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

• Well, according to my habit, I believe to seize the gist and the keywords are quite important.
  对我来说，我的阅读习惯告诉我抓关键词十分重要。
• This message bus is the gist of an ESB, and this is nothing new.
  消息总线是ESB的基础，并且不是什么新鲜事物。
• That's going to be the gist of my argument today.
  那将成为我们今天讨论的要点。
• I haven't tIme to read thIs report; can you gIve me the gIst of It?
  我没有时间读这份报告，你能否给我讲讲要点？
• I quickly picked up the gist of the argument.
  我很快抓住了他们争论的要点。
• 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。
• But what's the gist of your argument?
  可是你辩论的主旨是什么？
• He can not understand the gist of their argument.
  他不明白他们争论的要点。
• He gave me the gist of the headmaster's report.
  他把校长报告的大意告诉了我。
• I think you pretty much caught the gist of it.
  我想基本上你已经知道个大概了。