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grace
greɪs greɪs
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense graces, present participle gracing, past tense , past participle graced
1 N-UNCOUNT 优美；优雅 If someone moves with grace, they move in a smooth, controlled, and attractive way. 优美；优雅

  • He moved with the grace of a trained boxer.

    他的动作带着一种训练有素的拳击手的风采。

  • Ballet classes are important for poise and grace.

    芭蕾课可以很好地使人保持优雅的仪态。

SYN elegance, finesse, poise, ease
2 N-UNCOUNT 修养；涵养 If someone behaves with grace, they behave in a pleasant, polite, and dignified way, even when they are upset or being treated unfairly. 修养；涵养

  • The new King seemed to be carrying out his duties with grace and due decorum.

    新国王在履行职责时看起来举止得体、端庄稳重。

  • The young woman had grace beyond her years.

    这个年轻女子有着超越年龄的涵养。

3 N-PLURAL [oft adjective NOUN] 风度；体面 The graces are the ways of behaving and doing things which are considered polite and well-mannered. 风度；体面

  • She didn't fit in and she had few social graces.

    她不适合这种场合，对社交礼仪所知甚少。

4 N-UNCOUNT 宽限期；延缓期 Grace is used in expressions such as a day's grace and a month's grace to say that you are allowed that amount of extra time before you have to finish something. 宽限期；延缓期

  • She wanted a couple of days' grace to get the maisonette cleaned before she moved in.

    她想延缓几天，等到把这套复式公寓清理干净后再搬进去。

  • We have only a few hours' grace before the soldiers come.

    士兵到来之前我们只剩下几个小时了。

5 VERB 为…增色；使更加优美 If you say that something graces a place or a person, you mean that it makes them more attractive. 为…增色；使更加优美 [formal]

  • He went to the beautiful old Welsh dresser that graced this homely room. [VERB noun]

    他走到为这间舒适的房间增色不少的漂亮的旧威尔士碗橱前。

  • Her shoulders were graced with mink and her fingers sparkled with diamonds. [be V-ed + with/by]

    肩上披着的貂皮衬托得她更加优雅，手上的钻戒则光彩夺目。

SYN adorn, enhance, decorate, enrich
6 VERB 给…增光;使生辉 If you say that someone important will grace an event or an organization, you mean that they have agreed to be present at the event or to be part of the organization. 给…增光;使生辉 [formal]

  • He had been invited to grace a function at the evening college. [VERB noun]

    他应邀为这所夜校的活动捧场。

7 N-UNCOUNT （上帝的）恩宠，恩典 In Christianity and some other religions, grace is the kindness that God shows to people because he loves them. （上帝的）恩宠，恩典

  • It was only by the grace of God that no one died. [+ of]

    承蒙上帝保佑才无人死亡。

SYN benevolence, favour, goodness, goodwill
8 N-VAR （饭前或饭后的）谢恩祷告 When someone says grace before or after a meal, they say a prayer in which they thank God for the food and ask Him to bless it. （饭前或饭后的）谢恩祷告

  • Leo, will you say grace?

    利奥，你来做饭前祷告吧？

  • ...a Latin grace.

    拉丁文的谢恩祷告

SYN prayer, thanks, blessing, thanksgiving
9 N-VOC; N-PROPER （对公爵、公爵夫人或大主教的尊称）大人，阁下，夫人 You use expressions such as Your Grace and His Grace when you are addressing or referring to a duke, duchess, or archbishop. （对公爵、公爵夫人或大主教的尊称）大人，阁下，夫人

  • Your Grace, I have a great favour to ask of you.

    大人，我想请您施以大惠。

10 See also: coup de grace  saving grace 
11 PHRASE 突然失利；过气；受冷落 If someone falls from grace, they suddenly stop being successful or popular. 突然失利；过气；受冷落 [mainly written]

  • All went well at first, and I was in high favour; but presently I fell from grace.

    我最初一帆风顺，备受器重，但现在却失宠了。

12 PHRASE 通情达理地做;知趣地做 If someone has the good grace to do something, they are polite enough or honest enough to do it. 通情达理地做;知趣地做 [approval]

  • He did not even have the grace to apologise.

    他甚至连一个道歉都没有。

  • Many of us do stupid things in our youth, but we should have the good grace to admit them.

    我们很多人在年轻的时候都会干些糊涂事，但是，我们应该懂得承认错误。

13 PHRASE 若非上帝保佑，要不是我福大命大（我也会遭此不幸） If you are talking about someone who is in a bad situation and you say 'There but for the grace of God go I', you mean that you are lucky not to be in the same situation as them and you feel sympathy for them. 若非上帝保佑，要不是我福大命大（我也会遭此不幸）
14 PHRASE 情愿地/ 不情愿地；欣然地/不乐意地 If you do something unpleasant with good grace or with a good grace, you do it cheerfully and without complaining. If you do something with bad grace or with a bad grace, you do it unwillingly and without enthusiasm. 情愿地/ 不情愿地；欣然地/不乐意地

  • He accepted the decision with good grace, and wished me the very best of luck.

    他欣然接受这一决定并祝我好运。

  • With appallingly bad grace I packed up and we drove north.

    我很不情愿地收拾好行囊，然后我们驱车向北开去。

15 PHRASE [PHR with poss] 为…所赞同;得到…的欢心 If you are in someone's good graces, they are pleased with you. 为…所赞同;得到…的欢心

  • You're so eager to stay in the good graces of the King that nothing else matters to you.

    你如此急于博得国王的欢心，以致其他事情都不管不顾了。

16 airs and graces→see: air 
Quotations
Some hae meat and canna eat,
Some wad eat that want it;
But we hae meat, and we can eat,
Sae let the Lord be thankit Robert Burns Grace Before Meat
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Word PartnershipUse grace with:
N.

grace of a dancer 1

grace of God 7

ADJ.

good graces, social graces 3

VERB.

fall from grace 11

Word Linkgrac ≈ pleasing : disgrace, grace, graceful
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