sat‧is‧fy S3 W2 / sætəsfaɪ, sætɪsfaɪ / 动词 ( past tense and past participle satisfied , present participle satisfying , third person singular satisfies ) [及物动词]

1 to make someone feel pleased by doing what they want :

Nothing I did would ever satisfy my father.

2 if you satisfy someone’s needs, demands etc, you provide what they need or want

satisfy sb’s needs/demands/desires

The program is designed to satisfy the needs of adult learners.

satisfy sb’s hunger/appetite (= give someone enough food to stop them from feeling hungry )

A salad won’t be enough to satisfy my appetite.

Just to satisfy my curiosity (= find out something ) , how much did it cost?

3 formal to make someone feel sure that something is right or true 同义词 convince

satisfy somebody of something

Jackson tried to satisfy me of his innocence.

satisfy yourself (that)

Having satisfied herself that no one was there, she closed the door.

4 formal to be good enough for a particular purpose, standard etc 同义词 meet :

Have you satisfied all the requirements for the general degree?

COLLOCATIONS

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satisfy a need Education must satisfy the needs of its pupils.

satisfy a demand The company was unable to satisfy demand for the product.

satisfy somebody’s appetite/hunger They don’t get enough food to satisfy their appetite.

satisfy a desire It is difficult to satisfy a desire for power.

satisfy an urge Her urge to travel had never been satisfied.

satisfy somebody’s curiosity (= let someone know something they want to know ) I had to read the letter, just to satisfy my curiosity.

satisfy somebody’s wants (= provide the things that someone wants ) We work hard to satisfy customers’ wants.

satisfy somebody’s aspirations (= provide the things that someone hopes to get ) The new government failed to satisfy the aspirations of the people.

satisfy somebody’s cravings (= satisfy a strong desire ) I needed to satisfy my cravings for chocolate.

COLLOCATIONS

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satisfy a requirement The application must satisfy the requirements of Article 6.

satisfy a condition Free treatment is available providing that two conditions are satisfied.

satisfy a criterion These programmes permit students to enter higher education without satisfying all the admissions criteria.