thank·ful
adjective/ˈθæŋkfl/
/ˈθæŋkfl/
[not usually before noun]Idioms - pleased about something good that has happened, or that something bad has not happened
感谢；感激；欣慰 - thankful (to do something) I was thankful to see they'd all arrived safely.
看到他们都平安到达，我感到欣慰。 - thankful for something He wasn't badly hurt—that's something to be thankful for.
他的伤不重，这倒是值得庆幸。 - She was thankful for the darkness which allowed her to slip away unnoticed.
她庆幸黑暗让她能够不被人注意地溜走。 - thankful (that)… I was thankful that he hadn't been hurt.
他没有受伤，我感到很欣慰。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1- We were thankful for the chance to rest.
我们庆幸有这个机会休息一下。 - I'm just thankful that my mother never lived to see this.
我很庆幸母亲在有生之年没有看到这个。 - I was thankful that they hadn't asked for more.
我很庆幸他们没有要求更多。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- extremely
- incredibly
- really
- …
- for
Word OriginOld English thancful (see thank, -ful). - thankful (to do something) I was thankful to see they'd all arrived safely.
Idioms
be grateful/thankful for small mercies
- to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been
为情况不太坏而庆幸 - Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.
好啦，至少你没受伤。我想这就该让我们知足了。
- Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.