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Definitions
v.
To satisfy a desire or appetite fully.
使（欲望、食欲）充分满足，使餍足。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedA short, literary verb straight from the satis / satur idea of 'fill until enough.' Sate is the trimmed-down sibling of satiate, used mostly in writing: sate your hunger, sate your curiosity. Its past participle sated ('full, content') is more common than the bare verb.
Root sat still carries 42 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.sate one's appetite满足食欲
- 2.sate one's curiosity满足好奇心
- 3.sate a desire满足欲望
- 4.sate one's hunger填饱肚子
Example Sentences
- 1.
A quick snack did little to sate his hunger.
- 2.
Nothing could sate her thirst for adventure.