The great art of giving consists in this: the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated.

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gift [ɡɪft] 词频1
n. 赠品,礼物;天赋;赠送;天资; vt. 赋予;向…赠送;天赋权力(或才能等);授予;
💡 give(给予)+t(表示抽象名词的后缀)→赠与;礼物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
这块表是母亲给我的礼物。
近义:present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
great [ɡret] 词频1
adj. 伟大的,杰出的;优异的,显著的;很多的;重大的; adv. [口语]很好地;令人满意地,成功地,顺利地;得意地; n. 大人物们;伟大人物;重要人物,大师;名家;
💡 联想:“贵的”就是伟大的 网友:12 补充:gr 工人 eat吃 解决工人吃饭问题,不就是伟大的问题。great 伟大
"According to Mick, it's a great movie."
据米克说,这是一部了不起的电影。
近义:super, awesome, cool, fine, large, big 反义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
cost [kɔst] 词频1
n. 价钱,代价;花费,费用;牺牲;[用复数][法律]诉讼费; vi. 价钱为,花费;估计成本; vt. 付出代价;估价;使丧失;使付出努力;
"It cost a mere bagatelle."
这个只花了一点钱。
近义:price, pricing, rate, tab, value, worth 反义:income, interest, profit, rental, revenues, finance
little ['lɪtl] 词频1
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的; adv. 不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地; n. (表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间; det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny 反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
greatly ['ɡretli] 词频1
adv. 大大地,非常;
"The prospect of a year in India greatly excited her."
有望在印度待上一年使她激动万分。
近义:highly, hugely, immensely, largely, mighty, astronomically
highly ['haɪli] 词频1
adv. 高度地;极,非常;非常赞许地;
"It is highly regrettable that the minister cannot be here in person."
很遗憾,部长不能亲自出席.
近义:loftily, most, vitally, jolly, damned, elevatedly 反义:incompletely, approximately, insufficiently, miserably, nearly, poorly

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