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gift /gɪft/► SEE ALLthe gift of the gab(not) look a gift horse in the mouthGod’s gift (to sb/sth)
●the gift of the ˈgab (BrE) (NAmE a gift of/for ˈgab) (informal, sometimes disapproving) the ability to speak easily and to persuade other people with your words 口才；辩才◆To be a successful sales executive you need the gift of the gab.
要成为一名成功的销售经理，需要口才好。 ORIGIN Gab is possibly from the Irish word for mouth. The Irish have a reputation as good talkers. * gab 可能源于爱尔兰语，指代 mouth （嘴）。爱尔兰人以能言善辩闻名。●(not) look a ˌgift horse in the ˈmouth (informal) (not) find sth wrong with sth given to you free （对送上门的东西）（不）挑三拣四◆He didn’t want to accept the offer of a free meal but I told him not to look a gift horse in the mouth.
他不想接受这次免费吃喝的机会，我叫他对送上门的好事不要挑三拣四。 ORIGIN The usual way to judge the age of a horse is to look at its teeth. 判断马年龄的通常做法是察看它的牙齿。●God’s gift (to sb/sth) (ironic) a person who thinks that they are particularly good at sth or who thinks that sb will find them particularly attractive 上帝（对…）的恩宠；主恩赐的人◆He seems to think he’s God’s gift to women.他似乎以为自己是上帝赐给女人的礼物。 |