thank
verb [ T ] uk/θæŋk/ us/θæŋk/
A2 感谢，谢谢
to express to someone that you are pleased about or are grateful for something that they have done
He thanked me for taking him home. 他感谢我送他回家。
- More examples
- On behalf of the entire company, I would like to thank you for all your work.
- In accepting this award, I would like to thank the producer, the director, the scriptwriter and, lastly, the film crew.
- Finally, I'd like to thank everyone for coming this evening.
- To my shame, I never wrote and thanked Mary for her present.
- We thanked our hosts for the lovely evening.
Idioms
have someone to thank (for something)idiom 由（某人）对…负责;应责怪（某人）
If you have someone to thank for something, that person is responsible or to blame for it.
You have John to thank for this problem. 出现这个问题你该怪约翰。
I'll thank you to do somethingidiom formal 请你…（表示恼火）
used to ask someone, in an annoyed way, to do something
I'll thank you to leave my private papers alone. 请你不要动我的私人文件。
thank someone for somethingidiom 把…归功（或归咎）于（某人）
If you thank someone for something, you mean that they are responsible or to blame for it.
You can thank John for the mess we're in. 我们现在陷入这般境地，都怪约翰。
thank your lucky starsidiom 庆幸运气好
to be very grateful for something
I thank my lucky stars every day for my wonderful husband. 我每天都为遇到我的丈夫而庆幸不已。
thank God, goodness, heaven(s), etc.idiom B1 感谢上帝，谢天谢地
said to express happiness that something bad has been avoided or has finished
Thank God you found the key. 谢天谢地，你找到了钥匙。
I made it to the bus stop just in time, thank goodness. 我及时赶到了公共汽车站，真是谢天谢地。
won't thank you for doing somethingidiom 做…必定会使（某人）生气
If someone won't thank you for doing something, they will not be pleased if you do it.
She won't thank you for telling everyone how old she is. 你到处宣扬她的年龄，她必定会很恼火。