gracing

英 [ˈɡreɪsɪŋ] 美 [ˈɡreɪsɪŋ]

v.  为增色; 为锦上添花; 装饰; 使荣耀; 使生辉; 承蒙光临
grace的现在分词

柯林斯词典

  1. N-UNCOUNT 优美；优雅
    If someone moves with grace, they move in a smooth, controlled, and attractive way.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
  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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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 风度；体面
    The graces are the ways of behaving and doing things which are considered polite and well-mannered.
    1. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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.
    1. He went to the beautiful old Welsh dresser that graced this homely room...
      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。
    2. Her shoulders were graced with mink and her fingers sparkled with diamonds.
      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。
  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.
    1. He had been invited to grace a function at the evening college.
      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.
    1. It was only by the grace of God that no one died.
      承蒙上帝保佑才无人死亡。
  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.
    1. Leo, will you say grace?
      利奥，你来做饭前祷告吧？
    2. ...a Latin grace.
      拉丁文的谢恩祷告
  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.
    1. 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.
    1. 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.
    1. He did not even have the grace to apologise...
      他甚至连一个道歉都没有。
    2. 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. 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.
    1. 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.
      1. 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。
      2. 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。
    2. PHRASE 为…所赞同;得到…的欢心
      If you are in someone's good graces, they are pleased with you.
      1. 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。
    3. airs and graces → see: air
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    双语例句

    1. The publication of Hwang's work has made him one of South Korea's busiest and the most celebrated figures, his image gracing newspaper articles and television shows almost daily.
      黄武树目前已成为了韩国最忙碌也是最热门的人物之一。他的照片频频出现在韩国各大报纸上，并且也为了电视节目中的常客。
    2. How much honored we are that Your Excellency is gracing us with your presence at this very festive event to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
      我们很高兴总统阁下您能出席本次中国新年庆祝活动，您的莅临令我们不胜荣幸。
    3. Other Chinese stars gracing the red carpet included rising mainland actress Liang Jing, TV host, singer and actor Du Haitao and director Peter Chan.
      还有一些走上红毯的明星包括近年来人气不断上升的内地女演员梁静，节目主持人、歌手，也是演员的杜海涛，还有导演陈可辛。
    4. Lao Gan Ma, an affectionate term that translates loosely to godmother, is likely named so because of the woman gracing every jars label.
      老干妈是一种充满感情的称呼，可以大致翻译成教母，之所以这样命名可能是因为瓶罐上这个慈祥的女人。
    5. The diamond then passed through the hands of multiple private sellers, gracing a tiara at one point before being set as a pendant.
      随后，又经多个买家之手。它曾一度被用作冕状头饰，后改为吊坠。
    6. We are grateful to you for gracing our party with your presence.
      我们很感激你的光临，使我们的聚会增光不少。
    7. First of all, I should thank the Prime Minister for gracing the banquet with his coming.
      首先，我应该感谢总理先生，由于他的光临使宴会增添了光彩。
    8. We thank the governer for gracing this formal dinner with her presence.
      我们感谢总裁的光临，给这个宴会增添了光彩。
    9. We are delighted that the mayor will be gracing us with his presence at our annual dinner.
      我们非常高兴市长将光临我们每年一庆的宴会，这将给我们增光不少。
    10. This includes "Henna Eve", a painting of two peculiarly distorted musicians, best known for gracing the cover of Liliane Karnouk's book," Modern Egyptian Art: 1910-2003"( see slideshow).
      其中一幅作品“汗娜.伊芙”，画中有两位变形的音乐家，该作品因被作为利连.卡罗克的《现代埃及艺术：1910-2003》一书的封面而广为人知。
    11. The queen is gracing us with heripresence.
      女王莅临使我们不胜荣幸。
    12. She of the unbelievable female figure has become something of a world icon, her likeness gracing the cover of Time Magazine and used in advertising without further identification.
      她的令人难以置信的女性形象已经成为一个世界图标，她的肖像频频出现在时代杂志的封面和广告中使用但是未经进一步查实。
    13. Once treated with the utmost suspicion, they now enjoy an almost celebrity-status, often gracing the front covers of glossy magazines.
      人们一度极其怀疑这一阶层，但一夜之间这些富豪几乎就成了名人，频频占据畅销杂志的封面。
    14. Rather, headlines about'frankenfoods'are common, with alleged health threats and environmental risks frequently gracing the pages of newspapers around the world.
      相反，媒体上关于“科学怪人食物”的头版新闻很常见，所谓的健康威胁和环境风险常常充斥着全世界报纸的版面。
    15. We are grateful to you for gracing out dinner with your presence.
      承蒙您光临我们的晚宴，我们深表感谢。
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