gift

英 [ɡɪft] 美 [ɡɪft]

n.  礼物; 赠品; 天赋; 天才; 才能; 轻而易举的事; 极便宜的东西
v.  白送; 白给

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中考高考CET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1914 / COCA.1382



牛津词典

noun

  1. 礼物;赠品
    a thing that you give to sb, especially on a special occasion or to say thank you
    1. The watch was a gift from my mother.
      这块表是母亲给我的礼物。
    2. Thank you for your generous gift.
      感谢你丰厚的礼物。
    3. a free gift for every reader
      给每位读者的赠品
    4. the gift of life
      生命的给予
    5. The family made a gift of his paintings to the gallery.
      家人把他的画作赠送给了美术馆。
    6. gifts of toys for the children
      送给孩子们的玩具礼物
  2. 天赋;天才;才能
    a natural ability
    1. She has a great gift for music.
      她极有音乐天赋。
    2. He has the gift of making friends easily.
      他天生善交朋友。
    3. She can pick up a tune instantly on the piano. It's a gift.
      她听到曲子就能马上用钢琴弹出来,这是天分。
  3. 轻而易举的事;极便宜的东西
    a thing that is very easy to do or cheap to buy
    1. Their second goal was an absolute gift.
      他们第二个进球简直不费吹灰之力。
    2. At £500 it's a gift.
      只卖500英镑,真便宜。

verb

  1. 白送;白给
    to give sth to sb without their having to make any effort to get it
    1. They gifted their opponents a goal.
      他们白送给对方一分。
    2. They gifted a goal to their opponents.
      他们白送给对方一分。

柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 礼物;礼品
    A gift is something that you give someone as a present.
    1. ...a gift of $50.00...
      价值50美元的礼物
    2. They believed the unborn child was a gift from God.
      他们认为腹中的孩子是上帝赐予的礼物。
    3. ...gift shops.
      礼品店
  2. N-COUNT 天赋;天才;才能
    If someone has a gift for doing something, they have a natural ability for doing it.
    1. As a youth he discovered a gift for teaching...
      他年轻时就表现出教书的天赋。
    2. Her grandmother had the gift of making people happy.
      她奶奶有逗人开心的本事。
  3. God's gift → see: God

双语例句

  1. We arrived at the airport, checked our baggage and wandered around the gift shops
    我们到了机场,托运了行李,到礼品店里逛了逛。
  2. His gift was an extremely kind gesture. Credit where credit's due.
    他的礼物是很友好的表示,这值得称赞。
  3. To have a darling baby boy was the greatest gift I could imagine
    生一个可爱的男孩是我能想到的最好的礼物。
  4. So don't delay, write in now for your chance of a free gift.
    所以不要再等了,现在就给我们写信,您将有机会得到一份免费礼物。
  5. He has a real gift for vivid description.
    他很善于描述,说起事情来活灵活现的。
  6. Her Aunt Sallie gave her an uncharacteristically extravagant gift
    萨莉姨妈送给她一件贵得离谱的礼物。
  7. They believed the unborn child was a gift from God.
    他们认为腹中的孩子是上帝赐予的礼物。
  8. As a youth he discovered a gift for teaching
    他年轻时就表现出教书的天赋。
  9. Her grandmother had the gift of making people happy.
    她奶奶有逗人开心的本事。
  10. Are men god's gift to women? Some of them think they are.
    男人是上帝赐予女人的礼物吗?有些男人就是这样认为的。
  11. She received a cosmetic makeover at a beauty salon as a birthday gift.
    她得到了一份生日礼物,可以在美容院享受一次美容。
  12. When Jefferson didn't like a pair of goblets given to him as a gift, he asked a local smith to melt them down
    杰斐逊不喜欢别人作为礼物送给他的一对高脚杯,就请当地的一个工匠把酒杯熔毁了。
  13. She accepted the gift in the name of the Save the Children Fund.
    她代表“拯救儿童基金会”接受了礼物。
  14. Paragraph 81 sets out the rules that should apply if a gift is accepted.
    第81节列出了接受礼物后应该遵循的规定。
  15. Other people had the gift of peopling their lives with friends and colleagues.
    其他人善于在生活中结识许多朋友和同事。
  16. I regard creativity both as a gift and as a skill.
    我认为创造力既是一种天赋也是一种技巧。
  17. They are both very religious and felt it was a gift from God.
    他们俩都很虔诚,感觉这是上帝的恩赐。
  18. The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven
    中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。
  19. The gift shop's biggest seller is a photo of Nixon meeting Presley.
    这家礼品店最畅销的商品是尼克松会见猫王普雷斯利的照片。
  20. The story shows a strong narrative gift and a vivid eye for detail
    这个故事显示了作者较强的叙事能力和对细节的观察入微。
  21. In a department store when a gift voucher is exchanged it's stamped with the details of the store to cancel it
    在百货公司里,凡是已经兑换的礼券都会在上面盖上将其注销的商店的详细信息。
  22. The inn gift shop stocks quality Indian crafts and sundries.
    旅馆的礼品店里备有上好的印度手工艺品和其他一些特色礼品。
  23. The surprise gift is a thankyou for our help.
    这份意外的礼物是为了感谢我们给予的帮助。
  24. He accepted my gift while pretending to refuse.
    他半推半就,收下了我送给他的礼物。
  25. The child has musical talent [ a gift for music].
    这孩子有音乐天才。
  26. This little gift is a token of our regard.
    这点礼物是我们大家的一点心意。
  27. I send you this gift as a mark of esteem.
    我送你这件礼物以表敬意。
  28. Please accept this little gift as a souvenir.
    请留下这个小小礼物作为纪念。
  29. I feel unworthy of the precious gift you have bestowed on me.
    厚赐受之有愧。
  30. Ginseng is the usual gift for a convalescent.
    人参是送给康复期病人的常见馈赠。

