sat.is-faction noim
1
[U, C] the good feeling that you have when you have achieved sth or when sth
that you wanted to happen does happen; sth that gives you this feeling 满足；满 意；欣慰；令人满意（或欣慰）的事：togain/gei/ derive satis/action亓om sth从某事中得到满足感◊ a toofc/smfZe
o/satis/action 心满;i足的★情 / 笑容◊ She looked back on her career with great satisfaction, le] M 自己的事业，她深感欣慰。◊ He had the
satis/action 〇/ seeing his boofc
become a best-seHer.看到自己尚作品成了
畅销书他志得意满。.◊ She didn’t
want to give him the satis/action 〇/ seeing her cry•她不愿当着他的面哭，
让他幸灾乐福。◊ TTie company
is trying to improve customersaris/iaction•公司力图&进，让顾客更加讀意。
0 He was enjoying all the satisfactions of being a parent. 他享受着做父亲所能得到的一切乐趣。_see also dissatisfaction 2 [U] the act of fulfilling a need or desire (需要或欲望的）满足，达到：the saris/actiofio/ desires 性欲的满足◊ the
saris/acrion 〇/ your
ambitions 实现抱 ^
3 [uj
(forma/) an acceptable way of dealing with a complaint, a debt, an injury, etc.
i 抗 议、投诉等的）妥善处理；（债务的）清偿；（伤害的）
赔偿：I complained to the manager but I didrCt
get any saris/acrion.我向经理投诉，但问题丝毫没有得到解决。
IT»rai
to sb’s
satisfaction 1 if you do sth to sb’s satisfaction, they are pleased with
it 使某人 满意： The affair was settled to the complete satisfaction of the dient.问题解决了，客户十分满意。2 if you prove sth to sb’s satisfaction, they believe or accept
it 使某人确
fs
( ) ： Can you demonstrate to our
satisfaction
that your story is true?你能不能证实一下，让我们确信
你说的是事实？
sat-is-fac-tory /.saetis'faektari/ adj. good enough for a
particular purpose令人满意A; %好的；可以的HT1 acceptable ： a satisfactory
explanation/answer/ soZuti〇n/conc〖u5fon令人满意的解释；站得住脚的回
答；可行的解决办法;.足以服人的结论◊ rhe work is
saris/actory but not outstanding•工作做得可以，但不出
色。◊ The
existing Zaw is not enrirdy/vi^ioiZy satis/ac- tory•现行法律并不十分完善。0333 UNSATISFACTORY ►
sat-is-fac-tor-ily /-tarali/ adv. ： Her
disappearance has never been saris/actori〖y explained.她的失舍一直没有得
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
satisfaction
happiness • contentment * fulfilment * glee
These are all
words for the good feeling that you have when you are happy or when you have
achieved sth.以 上各词均指幸福、欣慰、满意的感觉和满足的心情。
satisfaction
the good
feeling that you have when you have achieved sth or when sth that you wanted to
happen does happen指取得成就、达到愿望时的满
足、满意、欣慰：He derived great satisfaction from
/rnow/ng 他son was happy.得知儿子很幸為他深感
欣慰。
happiness the good feeling that you have
when you are happy 指幸福、快乐：Money
can’t buy you fwpp/ness.金钱不能为你买到幸福。
contentment {rather formal) a feeling of happiness or
satisfaction with what you have 指对所拜亨命一切感到
满意、满足：They found contentment in living a simple Z/介.他们在简朴的生活中得到满足。
fulfilment a feeling of happiness or
satisfaction with what you do or have done g对所做的事感到满意、满
足：her
seflrc/? /or pmonfl/“对个人成就的
追求
SATISFACTION, HAPPINESS, CONTENTMENT OR FULFILMENT?用 satisfaction、happiness、contentment 还 是 fulfilment
?
You can feel satisfaction
at achieving almost anything, small or large; you feel fulfilment when
you do sth useful and enjoyable with your life. Happiness is the feeling
you have when things give you pleasure and can
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到令人信服的解释D ◊ Our compiaint
was dea〖t with satis/actoriZy•我们的投诉得到了满意的处理。
sat-is-fied <>» /'saBtisfaid/ adj.
~
(with sb/sth)
1 pleased
because you have achieved sth or because sth that you wanted to happen has
happened满意的；满足的；欣慰的：a satined smite满 意的微笑◊ a sari访ed customer满意的顾客◊ She’s never
satisfied vvit/i what she’s got.她丸自己的所得从不感到满
足。r«m dissatisfied c> note at happy 2 - (that ...) believing or accepting
that sth is true convinced 确信的；信服的：J’m satined that they are teHing the truth.我确信if也们讲的是真话。一 compare unsatished
sat-isfy
/'saetisfai/
verb ^at-is-fies,
sat-is-fy-ing) sat- is-fied, sat-is-fied)
1
[VN] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时） to make sb pleased by
doing or giving them what they want 使满.意；使满足：Nothing
satisfies him—he’s
dways containing.什么都难如他的意 他老在抱
怨。’◊ 77ie proposed
pZan wiH not satis办 everyone•拟议 中的计划不备让所有人都满意。2 [VN] to provide what
is wanted，needed or asked for 满足（要录、需要等）： The food wasn^ enough to satisfy his hunger.
足以让他解饿。◊ to satis办sb’s curiosity满足好^心◊ The education system must satisfy the needs of all chiWren•教育系统必须满足所有儿童的需要。◊ We cannot satisfy demand for the product.我们不能满
足对该产品的需求。◊ S/ie /aited to aW the
requirements/or entry to the coHege.她没有达到进入那
所学院的全部要求。3 (not
used in the progressive tenses 不用于無行分）〜sb (of sth) to make sb
certain sth is true or has been done..向…证实；使确信：[VN] Her expkznarion did not sari办 the
teacher.她的解释没有让
老师信服。0 People neek to be satisfied of the
need for a new system•需要使人们明白建立一个新体系的必要性。◊ [VN (that)] Once I had satisfied myself (that)
it was the rig/it decision, we went ahead. —旦我自己确信这个决定
是f确的，_我们便动手于了起来。
sat-IS-fy-ing 0tw /'saetisfanrj/ adj. giving pleasure
because it provides sth you need or want令人满意（或满足）的：a sati办ing mea〖可口的 饭菜◊ a satis加叩experience令人_意的经历◊ Jt’s
be
quite a lively feeling; contentment is a quieter feeling that you get
when you have learned to find pleasure in things.取得成k (无论大小）时的满足
用satisfaction
;做了有益和令人愉快之事而感到满
意时用fulfilment;某些事情给人带来快乐或欣慰用
happiness;学会从事情中寻求快乐而得到恬静的满足
则甬 contentment。
glee a feeling of happiness, usually
because sth good has happened to you, or sth bad has happened to sb else指欢喜、高兴、幸灾乐祸：S/?ecow/dnYd/sgw/se herg/eeembflmwsmenf.看到他们难堪的样子她
不禁喜形于色。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
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great satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment/
glee
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true/real satisfaction/happiness/contentment/ fulfilment
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quiet satisfaction/contentment
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to fee丨 satisfaction/happiness/contentment/glee
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to give/bring sb satisfaction/happiness/contentment/ fulfilment
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to find satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment in sth
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to gain satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment from sth
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to rub your hands in/with satisfaction/glee at sth
a look/smile
of satisfaction/happiness/contentment/ glee