thanks

exclamation

/θæŋks/

thanks

noun

/θæŋks/

[plural]Idioms

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words or actions that show that you are grateful to somebody for something synonym gratitude
- thanks to somebody for something How can I ever express my thanks to you for all you've done?
- We gave thanks to God for all our blessings.
- thanks to somebody We extend our thanks to Mary, who is stepping down as chair after serving for three years.
- Sincere thanks go to Alex.
- special/heartfelt thanks
- Thanks are due to all those who worked so hard for so many months.
- Thanks to everyone who has participated.
- She murmured her thanks.
- He took the book without a word of thanks.
see also vote of thanks
Extra Examples
- He got a bottle of whisky in thanks for his cooperation.
- I owe you my thanks.
- I'd like to say a word of thanks to our hosts.
- Many thanks for the flowers.
- Please accept my personal thanks.
- She smiled her thanks as the car drove off.
- Special thanks to all of you who supported our fund-raising campaign.
- Thanks go to Claire Potter for making the hall available to us.
- Their generosity deserves our grateful thanks.
- You'll get little thanks from him for all your trouble.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- heartfelt
- sincere
- warm
- …
verb + thanks
- express
- extend
- give
- …
thanks + verb
- go to somebody
preposition
- as thanks for
- in thanks for
- thanks to
- …
phrases
- a letter of thanks
- a vote of thanks
- a word of thanks
- …
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Word OriginOld English thancas, plural of thanc ‘(kindly) thought, gratitude’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dank and German Dank, also to think.

Idioms

no thanks to somebody/something

despite somebody/something; with no help from somebody/something
- We managed to get it finished in the end—no thanks to him (= he didn't help).

thanks a lot

used to show that you are very grateful to somebody for something they have done
- Thanks a lot for all you've done.
(ironic) used to show that you are annoyed that somebody has done something because it causes trouble or difficulty for you
- ‘I'm afraid I've finished all the milk.’ ‘Well, thanks a lot!’

thanks to somebody/something

(sometimes ironic) used to say that something has happened because of somebody/something
- It was all a great success—thanks to a lot of hard work.
- Thanks to the efforts of the whole team, the project was completed on time.
- Prices have edged higher this year, thanks in part to rising exports.
- (ironic) Everyone knows about it now, thanks to you!

单词	thanks
释义	thanks exclamation /θæŋks/ /θæŋks/ see also thank you jump to other results used to show that you are grateful to somebody for something they have done ‘How are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks (= thanks for asking).’ thanks for doing something Thanks for lending me the money. thanks for something Many thanks for your support. a polite way of accepting something that somebody has offered you ‘Would you like a coffee?’ ‘Oh, thanks.’ ‘Here's the change.’ ‘Thanks very much.’ ‘Do you want to come with us?’ ‘I’d love to, thanks.’ no thanks a polite way of refusing something that somebody has offered you ‘Would you like some more?’ ‘No thanks.’ Word OriginOld English thancas, plural of thanc ‘(kindly) thought, gratitude’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dank and German Dank, also to think. thanks noun /θæŋks/ /θæŋks/ [plural]Idioms jump to other results words or actions that show that you are grateful to somebody for something synonym gratitude thanks to somebody for something How can I ever express my thanks to you for all you've done? We gave thanks to God for all our blessings. thanks to somebody We extend our thanks to Mary, who is stepping down as chair after serving for three years. Sincere thanks go to Alex. special/heartfelt thanks Thanks are due to all those who worked so hard for so many months. Thanks to everyone who has participated. She murmured her thanks. He took the book without a word of thanks. see also vote of thanks Extra Examples He got a bottle of whisky in thanks for his cooperation. I owe you my thanks. I'd like to say a word of thanks to our hosts. Many thanks for the flowers. Please accept my personal thanks. She smiled her thanks as the car drove off. Special thanks to all of you who supported our fund-raising campaign. Thanks go to Claire Potter for making the hall available to us. Their generosity deserves our grateful thanks. You'll get little thanks from him for all your trouble. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective heartfelt sincere warm … verb + thanks express extend give … thanks + verb go to somebody preposition as thanks for in thanks for thanks to … phrases a letter of thanks a vote of thanks a word of thanks … See full entry Word OriginOld English thancas, plural of thanc ‘(kindly) thought, gratitude’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dank and German Dank, also to think. Idioms no thanks to somebody/something despite somebody/something; with no help from somebody/something We managed to get it finished in the end—no thanks to him (= he didn't help). thanks a lot used to show that you are very grateful to somebody for something they have done Thanks a lot for all you've done. (ironic) used to show that you are annoyed that somebody has done something because it causes trouble or difficulty for you ‘I'm afraid I've finished all the milk.’ ‘Well, thanks a lot!’ thanks to somebody/something (sometimes ironic) used to say that something has happened because of somebody/something It was all a great success—thanks to a lot of hard work. Thanks to the efforts of the whole team, the project was completed on time. Prices have edged higher this year, thanks in part to rising exports. (ironic) Everyone knows about it now, thanks to you!
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