satis办in^ to piay a.game reaHy weH•—种游戏玩得特别
好是一桩惬意的i。► sat*〖s’fy‘ing*ly fldv. sat-suma /saet'suima/ noun a type of small orange without seeds and
with loose skin that comes off easily 萨摩蜜橘；无籽蜜橘
sat.ur.ate’/’saetj'areit/
verb
[VN] 1 (often fec/7n/ca/.术语) to
make sth completely wet 使湿透；浸透.HITI
soak 77ie. conri/iuous
rain had saturated the so乩连绵不断的 雨把土地淋了个透。2 [often passive]〜sth/sb (with/in sth) to fill
sth/sb completely with sth so that it is impossible or useless to add any more 使充满；使饱和：77ie company had saturated the market /or persond
organizers (=so that no new buyers could be found)•那家公司的 产品:已使电f记事簿亨场饱和。
sat-urated /'saetjareitid/ adj.
1 [not
usually before noun] completely wet.湿_透；浸透 H171 soaked c>
note at .wet 2 [usiialty before
noun] 化）if a chemical
solution (= a liquid with sth dissolved in it) is
saturated, it contains the greatest possible amount of the substance that has
been dissolved in it (溶液）饱和的： a saturated soiurion 〇/sodium cWoride 氯化钠饱和溶液
3
[usually before noun] (of colours 颜色)very
strong 深 ■的；浓的：saturated rpds深红色 .saturated 'fat noun [c, u] a type of fat found, for example,
in blitter，fried food and many
types of meat, which encourages the harmful development of choles- TEROL饱和脂肪（存在于黄油、煎炸食品和很多肉类，
能促使胆固醇增长，危害身体）一566 3150 1«101^0-
UNSATURATED FAT, POLYUNSATURATED FAT, TRANS FAT
sat-ur-ation /.saetj'a'reij'n/ noun [u] 1 (often figurative) the state or process
that happens when no more of sth can be accepted or added because there is
already too much of it or too many of them 饱和；，饱和状悉：
a
business beset by price wars and market saturation '■'(= the fact
that no new customers can be found) —家
受价格战和市场饱和困扰的企业◊ saturation
bombing o/t/ie city (= covering the whole city)对那座城市的全面 告轰、炸◊ There was
saturation coverage (= so much that it was impossible to avoid it or add to it)
of the event by the me也a.媒体对这一事件做了连篇累牍的报
道。2 (d7ew/sf/y 化）the degree to which
sth is absorbed in sth else, expressed as a percentage of the greatest possible饱和度
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
satisfying
rewarding ♦ pleasing ♦ gratifying ♦ fulfilling
These
words all describe an experience, activity or fact that gives you pleasure
because it provides sth you need or want.以上各词均形容经历、活动或现实令人满足或
满意。
satisfying
that
gives you pleasure because it provides sth you need or want 指令人满意、满足：It’s
satisfying to p/ay a game rra//y we//. —种游戏玩得特别好是一桩
惬意的事。
rewarding (of an experience or
activity) that makes you happy because you think it is useful or important;
worth doing指（经历或活动 >
有益的、有意义的、值
得做的：Nursing can be a very rewarding career•做护 士可以是非常有意义的职业。
pleasing {rather formal) that gives you
pleasure, especially to look at, hear or think about 尤辑令看到、 听到、想到的人ife矣、满意：/fvvflSfls/Vrjp/ehwf p/eos/叩把咖.这是一项简单但令+满意的设计。
gratifying {formal) that gives you
pleasure, especially because it makes you feel that you have done well 指 人高兴，尤其对自己所做的事感到满意：/〖/s graf//y/>jg to
see suc/j good resw/fc.看到这么好的结果寘
令人欣慰。
fulfilling (of an experience or
activity) that makes you happy, because it makes you feel your skills and
talents
.saturation
point noun
[\J, sing.] 1 the stage at which no
more of sth can be accepted or added because there is』already too much of it
or too many of them 饱和
"点；极限：The marfcet /or
computer games has reached satumrion point.电脑游戏市场d达到饱和。2 (chemistry 化）the stage at which no
more of a substance can be absorbed into a liquid or vapour 饱和点
Sat-ur-day
〇T* /'saetadei; -di; NAmE -tard-/ noun [C, U] (abbr. Sat.)
