1THANKfeeling that you want to thank someone because of something kind that they have done, or showing this feeling 感谢的,感激的OPP ungrateful
grateful for
I’m so grateful for all your help.
我衷心感谢你的帮助。
grateful to
I am very grateful to all those who took the trouble to write to me.
多谢各位费心来函。
grateful (that)
She should be grateful that he was making things easier for her.
他给她提供了方便,她应该对此心存感激。
extremely/deeply/eternally etc grateful
I am extremely grateful for the assistance your staff have provided.
我万分感激贵方员工提供的援助。
Our grateful thanks go to all who participated.
我们衷心感谢所有参与者。
She gave me a grateful look.
她感激地看了我一眼。
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In everyday English, people usually say I appreciate it rather than I’m grateful: 在日常英语中,人们一般说I appreciate it,而不说I’m grateful
Thanks, I’m really grateful. → Thanks, I really appreciate it. 谢谢,我真的十分感谢。 | I’m grateful for everything you've done. → I appreciate everything you've done. 十分感谢你所做的一切。
2I would be grateful if you could/would ...formalASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something used to make a request 如果你能…我将感激不尽〔用于提出请求〕
I would be most grateful if you could send me an invoice in due course.
请您届时将发票寄送给我,我将万分感激。
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I would be grateful if you could/would ...• This will take place at the aboveaddress on and I would be grateful if you could attend at.• If you will be attending the sitevisit, I would be grateful if you could complete the tear-off slip below.• I would be grateful if you could tell me anything about the guitar.• I would be grateful if you could tell me where I can get hold of such posters.• I would be grateful if you would examineExhibit A. Do you recognise it?
—gratefullyadverbadv
All contributions will be gratefully received.
所有捐资,我们都不胜感谢。
The authors gratefully acknowledge your financial support.
您慷慨资助,作者十分感谢。
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grateful• Just then he felt the bonepop, then slide painfully free, and he was not grateful but angry now.• I'm really grateful for everything you've done for me.• I should be grateful if you would acknowledgereceipt of this letter.• For this a gratefulnation made him a hero.• He sulked, grateful only that he had not insisted on the ironmask, but had chosen the velvet one.• Dr Shah has received hundreds of letters from grateful patients.• Fay is one of Dr. Scott's grateful patients.• At the end of the summer, Margarett was so grateful she gave Mrs Ramsdell a goldbangle.• a gratefulsigh of relief• I suppose she was so grateful that she became one of his flock.• My daughter was rescued safely, and I am very grateful to the firemen.• Mr. Snape I understand that, and I am grateful to the Minister for pointing it out.• I guess the Huggins family is still grateful to you.
grateful thanks• I extend to them our grateful thanks.• The Bishop tried hard to express his grateful thanks.• To the people who had already heard of her illness and sent her cards and good wishes Molly sends her grateful thanks.• Three Cheers for all of your, and grateful thanks for your response to our call for new members during last year.• Our grateful thanks to Unwins and Suttons seeds for allowing us to use their original seed catalogues.
Origingrateful
(1500-1600)grate“pleasing, thankful”((16-17 centuries)), from Latingratus
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, sound感激;覺得很感謝;看上去很感激;好像很感恩;聽起來很感激▸➤remain一直很感激ADVERB➤extremely, really, very極其/相當/非常感激➤genuinely, truly由衷地表示謝意;真的很感激◇We are truly grateful to you and your family.我們真的很感激你和你的家人。➤especially, particularly尤其/特別感激▸➤deeply, enormously, immensely, more than, most, profoundly深深地感激;非常感激;十分感激◇I am more than grateful for their generous response.我特別感激他們慷慨的回應。◇Thank you for your help. I really am most grateful.謝謝你的幫助,我真的非常感激。➤almost幾乎很感激◇His father looked almost grateful for once.僅此一次,他父親看上去還勉強算得上感激。➤quite, rather頗感激;相當感激▸➤just真的感激◇I'm just grateful the injury is not as bad as we'd feared.傷勢並不像我們擔心的那麼嚴重,我對此真是慶幸不已。➤always一直感激▸➤eternally, forever永遠感激◇I'm eternally grateful that we managed to go there before the war.我們設法在戰爭爆發前到了那裏,我對此永生感恩。◇I'll be forever grateful for your help.我會永遠感激你的幫助。PREPOSITION➤for因⋯而感激◇I'm really grateful for your help.對你的幫助我真的感激不盡。➤to對⋯的感激◇I'm immensely grateful to you for your support.對你的支持我萬分感激。
➡ See also the entry for glad另见glad条grateful ♦︎ thankful ♦︎ glad ♦︎ indebted ♦︎ appreciativeThese words all describe people feeling or showing thanks because sb has done sth kind for them or has done as they asked.这些词均表示感激的、感恩的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆grateful / thankful for sth◆grateful / indebted to sb◆grateful / thankful that...◆grateful / thankful to be / have, etc....◆a grateful / an appreciative smile◆to feel grateful / thankful / glad / indebted◆deeply grateful / thankful / indebted / appreciative◆very grateful / thankful / glad / appreciative■gratefulfeeling or showing thanks because sb has done sth kind for you or has done as you asked感激的;感谢的◆I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help.我非常感谢所有老师的帮助。◆Kate gave him a grateful look.凯特感激地看了他一眼。ⓘ Grateful is often used when making a request, especially in a letter or a formal situation. * grateful常用于提出请求,尤用于书信和正式场合◆ (formal) I would be grateful if you could send the completed form back as soon as possible.如能尽快将表格填好寄回,我将不胜感激。 see also gratitude ⇨ thanks▸gratefully
adverb
◆All donations will be gratefully received.如蒙捐助,感激不尽。■thankful [not usually before noun] pleased about sth good that has happened, or sth bad that has not happened感恩;感激;欣慰◆I was thankful to see they'd all arrived safely.看到他们都平安到达,我感到欣慰。◆He wasn't badly hurt-that's something to be thankful for.他的伤不重,这倒值得庆幸。 see also thanks ⇨ thanks, relieved ⇨ glad▸thankfully
adverb
◆There was a fire in the building, but thankfully no one was hurt.大楼失火了,但幸好没伤着人。■glad (always followed by of or if总是后接of或if) grateful for sth感激;感谢◆She was very glad of her warm coat in the biting wind.她庆幸在刺骨的寒风中有保暖的大衣。◆I'd be glad if you could help me.如果你能帮我,我会很感激。■indebted ɪnˈdetɪd [not usually before noun] (formal) grateful to sb for helping you感激的;感恩的◆I am deeply indebted to my family for all their help.我深深感激我的家人给我的所有帮助。■appreciative əˈpriːʃətɪv (ratherformal) feeling or showing thanks because sb has done sth kind for you感激的;感谢的◆The company was very appreciative of my efforts.公司对我的努力十分赞赏。ⓘ People are typically appreciative of sb's work, efforts, support or loyalty. * appreciative of常接work、efforts、support或loyalty等词。 see also appreciation ⇨ thanks