n (1)优美，雅致(beauty of form or movement)[U]：dance with much/natural/marvellous～跳舞跳得十分/自然/惊人地优美;leap into the air/walk across the room/go down stairs/receive sb/move with～优雅地跳向空中/走过房间/走下楼/接待某人/做动作;〖反〗clumsiness，awkwardness;

(2)慈悲，仁慈(favour and mercy(of God))[U]：by the～of God 靠着上帝的慈悲;by the king's～仗着国王的仁慈;be brought into a state of～蒙受天恩;pray daily for～为得到恩赐而祈祷;

(3)宽限，缓解(delay allowed to (a person) as a favour)[U]：have sb a week's～让某人有一周的宽限;give sb a week's～给某人一周的宽限;pay within the five-day～period 在五天的宽限期内付款;

(4)恩赐，宠爱(favour; good will)[U]：sb's sudden fall from～某人突然失宠;an act of～仁慈的恩典，大赦令;

(5)(饭前或饭后的)感恩祷告(Christian prayer said before or after meals)[U，C] ：say (a/the)～做感恩祷告;

(6)(对公爵、公爵夫人或大主教的尊称)大人，夫人(title used in talking to or about a duke，duchess or archbishop)[C]：His/Her/Your G～主教大人;Their G～s 公爵大人(夫人);

have the grace to do sth 通情达理(很有礼貌)地做某事：have the～to refuse invitation/apologize for one's behaviour 有礼貌地拒绝了邀请/对自己的行为表示抱歉;

in sb's good graces 得宠爱于(某人)，受某人的喜爱：I'm not in her good～s after what I said about her at the party.尽管在晚会上我对她说了那番话，也未讨得她的欢心。

with (a) bad/good grace 勉强而态度很不好地/心甘情愿地：agree to the proposed changes/take defeat with (a) good/bad～ 心甘情愿地同意提出的改变/勉强承认失败;

vt(1)使优美(增光)(make beautiful;decorate(a person or thing))[T+n][通常pass](fml)：The lovely park/beautiful flowers～d the urban scene. 可爱的公园/漂亮的花朵使城市的风景增色不少。Fine furniture/paintings～d the walls of the room.精致的家具/油画使这个房间蓬荜增辉。〖同〗beautify;

(2)使光耀(增辉)(add honour to (an occasion，esp by one's presence at it))[T+n，T+n+prep (with)][通常pass](fml)：～sb/a banquet with one's presence 一个人的出席使某人脸上增光/宴会增色;Her character was～d with every virtue. 每一个美德都为她增辉添彩。The ball was～d by the presence of the prince.王子的驾临使舞会增辉。〖同〗 honour，glorify;

→′graceful adj 优雅的，优美的;′gracefully adv 优雅地;得体地;′graceless adj 不优美的;粗鲁的;′gracious adj 有礼貌的;大方的