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thankful

adjective
🔊/ˈθæŋkfl/
🔊/ˈθæŋkfl/
 [not usually before noun]Idioms
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  1. pleased about something good that has happened, or that something bad has not happened感谢；感激；欣慰
    • thankful (to do something) I was thankful to see they'd all arrived safely.看到他们都平安到达，我感到欣慰。🔊🔊
    • thankful for something He wasn't badly hurt—that's something to be thankful for.他的伤不重，这倒是值得庆幸。🔊🔊
    • She was thankful for the darkness which allowed her to slip away unnoticed.她感谢黑暗使她不为人知地溜走了。
    • thankful (that)… I was thankful that he hadn't been hurt.他没有受伤，我感到很欣慰。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • We were thankful for the chance to rest.我们庆幸有这个机会休息一下。
    • I'm just thankful that my mother never lived to see this.我很庆幸母亲在有生之年没有看到这个。
    • I was thankful that they hadn't asked for more.我很感谢他们没有要求更多。
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • incredibly
    • really
    • …
    preposition
    • for
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    Word OriginOld English thancful (see thank, -ful).
Idioms
be grateful/thankful for small mercies
  1. to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been为情况不太坏而庆幸
    • Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.好啦，至少你没受伤。我想这就该让我们知足了。🔊🔊