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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 942 COCA: 1852

appeal

1 appeal ˈpiːl/ noun
plural appeals
1 appeal
ˈpiːl/
noun
plural appeals
Learner's definition of APPEAL
[noncount] : a quality that causes people to like someone or something吸引力;感染力;魅力
see also sex appeal
[count]
: a serious request for help, support, etc.恳求;吁请;请求
: an attempt to make someone do or accept something as right or proper by saying things that are directed at a person's feelings, attitudes, etc.打动;劝说+ to
: an organized effort to raise money捐赠活动
: a process in which a decision is studied and accepted or rejected by a higher court or by someone in authority上诉;申诉
[count]
[noncount]
see also court of appeals
2 appeal ˈpiːl/ verb
appeals; appealed; appealing
2 appeal
ˈpiːl/
verb
appeals; appealed; appealing
Learner's definition of APPEAL
[no object] : to be liked by someone : to be pleasing or attractive to someone有吸引力;有感染力;受人喜爱
[no object]
: to ask for something (such as help or support) in a serious way呼吁;吁请;恳求
: to try to make someone do or accept something as right or proper by saying things that are directed at a person's feelings, attitudes, etc.打动;劝说+ to
: to make a formal request for a higher court or for someone in authority to review and change a decision上诉;申诉
[no object]
[+ object]
(US)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 942 COCA: 1852

appeal

1 of 2

noun

ap·​peal ə-ˈpēl How to pronounce appeal (audio)
1
law : a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court
2
a
: an application (as to a recognized authority) for corroboration, vindication, or decision
b
: an earnest plea : entreaty
an appeal for help
c
: an organized request for donations
the annual fundraising appeal
3
: the power of arousing a sympathetic response : attraction
Movies had a great appeal for him.
4
law : a criminal accusation

appeal

2 of 2

verb

appealed; appealing; appeals

intransitive verb

1
: to arouse a sympathetic response
an idea that appeals to him
2
: to make an earnest request
We appealed to them for help.
3
law : to take a lower court's decision to a higher court for review
4
: to call upon another for corroboration, vindication, or decision

transitive verb

1
law : to take proceedings to have (a lower court's decision) reviewed in a higher court
2
law : to charge with a crime : accuse
appealability noun
appealable adjective
appealer noun

Example Sentences

Noun Her jokes are quickly losing their appeal. the wide appeal of the artist's work His appeals to his father for money were ignored. The mayor made an appeal to the people of the city to stay calm. We made a donation during the school's annual appeal. She helped to organize an appeal on behalf of the homeless. My lawyer said the court's decision wasn't correct and that we should file for an appeal. Verb music that appeals to a wide variety of people The government appealed for calm. desperate people who are appealing for help The government appealed to the people to stay calm. He appealed, arguing that there was not enough evidence to convict him. She lost the case and appealed the following month. We plan to appeal the court's decision. The ruling can be appealed within 30 days. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Would someone who has experience in this huge undertaking of building a stadium have an appeal to you? Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Maybe Haythe and Starz believed their versions of Catherine de Medici needed to seem more overtly rock and roll in order to have broader appeal. Caroline Framke, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 Telluride saw the world premiere of a new wildlife documentary called Wildcat that has unmistakable appeal to animal lovers as well as admirers of astonishing true-life stories. Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022 In a fractured, polarized time, the Church has a unique appeal for younger generations. Evan Myers, National Review, 4 Sep. 2022 Co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons want the pieces to have a modern appeal while playing with the dressy cuts of more historical looks. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 27 Aug. 2022 And splitting stock—while a largely semantic maneuver—has psychological appeal for retail investors. Scott Nover, Quartz, 24 Aug. 2022 The best have universal appeal, meaning they can be learned, played, and enjoyed by just about anyone, including younger children to teenagers to adults (with or without a drink in hand). Mike Richard, Men's Health, 20 Aug. 2022 More recently, Amazon has expanded into programming designed to have broader appeal. Erich Schwartzel, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
Verb
Heard's team filed to appeal the verdict in July after a motion for a mistrial was denied. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2022 The Biden administration declined to appeal the decision, letting the sale get canceled. Timothy Puko, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Miller’s execution could go forward using nitrogen hypoxia but not lethal injection, if either party would appeal the ruling. Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2022 Google, which can appeal on matters of law to the EU Court of Justice, Europe's highest, voiced its disappointment. Reuters, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 The court will enter judgment in favor of Barstool as to Rapaport’s fraud and defamation claims, but the actor can appeal the judge’s order with regard to defamation. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2022 The design doesn’t scream high-end Apple accessory in the same way the three-in-one does, but that more modest approach may appeal to people who don’t own a triumvirate of Apple devices. Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 12 Sep. 2022 The project holds appeal both for older riders who are nostalgic about trains and a younger generation that’s less enthralled with cars, Rebello said. David Sharp, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022 Habba said Trump's legal team would immediately move to appeal the decision. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English apeel, appel, appele "accusation brought in court, challenge to trial by combat, legal application to a higher court," borrowed from Anglo-French appel, appell "call, summons, accusation of felony, legal application to a higher court," noun derivative of apeler, appeler "to call, summon, call before a court" — more at appeal entry 2

