单词 | give somebody/something away |
释义 | give somebody/something awaygive somebody/something away phrasal verbphr v a) GIVEto give something to someone because you do not want or need it for yourself 分送,送掉〔不需要的东西〕 I gave most of my books away when I left college. 我大学毕业时把大部分书都送掉了。 to Give your old clothes away to a thrift shop. 把你的旧衣服送给慈善商店吧。 b) GIVEto give something to someone without asking for any money, rather than selling it to them 赠送,赠给 We’re giving away a free diary with tomorrow’s newspaper. 明天的报纸我们将会附赠一本日记本。 to We have 1,000 CDs to give away to our readers. 我们有1,000张CD要送给读者。 c) SHOW/BE A SIGN OFto show where someone is or what they are doing or thinking when they are trying to keep this a secret 露马脚,暴露 Don’t worry, I won’t give you away. 别担心,我不会出卖你的。 Sue tried to smile, but her voice gave her away. 休想笑一笑,但是她的声音出卖了她。 give yourself away I knew that if I moved I would give myself away. 我知道只要我一动就会暴露。 The look on his face gave the game away (=showed something that he was trying to keep secret). 他的表情露馅儿了。 d) TELL A SECRETto tell someone something that you should keep secret 泄露〔秘密〕 He gave away as little information as possible. 他尽可能不透露信息。 I don’t want to give away exactly how the system works. 我不想说出这套系统具体的工作原理。 I don’t want to give the game away (=give information that should be secret) by saying too much. 我不想言语过多而泄露了秘密。 e) LOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WARto lose in a game or competition by doing something badly or making mistakes 〔因表现不好或失误〕输掉 We gave away two goals in the first half. 上半场我们输了两个球。 The Democrats are now in danger of giving the whole election away. 现在民主党处境不利,有可能会输掉这次大选。 f) MARRYto give formal permission for a woman to marry a man as part of a traditional wedding ceremony 〔在传统婚礼上〕将〔新娘〕交给新郎 Examples from the Corpus give away• And if you fail to spot these, a quick glance at the contents of his bookshelf gives it away.• Evil is devious, it is trying to turn Good against Good by making Frodo try to give the Ring away.• I responded slowly, for I guessed who it was: his thumb gave him away.• So I gave the Scout away.• We take power, use it, then give it away.• Cats merely have the instinct not to give the game away by revealing all that they are aware of.• Why do golf clubs not give pitch repairers away free?• Elaine didn't want to give me away - Miss Rose said so. give to• I gave the boots away to a relative, who had them cut to the ankles.• The Cubs won't give him away to achieve tranquility.• My mama gave me away to Mrs Johnson.• Why give our power away to others?• Don't give this copy away to Oxfam or when they collect for the hospital.• I did not go - I could not give Charlotte away to that man.• The Bombecks were season-ticket holders for Phoenix Suns games but more often than not gave their tickets away to various charities.• What this means is that when you buy music in a2b format you can't give it away to your friends. give to• I gave the boots away to a relative, who had them cut to the ankles.• The Cubs won't give him away to achieve tranquility.• My mama gave me away to Mrs Johnson.• Why give our power away to others?• Don't give this copy away to Oxfam or when they collect for the hospital.• I did not go - I could not give Charlotte away to that man.• The Bombecks were season-ticket holders for Phoenix Suns games but more often than not gave their tickets away to various charities.• What this means is that when you buy music in a2b format you can't give it away to your friends. give yourself away• A smile available at any moment, but half-scared to exist, to give itself away.• Is it Friend? thought Chesarynth, sure that something about him would give himself away.• They were not going to give each other away.• To move would be to give myself away and frighten him as much as I was frightened.• But Chauntecleer slips and gives himself away: and the Miller does not.• They gave themselves away by their distinctive styles.• They want to give themselves away, in whispers, to some one standing in the shadows.• You give yourself away when you kiss like that. give the game away• Anyway, the number plate gives the game away.• But Mr Penrice had given the game away.• Certain anatomical shapes such as legs, arms, necks, feet or wings tend to give the game away.• Not, of course, that there is much to give the game away.• They saw the mistake-prone Cavs almost give the game away.• Unfortunately, Godwin's illustrative examples give the game away.• Cats merely have the instinct not to give the game away by revealing all that they are aware of.• She had nearly given the game away there. → give somebody/something away at give1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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