"to satisfy, surfeit," c. 1600, alteration (by influence of Latin satiare "satiate") of Middle English saden "become satiated; satiate," from Old English sadian "to satiate, fill; be sated, get wearied," from Proto-Germanic *sadon "to satisfy, sate," from root *sa- "to satisfy" (see sad (adj.)). Related: Sated; sating.
雙語例句
1. He used her just to sate his lust.
他隻不過用她來泄欲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Nothing could sate the careerist's greed for power.
什麽也滿足不了這個野心家的權力欲。
來自辭典例句
3. I am sate with opera after listening to it for a whole weekend.
聽了整整一個周末的歌劇，我覺得膩了。
來自辭典例句
4. The Imperial is considerably closer to the city center than the Sate.
與賽特相比,帝國飯店離市中心很近.
來自秘書英語口語25天快訓
5. And the Sate offers both large and small conference rooms.