Verb

Middle English appelen, apelen "to call upon, accuse, make a charge against in court, challenge, apply to a higher court," borrowed from Anglo-French apeler, appeler "to call, summon, call before a court," borrowed from Latin appellāre "to speak to, address, apply to for support, refer to a higher authority, call upon, name, designate," from ap-, assimilated form of ad- ad- + -pellāre, first-conjugation verb formed from the base of pellere "to beat against, push, strike" — more at pulse entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of appeal was in the 13th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 942 COCA: 1852
appeal

noun¹

1attraction/interest吸引力;興趣ADJECTIVE | VERB + APPEAL | APPEAL + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEconsiderable, great, growing, obvious, powerful, special, strong相當大的吸引力;極大的魅力;日益增強的感染力;明顯的吸引力;強大的吸引力;特別的魅力immediate, instant (especially BrE) 一見傾心;瞬間產生的吸引力the book's immediate appeal to young children該書讓小孩子一眼就看上的吸引力enduring, lasting, timeless持久的/長久的/永久的吸引力Her charming children's stories have timeless appeal.她寫的兒童故事的魅力經久不衰。limited, little有限的吸引力;沒多大吸引力broad, crossover, mainstream, mass, popular, populist, universal, wide, widespread廣泛的/對不同品位的人的/對主流的/對大眾的/對民眾的/對平民的/對所有人的/大範圍的/普遍的吸引力a publication designed for mass appeal為吸引大眾而設計的出版物aesthetic, commercial, electoral, emotional, intellectual, visual美感;商業上的吸引力;競選人的感染力;情感上的感染力;知性魅力;視覺上的感染力Unfortunately the movie lacks commercial appeal.很可惜,這部電影沒有賣點。sex性魅力VERB + APPEALhave, hold有感染力;具有吸引力His views hold no appeal for me.他的觀點我不感興趣。retain保持吸引力lose失去吸引力broaden, extend, widen將感染力的範圍擴大;增加吸引力;拓寬感染力範圍We are trying to broaden the appeal of classical music.我們正努力讓更多的人喜歡古典音樂。boost, enhance, increase增加魅力;增強感染力;增加吸引力APPEAL + VERBlie in sth魅力在於⋯His considerable appeal lies in his quiet, gentle manner.他巨大的魅力源自於他的溫文爾雅。PREPOSITIONappeal for對⋯的吸引力College lost its appeal for her in the second year.到了第二年,大學對她來說就沒有吸引力了。
appeal

noun²

2serious request for sth you need/want very much懇求;請求ADJECTIVE | VERB + APPEAL | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEdesperate, emergency, emotional, urgent絕望中的請求;緊急籲請;動情的呼籲;緊急呼籲direct, personal直接的/個人的請求fresh (BrE) 新請求a fresh appeal for witnesses to come forward再一次懇求目擊者站出來VERB + APPEALissue, make發出呼籲;作出請求They made a direct appeal to the government for funding.他們直接懇求政府給予資助。PREPOSITIONappeal for⋯的呼籲an appeal for help懇求幫助appeal to⋯的籲請an appeal to reason訴諸理性
appeal

