grace

grace

[greis]

n.优美, 优雅, 恩惠
vt.使优美, 使荣耀

例句与用法:

I'm not in her good graces at the moment.

我此刻尚未讨得她的欢心。

He might have had the grace to say he was sorry!

他本可以出於礼貌说声抱歉的嘛。

Fine paintings graced the walls of the room.

这些精美的绘画使四壁生辉。

She performed on the balance beam with much grace.

她在平衡木上表演得非常优美。

We were graced with the presence of the Queen.

女王光临,我们感到不胜荣幸。

词形变化:

动词过去式: graced | 动词过去分词: graced | 动词现在分词: gracing | 动词第三人称单数: graces |


n.

1. 优美; 优雅[U]

She moved with grace.

她风姿秀逸。

2. 通情达理[S]

3. (票据等到期后的)宽限[U]

He gave me a month's grace.

他给我一个月的宽限。

4. 【宗】(饭前或饭后的)感恩祈祷[U]

5. (神的)恩典, 慈悲[U]

By the grace of God, we have been saved from death.

谢谢上帝的慈悲, 我们得救了。

6. 风度, 魅力; 美德[P1]

He married a lady with many graces.

他娶了一位有许多美德的淑女。

7. 恩惠, 善意[U]

vt.

1. 使优美

2. 使增光

His Eminence graced the banquet by his presence.

主教阁下的出席给宴会增添了光辉。


短语词组:

saving grace

1. 可取之处

This book is very badly written, and its only saving grace is its interesting color photographs.

这本书写得很糟糕, 唯一可取之处就是书上那些有趣的彩色照片。

fall from grace

1. 失宠

The minister fell from grace.

这大臣失宠了。

in sb.'s good graces

1. 得宠于

He was in his employer's good graces.

他深得雇主的赏识。

with (a) bad grace

1. 勉强地

He welcomed her with a bad grace.

他很不情愿地接待她。

with (a) good grace

1. 欣然地

She entertained him with a good grace.

她欣然款待他。


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