| 单词 | gracious |
| 释义 | gracious (greɪʃəs ) 1. adjective If you describe someone, especially someone you think is superior to you, as gracious, you mean that they are very well-mannered and pleasant. [formal] She is a lovely and gracious woman. 2. adjective If you describe the behaviour of someone in a position of authority as gracious, you mean that they behave in a polite and considerate way. [formal] She closed with a gracious speech of thanks. graciously adverb [ADVERB with verb] Hospitality at the Presidential guest house was graciously declined. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You use gracious to describe the comfortable way of life of wealthy people. He drove through the gracious suburbs with the swimming pools and tennis courts. 4. good gracious exclamation Some people say good gracious or goodness gracious in order to express surprise or annoyance. [feelings] Good gracious, look at that specimen will you? Collocations: gracious host That's when we should act like the gracious host at a dinner party; when a guest breaks wind, the host carries on as if she has heard nothing. Christianity Today He was a gracious host, a gentleman to the core; paying attention to his guests and showing a very real interest in them. Times, Sunday Times He was a gracious host, with friends dropping by to visit and chat around his kitchen table at any time of day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With the staff bribed to help, he fills the house with paying guests, and rakes in their money while playing the gracious host. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The young family of four continued to live with his parents, who were gracious hosts, never pressuring them with hard questions. Christianity Today There are two reactions to perfect: gracious loser and modest winner. Times, Sunday Times By being a gracious loser and a team player, she's now seen as someone who loves her country and puts it above herself and her party. Times, Sunday Times Gracious loser he was not. The Sun United always taught me to be gracious losers. The Sun Racing teaches people to be gracious losers. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 和蔼可亲的 Japanese: 丁重な |
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