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N-UNCOUNT
優美；優雅
If someone moves with grace, they move in a smooth, controlled, and attractive way.
例句
He moved with the grace of a trained boxer...
他的動作帶著一種訓練有素的拳擊手的風采。
Ballet classes are important for poise and grace.
芭蕾課可以很好地使人保持優雅的儀態。
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N-UNCOUNT
修養；涵養
If someone behaves with grace, they behave in a pleasant, polite, and dignified way, even when they are upset or being treated unfairly.
例句
The new King seemed to be carrying out his duties with grace and due decorum...
新國王在履行職責時看起來舉止得體、端莊穩重。
The young woman had grace beyond her years.
這個年輕女子有著超越年齡的涵養。
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N-PLURAL
風度；體面
The graces are the ways of behaving and doing things which are considered polite and well-mannered.
例句
She didn't fit in and she had few social graces.
她不適合這種場合，對社交禮儀所知甚少。
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N-UNCOUNT
寬限期；延緩期
Grace is used in expressions such as a day's grace and a month's grace to say that you are allowed that amount of extra time before you have to finish something.
例句
She wanted a couple of days' grace to get the maisonette cleaned before she moved in...
她想延緩幾天，等到把這套復式公寓清理干凈后再搬進去。
We have only a few hours' grace before the soldiers come.
士兵到來之前我們只剩下幾個小時了。
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VERB
為…增色；使更加優美
If you say that something graces a place or a person, you mean that it makes them more attractive.
例句
He went to the beautiful old Welsh dresser that graced this homely room...
他走到為這間舒適的房間增色不少的漂亮的舊威爾士碗櫥前。
Her shoulders were graced with mink and her fingers sparkled with diamonds.
肩上披著的貂皮襯托得她更加優雅，手上的鉆戒則光彩奪目。
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VERB
給…增光;使生輝
If you say that someone important will grace an event or an organization, you mean that they have agreed to be present at the event or to be part of the organization.
例句
He had been invited to grace a function at the evening college.
他應邀為這所夜校的活動捧場。
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N-UNCOUNT
（上帝的）恩寵，恩典
In Christianity and some other religions, grace is the kindness that God shows to people because he loves them.
例句
It was only by the grace of God that no one died.
承蒙上帝保佑才無人死亡。
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N-VAR
（飯前或飯后的）謝恩禱告
When someone says grace before or after a meal, they say a prayer in which they thank God for the food and ask Him to bless it.
例句
Leo, will you say grace?
利奧，你來做飯前禱告吧？
...a Latin grace.
拉丁文的謝恩禱告
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N-VOC; N-PROPER
（對公爵、公爵夫人或大主教的尊稱）大人，閣下，夫人
You use expressions such as Your Grace and His Grace when you are addressing or referring to a duke, duchess, or archbishop.
例句
Your Grace, I have a great favour to ask of you.
大人，我想請您施以大惠。
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PHRASE
突然失利；過氣；受冷落
If someone falls from grace, they suddenly stop being successful or popular.
例句
All went well at first, and I was in high favour; but presently I fell from grace...
我最初一帆風順，備受器重，但現在卻失寵了。
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PHRASE
通情達理地做;知趣地做
If someone has the good grace to do something, they are polite enough or honest enough to do it.
例句
He did not even have the grace to apologise...
他甚至連一個道歉都沒有。
Many of us do stupid things in our youth, but we should have the good grace to admit them.
我們很多人在年輕的時候都會干些糊涂事，但是，我們應該懂得承認錯誤。
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PHRASE
若非上帝保佑，要不是我福大命大（我也會遭此不幸）
If you are talking about someone who is in a bad situation and you say 'There but for the grace of God go I', you mean that you are lucky not to be in the same situation as them and you feel sympathy for them.
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PHRASE
情愿地/ 不情愿地；欣然地/不樂意地
If you do something unpleasant with good grace or with a good grace, you do it cheerfully and without complaining. If you do something with bad grace or with a bad grace, you do it unwillingly and without enthusiasm.
例句
He accepted the decision with good grace, and wished me the very best of luck...
他欣然接受這一決定并祝我好運。
With appallingly bad grace I packed up and we drove north.
我很不情愿地收拾好行囊，然后我們驅車向北開去。
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PHRASE
為…所贊同;得到…的歡心
If you are in someone's good graces, they are pleased with you.
例句
You're so eager to stay in the good graces of the King that nothing else matters to you.
你如此急于博得國王的歡心，以致其他事情都不管不顧了。