单词 | gift |
释义 | Word Frequency gift(ɡɪft) noun 1. something given; a present 2. a special aptitude, ability, or power; talent 3. the power or right to give or bestow (esp in the phrases in the gift of, in (someone's) gift) 4. the act or process of giving 5. look a gift-horse in the mouth verb (transitive) 6. to present (something) as a gift to (a person) 7. (often foll by with) to present (someone) with a gift 8. rare to endow with; bestow Derived forms giftless (ˈgiftless) adjective Word origin Old English gift payment for a wife, dowry; related to Old Norse gipt, Old High German gift, Gothic fragifts endowment, engagement; see giveWord Frequency GIFT(ɡɪft) noun acronym for gamete intrafallopian transfer: a technique, similar to in vitro fertilization, that enables some women who are unable to conceive to bear children. Egg cells are removed from the woman's ovary, mixed with sperm, and introduced into one of her Fallopian tubes |
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