satisfysat•is•fy /'sætɪsfaɪ/

vt

1. 使满足，使满意

• John found that nothing he did would satisfy Mary. 约翰发现无论他做什么都不能使玛丽满意。

2. 正式 使…确信

• Cook tried to satisfy me of his innocence. 库克竭力要让我相信他是无辜的。

• Once I had satisfied myself that it was the right decision, I went ahead. 我一旦确信这个决定是对的，便着手去做。

3. 正式 履行(义务)，偿还(债务)

• satisfy a debt 偿还债务

• satisfy a contract 履行合同

4. 【数】正式 解，符合，满足

• satisfy an algebra equation 解代数方程