To gift-wrap something is to put pretty paper around a present so the person cannot see what is inside until they tear it open. Shops do this a lot: you buy something, and they offer to gift-wrap it, often with paper, ribbon, and a bow, sometimes for a small extra price, sometimes for free.

To gift-wrap something把東西gift-wrap是 to put pretty paper around a present把漂亮的紙包在禮物外面, so讓 the person cannot see what is inside人看不到裡面是什麼, until直到 they tear it open把它拆開. Shops店家 do this a lot常常這麼做: you你 buy something買了東西, and而 they他們 offer to gift-wrap it提議幫你gift-wrap, often常常 with paper, ribbon, and a bow用紙、緞帶和蝴蝶結, sometimes有時 for a small extra price要加一點小錢, sometimes有時 for free免費.

You can gift-wrap at home too. The paper itself is usually gift wrap (two words, a noun); the action is gift-wrap (a verb).

You你 can gift-wrap at home也可以在家gift-wrap too. The paper itself紙本身 is usually通常叫 gift wrap (two words, a noun)gift wrap（兩個字，是名詞）; the action這個動作是 gift-wrap (a verb)gift-wrap（是動詞）.

Though actually, many shops now drop things into a bag with tissue paper instead of wrapping every box, and they may still call that gift-wrapping. Ordinary, friendly English — not fancy, not slang. You will hear it most in shops in the weeks before a holiday.

Though actually不過事實上, many shops now現在很多店 drop things into a bag with tissue paper把東西放進袋子、加薄棉紙, instead of wrapping every box而不是每個盒子都包, and而 they may still call that gift-wrapping還是可能叫這個gift-wrapping. Ordinary, friendly English普通、親切的英文——not fancy, not slang不花俏、不是俚語. You你 will hear it most最常聽到 in shops in the weeks before a holiday在節日前幾週的店裡.