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| 1 | T to put something in someone’ s hand or pass something to someone 传给；递 |
| give sb sth Could you give me that pen? 你能把那支钢笔递给我吗？ |
| give sth to sb She gave the flowers to me to hold. 她把花递给我让我拿着。 |
| | 1a | T to let someone have or keep something as a present （作为礼物）赠与，送 | | give sb sth We don’ t know what to give Dad for Christmas. 我们不知道圣诞节送爸爸什么礼物。 | |
| | 1b | I/T to do something good or helpful for someone 付出；给予 | | a relationship where one partner gives more than the other 一方比另一方付出更多的关系 | | Aid will be given to areas hardest hit by the flooding. 受水灾最严重的地区将会得到援助。 | | give sb help/support/encouragement Thanks for all the support you’ ve given us. 谢谢你给我们的所有支持。 | |
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| 2 | T to make someone the owner of something that you owned 让出；赠送；交出；转让 |
| give sb sth Will the royal family be asked to give the state more of its property? 会不会让王室把更多的财产上交国家？ |
| give sth to sb There are tax advantages if you give the house to your children before you die. 如果在去世之前就把房子转到孩子的名下，那样就会少交税。 |
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| 3 | T to put medicine into someone’ s body using a particular method （把药等）注入，服入 |
| Can’ t you give her anything for the pain? 你能否给她服点止痛的药？ |
| The drug is normally given by injection. 这种药通常是要注射的。 |
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| 4 | T to cause a general result or effect 导致 |
| The motor oil gives good performance in all weather conditions. 这种机油在各种天气条件下都性能良好。 |
| The removal of trade restrictions could give the economy a substantial boost. 贸易壁垒的消除会极大地促进经济的发展。 |
| | 4a | to make someone feel or experience something 使经历；使感受 | | give sb sth These stories have given people enormous pleasure over the years. 这些故事多年来一直使人们感受到巨大的乐趣。 | | The results gave us quite a shock. 结果令我们十分震惊。 | | give sb trouble/problems Since we replaced the clutch, the car has given us no trouble at all. 自从换了离合器，车子再也没有给我们带来麻烦。 | |
| | 4b | to make something look , taste , smell , sound , or feel a particular way 使某物（看、尝、闻、听或摸起来）…样 | | Some washing powders give cotton a softer feel. 有些洗衣粉使棉织衣物手感柔软。 | |
| | 4c | to make someone think or believe something 使认为；使相信 | | give sb the idea/impression (that) She gave us the distinct impression that the work was nearly finished. 她让我们清楚地感觉到这项工作很快就要结束了。 | | be given to understand/believe sth formal The hotel isn’ t as luxurious as we were given to understand in the brochure. 这家宾馆并没有手册上讲的那么豪华。 | |
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| 5 | T to show or communicate information 显示，传递（讯息） |
| If you see him, will you give him a message from me? 你若见到他，能不能帮我捎个信儿？ |
| They gave me all the instructions over the phone. 他们在电话里给了我所有的指导。 |
| The answers are given on page 100. 答案在第100页上。 |
| | 5a | to perform an action to someone or something 做出（某种行为） | | give sb sth I gave him a hug before I left. 离开前我紧紧地拥抱了他。 | | We need to give the dog a bath this weekend. 这个周末我们应该给狗洗个澡。 | | give sb a call/ring (=to phone someone) I’ ll give you a ring on Sunday. 给某人打电话 | |
| | 5b | used about a speech , talk etc 作（演讲等） | | Someone from the university will give a talk on the future of education. 来自那所大学的某个人将就教育的未来作一个演讲。 | |
| | 5c | to attempt to do something 尝试（做某事） | | give sth a try/shot/go I’ d never ridden a horse before, but I was prepared to give it a go. 以前我从没有骑过马，但我准备试一试。 | |
| | 5d | to spend time thinking about something before you make a decision or judgment about it 考虑 | | give sth thought/attention/consideration We’ ll give your suggestions some thought and let you know what we decide. 我们会考虑一下你的建议，并告知你我们的决定。 | |
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| 6 | T to allow someone to take action 允许 |
| Permission to build on the site had to be given by the council. 在这里建房必须得到市议会的批准。 |
| | 6a | to allow someone to do something before other people 允许（某人）优先（做某事） | | give preference/priority to sb When selecting candidates, priority is usually given to those with experience. 挑选候选人时，有经验者会被优先考虑。 | |
| | 6b | to allow someone a limited time to do something 给（某人）限定时间（做某事） | | give sb sth They gave us 6 months to develop a new billing system. 他们给我们6个月时间来开发一个新的编制账单系统。 | |
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| 7 | T to pass an illness or disease to another person 传染 |
| give sb sth She gave the whole office the flu. 全办公室的人都被她传染了感冒。 |
| give sth to sb You could easily give the disease to your partner. 你很容易将这种病传染给你的伴侣。 |
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| 8 | T spoken to pay money for something 付（钱） |
| How much did they give you for your old car? 他们花多少钱买了你的旧车？ |
| give sb sth Martin gave me £300 for my computer. 马丁付给我300英镑买我的电脑。 |
| | 8a | I/T to pay money to charity (= organizations that help people) 捐赠 | | We didn’ t give at all last year. 去年我们一分钱都没有捐。 | | give sth to sb We prefer to give our money to local causes. 我们宁可将我们的钱捐给地方事业。 | |
| | 8b | T to provide a large amount of money , for example a loan or a grant 提供（贷款等） | | give sth to sb The Small Business Association gives loans to new businesses. 小企业联盟为新企业提供贷款。 | |
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| 9 | I if something gives, it stretches, bends, or moves 伸长；弯曲；移动 |
