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英汉释义

• n.

  1.新年礼物

  2.〔律〕定金

• v.

  1.送贺礼,特别是新年贺礼

  2.初试;首先使用

英英释义

• n.

  1.a gift given for good luck at the beginning of something, especially a new year

  2.a first payment for something, or the first money taken in by a new business

• v.

  1.to give somebody a good-luck gift at the beginning of something, especially a new year

  2.to use or do something for the first time