[with obj.]express gratitude to (someone), especially by saying ‘Thank you’ 谢谢,感谢 Mac thanked her for the meal and left. 麦克谢了她那顿饭,然后离开了。 ■used ironically to assign blame or responsibility for something (讽)要…负责;责怪 you have only yourself to thank for the plight you are in. 对你现在所处的窘境,你只能怪自己。
常用词组 I will thank you to do something
used to make a request or command and implying a reproach or annoyance (表责备、生气时的请求)拜托,请 I'll thank you not to interrupt me again. 请你别再打断我。
thank goodness (或 God 或 heavens)
an expression of relief 谢天谢地 thank goodness no one was badly injured. 谢天谢地,没人受重伤。
thank one's lucky stars
feel grateful for one's good fortune 感谢自己的好运气,自庆幸运
语源
Old English thancian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German danken; compare with thanks