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| /gɪft/ |
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| 1 | something that you give to someone as a present 礼物 |
| He bought generous gifts for all his family. 他大大方方地为所有的家人都买了礼物。 |
| The video camera was a retirement gift from colleagues. 摄像机是同事们送的退休礼物。 |
| She made a £50,000 gift to charity. 她为慈善机构捐资5万英镑。 |
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| 2 | a natural ability to do something well 天赋；禀赋；才能 |
| Making quick decisions is not one of my greatest gifts. 快速决断并不是我的长项。 |
| +for She gets her gift for languages from her mother. 她从母亲那里继承了语言天赋。 |
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| 3 | something good that you are grateful to have 恩赐 |
| +of the gift of sight/life/love 天赐的的视力/生命/爱情 |
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| 4 | usually singular informal something that you get easily that gives you an advantage 轻而易举得到并可利用的东西 |
| +to The scandal was a gift to the tabloid press. 这个丑闻为小报提供了很好的素材。 |
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| - | be in sb’ s gift BRITISH formal
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| if something is in your gift , you have the right to give it to someone |
| 某人有权授予 |
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| - | don’ t/never look a gifthorse in the mouth
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| used for saying that if you are given something good , you should not complain about it or try to find things that are wrong with it |
| 不要挑剔礼物 |
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| See also | | - gab 2 | | - god’ s gift | |
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