the gistADJECTIVE | VERB + THE GIST | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤general主旨;大意VERB + THE GIST➤convey, give (sb)表述主旨;(給某人)講解要點◇It is difficult to convey the gist of Reich's ideas simply.很難將賴克的思想要旨簡單地表述出來。➤catch, get, understand聽懂主旨;領會要點PREPOSITION➤gist of⋯的要領◇I could follow the general gist of their conversation.我能聽懂他們談話的大體意思。