1. 呼吁;恳请;恳求
    If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.

appeal

    e.g. The Prime Minister appealed to young people to use their vote...
           首相呼吁年轻人行使他们的投票权。
    e.g. He will appeal to the state for an extension of unemployment benefits...
           他将呼吁国家延长领取失业救济金的时限。

2. 呼吁;恳请;恳求
    An appeal is a serious and urgent request.

    e.g. He has a message from King Fahd, believed to be an appeal for Arab unity...
           法赫德国王传话给他，据信内容是呼吁整个阿拉伯世界团结起来。
    e.g. Romania's government issued a last-minute appeal to him to call off his trip.
           罗马尼亚政府最后一刻恳请他取消行程。

3. （为慈善或正义事业的）募捐
    An appeal is an attempt to raise money for a charity or for a good cause.

    e.g. ...an appeal to save a library containing priceless manuscripts...
           为挽救存有珍贵手稿的图书馆的一次募捐
    e.g. This is not another appeal for famine relief.
           这不是为赈济饥荒的又一次募捐。

4. 上诉;申诉
    If you appeal to someone in authority against a decision, you formally ask them to change it. In British English, you appeal against something. In American English, you appeal something.

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    e.g. He said they would appeal against the decision...
           他说他们将对该决议提出申诉。
    e.g. We intend to appeal the verdict...
           我们打算对裁决提出上诉。

5. 上诉;申诉
    An appeal is a formal request for a decision to be changed.

    e.g. Heath's appeal against the sentence was later successful...
           希思对判决不服提出上诉，后来胜诉了。
    e.g. The jury agreed with her, but she lost the case on appeal.
           陪审团同意她的说法，但在上诉时她败诉了。

6. 对…有吸引力；使感兴趣
    If something appeals to you, you find it attractive or interesting.

    e.g. On the other hand, the idea appealed to him...
           从另一方面来说，这个想法又使他很感兴趣。
    e.g. The range has long appealed to all tastes.
           该系列长期受到各类人士的欢迎。

7. 吸引力;感染力
    The appeal of something is a quality that it has which people find attractive or interesting.

    e.g. Its new title was meant to give the party greater public appeal...
           新的党名意在使该党对公众具有更强的吸引力。
    e.g. Johnson's appeal is to people in all walks of life.
           约翰逊广受各界人士欢迎。

8. see also: appealing