词组 | appeal |
释义 | appeal /əˈpiːl/ noun 1. an urgent request, especially one in which you ask people to help you or give moneyadjectivesan urgent/desperate appeal The fire service has made an urgent appeal for more part-time firefighters. | The family made a desperate appeal to their daughter to come home.a direct appeal The police have issued a direct appeal to the witness to come forward with information.a personal appeal Political leaders made a personal appeal for the hostage’s freedom.an international appeal The organization has now launched an international appeal for volunteers.a nationwide appeal The missing 15-year-old was found yesterday after a nationwide appeal.a public/official appeal The girl’s family have made a public appeal for help to try to catch her killer.a fresh appeal (=one that you make again) The growing violence in the country has led to fresh appeals for calm.verbsmake/issue an appeal The police have made an appeal for information about the robbery.launch an appeal (=make a public appeal about something important, in a carefully planned way) The charity launched an appeal for money to help the victims of the floods.renew an appeal (=make an appeal again) Detectives renewed their appeal for help from the public.give/donate/contribute to an appeal People gave very generously to the appeal.an appeal raises money The appeal raised over a million dollars.nouns + appealan emergency appeal An emergency appeal for blankets has been issued.a fund-raising appeal (=to get money to pay for something) A fund-raising appeal was launched to pay for a new school gym.a charity appeal He often gives money to charity appeals.a television appeal There was a television appeal for the victims of the floods.a disaster/earthquake/flood etc appeal You can now give money online to disaster appeals.prepositionsan appeal to sb The university has made an urgent appeal to the government, asking for extra funding.an appeal for sth They launched an appeal for money to help people who had been affected by the earthquake.2. a formal request to a court or to someone in authority asking for a decision to be changedadjectivesa formal appeal She decided to make a formal appeal through her lawyer.verbsmake an appeal His lawyer said that he was planning to make an appeal.file/lodge/bring an appeal (=make an appeal in a court) She lodged an appeal against the court’s decision.consider an appeal The US Supreme Court is considering the men’s appeal.hear an appeal (=listen to all the facts) The Committee will hear the club’s appeal against the fine next week.win/lose an appeal Unless she wins her appeal, she will be imprisoned.uphold/allow an appeal (=give permission for a decision to be changed) Judge Gabriel Hutton upheld Smith’s appeal.dismiss/throw out/turn down an appeal (=not give permission for a decision to be changed) His appeal was dismissed and he was sent to prison.an appeal fails/succeeds If the appeal fails, he will serve his full sentence.appeal + nounsthe appeal process The appeal process could take as long as three years.the appeal court/the Court of Appeal BrE the appeals court/the Court of Appeals AmE (=a court of law which deals with cases when people are not satisfied with the judgment given by a lower court) The decision was reversed in the appeal court.prepositionsan appeal to a court They made an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.an appeal against a decision/fine/sentence He made an appeal against the judge’s decision.on appeal (=after making an appeal) The sentence was reduced to three years on appeal.phrasesthe right of appeal He used his right of appeal against the demand for money from the tax department.grounds for an appeal (=reasons for making an appeal) You need to have reasonable grounds for your appeal.pending appeal (=until an appeal can take place) Both men were under house arrest, pending appeal of their convictions.3. a quality that makes people like something or someoneadjectivesgreat/considerable/a lot of appeal This film will have considerable appeal for science fiction fans.(a) wide appeal (=it attracts many types of people) The programme has a very wide appeal.(a) universal appeal (=everyone likes something) The Harry Potter books have a universal appeal.(an) immediate/instant appeal Their music had an instant appeal for me when I was young.(an) enduring appeal (=continuing for a long time) The book has had an enduring appeal and it is just as popular now as it was when it was first written.verbslose its appeal The job had lost its appeal and she was starting to get bored.have an appeal also hold an appeal formal Being rich and famous held no appeal for him – he just wanted to write songs.increase/add to the appeal of sth The new design adds to the car’s appeal.broaden the appeal of sth (=make something appeal to a wider range of people) The party is trying to broaden its appeal and attract more women voters.give sth appeal It is the original design that gives the building its appeal.understand the appeal of sth I must admit I have never understood the appeal of golf.the appeal lies in sth The country’s appeal lies in its lakes and rivers.prepositionsthe appeal of sth What is the particular appeal of this island?appeal for sb The programme has great appeal for young audiences. |
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