[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]感激的；表示感谢的 If you are grateful for something that someone has given you or done for you, you have warm, friendly feelings towards them and wish to thank them.
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She was grateful to him for being so good to her...
他对她这么好，令她很感激。
I should like to extend my grateful thanks to all the volunteers.
我想对所有的志愿者致以衷心的谢意。
gratefully
'That's kind of you, Sally,' Claire said gratefully.
“你真是太好心了，萨莉，”克莱尔感激地说道。
Oxford
grate·ful★WORD FAMILYgratefuladjective(≠ungrateful )gratefullyadverbgratitudenoun(≠ingratitude )/ˈɡreɪtfl; NAmEˈɡreɪtfl/adjective1★feeling or showing thanks because sb has done sth kind for you or has done as you asked 感激的；表示感谢的grateful(to sb) (for sth) ◆I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help.我非常感谢所有老师的帮助。◆We would be grateful for any information you can give us.如能提供信息我们将感激不尽。grateful(to do sth) ◆She seems to think I should be grateful to have a job at all.她似乎认为我有份工作就该谢天谢地了。grateful(that…) ◆He was grateful that she didn't tell his parents about the incident.他感到庆幸的是她未将此事告诉他父母。◆Grateful thanks are due to the following people for their help…向下列给予过帮助的人表示衷心的感谢…◆Kate gave him a grateful smile.凯特感激地对他笑了笑。2★used to make a request, especially in a letter or in a formal situation （尤用于书信或正式场合提出请求）感激不尽，请◆I would be grateful if you couldsend the completed form back as soon as possible. 如能尽快把表格填好寄回，将不胜感激。▶grate·ful·ly/ˈɡreɪtfəli; NAmEˈɡreɪtfəli/adverb◆He nodded gratefully.他感激地点了点头。◆All donations will be gratefully received.如蒙捐助，定将报以衷心的感谢。IDIOMsee
1feeling that you want to thank someone because of something kind that they have done, or showing this feelingOPP ungratefulgrateful for I’m so grateful for all your help.grateful to I am very grateful to all those who took the trouble to write to me.grateful (that) She should be grateful that he was making things easier for her.extremely/deeply/eternally etc grateful I am extremely grateful for the assistance your staff have provided. Our grateful thanks go to all who participated. She gave me a grateful look.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say I appreciate it rather than I’m grateful: Thanks, I’m really grateful. ➔ Thanks, I really appreciate it. | I’m grateful for everything you've done. ➔ I appreciate everything you've done.2I would be grateful if you could/would ... formal used to make a request: I would be most grateful if you could send me an invoice in due course.—gratefully adverb: All contributions will be gratefully received. The authors gratefully acknowledge your financial support.
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