英语词汇“gratitude”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINgratitude

Origin:

1400-1500 French, Latin gratitudo, from gratus; ➔ GRATEFUL

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

"I'll take the van back, shall I?" he asked, and Elise nodded in gratitude.
He wrote again, expressing gratitude for the help he had received.
I would like to express my gratitude to everyone that helped us.
She felt a deep sense of gratitude to the teacher who had encouraged her to go on to university.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A few clapped, but I think it was in gratitude for their drinks.
Aelred suggested that the Commission write to the Rev. MacLean expressing their gratitude for all the help he has given.
Bruised shadows of fatigue showed beneath her eyes - eyes in which Trent read gratitude and the beginnings of dependency.
I wept in gratitude at seeing her genuinely happy smile and the tender ministrations of the two women near her.
I would have gone down on my knees and wept with gratitude if Phagu had not been watching.
Once Castro came to power, he presented Greene with a painting in gratitude.
She accepted his expressions of sympathy and gratitude for seeing him, with sweet womanly grace.
The fact that gratitude is the motive of praise could not be more clearly expressed.

Longman Language Activatorto say thank you to someone► thank

to tell someone that you are pleased and grateful for something they have given you or done for you: · I spent three hours helping her and she didn't even thank me.thank somebody for (doing) something: · We must write and thank Cathy for the present.· The Governor publicly thanked the people of Arizona for supporting him during his campaign.thank somebody profusely (=thank someone a lot in a very obvious way): · A relieved Mr Maxwell thanked his lawyer profusely.

► say thank you

to thank someone for what they have done: · I wanted to come round and say thank you in person.say thank you to: · This little gift is our way of saying thank you to everyone who worked so hard.say thank you for: · Make sure you say thank you for your birthday presents.

► show your appreciation

formal to show someone that you are grateful for something they have done, by giving them something or by doing something special for them: · He found a special way of showing his appreciation -- dinner at the Ritz.show your appreciation for: · We have decided to pay a special bonus to everyone on the staff to show our appreciation for their hard work during the year.

► express your thanks/gratitude

formal to say how grateful you are to someone for something they have done - use this in a speech or in a letter: express your thanks/gratitude for: · I should like to express my thanks for all that you have done.express your thanks/gratitude to: · He made a short speech expressing his gratitude to all those who had sent him letters of support.

► acknowledge

to tell people publicly that someone has done something to help you and that you are grateful for it: · In his speech he acknowledged the help his parents gave him at the start of his career.· I did a lot of work on that book. It annoys me that the editor never acknowledged it.

► recognize

also recognise British if a country or a large organization recognizes something important that someone has done for them, they officially and publicly thank them, by giving them something or doing something special for them: · The government recognized his bravery in the battle by awarding him the Military Cross.· Her contribution to horticulture was recognized when a new rose was named after her.

► in recognition of something

if you are given something in recognition of something you have done, it is publicly given to you as a way of thanking you: · He was awarded a knighthood in recognition of his work for charity.

when you feel that you want to thank someone► grateful

feeling that you want to thank someone, especially because they have done something for you and helped you a lot: · Dr Shah has received hundreds of letters from grateful patients.grateful for: · I'm really grateful for everything you've done for me.grateful to: · My daughter was rescued safely, and I am very grateful to the firemen.

► thankful

grateful that someone has done something, because if they had not done it the situation would have been much worse: · Take what they give you, and be thankful.thankful for: · I am always thankful for their enthusiasm and commitment.thankful that: · She was thankful that Louise had insisted she travel first class.

► appreciate

to be grateful to someone for something that they have done for you, because you realize that they did not have to do it or that they made a big effort to do it for you: · We really appreciate everything you've done for our daughter.· Alan asked me to tell you how much he appreciated your hospitality when he was in London.

► appreciative

showing that you are pleased and grateful for someone's help or kindness: · He wrote a warm, appreciative letter, thanking her for everything she had done.· They weren't particularly appreciative the last time I helped them. I don't think I'll bother again.appreciative of: · Our new boss is a real joy to work for. She's so appreciative of anything you do for her.

► be indebted to

formal to feel very grateful to someone for something they have given you or done for you: · We are indebted to the National Archives for permission to print these photographs.be greatly/deeply indebted to somebody: · She said that she was greatly indebted to everyone who had supported her campaign.

