gift
n
1 thing given willingly without payment; present 禮物; 贈品
a kind, generous, small, etc gift 使人感到親切的、 慷慨的、 小小的...禮物
a birthday, Christmas, wedding, etc gift 生日、 圣誕、 結婚等禮品
a gift to charity 慈善捐贈
a gift of chocolates, flowers, etc 巧克力、 鮮花等禮物.
2 ~ (for sth/doing sth) natural talent or ability 天賦; 稟賦; 才能
I've always been able to learn languages easily; it's a gift. 我學習語言一向是輕而易舉, 這是天分.
He has many outstanding gifts. 他多才多藝.
have a gift for music 有音樂天才
the gift of making friends easily 善於交友的才能
(ironic 反語) a gift for doing/saying the wrong thing 天生的做錯事[說錯話]的本事.
3 (usu sing 通常作單數) (infml 口)
(a) unusually cheap purchase; bargain 便宜貨; 合算的交易
At that price it's an absolute gift! 那個價錢, 純粹是白給!
(b) (fig 比喻 ) thing that is very easy or too easy to do 輕而易舉的事; 過分容易的事
Their second goal was a real gift. 他們得的第二分真是易如反掌.
That exam question was an absolute gift! 那道試題純粹是白送分!
It was a gift of a question. 解答那一道題不費吹灰之力.
[attrib 作定語]
a gift question 一道白送分的題.
4 (idm 習語) a gift from the `gods advantageous thing that is unearned and unexpected 非勞動所得; 意外所得
To have such an easy examination paper was a gift from the gods. 碰到這樣容易的考卷, 那是老天爺的恩賜. the gift of the `gab (sometimes derog 有時作貶義) the ability to speak fluently and eloquently 口才; 辯才. God's gift to sb/sth => god. in the gift of sb which sb has the right or power to give or grant 由某人授予或準予
a post in the sovereign's gift, ie one which the sovereign has the right to appoint a person to 君主授予的職位. look a gift horse in the `mouth (usu with negatives 通常與否定詞連用) refuse or criticize sth that is given to one for nothing 拒受饋贈; 受禮而加挑剔.
?? 擴展釋義
*[gift]n. 禮物, 贈予, 天才vt. 賦予【經】 禮物, 贈與相關詞組: have a gift for gift sb with sth
?? 同為「小學」詞匯
easyadj. 容易的;舒適的;寬裕的;從容的;
adv. 容易地;不費力地;悠閑地;緩慢地;
vi. 停止劃槳(常用作命令);
vt. 向(水手或劃手)發出停劃命令;