the day of the week after
Friday and before Sunday M 期六 iiHiJ
To
see how Saturday is used, look at the examples at Monday. * Saturday 的用法见词条 Monday
下的示例。E3HEI'From
the
Old English for 'day of Saturn，，translated from Latin. Sofw/7?/ d/es.源自古英每，
原意为day of Saturn (农神日)•，•古英语则译自拉丁文
Satumi
dies0
Sat-urn
/'saet3：n; -tan; NAmE -t3：m/ noun a large planet in the solar system that has rings around
it and is 6th in order of distance from the sun ±M Sat-ur-na-lia /.saeta'neilia; NAmE -tar'n-/ noun [U] an ancient Roman
festival that took place in December, around the time that Christmas now takes
place 萨图恩
节，农神节（古罗马十二月份的节日，在如今圣诞节
前后）
sat-ur-na-lian
/.saeta'neilian;
NAmE -tar'n-/ adj. 1 relating to
Saturnalia 萨图恩 节的； 农 神节的 2 involving wild
celebrations狂欢的；热烈欢庆的
sat-ur-nine
/'saetanam;
NAmE -tarn-/ adj. {literary) (of a person or
their.face 人或面部表情）looking serious and threatening严肃而令人畏_的；阴沉的 satyr /*saet0(r); NAmE also 'seitar/ noun (in ancient Greek
stories) a god of the woods, with a man's face and body and a goat’s legs and horns萨堤尔.(古希腊神话中半乂
半羊的森林之神）
Sauce /sd:s/ noun
*1
[C, U] a thick liquid that is eaten with food to add flavour to it 调味汁；酱：tomato/cranbeny/chfHij
etc. sauce番舶、越橘、辣椒等调味汁.◊
cWdcen a white sauce 白沙司鸡肉◊ fee cream
wit/j a hot 如dge sauce浇热软糖汁的A激凌一 see
also soy sauce, tartare sauce, white
sauce 2 [u] {old-fashioned, BrE, informal) talk or behaviour that
is annoying or lacking in respect讨厌的话（或举动）；无礼的话（或举却）
HTTi
cheek IFTffl wha^s sauce for the 'goose-is
,sauce for the 'gander (old-fashioned, saying) what one
are
being used指（经历或活动）使人感到有意义、欣
慰、满足（因为自己的技能和才干得以发挥/’m find丨’ng the work much morefulfiWng now•我现在觉得
这工作有意义多了。
SATISFYING，REWARDING OR
FULFILLING?用 satisfying、 rewarding 还是 fulfilling
?.
Almost any
experience, important or very brief, can be satisfying. Rewarding and fulfilling
are used more for longer, more serious activities, such as jobs or careers.
Satisfying and fulfilling are more about your personal
satisfaction or happiness; rewarding is more about your sense of doing
sth important and being useful to others. ；t乎任何经历（重要的或短暂的）均可用satisfying。 rewarding和fulfilling多指较长或较重要的活动有意 义，如±作或职业。satisfying和fiilfilling多指个人的满 足或幸福；rewarding则多指做了重要的或对他人有益
的事时得到的满足感。
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS m very/highly/extremely satisfying/rewarding/pleasing/
gratifying/fulfilling
■
a satisfying/rewarding/gratifying/fulfilling experience/ feeling
■
(a) satisfying/rewarding/fulfilling job/career/work
■
to be pleasing/gratifying to the eye/ear/senses
to find
sth satisfying/rewarding/pleasing/gratifying/ fulfilling