gift
/gɪft; ɡɪft/ n
1 thing given willingly without payment; present 礼物; 赠品
a kind, generous, small, etc gift 使人感到亲切的、 慷慨的、 小小的...礼物
a birthday, Christmas, wedding, etc gift 生日、 圣诞、 结婚等礼品
a gift to charity 慈善捐赠
a gift of chocolates, flowers, etc 巧克力、 鲜花等礼物.
2 ~ (for sth/doing sth) natural talent or ability 天赋; 禀赋; 才能
I've always been able to learn languages easily; it's a gift. 我学习语言一向是轻而易举, 这是天分.
He has many outstanding gifts. 他多才多艺.
have a gift for music 有音乐天才
the gift of making friends easily 善於交友的才能
(ironic 反语) a gift for doing/saying the wrong thing 天生的做错事[说错话]的本事.
3 (usu sing 通常作单数) (infml 口)
(a) unusually cheap purchase; bargain 便宜货; 合算的交易
At that price it's an absolute gift! 那个价钱, 纯粹是白给!
(b) (fig 比喻 ) thing that is very easy or too easy to do 轻而易举的事; 过分容易的事
Their second goal was a real gift. 他们得的第二分真是易如反掌.
That exam question was an absolute gift! 那道试题纯粹是白送分!
It was a gift of a question. 解答那一道题不费吹灰之力.
[attrib 作定语]
a gift question 一道白送分的题.
4 (idm 习语) a gift from the `gods advantageous thing that is unearned and unexpected 非劳动所得; 意外所得
To have such an easy examination paper was a gift from the gods. 碰到这样容易的考卷, 那是老天爷的恩赐. the gift of the `gab (sometimes derog 有时作贬义) the ability to speak fluently and eloquently 口才; 辩才. God's gift to sb/sth => god. in the gift of sb which sb has the right or power to give or grant 由某人授予或准予
a post in the sovereign's gift, ie one which the sovereign has the right to appoint a person to 君主授予的职位. look a gift horse in the `mouth (usu with negatives 通常与否定词连用) refuse or criticize sth that is given to one for nothing 拒受馈赠; 受礼而加挑剔.