► owe

if you say you owe someone something, you are grateful because they have helped you to succeed at something or to improve your life, and without their help this might not have been possible: owe a lot/a great deal to somebody: · I owe a great deal to my publishers, who helped me to finish writing the book.owe it all/everything to somebody: · I owe it all to you. You were the only one who believed in me.owe somebody a lot/a great deal: · "I owe my parents a lot," he admitted. "They worked real hard to put me through college."owe a debt of gratitude to somebody: · We all owe a debt of gratitude to Mrs Stevenson, who kindly donated the money for the project.

► gratitude

when you feel grateful, especially because someone has been kind to you: express/show gratitude (for something): · He wrote again, expressing gratitude for the help he had received.a sense of gratitude: · She felt a deep sense of gratitude to the teacher who had encouraged her to go on to university.in gratitude (=because you are grateful): · "I'll take the van back, shall I?" he asked, and Elise nodded in gratitude.

► appreciation

a feeling that you want to thank someone for their help or service and to show them that you think it was important and valuable: show your appreciation: · To show his appreciation of her kindness he sent her some flowers.in appreciation of something (=in order to show appreciation of): · In appreciation of Mr Mainwaring's years of service, the company presented him with a gold watch.token of somebody's appreciation (=a sign of someone's appreciation): · We'd like you to accept this gift as a small token of our appreciation.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs► express your gratitude

· We would like to express our gratitude to everyone for their generous donations.

► show your gratitude

· Her face showed her gratitude.

► feel gratitude

· He felt a certain gratitude to Eleanor for giving him this idea.

► earn somebody's gratitude

· The useful service she performed raising money has earned our gratitude.

adjectives► somebody's eternal/undying gratitude

(=used to emphasize how extremely grateful you are)· The doctors who saved my daughter have my undying gratitude.

► somebody's deep gratitude

(also profound gratitude formal)· My only emotions afterward were relief and deep gratitude.

► somebody's sincere gratitude

· First, I must express our sincere gratitude for all you have done.

► somebody's immense gratitude

(=being very grateful)· He would like everyone to know about his immense gratitude for all their work.

phrases► a feeling/sense of gratitude

· She had a sudden feeling of gratitude towards him.

► owe somebody a debt of gratitude

· I owe my former teacher a deep debt of gratitude.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► express your thanks/gratitude/appreciation

(=say thank you to someone, in a speech)· On behalf of the team, I’d like to express our appreciation for all your efforts.

► fulsome gratitude/praise/tribute etc

The book contains a fulsome dedication to his wife.

► owe somebody a debt (of gratitude)

the debt that we owe to our teachers

► sincere thanks/thank you/gratitude

I would like to say a sincere thank you to everyone who has helped and supported me.

► a token of your gratitude/respect/appreciation etc

Please accept this gift as a small token of our appreciation.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► deep

· The present writer owes him a particularly deep debt of gratitude.· My only emotions afterward were overwhelming relief and deep gratitude.· We all owe Solly a deep debt of gratitude for his services to the cause of jazz for so many years.· I did later, and often, with deep and loving gratitude.· She had affection for David, and a deep gratitude towards him.

VERB► earn

· Dame Sybil earned her everlasting gratitude by suggesting that it was time she retire.· He was willing to go to confirm in an emergency at very short notice and this earned him some long-lasting gratitude.

► express

· Almost all of them express gratitude that somebody gives a shit.· He decided to simply smile, express his gratitude, and get to work with new energy.· The divers would like to express their gratitude.· To them, 1 would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude.· I can not express my gratitude.· Aelred suggested that the Commission write to the Rev. MacLean expressing their gratitude for all the help he has given.· Perhaps I commented on this once too often; perhaps I expressed my gratitude too sincerely.· Meanwhile, Mr Candlish expresses his gratitude for assistance received during his period of office as president.

► feel

· Ramsey felt no sense of gratitude to anyone who moved him out of Durham.· The degree to which Stephen appeared to feel gratitude for the ordinary fun we had that day seemed overwhelming.· It is afraid of intimacy, afraid of happiness, afraid of having to feel gratitude.· It was from Gay, and she felt a rush of gratitude.· It was rare for him to feel gratitude to any person, but the nearest was his feeling for the Colonel.· I feel great gratitude now to all those teachers who were so patient with the immaturity of youth.

