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

• The gist of the prosecutor's argument;
  起诉人争论的依据；
• 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。
• I think you pretty much caught the gist of it.
  我想基本上你已经知道个大概了。
• To analyze the value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors ( GIST).
  研究分析超声在胃肠道间质瘤（GIST）诊断中的价值。
• Objective To discuss the operation procedures, outline and the anatomy gist of congenital malrotation of intestine.
  目的探讨先天性肠旋转不良术中处理的方式、要点及其解剖学依据。
• 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。
• 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。
• Well, I hope you get the gist of what I mean and I hope you can help me.
  嗯，我希望你的精神，我的意思，我希望你能帮助我。
• But what's the gist of your argument?
  可是你辩论的主旨是什么？
• He gave me the gist of the headmaster's report.
  他把校长报告的大意告诉了我。