appeal /ә'pi:l/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
• (n.) (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a…
• (v.) take a court case to a higher court for review

Chinese translation

• n. 恳求, 诉请, 上诉, 吸引力
• vi. 呼吁, 诉请, 要求, 上诉, 有吸引力
• vt. 将...上诉

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/ә'pi:l/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.67 · Rare

Word forms

appealed, appealing, appeals

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appealing · appear · appearance · appetite · appendix

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