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

• In the light of this division, Kant successfully pinpoints the gist that can make a distinction between science and philosophy.
  这是康德学说中的一个具有独创性的和非常重要的部分，通过这种划分，康德成功地为科学与哲学的划界提供了根据。
• I quickly picked up the gist of the argument.
  我很快抓住了他们争论的要点。
• 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。
• That I take to be the gist of our political theory.
  我将此视为我们政治理论的主旨。
• Such was the gist of his thoughts.
  这却是他思想的要点。
• 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。
• The work of this paper may offer some reference and gist for research on astrometry and geodesy.
  本文的工作可为天文大地测量的研究提供一定的参考和依据。
• 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。
• I think you pretty much caught the gist of it.
  我想基本上你已经知道个大概了。