音标：[gift]
n. 礼物, 赠予, 天才
vt. 赋予
【经】 礼物, 赠与
相关词组:
have a gift for
gift sb with sth
在线英汉词典
gift的短语、例句：
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n
1 thing given willingly without payment; present 礼物; 赠品
a kind, generous, small, etc gift 使人感到亲切的、 慷慨的、 小小的...礼物
a birthday, Christmas, wedding, etc gift 生日、 圣诞、 结婚等礼品
a gift to charity 慈善捐赠
a gift of chocolates, flowers, etc 巧克力、 鲜花等礼物.
2 ~ (for sth/doing sth) natural talent or ability 天赋; 禀赋; 才能
I´ve always been able to learn languages easily; it´s a gift. 我学习语言一向是轻而易举, 这是天分.
He has many outstanding gifts. 他多才多艺.
have a gift for music 有音乐天才
the gift of making friends easily 善於交友的才能
(ironic 反语) a gift for doing/saying the wrong thing 天生的做错事[说错话]的本事.
3 (usu sing 通常作单数) (infml 口)
(a) unusually cheap purchase; bargain 便宜货; 合算的交易
At that price it´s an absolute gift! 那个价钱, 纯粹是白给!
(b) (fig 比喻 ) thing that is very easy or too easy to do 轻而易举的事; 过分容易的事
Their second goal was a real gift. 他们得的第二分真是易如反掌.
That exam question was an absolute gift! 那道试题纯粹是白送分!
It was a gift of a question. 解答那一道题不费吹灰之力.
[attrib 作定语]
a gift question 一道白送分的题.
4 (idm 习语) a gift from the `gods advantageous thing that is unearned and unexpected 非劳动所得; 意外所得
To have such an easy examination paper was a gift from the gods. 碰到这样容易的考卷, 那是老天爷的恩赐. the gift of the `gab (sometimes derog 有时作贬义) the ability to speak fluently and eloquently 口才; 辩才. God´s gift to sb/sth => god. in the gift of sb which sb has the right or power to give or grant 由某人授予或准予
a post in the sovereign´s gift, ie one which the sovereign has the right to appoint a person to 君主授予的职位. look a gift horse in the `mouth (usu with negatives 通常与否定词连用) refuse or criticize sth that is given to one for nothing 拒受馈赠; 受礼而加挑剔.
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