| The bridge has to be able to give a little in the wind. 桥梁必须具有一定的抗风性能。 |
| | 9a | if something that supports or holds something gives, it breaks 断；折 | | The floor of the platform might give if too many people walk on it. 如果太多的人站在舞台上，舞台的地板就会塌下来。 | |
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| 10 | I if someone gives, they agree to change a decision , opinion , or intention 改变主意 |
| I tried to get my husband to come with me, but he wouldn’ t give. 我想让我丈夫和我一起来，可他就是不肯改变主意。 |
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| 11 | T if you give yourself to something , you use all your time and energy to do it 全力做（某事） |
| They expect you to give yourself to the job completely. 他们希望你全力投入到这项工作中。 |
| | 11a | if you give yourself to someone , you have sex with them 与…发生性关系 | |
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| - | don’ t give me that spoken
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| used for telling someone you do not believe or like what they are saying |
| 不要和我讲这些 |
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| - | give as good as you get informal
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| to compete or fight as hard as your opponent |
| 以牙还牙；毫不示弱地反击 |
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| - | give sb/sth a chance
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| used for telling someone not to make a judgment about someone or something too quickly |
| 给某人/某事物一个机会 |
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| - | give sth a day/month/year etc
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| used for saying how long you think something will last |
| 认为某事物能持续一天/一个月/一年的时间 |
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| Nobody gave the marriage more than a few months. 每个人都认为那场婚姻持续不了几个月。 |
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| - | give it to sb straight spoken
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| used for telling someone not to hide unpleasant facts from someone |
| 直截了当地告诉某人（指对某人不隐瞒坏消息） |
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| used for saying what you like or prefer |
| 给我某物（用于表示只要拥有某物就满足了） |
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| Just give me a glass of Scotch and a good book and I’ m a happy man. 给我一杯苏格兰威士忌和一本好书，我就会感到十分幸福了。 |
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| - | give or take
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| 相差；误差 |
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| Each talk lasts half an hour, give or take five minutes. 每段演讲半小时，时间误差在5分钟以内。 |
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| - | give sb what for informal
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| to punish someone or speak to them severely because they have done something wrong |
| 给某人应得的惩罚 |
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| - | I give you sb formal
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| used in a formal speech for introducing someone or for asking people to show their approval by applaudinghitting their hands together |
| 现在有请某人（在正式讲话中用于介绍某人，希望大家鼓掌欢迎） |
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| - | I’ ll give you that spoken
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| used for saying you accept that part of what someone has said is true , but not all of it |
| 我同意你说的这一点（但不完全同意） |
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| Oh, he’ s charming enough, I’ ll give you that, but I wouldn’ t trust him an inch. 嗯，他的确很迷人，我同意你说的这一点，但是我一点也不信任他。 |
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| - | I would givemy right arm/my eye teeth for sth
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| used for saying that you would very much like to have something |
| 我愿为某物付出一切；我真的很想要某物 |
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| I would give anything for a trip to Maui right now. 如果能马上去毛伊岛旅游，我怎么都行。 |
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| - | what gives? spoken
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| used for asking what is happening in a situation |
| 怎么了？ |
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| - | ˌgive aˈway |
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| 1 | to tell information or facts that you should keep secret 泄露（秘密） | If captured, they might give away vital military secrets. 一旦被俘，他们有可能泄露重要军事机密。 | | | 1a | to show an emotion or quality that you are trying to hide 流露（情感） | | Her face gave nothing away. 她不露声色。 | | |
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| 2 | to provide someone with something you no longer want or need 捐赠；分送 | Any plants that were left I gave away to neighbours. 剩下的所有植物我都送给了邻居。 | | | 2a | if a company gives something away , they let you have it without paying for it 赠送；赠给 | | Ten thousand copies of the software package are being given away. 1万套软件将被赠送出去。 | | |
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| 3 | in sports, to allow an opponent to win because you make a silly mistake 送分（在比赛中因低级错误而失分） | They gave away two goals in the first half. 上半场他们白送了对手两球。 | |
