grace
noun
verb
ɡreɪs
noun
1
WAY OF MOVING
走路姿势
a
smooth
way
of
moving
that
looks
natural,
relaxed,
and
attractive
优美，优雅;
U
Lena
moved
with
the
grace
of
a
dancer.
莉娜走路姿势像舞蹈演员一样优美。
2
BEHAVIOUR
行为举止
a.
polite
and
pleasant
behaviour
b.
the
skills
needed
to
behave
in
a
way
that
is
considered
polite
and
socially
acceptable
风度，体面
U plural 复数
The
hotel
maintains
traditional
standards
of
elegance,
style,
and
grace.
这家宾馆保持着传统的优雅格调。
have
the
grace
to
do
sth
He
didn’t
even
have
the
grace
to
apologize
(=he
was
not
polite
enough
to
apologize)
.
他甚至连道歉的气度都没有。
Max
definitely
lacked
social
graces
.
马克斯显然缺少社交风度。
3
MORE TIME
更多的时间
also
又作
more
time
that
is
allowed
to
someone
to
finish
a
piece
of
work,
pay
a
debt
etc
宽限期
U | AmE
a
day’s/week’s
etc
grace
I
got
a
few
days’
grace
to
finish
my
essay.
我被宽限了几天来完成论文。
4
with (a) good/bad grace
in
a
willing
and
pleasant
way,
or
an
unwilling
and
angry
way
大方地/不情愿地
Kevin
smiled
and
accepted
his
defeat
with
good
grace.
凯文笑着大大方方地接受了失败。
With
typical
bad
grace,
they
refused
to
come
to
the
party.
他们就是这样不大方，不肯来参加派对。
5
GOD’S KINDNESS
上帝的恩典
God’s
kindness
that
is
shown
to
people
[正式] 〔上帝的〕恩典
U | formal
We
are
saved
by
God’s
grace.
我们蒙上帝的恩典得救。
6
there but for the grace of God (go I)
used
to
say
that
you
feel
lucky
not
to
be
in
the
same
bad
situation
as
someone
else
若不是上帝开恩（我也会遭殃）
7
PRAYER
祷告
a
prayer
thanking
God,
said
before
a
meal
〔饭前的〕感恩祷告
U
My
father
said
grace
.
我父亲做了饭前祷告。
8
SOUL
灵魂
the
state
of
someone’s
soul
when
it
is
free
from
evil,
according
to
Christian
belief
灵魂的得救，蒙恩〔基督教里指某个人的灵魂得到宽恕〕
U
He
died
in
a
state
of
grace
(=when
God
has
forgiven
you
for
the
wrong
things
you
have
done)
.
他死的时候灵魂得到了宽恕。
9
Your/His etc Grace
used
as
a
title
when
talking
to
or
about
a
DUKE
,
DUCHESS
,
or
ARCHBISHOP
大人; 夫人; 阁下〔对公爵、公爵夫人或大主教的称呼〕
10
the Graces
10.
three
beautiful
Greek
goddesses
who
often
appear
in
art
〔希腊〕美慧三女神
verb
11
grace sth/sb with your presence
to
bring
honour
to
an
occasion
or
group
of
people
by
coming
to
something
–
said
humorously
when
someone
comes
late
or
does
not
often
come
to
meetings
etc
你的来临给某事/某人增光〔常用来和迟到或不常来开会的人开玩笑〕
Ah
so
you’ve
decided
to
grace
us
with
your
presence!
啊，这么说你已经决定光临，给我们增辉添彩！
12
to
make
a
place
or
an
object
look
more
attractive
[正式] 为…增色，美化，使优美
formal
His
portrait
graces
the
wall
of
the
drawing
room.
他的画像给客厅的墙壁增添了光彩。