| 释义 | sa·ti·ate AHD[sāʹshē-āt'] D.J.[ˈseɪʃiːˌeɪt]K.K.[ˈseʃiˌet]v.tr.(及物动词)sa.ti.at.ed, sa.ti.at.ing, sa.ti.ates adj.(形容词)AHD[-ĭt]To satisfy (an appetite or a desire) fully.使饱:充分满足(食欲或欲望)
 To satisfy to excess.过分满足
 Filled to satisfaction.达到满足的
 sa'tiaʹtion n.(名词)satiate, sate, cloy, glut, gorge, surfeitMiddle English saciaten 中古英语 saciaten 
 from Latin satiāre  satiāt- 源自 拉丁语 satiāre  satiāt- 
 from satis [sufficient] * see  sā- 源自 satis [足够的] * 参见 sā- 
 These verbs mean to fill or become filled to the utmost.这些动词意思是使充满或充满至极。
  Satiate   andsate, which are generally interchangeable, can mean merely to satisfy fully,but usually both imply satisfaction beyond natural desire:  Satiate  和Sate 一般可互换使用, 仅仅指充分满足,但通常暗示超出自然欲望的满足: The actor is so vain that he can never be satiated with adulation.那个演员太爱虚荣以致奉承已不能使他满足。The novel she finished last night sated her appetite for fiction.昨晚她看完的小说满足了她对小说的渴望。
 Cloy  stresses the distaste or ennui produced by overindulgence: Cloy  强调因过分沉迷而产生的厌恶或厌倦: The host served a dessert so sweet that it cloyed.主人端上的甜点太甜以致发腻。
 Glut   emphasizes the sheer volume of oversupply: Glut  强调过多供应的数量: Even the surrender of half of Europe failed to glut Hitler's ambition.即使是半个欧洲的投降也不能满足希特勒的野心。
 Gorge   refers principally to greedy overstuffing with food: Gorge  主要指过于贪婪地吃东西: The children gorged on potato chips.孩子们猛吃土豆片。
 Surfeit   implies excess resulting in revulsion or illness: Surfeit  暗指由反感和恶心而导致的过度: I surfeited myself with chocolate. 我巧克力吃多了 
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