pleasing

adjective

/ˈpliːzɪŋ/

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that gives you pleasure or makes you feel satisfied令人高兴的；令人满意的
- a pleasing design令人满意的设计
- pleasing to somebody/something The new building was pleasing to the eye.这座新楼真漂亮。
Synonyms satisfying
satisfying
- rewarding
- pleasing
- gratifying
- fulfilling
These words all describe an experience, activity or fact that gives you pleasure because it provides something you need or want.
- satisfying that gives you pleasure because it provides something you need or want:
  It’s satisfying to play a game really well.打一场出色的比赛是一件惬意的事。
- rewarding (of an experience or activity) that makes you happy because you think it is useful or important; worth doing:
  Nursing can be a very rewarding career.做护士可以是非常有意义的职业。
- pleasing (rather formal) that gives you pleasure, especially to look at, hear or think about:尤指令看到、听到、想到的人高兴、满意：
  It was a simple but pleasing design.这是一项简单但令人满意的设计。
- gratifying (formal) that gives you pleasure, especially because it makes you feel that you have done well:指令人高兴，尤其对自己所做的事感到满意：
  It is gratifying to see such good results.看到这么好的结果真令人欣慰。
- fulfilling (of an experience or activity) that makes you happy, because it makes you feel your skills and talents are being used:
  I’m finding the work much more fulfilling now.我现在觉得这工作有意义多了。
satisfying, rewarding or fulfilling?用 satisfying、rewarding 还是 fulfilling？Almost any experience, important or very brief, can be satisfying. Rewarding and fulfilling are used more for longer, more serious activities, such as jobs or careers. Satisfying and fulfilling are more about your personal satisfaction or happiness; rewarding is more about your sense of doing something important and being useful to others.Patterns
- a satisfying/rewarding/gratifying/fulfilling experience/feeling
- (a) satisfying/rewarding/fulfilling job/career/work
- to find something satisfying/rewarding/pleasing/gratifying
Extra Examples
- Her room was a pleasing blend of cream and rose pink.她的房间是奶油和玫瑰红的完美结合。
- It is a pleasing fact that none of the winners comes from a privileged background.令人欣慰的是，没有一个获胜者来自特权背景。
- You can create a very pleasing effect with pale colours on a dark background.你可在深色背景下用一些浅色创造出非常好看的效果。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- find something
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- to
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