gratification

英 [ˌɡrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

美 [ˌɡrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

n.  满足; 满意; 快感; 令人喜悦的事物

复数：gratifications　

GRE医学

BNC.14594 / COCA.12309

牛津词典

noun

• 满足；满意；快感；令人喜悦的事物
  the state of feeling pleasure when sth goes well for you or when your desires are satisfied; sth that gives you pleasure
  1. sexual gratification
     性满足
  2. A feed will usually provide instant gratification to a crying baby.
     喂食通常可使正在哭闹的婴儿立即得到满足。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使高兴；令人满意
  If youare gratifiedby something, it gives you pleasure or satisfaction.
  1. Mr. Dambar was gratified by his response.
     丹巴尔先生对他的回答感到满意。
• VERB 满足（愿望等）
  If yougratifyyour own or another person's desire, you do what is necessary to please yourself or them.
  1. We gratified our friend's curiosity...
     我们满足了朋友的好奇心。
  2. Every whim will be gratified.
     每一个突发的念头都会得到满足。

英英释义

noun

• the act or an instance of satisfying
• state of being gratified or satisfied
  1. dull repetitious work gives no gratification
  2. to my immense gratification he arrived on time
  Synonym:satisfaction

双语例句

• By isolation I mean that we are all the time seeking security, gratification and power.
  我说的孤立，意思是我们总是寻求安全感、满足感和权力。
• You can't have instant gratification and be successful.
  你不能享受暂时的快乐和暂时的成功。
• In many ways, this temporary market decline represents delayed gratification.
  在很多时候，这种暂时的市场下跌代表延迟的满足感。
• He got gratification when he knew his plans have been realized.
  当得知他的计划已经实现后，他变得很满足。
• 10. Give and get instant gratification
  10，给予和得到的满足
• That curiosity about life which Lord Henry had first stirred in him, seemed to increase with gratification.
  他对生活的好奇心第一次被享利勋爵唤醒，以后仿佛很满意地增长着。
• During this fast they abstain from the gratification of every appetite and passion whatever.
  绝食之时，他们禁绝了食欲和其他欲愿的满足。
• And I take a great deal of gratification from my own writing.
  而且，从我自己的写作过程中，我也体会到满足感。
• We know that immediate gratification or irritation only pacifies or deteriorates our emotional stimuli short term.
  我们知道，即刻的喜悦和愤怒只会在短期内使我们的情绪平静或恶化。
• 11. You view success in terms of fulfillment and gratification not just promotions and money.
  11.你看重成功带来的满足和喜悦而不仅仅是升职和金钱。