► owe

· In addition to that great teacher of prayer, there were others to whom I owe a debt of gratitude.· And there were other occasions for which I owe them gratitude.

► show

· Helen had given her so much and she had no problem in showing her gratitude.· Airline companies have not been known to show much gratitude when suddenly becoming the benefactor of a research proposal.· And this is how he's showing gratitude.· To show their gratitude his parents founded a fellowship in his name.· The man showed his gratitude by recommending him to the Bishop for ordination.· From that day the plague began to abate, and to show its gratitude the city decided to build a new church.· Wilson had nursed her and taken care of her and Phoebe was only too willing to show her gratitude.· I can't understand why Tod doesn't show more gratitude for the improvement.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► debt of gratitude/thanks

In addition to that great teacher of prayer, there were others to whom I owe a debt of gratitude.
Some say it is because of Baba Firdaus and his holy life, others say because Amanullah Khan paid his debt of gratitude.
The present writer owes him a particularly deep debt of gratitude.
Their varied tasks in the Library have all contributed to its success and we owe them a very real debt of gratitude.
We all owe him a great debt of gratitude, and we wish him well.
We all owe Solly a deep debt of gratitude for his services to the cause of jazz for so many years.

► rush of anger/excitement/gratitude etc

It was a habit she disliked it made her feel fat-but she remembered a quick rush of gratitude.
It was from Gay, and she felt a rush of gratitude.

WORD FAMILYnoungratitude ≠ ingratitudeingrateadjectivegrateful ≠ ungratefuladverbgratefully

