appeal

US: /əˈpiɫ/
UK: /ɐpˈiːl/


English Vietnamese dictionary


appeal /ə'pi:l/
  • danh từ
    • sự kêu gọi; lời kêu gọi
    • lời thỉnh cầu, sự cầu khẩn
      • with a look of appeal: với vẻ cầu khẩn
      • to make an appeal to someone's generossity: cầu đến lòng rộng lượng của ai, kêu gọi lòng rộng lượng của ai
    • (pháp lý) sự chống án; quyền chống án
      • to lodge an appeal; to give notice of appeal: đưa đơn chống án
    • Court of Appeal
      • toà thượng thẩm
    • sức lôi cuốn, sức quyến rũ
      • to have appeal: có sức lôi cuốn, có sức quyến rũ
    • to appeal to the country
      • (xem) country

Advanced English dictionary


noun, verb
+ noun
1 [C, U] ~ (against sth) a formal request to a court of law or to sb in authority for a judgement or a decision to be changed: (BrE) to lodge an appeal + (AmE) to file an appeal + (BrE) an appeal court / judge + (AmE) an appeals court / judge + an appeal against the 3-match ban
See also - COURT OF APPEAL
2 [U] a quality that makes sb/sth attractive or interesting: mass / wide / popular appeal + The Beatles have never really lost their appeal. + The prospect of living in a city holds little appeal for me.
See also - SEX APPEAL
3 [C, U] ~ (to sb) (for sth)
~ to sb to do sth an urgent and deeply felt request for money, help or information, especially one made by a charity or by the police: to launch a TV appeal for donations to the charity + a look of silent appeal + The child's mother made an emotional appeal on TV for his return. + The police made an appeal to the public to remain calm.
4 [C] ~ to sth an indirect suggestion that any good, fair or reasonable person would act in a particular way: I relied on an appeal to his finer feelings.
+ verb
1 [V] ~ (to sb/sth) (against sth) to make a formal request to a court of law or to sb in authority for a judgement or a decision to be changed: He said he would appeal after being found guilty on four counts of murder. + The company is appealing against the ruling.
2 [V] ~ (to sb) to attract or interest sb: The prospect of a long wait in the rain did not appeal. + The design has to appeal to all ages and social groups.
3 [V] ~ (to sb) (for sth) to make a serious and urgent request: Nationalist leaders appealed for calm. + I am appealing on behalf of the famine victims (= asking for money). + Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward. + Organizers appealed to the crowd not to panic.
4 ~ (to sth) to try to persuade sb to do sth by suggesting that it is a fair, reasonable, or honest thing to do: [V] They needed to appeal to his sense of justice. [also V speech]

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
1 entreat, supplicate, solicit, plead, petition, apply, sue; beseech, beg, implore, pray:
She appealed to the king to release her son from the dungeon.
2 attract, be attractive to, allure, please; invite, tempt, beguile, fascinate, interest:
He seems to appeal to older women.
n.
3 application, suit; entreaty, call, request, supplication, solicitation, petition, plea; prayer:
Her appeal to the court has been dismissed. I don't know if God heard our appeal.
4 attraction, lure, allurement, charm, fascination:
It is not hard to see why his type would have some appeal.

Collocation dictionary


1 serious request for sth you need/want very much

ADJ.

desperate, emergency, emotional, urgent | direct | fresh, further
a fresh appeal for witnesses to come forward
| mute
She gazed at him in mute appeal.

VERB + APPEAL

issue, make
They made a direct appeal to the government for funding.

PREP.

~ for
an appeal for help
| ~ to
an appeal to reason

2 formal request to sb in authority

ADJ.

formal, personal

VERB + APPEAL

bring, file, lodge, make
He's lodged an appeal against the size of the fine.
| win | lose | allow
(formal),
consider, hear
The judge has agreed to allow his appeal. The court will hear the appeal on 10 June.
| uphold
His appeal was upheld and he was released immediately.
| deny, dismiss, reject, throw out, turn down

APPEAL + VERB

fail | succeed

APPEAL + NOUN

court, tribunal | hearing | judge | procedure, process, system

PREP.

on ~
On appeal, it was held that the judge was correct.
| under ~
a case currently under appeal
| ~ against
an appeal against his conviction of fraud
| ~ for
an appeal for leniency
| ~ to
an appeal to the High Court

PHRASES

a court of appeal, give/grant sb leave to appeal, grounds of appeal, pending appeal
The players have been suspended pending appeal.
| a right of appeal
You have the right of appeal to the Consitutional Court.

3 event for raising money

ADJ.

charity, fund-raising | radio, television

VERB + APPEAL

hold, launch
An appeal is to be launched on behalf of the refugees.
| back, support

APPEAL + VERB

raise sth
The radio appeal raised over three million pounds.

APPEAL + NOUN

fund

4 attraction/interest

ADJ.

considerable, great, growing, obvious, powerful, special, strong | immediate, instant
the book's immediate apeal to young children
| limited, little | broad, mass, popular, universal, wide
a publication designed for mass appeal
| aesthetic, commercial, electoral, intellectual, sex, visual
Unfortunately, the film lacks commercial appeal.

VERB + APPEAL

have, hold
His views hold no appeal for me.
| broaden, extend, widen
We are trying to broaden the appeal of classical music.
| lose

APPEAL + VERB

lie in sth
His considerable appeal lies in his quiet, gentle manner.

PREP.

~ for
School lost its appeal for her in the second year.

1 make serious request for sth

ADV.

directly
He went over the heads of union officials, appealing directly to the workforce.

PREP.

for, to
Police have appealed to the public for information about the crime.

2 to sb in authority

ADV.

succesfully, unsuccessfully | directly

PREP.

against
She appealed unsuccessfully against her conviction for murder.
| to
He has decided to appeal to the European Court.

3 be attractive/interesting to sb

ADV.

enormously, really, strongly
The prospect of teaching such bright children appealed enormously. The idea of retiring early really appeals to me.
| directly

PREP.

to
These characters will appeal directly to children's imaginations.


Concise English dictionary


appeals|appealed|appealingə'piːl
noun
+earnest or urgent request
+attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
+(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
+request for a sum of money
verb
+take a court case to a higher court for review
+request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
+be attractive to
+challenge (a decision)
+cite as an authority; resort to