汉语翻译

n. 恳求, 诉请, 上诉, 吸引力
vi. 呼吁, 诉请, 要求, 上诉, 有吸引力
vt. 将…上诉
【经】 上诉
相关词组:
to appeal to…
to appeal to sb for sth
to appeal to sb to do sth
to make an appeal to sb for sth

词型变化：

动词过去式:appealed 过去分词:appealed 现在分词:appealing 第三人称单数:appeals 形容词:appealable 名词:appealability 

词意辨析：

plead, appeal, beg, petition, entreat, pray

这些动词均含“请求，恳求”之意。
plead: 指谦卑而又不失尊严地请求，侧重迫切感。
appeal: 常指以道义原则为基础或以法律为依据的请求。
beg: 比 plead 通俗，不用于法律范畴，指低声下气地请求，有时含贬义，指某人喋喋不休地要求得到帮助。
petition: 指正式而热切地请愿或祈求。
entreat: 的意义与 beg 的大致相同，但较文雅。
pray: 指祈求，多用于宗教用语中。

英语解释：

名词 appeal:

1. earnest or urgent request
   同义词：entreaty, prayer
2. attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
   同义词：appealingness, charm
3. (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
4. request for a sum of money
   同义词：solicitation, collection, ingathering

动词 appeal:

1. take a court case to a higher court for review
2. request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
   同义词：invoke
3. be attractive to
   同义词：attract
4. challenge (a decision)
5. cite as an authority; resort to
   同义词：invoke

例句：

1. Her eyes held a look of silent appeal.
   她眼中流露著无声的求助神情。
2. The new fashion soon lost its appeal.
   那种新式样不久就失去了吸引力。
3. Does jazz hold any appeal for you?
   你对爵士乐有兴趣吗？
4. She appealed to the high court against her sentence.
   她不服判决而向高等法院上诉。
5. His lawyer decided to take an appeal to a higher court.
   他的律师决定向高一级法院上诉。
6. He was appealing for funds to build a new school.
   他在恳求拨款修建一所新学校。

详细解释：

ap.peal

n.（名词）
An earnest or urgent request, entreaty, or supplication.
呼吁，恳求：热切或急切的要求、请求或恳求
A resort or application to a higher authority, as for sanction, corroboration, or a decision:
诉诸，求助于：为认可、确认或决定而向更高机构求助：
例句：
an appeal to reason.
诉诸理性

Law
【法律】
The transfer of a case from a lower to a higher court for a new hearing.
上诉：把案件从低一级法院向高一级法院移交以进行重新审理
A case so transferred.
移交审理的案件
A request for a new hearing.
更审：进行重新审讯的要求
The power of attracting or of arousing interest:
吸引力，感染力：吸引或引起兴趣的力量：
例句：
a city with appeal for tourists.
对游客有吸引力的城市

v.（动词）
ap.pealed,ap.peal.ing,ap.peals
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make an earnest or urgent request, as for help.
恳求，求助：进行热切或急迫的请求，如请求帮助
To have recourse, as for corroboration; resort:
呼吁：为进一步证实而求助；依靠：
例句：
I appeal to your sense of justice.
我呼吁你们拿出正义感

Law To make or apply for an appeal.
【法律】 上诉，申诉：进行或申请上诉
To be attractive or interesting.
有感染力，有吸引力
v.tr.Law （及物动词）【法律】
To transfer or apply to transfer (a case) to a higher court for rehearing.
更审：将（案件）移交或申请移交上级法院进行重审

来源：
Middle English apel
中古英语 apel
from Old French
源自 古法语
from apeler [to appeal]
源自 apeler [恳请]
from Latin appell3re [to entreat] * see pel- 5
源自 拉丁语 appell3re [请求] *参见 pel- 5

【引伸】
appeal.abil.ity
n.（名词）
appeal.able
adj.（形容词）
appeal.er
n.（名词）