satiate
UK/'seɪʃɪeɪt/US/'seiʃieit/
TOEFLC2
释义
v.
To satisfy an appetite or desire fully.
使（食欲、欲望）充分满足。
v.
To supply with more than enough, to the point of disgust or weariness.
使过饱，使厌腻。
词根拆分
词根派生来自拉丁语 satiare（填满、撑足），又源自 satis（足够）。satiate 是把食欲一路填满——而且常常再过一步。与普通的 satisfy 不同，satiate 偏向身体上的饱，且可含「过多」之意：饱到生厌。
词根 sat 还连着 42 个词为什么是这个意思
satiate 是 satisfy 更文学化、稍强一些的同源词。它通常用于身体或感官的欲望——饥饿、口渴、欲念、渴求——并带一丝「填到满溢」之意，有时甚至到不适的程度。它的名词是 satiety，而其否定形式 insatiable 远比动词本身常用。
常用搭配
- 1.satiate one's appetite满足食欲
- 2.satiate one's hunger填饱肚子
- 3.satiate a craving满足渴望
- 4.satiate one's curiosity满足好奇心
例句
- 1.
One slice of cake was not enough to satiate his hunger.
一块蛋糕不足以满足他的饥饿。
- 2.
No amount of praise could satiate her need for approval.
再多的赞美也满足不了她对认可的渴求。