satisfying to play a game really well. —
► satis-fy-ingly adv.
satsuma /saet'suima/ noun a type of small
orange without seeds and with loose skin that comes off easily
vFmmm-,
sat urate /'saetfereit/ verb [VN] 1 (often technical A iH) to make sth
completely wet fit® iff; Miff ETTH soak: The
continuous rain had saturated the soil. % X Wt (ft X^f o 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 {jgl&ffi:
The com
pany had saturated the market for personal organizers (= so that no new
buyers could be found).
saturated
/'saetfareitid/
adj. 1 [not usually before noun] completely wet I I; §1 BCG] soaked c> note at wet 2 [usually before noun] (chemistry
\t)
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 ( a
saturated solution of sodium chloride 3 [usually before noun] (of colours M fe) very strong ffj; saturated reds MitCiOL
.saturated
'fat noun [C, u] a type of fat
found, for example, in butter, fried food and many types of meat, which
encourages the harmful development of cholesterol
mmmm (mExnm. MW&
ffi* AS S 0 ) — see also mono-
UNSATURATED FAT, POLYUNSATURATED FAT, TRANS FAT
sat-uration /.saetjo'reijn/ 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 tfi $1 ; % :
a business beset by price wars and market saturation (= the fact that no
new customers can be found) — M 0 saturation bombing of the city (= covering the
whole city)
o There was saturation coverage (= so much that it
was impossible to avoid it or add to it) of the event by the media. M
31 o 2 (chemistry it) the degree to which
sth is absorbed in sth else, expressed as a percentage
of the greatest possible tfiffl®
SYNONYMS
satisfying
rewarding♦ pleasing * gratifying*fulfilling
These words
all describe an experience, activity or fact that gives you pleasure because it
provides sth you need orwant.m±#i
mm,
satisfying that gives
you pleasure because it provides sth you need or want Ja^A^HX $!/£: It’s
satisfying to play a game really well. —
rewarding (of an
experience or activity) that makes you happy because you think it is useful or
important; worth doing f|§ ( GMXffi.;
ft
: Nursing can be a very rewarding career. ±TO»##;tXfWo[ko pleasing (rather
formal) that gives you pleasure,
especially to look at, hear or think about fljfilK It was a simple but
pleasing design.
gratifying (format) that gives you pleasure,
especially because it makes you feel that you have done well ^AMA, it is
gratifying to see such good results.
fulfilling (of an
experience or activity) that makes you happy, because it makes you feel your
skills and talents
.saturation
point noun [u, sing.] 1 the stage at which no
more of sth can be accepted or added because there is already too much of it or
too many of them tfe fq A; Wt PS: The market for computer games has
reached saturation point. 2 (chemistry
it) the
stage at which no more of a substance can be absorbed into a liquid or vapour Saturday 0-w /'saetadei; -di; NAmE -tord-/ noun [C, U] (abbr. Sat.)
the day of the week after
Friday and before Sunday M M
A itlaii To see how Saturday is
used, look at the examples at Monday. * Saturday Monday
T I# A #!] o
ftHMIfll From the Old English
for ‘day of Saturn’, translated from Latin Saturni dies. W li ,
day of Saturn ( ## 0. ) , JWi* 6 ST*
Satumi
diesG
Sat
urn /'saetoin;
-tan; NAmE -t3:m/ noun a large planet in the solar system that has rings around
it and is 6 th in order of distance from the sun ±g Saturnalia /.saeta'neilia; NAmE -tar’n-/ noun [U] an ancient Roman festival that took
place in December, around the time that Christmas now takes place j^JUH
Mis )
saturnalian /.saeta'neilian;
NAmE -tar'n-/ adj. 1 relating to
Saturnalia IF® X1$; A
# 7 (ft 2 involving wild
celebrations
sat
satyr /'saeta(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 $ A^A
)
Sauce '/so:s/ noun
1
[C, U] a thick liquid that is eaten with food to add flavour to it H : tomato/cranberry/chilli,
etc. sauce H 3$p . if,
M A ft 0 chicken in a
white sauce & U Al 0 ice cream with a hot fudge
sauce gg ftJtfj $ mEk — see also soy sauce,
tartare sauce, white sauce 2 [u] (old-fashioned, BrE,
informal) talk
or behaviour that is annoying or lacking in respect )
H171 cheek IT»m what’s .sauce for the 'goose is
,sauce for the 'gander (old-fashioned, saying)
what
one
are being
used Jg ]
) MAB&iWMX, ftfc
it
mu
() = l>m
finding the work much more fulfilling now.
SATISFYING, REWARDING OR FULFILLING? satisfying > rewarding 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¥ftM£J95 ( satisfying,
rewarding fn fulfilling X,
tdlXf^i^UMkc
satisfying fn fulfilling rewarding
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS m very/highly/extremely
satisfying/rewarding/pleasing/ gratify i ng/f u If i 11 i ng
■
a satisfying/rewarding/gratifying/fulfilling experience/ feeling
■
(a) satisfying/rewarding/fu[filling job/career/work a to be pleasing/gratifying to
the eye/ear/senses
a to find sth satisfying/rewarding/pleasing/gratifying/
fulfilling