noun³

3formal request to sb in authority向掌權者正式申訴ADJECTIVE | VERB + APPEAL | APPEAL + VERB | APPEAL + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEformal (especially BrE) 正式上訴court, legal向法庭提出的上訴;依法提出的上訴She won the right to make another court appeal.她贏得了再一次向法庭提出上訴的權利。further進一步上訴There is a possibility of a further appeal to a higher court.可繼續向更高一級法院提出上訴。VERB + APPEALbring, file, lodge, make提出申訴;提起上訴He's bringing an appeal against the size of the fine.他因不滿罰金的數額正在提出上訴。drop放棄上訴They have agreed to drop the appeal.他們已同意放棄上訴。exhaust走完上訴程序All appeals have been exhausted and his execution is imminent.所有的上訴已審理完畢,很快會對他執行死刑。win贏得上訴lose輸掉上訴consider考慮上訴His lawyer is considering an appeal to the Supreme Court.他的律師正在考慮上訴到最高法院。allow (formal) , hear准許上訴;審理申訴
The judge has agreed to allow his appeal.法官已經准許他上訴。The court will hear the appeal on June 10.法庭將於 6 月 10 日審理申訴。uphold (especially BrE) 支持申訴His appeal was upheld and he was released immediately.他的申訴得到支持,他馬上獲釋了。deny, dismiss, reject, throw out, turn down (especially BrE) 駁回上訴;拒絕受理上訴;否決上訴APPEAL + VERBfail上訴失敗succeed上訴成功APPEAL + NOUNappeal court, appeals court (NAmE) 上訴法庭tribunal (BrE) 特別上訴法庭hearing上訴聽證會appeal judge, appeals judge (NAmE) 上訴法官appeals procedure, appeals process上訴程序;上訴步驟system (especially BrE) 上訴制度PREPOSITIONon appeal經上訴On appeal it was held that the judge was correct.上訴維持了法官的原判。The case was upheld on appeal.這一案件的上訴獲得受理。under appeal正在上訴中a case currently under appeal目前正在上訴的一個案子appeal against針對⋯提出的上訴an appeal against his conviction of fraud不服對他犯詐騙罪判決的上訴appeal for要求⋯的申訴an appeal for leniency要求寬大處理的申訴appeal to向⋯提出的上訴an appeal to the High Court向高等法院提出的上訴PHRASEScourt of appeal, court of appeals (NAmE) 上訴法院grounds of appeal (BrE) 上訴的理由a right of appeal上訴權You have the right of appeal to the Constitutional Court.你有權向憲法法院提出上訴。pending appeal等待上訴The players have been suspended pending appeal.這些選手已被暫停比賽,等待上訴。
appeal

noun⁴

4event for raising money募捐活動ADJECTIVE | VERB + APPEAL | APPEAL + VERB | APPEAL + NOUN ADJECTIVEcharity, fund-raising慈善募捐活動;籌款活動VERB + APPEALhold, launch舉行/發起募捐活動An appeal is to be launched on behalf of the refugees.將為難民發起一次募捐活動。back, support支持募捐活動APPEAL + VERBraise sth (especially BrE) 募捐活動籌集⋯The appeal raised over three million pounds.募捐活動籌集到三百多萬英鎊。APPEAL + NOUNfund (BrE) 募集的資金
appeal

verb¹

1make serious request for sth呼籲;懇求ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBdirectly直接呼籲He went over the heads of union officials, appealing directly to the workforce.他越過工會領導,直接向全體員工發出呼籲。PREPOSITIONfor, to懇求得到⋯;向⋯呼籲Police appealed to the public for information about the crime.警方呼籲公眾提供與該罪行有關的消息。
appeal

verb²

2to sb in authority向當權者ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBsuccessfully, unsuccessfully上訴成功/失敗directly直接上訴PREPOSITIONagainst針對⋯提出上訴She appealed unsuccessfully against her conviction for murder.她不服被判謀殺罪提出上訴,但失敗了。to向⋯上訴He has decided to appeal to the European Court.他已決定向歐洲法庭提出上訴。PHRASESgive sb leave to appeal, grant sb leave to appeal (both BrE) 准予/准許某人上訴
appeal

verb³

3be attractive/interesting to sb有吸引力;有感染力ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBreally, strongly非常有吸引力;有極強的感染力The idea of retiring early really appeals to me.提前退休這個想法,我很感興趣。directly直接吸引primarily主要吸引Computer games used to appeal primarily to boys.以前主要是男孩子喜歡電腦遊戲。PREPOSITIONto吸引⋯These characters will appeal directly to children's imaginations.這些人物將直接引發兒童的想像力。

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