单词	gratitude
释义	gratitudegrat‧i‧tude /ˈɡrætɪtjuːd $ -tuːd/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINgratitude Origin: 1400-1500 French, Latin gratitudo, from gratus; ➔ GRATEFUL Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES "I'll take the van back, shall I?" he asked, and Elise nodded in gratitude. He wrote again, expressing gratitude for the help he had received. I would like to express my gratitude to everyone that helped us. She felt a deep sense of gratitude to the teacher who had encouraged her to go on to university. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A few clapped, but I think it was in gratitude for their drinks. Aelred suggested that the Commission write to the Rev. MacLean expressing their gratitude for all the help he has given. Bruised shadows of fatigue showed beneath her eyes - eyes in which Trent read gratitude and the beginnings of dependency. I wept in gratitude at seeing her genuinely happy smile and the tender ministrations of the two women near her. I would have gone down on my knees and wept with gratitude if Phagu had not been watching. Once Castro came to power, he presented Greene with a painting in gratitude. She accepted his expressions of sympathy and gratitude for seeing him, with sweet womanly grace. The fact that gratitude is the motive of praise could not be more clearly expressed. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto say thank you to someone► thank to tell someone that you are pleased and grateful for something they have given you or done for you: · I spent three hours helping her and she didn't even thank me.thank somebody for (doing) something: · We must write and thank Cathy for the present.· The Governor publicly thanked the people of Arizona for supporting him during his campaign.thank somebody profusely (=thank someone a lot in a very obvious way): · A relieved Mr Maxwell thanked his lawyer profusely. ► say thank you to thank someone for what they have done: · I wanted to come round and say thank you in person.say thank you to: · This little gift is our way of saying thank you to everyone who worked so hard.say thank you for: · Make sure you say thank you for your birthday presents. ► show your appreciation formal to show someone that you are grateful for something they have done, by giving them something or by doing something special for them: · He found a special way of showing his appreciation -- dinner at the Ritz.show your appreciation for: · We have decided to pay a special bonus to everyone on the staff to show our appreciation for their hard work during the year. ► express your thanks/gratitude formal to say how grateful you are to someone for something they have done - use this in a speech or in a letter: express your thanks/gratitude for: · I should like to express my thanks for all that you have done.express your thanks/gratitude to: · He made a short speech expressing his gratitude to all those who had sent him letters of support. ► acknowledge to tell people publicly that someone has done something to help you and that you are grateful for it: · In his speech he acknowledged the help his parents gave him at the start of his career.· I did a lot of work on that book. It annoys me that the editor never acknowledged it. ► recognize also recognise British if a country or a large organization recognizes something important that someone has done for them, they officially and publicly thank them, by giving them something or doing something special for them: · The government recognized his bravery in the battle by awarding him the Military Cross.· Her contribution to horticulture was recognized when a new rose was named after her. ► in recognition of something if you are given something in recognition of something you have done, it is publicly given to you as a way of thanking you: · He was awarded a knighthood in recognition of his work for charity. when you feel that you want to thank someone► grateful feeling that you want to thank someone, especially because they have done something for you and helped you a lot: · Dr Shah has received hundreds of letters from grateful patients.grateful for: · I'm really grateful for everything you've done for me.grateful to: · My daughter was rescued safely, and I am very grateful to the firemen. ► thankful grateful that someone has done something, because if they had not done it the situation would have been much worse: · Take what they give you, and be thankful.thankful for: · I am always thankful for their enthusiasm and commitment.thankful that: · She was thankful that Louise had insisted she travel first class. ► appreciate to be grateful to someone for something that they have done for you, because you realize that they did not have to do it or that they made a big effort to do it for you: · We really appreciate everything you've done for our daughter.· Alan asked me to tell you how much he appreciated your hospitality when he was in London. ► appreciative showing that you are pleased and grateful for someone's help or kindness: · He wrote a warm, appreciative letter, thanking her for everything she had done.· They weren't particularly appreciative the last time I helped them. I don't think I'll bother again.appreciative of: · Our new boss is a real joy to work for. She's so appreciative of anything you do for her. ► be indebted to formal to feel very grateful to someone for something they have given you or done for you: · We are indebted to the National Archives for permission to print these photographs.be greatly/deeply indebted to somebody: · She said that she was greatly indebted to everyone who had supported her campaign. ► owe if you say you owe someone something, you are grateful because they have helped you to succeed at something or to improve your life, and without their help this might not have been possible: owe a lot/a great deal to somebody: · I owe a great deal to my publishers, who helped me to finish writing the book.owe it all/everything to somebody: · I owe it all to you. You were the only one who believed in me.owe somebody a lot/a great deal: · "I owe my parents a lot," he admitted. "They worked real hard to put me through college."owe a debt of gratitude to somebody: · We all owe a debt of gratitude to Mrs Stevenson, who kindly donated the money for the project. ► gratitude when you feel grateful, especially because someone has been kind to you: express/show gratitude (for something): · He wrote again, expressing gratitude for the help he had received.a sense of gratitude: · She felt a deep sense of gratitude to the teacher who had encouraged her to go on to university.in gratitude (=because you are grateful): · "I'll take the van back, shall I?" he asked, and Elise nodded in gratitude. ► appreciation a feeling that you want to thank someone for their help or service and to show them that you think it was important and valuable: show your appreciation: · To show his appreciation of her kindness he sent her some flowers.in appreciation of something (=in order to show appreciation of): · In appreciation of Mr Mainwaring's years of service, the company presented him with a gold watch.token of somebody's appreciation (=a sign of someone's appreciation): · We'd like you to accept this gift as a small token of our appreciation. