英语词组gab是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

the gift of (the) gab

The ability to speak to others in a self-assured, persuasive manner. Alexis really has the gift of gab, so she should be the one to address the potential investors.

gab

1. verb To talk or chat. Geez, she's been gabbing on the phone to her friend for an hour already.

2. noun Inane talk or gossip. Don't pay attention to what they're saying—it's all stupid gab.

gab room

A ladies' restroom. Janie went to the gab room—she'll be back in a minute.

gabfest

1. slang A casual gathering in which people chat for an extended period of time. Can I sleep in your dorm room tonight? My roommate and her friends are having a real gabfest in mine.

2. slang An extended conversation. The last time I saw Steph, we had a gabfest in the grocery store parking lot, of all places.

have the gift of (the) gab

To have the ability to speak to others in a self-assured, persuasive manner. Alexis really has the gift of gab, so she should be the one to address the potential investors.

have the gift of gab

and have a gift for gab

Fig. to have a great facility with language; to be able to use language very effectively. (See also have a way with words.) My brother really has the gift of gab. He can convince anyone of anything. I don't talk a lot. I just don't have the gift for gab.

gift of gab

Talent for verbal fluency, especially the ability to talk persuasively. For example, His gift of gab made him a wonderful salesman. [Late 1700s]

the gift of the gab

BRITISH or

the gift of gab

AMERICAN

If someone has the gift of the gab, they are able to speak confidently, clearly, and in a persuasive way. He was entertaining company and certainly had the gift of the gab. Thompson has the gift of the gab and is a born communicator. He was a pleasant little man with spiked hair, a black pipe, and a great gift of gab. Note: This expression may be related to the Irish and Gaelic word `gab', which means mouth.

the gift of the gab

the ability to speak with eloquence and fluency.

Gab , dating from the late 18th century, was an informal word for ‘conversation or chatter’. In Scotland it was associated with gab , an early 18th-century dialect variant of gob meaning ‘the mouth’.

the gift of the ˈgab

(British English) (American English a gift of/for ˈgab) (informal, sometimes disapproving) the ability to speak easily and to persuade other people with your words: To be a successful sales executive you need the gift of the gab. Gab is possibly from the Irish word for mouth. The Irish have a reputation as good talkers.

gab

(gæb)

1. in. to chatter; to gossip. Can you stop gabbing just for a minute?

2. n. mindless chatter; gossip. Enough of this gab—on with the show!

gab room

n. a women’s restroom where women are said to chatter. She went to the gab room to powder her nose.

gabfest

(ˈgæbfɛst)

n. an event where much chattering or gossip takes place. There’s a gabfest going on in Clare’s room.

the gift of gab

n. the ability to speak well in public; the ability to persuade people verbally; the ability to speak well extemporaneously. I wish I had the gift of gab. I’m just so shy.

gift of gab

Fluency of speech; also, a tendency to boast. Gab, both the noun meaning “speech” and the verb meaning “to chatter,” is believed to have come from the Gaelic dialect word gob, for “mouth.” Indeed it so appeared in Samuel Colvil’s Whiggs Supplication (1695): “There was a man called Job . . . He had a good gift of the Gob.” During the next century it became gab, as in William Godwin’s Caleb Williams (1794): “He knew well enough that he had the gift of the gab.” Later “the” was dropped.

词组	gab
释义	gab Theme: GOSSIP 1. in. to chatter; to gossip. Can you stop gabbing just for a minute?We like to gab. Leave us alone. 2. n. mindless chatter; gossip. I like to listen in on other people's gab.Enough of this gab— on with the show! gab noun unimportant conversation UK, 1790 the gift of (the) gab The ability to speak to others in a self-assured, persuasive manner. Alexis really has the gift of gab, so she should be the one to address the potential investors. gab 1. verb To talk or chat. Geez, she's been gabbing on the phone to her friend for an hour already. 2. noun Inane talk or gossip. Don't pay attention to what they're saying—it's all stupid gab. gab room A ladies' restroom. Janie went to the gab room—she'll be back in a minute. gabfest 1. slang A casual gathering in which people chat for an extended period of time. Can I sleep in your dorm room tonight? My roommate and her friends are having a real gabfest in mine. 2. slang An extended conversation. The last time I saw Steph, we had a gabfest in the grocery store parking lot, of all places. have the gift of (the) gab To have the ability to speak to others in a self-assured, persuasive manner. Alexis really has the gift of gab, so she should be the one to address the potential investors. have the gift of gab and have a gift for gab Fig. to have a great facility with language; to be able to use language very effectively. (See also have a way with words.) My brother really has the gift of gab. He can convince anyone of anything. I don't talk a lot. I just don't have the gift for gab. gift of gab Talent for verbal fluency, especially the ability to talk persuasively. For example, His gift of gab made him a wonderful salesman. [Late 1700s] the gift of the gab BRITISH or the gift of gab AMERICAN If someone has the gift of the gab, they are able to speak confidently, clearly, and in a persuasive way. He was entertaining company and certainly had the gift of the gab. Thompson has the gift of the gab and is a born communicator. He was a pleasant little man with spiked hair, a black pipe, and a great gift of gab. Note: This expression may be related to the Irish and Gaelic word `gab', which means mouth. the gift of the gab the ability to speak with eloquence and fluency. Gab , dating from the late 18th century, was an informal word for ‘conversation or chatter’. In Scotland it was associated with gab , an early 18th-century dialect variant of gob meaning ‘the mouth’. the gift of the ˈgab (British English) (American English a gift of/for ˈgab) (informal, sometimes disapproving) the ability to speak easily and to persuade other people with your words: To be a successful sales executive you need the gift of the gab. Gab is possibly from the Irish word for mouth. The Irish have a reputation as good talkers. gab (gæb) 1. in. to chatter; to gossip. Can you stop gabbing just for a minute? 2. n. mindless chatter; gossip. Enough of this gab—on with the show! gab room n. a women’s restroom where women are said to chatter. She went to the gab room to powder her nose. gabfest (ˈgæbfɛst) n. an event where much chattering or gossip takes place. There’s a gabfest going on in Clare’s room. the gift of gab n. the ability to speak well in public; the ability to persuade people verbally; the ability to speak well extemporaneously. I wish I had the gift of gab. I’m just so shy. gift of gab Fluency of speech; also, a tendency to boast. Gab, both the noun meaning “speech” and the verb meaning “to chatter,” is believed to have come from the Gaelic dialect word gob, for “mouth.” Indeed it so appeared in Samuel Colvil’s Whiggs Supplication (1695): “There was a man called Job . . . He had a good gift of the Gob.” During the next century it became gab, as in William Godwin’s Caleb Williams (1794): “He knew well enough that he had the gift of the gab.” Later “the” was dropped.
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