grateful

adj.

1. 感激的；表示感谢的
   feeling or showing thanks because sb has done sth kind for you or has done as you asked
   1. I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help.
      我非常感谢所有老师的帮助。
   2. We would be grateful for any information you can give us.
      如能提供信息我们将感激不尽。
   3. She seems to think I should be grateful to have a job at all.
      她似乎认为我有份工作就该谢天谢地了。
   4. He was grateful that she didn't tell his parents about the incident.
      他感到庆幸的是她未将此事告诉他父母。
   5. Grateful thanks are due to the following people for their help…
      向下列给予过帮助的人表示衷心的感谢…
   6. Kate gave him a grateful smile.
      凯特感激地对他笑了笑。
2. （尤用于书信或正式场合提出请求）感激不尽，请
   used to make a request, especially in a letter or in a formal situation
   1. I would be grateful if you could send the completed form back as soon as possible.
      请尽快将表格填好寄回。

1. ADJ-GRADED 感激的；表示感谢的
   If you are grateful for something that someone has given you or done for you, you have warm, friendly feelings towards them and wish to thank them.
   1. She was grateful to him for being so good to her...
      他对她这么好，令她很感激。
   2. I should like to extend my grateful thanks to all the volunteers.
      我想对所有的志愿者致以衷心的谢意。

1. Grateful acknowledgment is made for permission to reprint.
   为获准重印致以深切感谢。
2. Both had much cause to be grateful for the secretiveness of government in Britain.
   双方都有充分的理由对英国政府的行事隐秘深表感激。
3. He was grateful for a chance to relax and collect his thoughts.
   他很庆幸有机会放松放松，整理一下自己的思绪。
4. She would be grateful for their company on the drive back
   有他们做伴开车陪她回去，她会很感激的。
5. I'm ever so grateful
   我太感激了。
6. I would be grateful if he could cast an expert eye over it and tell me what he thought of it
   如果他能够以专家的眼光浏览一下，告诉我他的想法，我将非常感激。
7. I will always feel grateful to that little guy
   我会永远感激那个小伙子。
8. Meg flashed Cissie a grateful smile.
   梅格冲茜茜感激地笑了一笑。
9. I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.
   我将永远感激他的大量投入。
10. She was grateful to him for being so good to her
    他对她这么好，令她很感激。
11. I should like to extend my grateful thanks to all the volunteers.
    我想对所有的志愿者致以衷心的谢意。
12. The Government flies these kites of disinformation, then people feel grateful when the changes don't happen.
    政府故意放出这些虚假消息来试探舆论，而当其中提到的改变并未出现时，老百姓便会心怀感激。
13. I am grateful to him for letting me read his early chapters in manuscript.
    他让我拜读了其手稿的前几章，对此我十分感激。
14. But so low has morale sunk that the team and the fans would have been grateful for small mercies.
    士气如此低沉，一丁点的好运都会让队员和球迷庆幸不已。
15. He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable, nay, unique performance
    他为儿子出色的，不，应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
16. We are grateful to you for permission to reproduce this article.
    非常感谢您允许我们复印这篇文章。
17. You are doing me a great service, and I'm very grateful to you
    你帮了我一个大忙，非常感激。
18. She is all too aware that we should be grateful for good health
    我们应对健康的身体心存感恩，这一点她太清楚了。
19. If you will undertake the affair, I shall be very grateful.
    要是你愿意承办这件事，我将不胜感激。
20. I should be grateful if you would send it to me at an early date.
    请早日寄下为感。
21. We are particularly grateful to him for his timely help.
    我们特别感谢他的及时帮助。
22. I am very grateful to you for the cordial hospitality you accorded me.
    承蒙热情招待，十分感激。
23. I am very grateful to you for your advice.
    多谢你的指导。
24. I will be deeply grateful to you for your kindness for the rest of my life.
    您对我的恩情使我终身铭感。
25. I'm very grateful to you for your kindness.
    你的好意，我十分领情。
26. We are extremely grateful to you for the trouble you have taken on our behalf.
    多蒙鼎力相助，不胜感谢。
27. I shall always be grateful to my former teacher for introducing me to the study of language.
    我将一辈子感激我以前的老师，是他把我引入语言研究大门的。
28. I am most grateful to you for your great solicitude.
    深承眷注。
29. He was very grateful for all that you did.
    他对你所做的一切深表感激。
30. He is grateful for whatever he gets.
    他对得到的任何帮助都表示感谢。

adj.

be grateful/thankful for small mercies

• 为情况不太坏而庆幸
  to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been
  1. Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.
     嗨，至少你没伤着，我想这就该让我们知足了。

adj

1. feeling or showing gratitude
   1. a grateful heart
   2. grateful for the tree's shade
   3. a thankful smile

   Synonym:    thankful

2. affording comfort or pleasure
   1. the grateful warmth of the fire