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a gift for [someone]
I bought a gift for my mother.
我给妈妈买了一件礼物。
礼物；礼品
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礼物；礼品
a present; something given or received without payment
I bought a gift for my mother.
我给妈妈买了一件礼物。
无偿获得的东西
something acquired without compensation
天赋或才能
natural abilities or qualities
赠送的行为
the act of giving
She handed me a beautifully wrapped gift.
她递给我一份包装精美的礼物。
The children exchanged gifts at the end of the class.
孩子们在班级活动结束时交换了礼物。
A surprise gift from my sister made my day.
姐姐送的一份惊喜礼物让我很开心。
I bought a gift for my mother.
我给妈妈买了一件礼物。
This watch is a gift from my grandfather.
这块手表是祖父送的礼物。
She gave me a beautiful gift.
她给了我一件漂亮的礼物。
Not this
This is a gift of my friend.
Use this
This is a gift from my friend.
表示“来自某人的礼物”时，介词应用“from”，而不是“of”。“of”通常表示所属关系，但这里需要表示来源。
Not this
I received many gift on my birthday.
Use this
I received many gifts on my birthday.
“gift”为可数名词，复数形式应加“-s”。
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礼品卡；购物卡
She received a gift card for her birthday.
她生日时收到了一张礼品卡。
生日礼物
He gave her a beautiful birthday gift.
他送了她一份精美的生日礼物。
礼品店
We bought some souvenirs at the gift shop.
我们在礼品店买了一些纪念品。
免费赠品；搭赠的礼物
The magazine came with a free gift.
这本杂志附赠了一份免费礼物。
有……的天赋；对……有天赋
She has a gift for languages.
她有语言天赋。
能说会道；口才
He used his gift of the gab to persuade the audience.
他凭借能说会道说服了听众。
嫌弃收下的礼物；对礼物吹毛求疵
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth — just accept the offer.
别挑剔别人送的礼物——接受这个提议就好。
能说会道；口才
With the gift of the gab, she talked her way into the job.
凭借能说会道的口才，她靠言语争取到了这份工作。
不断带来好处（也常讥讽地指不断带来麻烦）的事
This software bug is the gift that keeps on giving.
这个软件漏洞真是没完没了的“礼物”。
唯一的礼物是你自己的一部分。
Her time is the only gift she can offer.
她的时间是唯一能给予的礼物。
在所有施予礼物的人中，这两人最为明智。
A gift is not about its price, but the thought behind it.
礼物不在于价格，而在于背后的心意。
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联想 give（给）：别人送给你的是礼物，上天赐给你的是天赋；gift 以 gi 开头。
语域：neutral 常见场景：birthday parties、holiday seasons、corporate events gift 作名词表示“礼物”时，属于中性词，正式与非正式场合均适用。在生日、节日或商务往来中都很常见，语气上比 present 稍显正式，但整体自然。
可数名词，常与 of 或 from 连用表示来源或内容。
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