gist

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美 [dʒɪst]

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

• He can not understand the gist of their argument.
  他不明白他们争论的要点。
• But what's the gist of your argument?
  可是你辩论的主旨是什么？
• Don't go into details about the book, just give me the gist.
  不要详细描述这本书，只要告诉我要点就可以了。
• I think you pretty much caught the gist of it.
  我想基本上你已经知道个大概了。
• He gave me the gist of the headmaster's report.
  他把校长报告的大意告诉了我。
• 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。
• This paper introduces the gist of proper operations and maintenances of paver according to the characteristics of centralized lubrication system.
  通过对摊铺机集中润滑系统性能特点的分析，介绍了正确使用和维护要点。
• The article introduces the technical gist of the construction control of the fish-bellied concrete continuous box beam.
  该文介绍了鱼腹式混凝土连续箱梁的施工控制技术要点。
• 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。