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gift

释义

gift

noun countable

UK /ɡɪft/

Word Forms

singular	gift
plural	gifts

1
something that you give to someone as a present
He bought generous gifts for all his family.
The camera was a retirement gift from colleagues.
She made a £50,000 gift to charity.
Synonyms and related words
Presents and gifts
present
gift
valentine
2
a natural ability to do something well
Making quick decisions is not one of my greatest gifts.
gift for:
She gets her gift for languages from her mother.
Synonyms and related words
Skill, talent and ability
experience
ability
skill
3
something good that you are grateful to have
gift of:
the gift of sight/life/love
Synonyms and related words
Something or someone that is good or very good
masterpiece
inspiration
miracle
4
usually singularinformalsomething that you get easily that gives you an advantage
gift to:
The scandal was a gift to the tabloid press.
Synonyms and related words
Advantages and benefits
advantage
benefit
good
5
a gift that keeps on giving
used about someone who keeps behaving in a predictable way or something that keeps happening, providing confirmation of a particular point of view, general entertainment, and so on
For republicans, Prince Andrew is the gift that keeps on giving.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 08/01/2015
Open Dictionary - January2015

phrases

be in someone’s gift

don’t/never look a gift horse in the mouth

gift

noun countable

US /ɡɪft/

Word Forms

singular	gift
plural	gifts

1
something that you give to someone as a present
He bought generous gifts for all his family.
The camera was a retirement gift from colleagues.
She made a $50,000 gift to charity.
Synonyms and related words
Presents and gifts
present
gift
valentine
2
a natural ability to do something well
Making quick decisions is not one of my greatest gifts.
gift for:
She gets her gift for languages from her mother.
Synonyms and related words
Skill, talent and ability
skill
talent
ability
3
something good that you are grateful to have
gift of:
the gift of sight/life/love
Synonyms and related words
Something or someone that is good or very good
masterpiece
inspiration
miracle
4
usually singularinformalsomething that you get easily that gives you an advantage
gift to:
The scandal was a gift to the Republicans.
Synonyms and related words
Advantages and benefits
advantage
benefit
good
5
a gift that keeps on giving
used about someone who keeps behaving in a predictable way or something that keeps happening, providing confirmation of a particular point of view, general entertainment, and so on
For republicans, Prince Andrew is the gift that keeps on giving.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 08/01/2015
Open Dictionary - January2015

phrases

be in someone’s gift

don’t/never look a gift horse in the mouth

gift

verb transitive

UK /ɡɪft/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	gift
he/she/it	gifts
present participle	gifting
past tense	gifted
past participle	gifted

1
to give something to someone
gift someone with something:
She gifted me with a beautiful pair of earrings.
gift something to someone:
Subsidies are gifted to the rich and powerful by corrupt politicians.
gift someone something:
His father gifted him his first guitar at the age of seven.
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to give
give
present
hand
1. 1a
  to give someone a skill or ability
  gift someone with something:
  God has gifted me with the ability to run fast.
  Synonyms and related words
  To give someone or something a particular quality
  lend
  infuse
  invest with
2
to allow an opponent to win, score or be successful
gift someone (with) something:
We gifted them a goal or two through our own mistakes.
gift something to someone:
The last two batsmen could not score a single run and thus gifted the match to the Indians.
Synonyms and related words
To give someone an unfair advantage
favour
gift
give/show preference to someone/something
Synonyms and related words
To be defeated in a game, competition or argument
submit
surrender
appease

gift

verb transitive

US /ɡɪft/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	gift
he/she/it	gifts
present participle	gifting
past tense	gifted
past participle	gifted

1
to give something to someone
gift someone with something:
She gifted me with a beautiful pair of earrings.
gift something to someone:
Subsidies are gifted to the rich and powerful by corrupt politicians.
gift someone something:
His father gifted him his first guitar at the age of seven.
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to give
give
present
hand
1. 1a
  to give someone a skill or ability
  gift someone with something:
  God has gifted me with the ability to run fast.
  Synonyms and related words
  To give someone or something a particular quality
  lend
  infuse
  mold
2
to allow an opponent to win, score or be successful, especially by making a mistake
gift someone (with) something:
We gifted them a goal or two through our own mistakes.
gift something to someone:
An error by the rookie player gifted the game to the New England Patriots.
Synonyms and related words
To give someone an unfair advantage
favor
give/show preference to someone/something
hand something to someone on a plate
Synonyms and related words
To be defeated in a game, competition or argument
go down
go out
lose

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