appeal作不及物动词时,后面常接to,而appealto常表示不同意思。例:appealto the court (向法院上诉),appealto history (弓|证历史),appealto the public (向大众呼吁),appealto patriotism (引起爱国心),appealto force (求助于武力)。
I appeal to you to say whether I am not right. 我求你说我是否不对。
This book appeals to them. 这本书引起他们的兴趣。
在美国,appeal还常作及物动词,指“将(案件)上诉”。
He appealed the case three times. 他已经将该案件上诉三次了。
在英美,appealagainst均指“因不服……而上诉”。
He is going to appeal against the decision. 他不服这个决定,要去上诉。
在appealto 后接宾语再加不定式时,要注意不定式所修饰的对象会不同。
The boy appealed to his mother to tell him what to do. 第一句的to tell是appealed to的表语,属于his mother,而第二句的to know表示目的,属于the boy。