Word · Frequency #1914
gift
赠送;赠与
give something to someone as a present
- 1.
give qualities or abilities to
赋予品质或能力
- 2.
give as a present; make a gift of
作为礼物赠送;赠予
赋予;使具有(才能);赋予品质或能力;作为礼物赠送;赠予;赋予
In use
He gifted her a beautiful necklace.
The company gifts each employee a holiday bonus.
She is gifting the painting to the museum.
gift something to somebody
He gifted a painting to the museum.
他赠送给博物馆一幅画。
gift somebody with something
She gifted her friend with a beautiful scarf.
她送给朋友一条漂亮的围巾。
be gifted with something
常用于表示天赋才能。
He is gifted with a remarkable voice.
他天生拥有一副美妙的嗓音。
Connections
Collocations
- gift something to someone
- 将某物赠予某人
- He gifted a rare book to the university library.他将一本珍稀书籍赠予了大学图书馆。
- be gifted with something
- 天生具有(某种才能)
- She is gifted with exceptional musical talent.她天生具有非凡的音乐才华。
- gift someone with something
- 赠予某人某物
- The company gifted each employee with a holiday bonus.公司赠予每位员工一笔假日奖金。
- gift something away
- 赠送掉某物
- He decided to gift away his old toys to charity.他决定把旧玩具捐献给慈善机构。
Idioms & figurative uses
- gift of the gab
- 口才She has the gift of the gab and can charm anyone.她口才很好,能迷住任何人。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
gift作动词意为‘赠送’,与名词‘礼物’同形,联想‘送礼’这个动作即可。
Context & Register
动词“gift”(赠送,赋予)的语体为中性,但多用于较正式的场合或赠礼语境,如“gift a book”或“be gifted with talent”。在口语中“give as a gift”更常见。
Grammar Note
常见用法: gift sb with sth, gift sth to sb
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'gift' and share the '-ift' spelling ending with the /ɪft/ sound. Be careful: words like 'gist' or 'gilt' look similar but have different vowel sounds.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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