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gratefully

/greyt-fuhl/US // ˈgreɪt fəl //UK // (ˈɡreɪtfʊl) //

欣慰地,感激地,欣然,衷心感谢

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
    • : expressing or actuated by gratitude: a grateful letter.
    • : pleasing to the mind or senses; agreeable; welcome: a grateful breeze;The peace and calm of the hill country is a grateful relief.

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Examples

  • Thakur’s story is only the most recent in a long line of those viewers and contestants who are deeply grateful for the reliability and reach of “Jeopardy!”

  • He was also a lovely and deeply decent man, and I’m grateful for every minute I got to spend with him.

  • All of those have been exciting, and I’m so grateful for the opportunities and privileges that they represent, but it’s also been very hard to do all of that alone.

  • She, her son and husband will go around the table and say what they’re grateful for.

  • While you should expect your son and his fiancee to be grateful for your financial generosity, Miss Manners does not see the connection between that and your question.

  • Presented with such a beautiful falsehood, the rest of humanity gratefully embraced the illusion.

  • The American-distributed Qurans would be gratefully received.

  • Upon being hauled onto the ship, he gratefully drank a glass of water and then broke into tears.

  • “The Obama administration came in and gave us this extra push,” he said, gratefully.

  • Lopez, wearing an orange Scoop T-shirt dress, looks as gratefully exhausted as any new mother.

  • The dirty old black hand clasped the tender little white one, which nestled into it gratefully.

  • You will forget me in the bustle of your career, monsieur; but I shall always hold your memory very dear and very gratefully.

  • However, their co-operation was gratefully acknowledged by declaring the Zamboangueños to be Spaniards of the first class.

  • There was wisdom in this suggestion, so Jess accepted it gratefully, and even added Henry's blouse to the laundry.

  • He accepted it gratefully, hardly able to stand still, so anxious was he to put it into use on the hill he called home.