gainsay

gainsay

[gein'sei]

v.否认,反驳

例句与用法:

A good watch neither gains nor loses.

好表不快也不慢。

My watch gains (by) several minutes a day.

我的表一天快几分钟。

They shun personal fame and gains.

他们不计个人名利。

No pains, no gains.

[谚]不劳则无获。

What good does it do a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?

如果一个人得到全世界而丧失了灵魂,这对他有何益处呢?

Susceptibility to bribery or corruption, as in the use of a position of trust for dishonest gain.

甘受贿赂,贪污腐化易受贿赂或腐败的影响性,如在使用不诚实的收益的信托状况时

No gains without pains.

不劳无获。

词形变化:

名词: gainsayer | 动词过去式: gainsaid | 动词过去分词: gainsaid | 动词现在分词: gainsaying | 动词第三人称单数: gainsays |


vt.

(通常用于否定句或疑问句中)否认; 反驳; 反对

There is no gainsaying her ability.

她的能力是无可否认的。


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