"sate" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 使满足
• 使吃饱

Definition

完全满足欲望或食欲，使人不再想要更多。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式或文学用语，主要用于强烈的欲望或饥饿，在日常口语中很少用。例如：'sate someone's curiosity.' 不要与“satiate”混淆，意思接近但略有不同。

Examples

He tried to sate his hunger with a big meal.

他试图用一顿大餐来**使**自己**吃饱**。

Nothing could sate her curiosity about the new neighbor.

没有什么能**满足**她对新邻居的好奇心。

Will this water be enough to sate your thirst?

这水能**满足**你的口渴吗？

A huge steak was enough to sate even his enormous appetite.

一块大牛排足以**满足**他巨大的食欲。

No amount of compliments could sate her need for approval.

再多的赞美也无法**满足**她对认可的需求。

I thought the new book would sate my interest in history, but now I'm even more fascinated.

我以为这本新书能**满足**我对历史的兴趣，但现在我更加着迷了。