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a thing that you give to somebody, especially on a special occasion or to say thank you 礼物；赠品 to give/receive a gift 赠送/接受礼物 a Christmas/birthday/wedding gift 圣诞/生日/结婚礼物 Thank you for your generous gift. 感谢你丰厚的礼物。 - gift from somebody
The watch was a gift from my mother. 这块表是母亲给我的礼物。 - gift for somebody
a free gift for every reader 给每位读者的赠品 - gift to somebody
The golf clubs were her gift to her husband. 这些高尔夫球杆是她送给丈夫的礼物。 - gift of something
gifts of toys for the children 送给孩子们的玩具礼物 By becoming a blood donor you will be making a vital gift of life to someone else. 通过成为一名献血者，你将成为别人生命中至关重要的礼物。 - (formal)
The family made a gift of his paintings to the gallery. 家人把他的画作赠送给了美术馆。 - as a gift
She gave me the book as a gift. 她把这本书作为礼物送给了我。
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppinga2Her parents brought a set of spoons as a gift. 她的父母带来一套匙子作为礼物。 Here are ten great gift ideas for your friends. 这儿有 10 个帮你选礼物送给朋友的好点子。 Please accept this small gift. 请收下这个小礼物。 She received lavish gifts of clothes and perfume. 她收到服装和香水等厚礼。 These little boxes make perfect hostess gifts. 这些小盒子送给女主人作礼物很合适。 They gave each other gifts at Christmas. 圣诞节时他们互赠礼物。 a gift set of shampoo, soap and hand cream 包括洗发香波、肥皂和护手霜的礼品套装 the problem of what to do with unwanted gifts 如何处理不想要的礼物的问题 The party was originally funded by a gift of £50 000 from a top motor manufacturer. 最初，一家顶尖汽车制造商赠送5万英镑资助了这个政党。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- generous
- kind
- thoughtful
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- bear
- bestow
- bring (somebody)
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- shop
- wrap
- card
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- as a gift
- gift for
- gift from
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- shower gifts on somebody
- shower somebody with gifts
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a natural ability 天赋；天才；才能 She can pick up a tune instantly on the piano. It's a gift. 她听到曲子就能马上用钢琴弹出来，这是天分。 He knew from an early age he had a special gift. 他从小就知道自己有一种特殊的天赋。 - gift for something
She showed a natural gift for comedy. 她表现出天生的喜剧天赋。 - gift for doing something
He has a gift for making friends easily. 他天生善交朋友。 - gift as somebody
his great gifts as a teacher 他当教师的过人天分
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amazing
- extraordinary
- great
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- have
- possess
- gift for
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a thing that is very easy to do or cheap to buy 轻而易举的事；极便宜的东西
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse gipt; related to give.
Idioms
be in the gift of somebody | be in somebody’s gift
the gift of the gab (British English)
(US English a gift for/of gab)
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the ability to speak easily and to persuade other people with your words 口才；辩才 Joe’s got the gift of the gab—he can sell anything. 乔有口才——他什么都能卖。
God’s gift (to somebody/something)
look a gift horse in the mouth
(usually with negatives 通常与否定词连用 to refuse or criticize something that is given to you for nothing 拒受馈赠；白送的马还看牙口；对礼物吹毛求疵 I’m never one to look a gift horse in the mouth. 我从来都不是一个吹毛求疵的人。