appeal

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Khiếu nại, kháng cáo

BrE /əˈpiːl/ AmE /əˈpiːl/

verb / noun en → vi

past appealed pp appealed ing appealing

1 LEGAL [transitive] B2

Khiếu nại, kháng cáo

to ask a higher court to change the decision of a lower court

  • appeal against something

Collocations appeal against a verdict · appeal to the Supreme Court

  • The defendant appealed against his conviction.

    Người bị cáo đã kháng cáo quyết định kết án.

2 ATTRACT [intransitive, transitive] B1

Hấp dẫn, thu hút

to attract or interest someone

  • appeal to somebody

Collocations appeal to a wide audience · appeal to the senses

  • The movie appeals to young people.

    Phim thu hút giới trẻ.

3 REQUEST [transitive] B2

Yêu cầu, xin phép

to ask formally for something that you need or want

  • appeal to somebody for something

Collocations appeal to the public for donations · appeal to a charity for help

  • The hospital appealed to the government for more funding.

    Bệnh viện đã gửi đơn xin thêm ngân sách cho chính phủ.

4 ARGUE [transitive] C1

Đưa ra lập luận, biện hộ

to argue that something should be considered in a particular way

  • appeal to somebody that

Collocations appeal to the court that · appeal to a jury that

  • The lawyer appealed to the judge that his client was innocent.

    Luật sư đã biện hộ với thẩm phán rằng thân chủ của ông ấy vô tội.

5 APPEAL [uncountable] B1

Sự hấp dẫn, sự thu hút

the quality of being attractive or interesting to people

  • have an appeal

Collocations the appeal of a place · the appeal of a job

  • The old house had great appeal.

    Căn nhà cổ có sức hấp dẫn lớn.

6 LEGAL [uncountable] B2

Quá trình kháng cáo, khiếu nại

the process of asking a higher court to change the decision of a lower court

  • an appeal

Collocations file an appeal · hear an appeal

  • The defendant filed an appeal.

    Người bị cáo đã nộp đơn kháng cáo.

7 LEGAL [uncountable] C1

Quyền kháng cáo, quyền khiếu nại

the right to ask a higher court to change the decision of a lower court

  • have an appeal

Collocations exercise the right of appeal · waive the right of appeal

  • The defendant exercised his right of appeal.

    Người bị cáo đã thực hiện quyền kháng cáo của mình.

8 LEGAL [singular] C1

Quyết định sau khi xét xử kháng cáo

the decision made by a higher court after considering an appeal

  • an appeal

Collocations uphold an appeal · dismiss an appeal

  • The court upheld the defendant's appeal.

    Tòa án đã chấp nhận kháng cáo của bị cáo.