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs► express your gratitude · We would like to express our gratitude to everyone for their generous donations. ► show your gratitude · Her face showed her gratitude. ► feel gratitude · He felt a certain gratitude to Eleanor for giving him this idea. ► earn somebody's gratitude · The useful service she performed raising money has earned our gratitude. adjectives► somebody's eternal/undying gratitude (=used to emphasize how extremely grateful you are)· The doctors who saved my daughter have my undying gratitude. ► somebody's deep gratitude (also profound gratitude formal)· My only emotions afterward were relief and deep gratitude. ► somebody's sincere gratitude · First, I must express our sincere gratitude for all you have done. ► somebody's immense gratitude (=being very grateful)· He would like everyone to know about his immense gratitude for all their work. phrases► a feeling/sense of gratitude · She had a sudden feeling of gratitude towards him. ► owe somebody a debt of gratitude · I owe my former teacher a deep debt of gratitude. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► express your thanks/gratitude/appreciation (=say thank you to someone, in a speech)· On behalf of the team, I’d like to express our appreciation for all your efforts. ► fulsome gratitude/praise/tribute etc The book contains a fulsome dedication to his wife. ► owe somebody a debt (of gratitude) the debt that we owe to our teachers ► sincere thanks/thank you/gratitude I would like to say a sincere thank you to everyone who has helped and supported me. ► a token of your gratitude/respect/appreciation etc Please accept this gift as a small token of our appreciation. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► deep · The present writer owes him a particularly deep debt of gratitude.· My only emotions afterward were overwhelming relief and deep gratitude.· We all owe Solly a deep debt of gratitude for his services to the cause of jazz for so many years.· I did later, and often, with deep and loving gratitude.· She had affection for David, and a deep gratitude towards him. VERB► earn · Dame Sybil earned her everlasting gratitude by suggesting that it was time she retire.· He was willing to go to confirm in an emergency at very short notice and this earned him some long-lasting gratitude. ► express · Almost all of them express gratitude that somebody gives a shit.· He decided to simply smile, express his gratitude, and get to work with new energy.· The divers would like to express their gratitude.· To them, 1 would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude.· I can not express my gratitude.· Aelred suggested that the Commission write to the Rev. MacLean expressing their gratitude for all the help he has given.· Perhaps I commented on this once too often; perhaps I expressed my gratitude too sincerely.· Meanwhile, Mr Candlish expresses his gratitude for assistance received during his period of office as president. ► feel · Ramsey felt no sense of gratitude to anyone who moved him out of Durham.· The degree to which Stephen appeared to feel gratitude for the ordinary fun we had that day seemed overwhelming.· It is afraid of intimacy, afraid of happiness, afraid of having to feel gratitude.· It was from Gay, and she felt a rush of gratitude.· It was rare for him to feel gratitude to any person, but the nearest was his feeling for the Colonel.· I feel great gratitude now to all those teachers who were so patient with the immaturity of youth. ► owe · In addition to that great teacher of prayer, there were others to whom I owe a debt of gratitude.· And there were other occasions for which I owe them gratitude. ► show · Helen had given her so much and she had no problem in showing her gratitude.· Airline companies have not been known to show much gratitude when suddenly becoming the benefactor of a research proposal.· And this is how he's showing gratitude.· To show their gratitude his parents founded a fellowship in his name.· The man showed his gratitude by recommending him to the Bishop for ordination.· From that day the plague began to abate, and to show its gratitude the city decided to build a new church.· Wilson had nursed her and taken care of her and Phoebe was only too willing to show her gratitude.· I can't understand why Tod doesn't show more gratitude for the improvement. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► debt of gratitude/thanks In addition to that great teacher of prayer, there were others to whom I owe a debt of gratitude. Some say it is because of Baba Firdaus and his holy life, others say because Amanullah Khan paid his debt of gratitude. The present writer owes him a particularly deep debt of gratitude. Their varied tasks in the Library have all contributed to its success and we owe them a very real debt of gratitude. We all owe him a great debt of gratitude, and we wish him well. We all owe Solly a deep debt of gratitude for his services to the cause of jazz for so many years. ► rush of anger/excitement/gratitude etc It was a habit she disliked it made her feel fat-but she remembered a quick rush of gratitude. It was from Gay, and she felt a rush of gratitude. Word family WORD FAMILYnoungratitude ≠ ingratitudeingrateadjectivegrateful ≠ ungratefuladverbgratefully the feeling of being grateful OPP ingratitude: Tears of gratitude filled her eyes.gratitude to/towards She had a deep gratitude towards David, but she did not love him.gratitude for The committee expressed its gratitude for the contribution he had made.in gratitude for something Will you let me take you out to dinner tomorrow in gratitude for what you’ve done?with gratitude She accepted his offer with gratitude. → debt of gratitude at debt(4)COLLOCATIONSverbsexpress your gratitude· We would like to express our gratitude to everyone for their generous donations.show your gratitude· Her face showed her gratitude.feel gratitude· He felt a certain gratitude to Eleanor for giving him this idea.earn somebody's gratitude· The useful service she performed raising money has earned our gratitude.adjectivessomebody's eternal/undying gratitude (=used to emphasize how extremely grateful you are)· The doctors who saved my daughter have my undying gratitude.somebody's deep gratitude (also profound gratitude formal)· My only emotions afterward were relief and deep gratitude.somebody's sincere gratitude· First, I must express our sincere gratitude for all you have done.somebody's immense gratitude (=being very grateful)· He would like everyone to know about his immense gratitude for all their work.phrasesa feeling/sense of gratitude· She had a sudden feeling of gratitude towards him.owe somebody a debt of gratitude· I owe my former teacher a deep debt of gratitude.
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