释义
🔑 gift BrE /ɡɪft / NAmE /ɡɪft / noun 🔑 a thing that you give to sb , especially on a special occasion or to say thank you SYN present ◆ The watch was a gift from my mother . ◆ Thank you for your generous gift . ◆ a free gift for every reader ◆ the gift of life ◆ (formal The family made a gift of his paintings to the gallery . ◆ gifts of toys for the children 🔑 a natural ability SYN talent ◆ ~ (for sth )She has a great gift for music . ◆ ~ (for doing sth )He has a gift for making friends easily .◆ She can pick up a tune instantly on the piano . It's a gift . [ usually sing. ] (informal a thing that is very easy to do or cheap to buy ◆ Their second goal was an absolute gift . ◆ At £500 it's a gift . ● be in the gift of sb ● be in sb's ˈgift (especially BrE if sth such as an important job or a special right or advantage is in sb's gift , that person can decide who to give it to ◆ All such posts are in the gift of the managing director (= only given by the managing director . ● the gift of the ˈgab (BrE (US a gift for /of ˈgab (informal sometimes disapproving the ability to speak easily and to persuade other people with your words ● look a gift horse in the ˈmouth (usually with negatives 通常与否定词连用 (informal to refuse or criticize sth that is given to you for nothing ● God's gift (to sb /sth )(ironic a person who thinks that they are particularly good at sth or who thinks that sb will find them particularly attractive ◆ He seems to think he's God's gift to women . 🔑 gift BrE /ɡɪft / NAmE /ɡɪft / verb present simple - I / you / we / they gift BrE /ɡɪft / NAmE /ɡɪft / present simple - he / she / it gifts BrE /ɡɪfts / NAmE /ɡɪfts / past simple gifted BrE /ˈɡɪftɪd / NAmE /ˈɡɪftɪd / past participle gifted BrE /ˈɡɪftɪd / NAmE /ˈɡɪftɪd / -ing form gifting BrE /ˈɡɪftɪŋ / NAmE /ˈɡɪftɪŋ / (BrE (used especially in journalism 尤用于新闻报道 to give sth to sb without their having to make any effort to get it ◆ ~ sb sth They gifted their opponents a goal . ◆ ~ sth to sb They gifted a goal to their opponents .
