thank /θæŋk/ CET4 TEM4 ( thanking, thanked, thanks )

• 1. 

  CONVENTION You use thank you or, in more informal English, thanks to express your gratitude when someone does something for you or gives you what you want. 谢谢 (用于表示感谢别人所做之事或赠与所需之物) [套语]

  例：

  Thank you very much for your call.

  非常感谢您打电话来。

  例：

  Thanks for the information.

  谢谢您告诉我这消息。

• 2. 

  CONVENTION You use thank you or, in more informal English, thanks to politely accept something that has just been offered to you. 谢谢 (用于礼貌接受别人给与之物) [套语]

  例：

  "Would you like a cup of coffee?"—"Thank you, I'd love one."

  “你要喝杯咖啡吗？”—“谢谢，来一杯吧。”

• 3. 

  CONVENTION You use no thank you or, in more informal English, no thanks to politely refuse something that has just been offered to you. 谢谢 (用于礼貌拒绝别人给与之物) [套语]

  例：

  "Would you like a cigarette?"—"No thank you."

  “你要来支香烟吗？”—“不了，谢谢。”

• 4. 

  CONVENTION You use thank you or, in more informal English, thanks to politely acknowledge what someone has said to you, especially when they have answered your question or said something nice to you. 谢谢 (用于礼貌地感谢别人的回答或赞美) [套语]

  例：

  "You look very nice indeed."—"Thank you."

  “你看起来真漂亮。”—“谢谢。”

• 5. 

  CONVENTION You use thank you or thank you very much in order to say firmly that you do not want someone's help or to tell them that you do not like the way that they are behaving toward you. 谢谢 (用于拒绝别人的帮助或告诉对方自己不喜欢这种对待方式) [强调]

  例：

  I can find my own way home, thank you.

  我自己能找到路回家，谢谢。

• 6. 

  V-T When you thank someone for something, you express your gratitude to them for it. 感谢

  例：

  I thanked them for their long and loyal service.

  我感谢他们长期忠诚的效力。

• 7. 

  N-PLURAL When you express your thanks to someone, you express your gratitude to them for something. 谢意

  例：

  They accepted their certificates with words of thanks.

  他们接过证书，同时表示了谢意。

• 8. 

  PHRASE You say "Thank God," "Thank Goodness," or "Thank heavens" when you are very relieved about something. 谢天谢地 [情感]

  例：

  I was wrong, thank God.

  原来我错了，谢天谢地。

• 9. 

  PHRASE If you say that you have someone to thank for something, you mean that they caused it to happen. 归因于某人

  例：

  I have her to thank for my life.

  我多亏她才保住性命。

  例：

  You have only yourself to thank for this mess.

  你只能怪你自己把事情弄得这么糟。

• 10. 

  PHRASE If you say that something happens thanks to a particular person or thing, you mean that they are responsible for it happening or caused it to happen. 归功于

  例：

  It is thanks to this committee that many new sponsors have come forward.

  多亏这个委员会，才来了这么多新的赞助商。