grateful

英 [ˈɡreɪtfl]

美 [ˈɡreɪtfl]

adj.  感激的; 表示感谢的; (尤用于书信或正式场合提出请求)感激不尽，请

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2887 / COCA.3672

习惯用语

adj.

be grateful/thankful for small mercies
• 为情况不太坏而庆幸
  to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been
• Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.
  嗨，至少你没伤着，我想这就该让我们知足了。

牛津词典

adj.

• 感激的；表示感谢的
  feeling or showing thanks because sb has done sth kind for you or has done as you asked
  1. I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help.
     我非常感谢所有老师的帮助。
  2. We would be grateful for any information you can give us.
     如能提供信息我们将感激不尽。
  3. She seems to think I should be grateful to have a job at all.
     她似乎认为我有份工作就该谢天谢地了。
  4. He was grateful that she didn't tell his parents about the incident.
     他感到庆幸的是她未将此事告诉他父母。
  5. Grateful thanks are due to the following people for their help…
     向下列给予过帮助的人表示衷心的感谢…
  6. Kate gave him a grateful smile.
     凯特感激地对他笑了笑。
• （尤用于书信或正式场合提出请求）感激不尽，请
  used to make a request, especially in a letter or in a formal situation
  1. I would be grateful if you could send the completed form back as soon as possible.
     请尽快将表格填好寄回。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 感激的；表示感谢的
  If you aregrateful forsomething that someone has given you or done for you, you have warm, friendly feelings towards them and wish to thank them.
  1. She was grateful to him for being so good to her...
     他对她这么好，令她很感激。
  2. I should like to extend my grateful thanks to all the volunteers.
     我想对所有的志愿者致以衷心的谢意。

英英释义

adj

• feeling or showing gratitude
  1. a grateful heart
  2. grateful for the tree's shade
  3. a thankful smile
  Synonym:thankful
• affording comfort or pleasure
  1. the grateful warmth of the fire

双语例句

• You are doing me a great service, and I'm very grateful to you
  你帮了我一个大忙，非常感激。
• I shall always be grateful to my former teacher for introducing me to the study of language.
  我将一辈子感激我以前的老师，是他把我引入语言研究大门的。
• I will always feel grateful to that little guy
  我会永远感激那个小伙子。
• But so low has morale sunk that the team and the fans would have been grateful for small mercies.
  士气如此低沉，一丁点的好运都会让队员和球迷庆幸不已。
• She was grateful to him for being so good to her
  他对她这么好，令她很感激。
• We are particularly grateful to him for his timely help.
  我们特别感谢他的及时帮助。
• We are extremely grateful to you for the trouble you have taken on our behalf.
  多蒙鼎力相助，不胜感谢。
• I will be deeply grateful to you for your kindness for the rest of my life.
  您对我的恩情使我终身铭感。
• She is all too aware that we should be grateful for good health
  我们应对健康的身体心存感恩，这一点她太清楚了。
• He is grateful for whatever he gets.
  他对得到的任何帮助都表示感谢。