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 ap·peal·ing /əˈpilɪŋ/
 (a.)引起興趣的,動人的,懇求的

 Ap·peal v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appealed p. pr. & vb. n. Appealing.]
 1. Law (a) To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause was appealed from an inferior court. (b) To charge with a crime; to accuse; to institute a private criminal prosecution against for some heinous crime; as, to appeal a person of felony.
 2. To summon; to challenge. [Archaic]
    Man to man will I appeal the Norman to the lists.   --Sir W. Scott.
 3. To invoke. [Obs.]

 Ap·peal·ing, a. That appeals; imploring. -- Ap*peal*ing*ly, adv. -- Ap*peal*ing*ness, n.
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 appealing
      adj 1: able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He
             added an appealing and memorable figure to popular
             American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing
             sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to
             retire at fifty is very appealing" [ant: unappealing]
      2: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or
         sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the
         play" [syn: sympathetic, likeable, likable] [ant: unsympathetic]
      3: expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened
         look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for
         money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her
         voice" [syn: imploring, importunate, pleading]