prof·fer
verb/ˈprɒfə(r)/
/ˈprɑːfər/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they proffer | /ˈprɒfə(r)/ /ˈprɑːfər/ |
| he / she / it proffers | /ˈprɒfəz/ /ˈprɑːfərz/ |
| past simple proffered | /ˈprɒfəd/ /ˈprɑːfərd/ |
| past participle proffered | /ˈprɒfəd/ /ˈprɑːfərd/ |
| -ing form proffering | /ˈprɒfərɪŋ/ /ˈprɑːfərɪŋ/ |
- to offer something to somebody, by holding it out to them
端着（给…）；递上 - proffer something ‘Try this,’ she said, proffering a plate.
“尝尝这个吧。”她端上一盘菜说。 - He bent forward to kiss her proffered cheek.
他俯身亲吻她伸出的脸颊。 - proffer somebody something She proffered him her cheek to kiss.
她把脸颊递给他，让他亲吻。 - proffer something to somebody She proffered her cheek to him to kiss.
她把脸颊递给他亲吻。
- proffer something ‘Try this,’ she said, proffering a plate.
- to offer something such as advice or an explanation
提出，提供（建议、解释等） - proffer something I wonder if I might proffer an opinion?
我想知道我是否可以提出意见？ - proffer something to somebody What advice would you proffer to someone starting up in business?
您对初入商界的人有何建议？ - proffer somebody something What advice would you proffer her?
您对她有什么忠告？ - proffer itself A solution proffered itself.
一个解答自然出现了。
- proffer something I wonder if I might proffer an opinion?
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French proffrir, from Latin pro- ‘before’ + offerre ‘to offer’.