gown /gaun/ noun 1 a woman’s dress,
especially a long one for special occasions (
k -fc HR; k H: an evening/wedding
gown k^l J3R; 2 a long loose piece of
clothing
that is worn over other clothes by judges and
(in
agradu-
ation gown 3 a piece of clothing
that is worn
over other clothes to
protect them, especially in a hospital ( )
Wk,
tbW-- a surgeon’s
gown — see also dressing gown
gowned /gaund/ adj. wearing a gown ^Flr j£#il
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goy /goi/ noun (pi. goy-im /'goiim/ or goys) (informal, often offensive) a word used by Jewish
people for a person who is not Jewish ( ^AA/Bilt, WIHEit; ) #
%aa, tmx
GP /,d3i: 'pi:/ noun (BrE) a doctor who is trained
in general medicine and who works in the local community, not in a hospital,
(abbreviation for ‘general practitioner’) ,
# 51 ( dkMX general practitioner, EKIft ) : Go and see your GP as
soon as possible. o There are
four GPs in our local
practice.
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GPA /,d3i: pi: 'ei/ noun (NAmE) the abbreviation for
GRADE POINT AVERAGE # # 1$ A ±5IR X
grade point average ) : He graduated with a
GPA of 3.8.
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Gp Capt abbr. group captain
GPS /,d3i: pi: 'es/ abbr. global positioning system
(= a system by which signals are sent from satellites
to a special device, used to show the position of a person or thing on the
surface of the earth very accurately) £
(m)
grab O'* /graeb/ verb, noun
m verb ( bb ) 1 ~ sth (from sb/sth) to take or hold sb/sth with
your hand suddenly, firmly or roughly $IHi;
H771 seize : [VN] She grabbed the
child’s hand and ran.
0 He grabbed hold of me
and wouldn’t let go. fife iillji IS A
#*¥■<> 0 Jim grabbed a cake
from the plate. o [V] Don’t
grab—there’s plenty for
everyone.
#i| jfc ^If A
AfRWo 2 [V] ~ at/for sth to try to
take hold of sth ( ^ ) #lHi, 7H#: She grabbed at the
branch, missed and fell. ,
the robber’s gun. 3 ~ (at sth)
to take advantage of an
opportunity to do or have sth ( Hlft ) SEIZE:
[VN] This was my big
chance and I grabbed it with
both hands. A£f
til ft, ft % % % ft o 0 [V] He’ll grab at any
excuse to avoid doing the dishes.
4 [VN]
to have or take sth quickly, especially because you are in a hurry ( Xiafrlitifo ) 3k, •&.,
Let’s grab a sandwich before we go. og
Cl 01A A H jp 01 managed to grab a couple of hours’ sleep on the
plane. ftfe.0 Grab a seat, I won’t keep you a
moment. ftA
5 [VN]
to take sth for yourself, especially in a selfish or greedy way ( Ate It f£, )
ffi3k, Ifflt3k, By the time we arrived,
someone had
grabbed all the good seats. HcCf,Ji*N‘,
A^To
6 [VN] to get sb’s attention ^| A&B; IR31: I’ll
see if I can grab the waitress and get the bill. fie
A#
0
drugs problem has grabbed
the headlines tonight (= been published as an important story in
the newspapers) . ® & wm m m pnn ibj m iff r ft vm. m w a & iff s . ITTITn how does ... grab you? (informal) used to ask sb whether
they are interested in sth or in doing sth # mkX-inft: How does the
idea of a trip to
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■ noun 1 [usually sing.] ~
(at/for sb/sth) a sudden attempt to take or hold sb/sth : He
made a grab for her bag.
— see also smash-and-grab
2 (computing if) a picture
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taken from a television or
video film, stored as an image on a computer ifll3k ( gkSc3k, AH ) a.
screen grab from Wednesday’s
programme
M. M $] H (Hi # 3a piece of equipment which lifts and holds goods, for example
the equipment that hangs from a crane
#IU4; #114- IT»T?71 up for 'grabs (,informal) available for anyone
who is interested $1 (ft; oJ : There are £25 000
worth of prizes up
for grabs in our
competition! f£ft<C£KJ 25
000 ^
'grab bag noun (NAmE) 1 = lucky dip 2 (informal) a mixed collection of
things ( )4i^*, 1^:
He offered a grab bag of reasons for his decision, life A
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grace /greis/ noun, verb
u noun
►
OF MOVEMENT 1 [U] an attractive
quality of movement that is smooth, elegant and controlled it It; tfc
: She moves with the natural
grace of a ballerina, (tfe
►
BEHAVIOUR ff X 2 [U] a quality of
behaviour that is
polite and pleasant and
deserves respect AS; itiS: He conducted himself with grace and
dignity throughout the trial. +
3 graces [pi.] (especially
BrE) ways
of behaving that people think are polite and acceptable MS; (A ®: He was not
particularly well versed in the social graces.
►
EXTRA TIME /fji/hN'M 4 [U] extra time that is
given to sb
to enable them to pay a
bill, finish a piece of work, etc. 1£l|$[!!!3 ; They’ve given me a
month’s grace to
get the money.
►
OF GOD 1.A 5 [U] the kindness that
God shows towards
the human race ® A; It was only by the
grace of
God that they survived.
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Ml <,
►
PRAYER ffri1! 6 [U, C] a short prayer that
is usually said before a meal to thank God for the food ( ikm #J ) iU
Let’s say grace. fti\A\&t&mWJn^0
►
TITLE 1/nf 7 His/Her/Your Grace [C] used as a title of
respect when talking to or
about an archbishop, a DUKE or a
DUCHESS ( ftH, £-HAA, k&
)
AA, l&T , A A: Good Morning, Your
Grace. ±
kf , |^ T o 0 Their Graces the Duke
and Duchess of
—
see also coup de grace, saving grace fT7rm be in
sb’s good 'graces (formal) to have sb’s approval
and be liked by them A^Aff®[W] ( ) ; «J£Alft)fe
.fall from 'grace to lose the trust or respect that people
have for you, especially by doing sth wrong or immoral
It,
AA®3g sb’s .fall from 'grace a situation in which sb
loses the trust or respect that people have for them, especially because of sth
wrong or immoral that they have done ( )
AAfs#
have the (good) grace to do sth to be polite enough to
do sth, especially when you have done sth wrong
He
didn’t even have the grace
to look embarrassed.
—
M Mt W W o there but for the grace
of
'God (go 'I) (saying) used to say that you
could easily have been in the same difficult or unpleasant situation that sb
else is in with (a) bad
'grace in an unwilling and/or
rude way M’jSift; At# H5i&; He handed over the
money with typical
bad grace. with (a) good
'grace in a willing and
pleasant way JSitfe; ASK
: i#j A A
■ verb [VN] (formal) 1 to make sth more
attractive; to decorate sth Afe; A $iLh ]$*-?£; The table had
once graced a duke’s
drawing room. ih
2
~ sb/sth
(with sth) (usually ironic) to bring honour to
sb/sth; to be kind enough to attend or take part in sth {££)#; i&Mitlira:
She is one of the finest players ever to have graced
the game. A — 0 0