| 词汇 | GENEROSITY |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG GENEROSITY generous to a fault too generous; overly generous.My favorite uncle is generous to a fault.Sally—always generous to a fault—gave away her sandwiches. give of oneself to be generous with one's time and concern.Tom is very good with children because he gives of himself.If you want to have more friends, you have to learn to give of yourself. give someone the shirt off one's back to be very generous or solicitous to someone.Tom really likes Bill. He'd give Bill the shirt off his back.John is so friendly that he'd give anyone the shirt off his back. spring for something to treat (someone) to something. (Slang.)John and I went out last night, and he sprang for dinner.At the park Bill usually springs for ice cream. stand someone to a treat to pay for food or drink for someone as a special favor.We went to the zoo, and my father stood us all to a treat. We had ice cream and soft drinks.We went to a nice restaurant and had a fine meal. It was even better when Mr. Williams told us he'd stand us to a treat, and he picked up the bill. |
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