| 词汇 | gratitude |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG GRATITUDE give credit where credit is due to give credit to someone who deserves it; to acknowledge or thank someone who deserves it.We must give credit where credit is due. Thank you very much, Sally.Let's give credit where credit is due. Mary is the one who wrote the report, not Jane. take a bow to bow and receive credit for a good performance.At the end of the concerto, the pianist rose and took a bow.The audience applauded wildly and demanded that the conductor come out and take a bow again. thank one's lucky stars to be thankful for one's luck.You can thank your lucky stars that I was there to help you.I thank my lucky stars that I studied the right things for the test. GRATITUDE - LACKING take someone or something for granted to accept someone or something— without gratitude—as a matter of course.We tend to take a lot of things for granted.Mrs. Franklin complained that Mr. Franklin takes her for granted. owe (one) a debt of gratitudeTo be extremely thankful or grateful to one for something one did. I owe my parents a debt of gratitude for all their support over the years. Without them, there's no way I could have gotten where I am today. She really went above and beyond to help me get set up in this city, so I owe her a huge debt of gratitude. owe a debt of gratitude to (someone)To be extremely thankful or grateful to one for something one did. I owe a debt of gratitude to my parents for all their support over the years. Without them, there's no way I could have gotten where I am today. She really went above and beyond to help me get set up in this city, so I owe a huge debt of gratitude to her. owe someone a debt of gratitudea large amount of thanks owed to someone who deserves gratitude. (Actually payment of the debt is owed.) We owe you a debt of gratitude for all you have done for us. |
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