gift

gift
noun
  1. a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present
    赠品；礼物
    a Christmas gift.
    圣诞礼物。
    [as modifier]a gift shop.
    礼品店。
    ■an act of giving something as a present
    赠送；送礼
    his mother's gift of a pen.
    他妈妈送的礼物笔。
    ■(informal)a very easy task or unmissable opportunity
    (非正式)非常容易完成的任务；绝对不会错失的机会
    that goal was an absolute gift.
    那个进球纯属奉送。
  2. a natural ability or talent
    天赋；才能
    he has a gift for comedy.
    他具有喜剧天赋。
verb
  1. [with obj.]give (something) as a gift, especially formally or as a donation or bequest
    （尤指正式）捐赠，遗赠；把…作为礼物赠送
    the company gifted 2,999 shares to a charity.
    该公司将 2,999 股股份赠给了一个慈善团体。
    ■present (someone) with a gift or gifts
    向（某人）赠送（礼物）
    the queen gifted him with a heart-shaped brooch.
    王后送给他一个心形胸针。
    ■(informal)inadvertently allow (an opponent) to have something
    (非正式)（无意中）让（对手）获得
    [with two objs]the goalkeeper gifted Liverpool their last-minute winner.
    守门员在最后一分钟让利物浦队进球获胜。
    ■(gift someone with)endow with (something)
    赋予
    man is gifted with a moral sense.
    人类被赋予了道德观。
常用词组
the gift of the gab
  1. 见 gab
the gift of tongues
  1. 见 tongue
in the gift of
  1. (of a Church living or official appointment) in the power of someone to award
    （教士俸金或官职）（某人）有权授予
    nine seats in parliament were now in his gift.
    议会中的九个席位他有授予权。
don't look a gift horse in the mouth
  1. (proverb)don't find fault with something that you have discovered or been given
    (谚)对发现（或获赠）的东西不要再找茬
派生
giftable
adjective
  1. (US).)
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old Norse gipt; related to give
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