gist

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n.  要点; 主旨; 大意

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BNC.14828 / COCA.17685

牛津词典

noun

• 要点；主旨；大意
  the main or general meaning of a piece of writing, a speech or a conversation
  1. to get (= understand) the gist of an argument
     理解辩论的主旨
  2. I missed the beginning of the lecture─can you give me the gist of what he said?
     我未听到讲座的开头——给我讲讲他说话的要点好吗？
  3. I'm afraid I don't quite follow your gist (= what you really mean) .
     对不起，我还不太明白你的意思。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （发言、谈话或文章的）主旨，要点
  The gist ofa speech, conversation, or piece of writing is its general meaning.
  1. He related the gist of his conversation to Naseby.
     他将他谈话的要点告诉了纳斯比。

英英释义

noun

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  1. the gist of the prosecutor's argument
  2. the heart and soul of the Republican Party
  3. the nub of the story
  Synonym:kernelsubstancecorecentercentreessenceheartheart and soulinwardnessmarrowmeatnubpithsumnitty-gritty
• the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  Synonym:effectessenceburdencore

双语例句

• Such was the gist of his thoughts.
  这却是他思想的要点。
• A.I'm not going to write this scene out for you, but I'll give you the gist.
  我不打算把那一幕场景写出来，但我会告诉你大概的要旨。
• Finally, briefly summarize the gist and draw conclusions.
  最后，本文简单地概括了中心思想并得出结论。
• But what's the gist of your argument?
  可是你辩论的主旨是什么？
• In the light of this division, Kant successfully pinpoints the gist that can make a distinction between science and philosophy.
  这是康德学说中的一个具有独创性的和非常重要的部分，通过这种划分，康德成功地为科学与哲学的划界提供了根据。
• I'll give you the gist of the meeting over the phone.
  我会通过电话告诉你会议的要旨的。
• The crack grouting diffusion radius is the basic gist of the grouting construction design and grouting craftwork control.
  灌浆扩散半径是进行灌浆结构设计和灌浆工艺流程控制的基本依据。
• Yeah, I guess I got the gist of it.
  对，我已经领会了它的要点了。
• I quickly picked up the gist of the argument.
  我很快抓住了他们争论的要点。
• The work of this paper may offer some reference and gist for research on astrometry and geodesy.
  本文的工作可为天文大地测量的研究提供一定的参考和依据。