同义词辨析

  gift present souvenir【导航词义:礼品】

  gift n. 礼物,赠品

〔辨析〕比 present 略正式,指为表示感谢或因喜爱某人而相送的礼物(如生日/节日礼物等),也可指捐赠的物品等。

〔例证〕
This is one of my birthday gifts.
这是我生日礼物中的一件。
The painter sent his best painting, as a gift, to the museum.
画家把他最好的一幅油画赠送给了博物馆。

  present n. 礼品,礼物

〔辨析〕普通用词,指为表示感谢、喜爱等送给某人的礼物,一般不很昂贵,常可与 gift 换用。

〔例证〕
He sent his Christmas presents/gifts to his children.
他给孩子们寄去了圣诞礼物。
He made me a present/gift of it.
他用它给我制作了一件礼品。

  souvenir n. 礼物;纪念物

〔辨析〕指度假时买回来送人的礼物,或指对某事物、某游览之地有纪念意义的物品。

〔例证〕
I'd like to buy some souvenirs for my wife.
我想给我夫人买些礼品。
Please accept this as a small souvenir of our friendship.
请接受这个象征我们友谊的纪念物。

  talent aptitude faculty genius gift knack【导航词义:天赋,能力】

  talent n. 天资,才能

〔辨析〕指人在某一方面所具有的可发展和培养的突出天赋,语气弱于 genius。

〔例证〕
The father found that his son had a musical talent.
父亲发现儿子有音乐天赋。
Do you have a talent for painting?
你有绘画天分吗?
He is a writer of exceptional literary talent.
他是位文采出众的作家。

  aptitude n. 天资,资质

〔辨析〕指天生的才能,尤指在学习方面的聪颖资质,能迅速掌握某种技能、技巧等,通常后接介词 for。

〔例证〕
He has a natural aptitude for writing.
他有写作的天赋。
Edison had a remarkable aptitude for inventing new things.
爱迪生具有发明创造的非凡才能。
The boy skipped the third grade because of his great aptitude in mathematics.
那个小男孩因在数学方面极具天赋而从二年级跳到了四年级。
As a child, he showed an aptitude for the piano.
在孩提时代,他便显露出弹奏钢琴的天赋。

  faculty n. 〈正式〉才能,技能

〔辨析〕指某种特殊的才能、能力。

〔例证〕
George has a faculty for inspiring confidence in people.
乔治具有激发他人信心的能力。
Studying has really sharpened her critical faculties.
学习的确增强了她的判断能力。

  genius n. 天才,天赋

〔辨析〕语气最强,可指天赋极高者,也可指天赋的特殊才能与智力,强调高智商,含具有独特的创造力之意。

〔例证〕
Einstein was a great scientific genius.
爱因斯坦是个伟大的科学天才。
He was a genius in both science and art.
他在科学和艺术两方面都是天才。
He has some share of his father's genius.
他有几分父亲传给他的天赋。
She has a genius for linguistics.
她具有学习语言学的天赋。

  gift n. 天赋,才能

〔辨析〕指人天生具有的能力或品质,但不一定具有创造力;也可泛指某人在某一方面突出的个人才能。

〔例证〕
I've always had a gift for learning languages.
我一向有学习语言的天分。
He seemed to have a gift for pastiche.
他似乎有模仿他人作品的天赋。

  knack n. 〈非正式〉本事,技能

〔辨析〕指人天生的或后天学来的某种技能或本领。

〔例证〕
a knack for remembering faces
记人的本领
He has a knack for making money.
他天生有赚钱的本领。
Till has a knack of saying funny things.
蒂尔有说俏皮话的本事。
She's got the knack of getting people to listen.
她有让人倾听的本领。

习惯用语

n.

    the gift of the gab

  • 口才;辩才
    the ability to speak easily and to persuade other people with your words
    1. look a gift horse in the mouth

    2. 拒受馈赠;白送的马还看牙口;对礼物吹毛求疵
      to refuse or criticize sth that is given to you for nothing
      1. God's gift (to sb/sth)

      2. 上帝(对…)的恩宠;上帝恩赐的人(或物)
        a person who thinks that they are particularly good at sth or who thinks that sb will find them particularly attractive
        1. He seems to think he's God's gift to women.
          他似乎认为自己是上帝赐给女人的礼物。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. the act of giving

          Synonym:    giving

        1. natural abilities or qualities

            Synonym:    endowmenttalentnatural endowment

          1. something acquired without compensation

            verb

            1. give as a present
              1. What will you give her for her birthday?

              Synonym:    givepresent

            2. give qualities or abilities to

                Synonym:    endowindueempowerinvestendue