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| 4 | if a man gives a woman away on her wedding day , he leads her towards the man she is going to marry （将新娘）引交给（新郎） |
| - | ˌgive ˈback |
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| 1 | to give someone something they owned or had before 还给；返还；归还 | The company had to give back all the money customers had paid. 公司必须返还顾客全款。 | | give sb back sth We just want them to give us back our home. 我们就是想让他们把我们的家还给我们。 | |
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| 2 | to allow someone to feel an emotion again that they had stopped feeling 使恢复（某种感觉） | give sb back sth A win today could give her back her confidence. 今天的胜利使她恢复了自信。 | |
| - | ˌgive ˈin |
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| 1 | I to stop competing or arguing and accept that you cannot win 妥协；屈服；让步；认输 | The champion refused to give in and went on to win the set. 那个冠军没有认输，而是继续拿下了那一局。 | | +to The government has said all along that it will never give in to terrorist threats. 政府一直声称不会屈服于恐怖威胁。 | |
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| 2 | T BRITISH to give something , especially a piece of work , to someone in authority who is expecting it . AMERICAN hand in 交给；上交 | She came to the class with a piece of work she should have given in last week. 她带着本该上周就交的作业来上课。 | |
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| 3 | I if you give in to something , you can no longer control the feeling of wanting it 止不住；禁不住 | +to She had to struggle not to give in to a desire to laugh. 她极力控制自己不要笑出来。 | |
| - | ˈgive of |
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| | give of sth: if you give of yourself or your time , you do helpful things for people 献出（自己或时间以帮助他人） |
| - | ˌgive ˈoff |
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| | give off sth: to produce something such as heat or a smell 散发出；冒出 | When they die, plants give off gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. 植物死亡的时候会散发出二氧化碳和甲烷等气体。 | |
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| | give onto sth: if something such as a door or window gives onto a place , it leads to that place or you can see through it to that place （门窗等）通向 |
| - | ˌgive ˈout |
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| 1 | T to give something to several people 分发；提供 | The office gives out financial advice to students who ask for it. 这个办公室向需要理财建议的学生提供信息。 | | | 1a | used about news and other information that is broadcast 发布（新闻等） | | Details of the accident were given out on the nine o’ clock news. 关于事故的有关细节将在9点新闻中播报。 | | |
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| 2 | I if something such as a machine or a part of your body gives out , it stops working （机器或身体部位等）停止运转，出故障 | His heart finally gave out under the strain. 最后由于过度劳累他的心脏出了问题。 | |
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| 3 | I if a supply of something has given out , all of it has been used 用尽；消耗尽 | Their water gave out two days ago. 两天前他们的水就用完了。 | |
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| 4 | T give out sth: to produce something such as a sound or light 发出；散发出 | The quietest devices give out only a low, almost inaudible hum. 这种超静音装置噪声极小，几乎听不见。 | |
| - | ˌgive ˈover |
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| | to stop doing something 停止做（某事） | ‘You know how fond I am of you.’ ‘Oh, give over, will you?’ “你知道我多喜欢你。”“噢，不要再说了，好吗？” | | give over doing sth Give over making that noise! 不要再发出那种声音了！ | |
| - | ˌgive ˈover to |
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| 1 | usually passive formal to use something for a particular purpose 用于 | The major part of the garden was given over to growing vegetables. 园子的大部分地方都用来种蔬菜。 | |
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| 2 | if you give something over to someone , it becomes theirs 赠予；送给 |
| - | ˌgive ˈup |
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| 1 | T to stop doing something you do regularly 中止，停止（经常做的事） | His wife finally persuaded him to give up smoking. 他的妻子终于说服他戒掉了烟。 | | Giving up his job was the last thing we expected him to do. 放弃工作是我们最不希望他做的事。 | | | 1a | T to stop thinking or believing something 放弃（想法、信仰等） | | It was a difficult time, but we never gave up hope. 那段时间的确很艰难，但我们从未放弃过希望。 | | give up the idea of sth (=to no longer want to do something) He had given up the idea of marriage altogether. 不再想做某事 | | | | 1b | I/T to stop doing something you are trying hard to do 放弃（努力） | | We’ ve given up trying to persuade them to change. 我们不再试图说服他们作出改变。 | | Decide what you want and then don’ t give up until you’ ve achieved it. 一旦确定目标就不要放弃，直到你实现为止。 | | |
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| 2 | T to allow someone to have something that was yours 放弃；让出 | The new arrangement would mean giving up some of their political independence. 新的安排意味着让出他们的部分政治自主权。 | | +to They agreed to give half their office up to the temporary staff. 他们同意把一半的办公室让出来给临时工。 | | | 2a | to use your time for one activity instead of another 放弃（做某事以腾出时间做其他事） | | Doing this course will mean giving up a lot of my spare time. 做这道菜意味着我要放弃很多休息时间。 | | |
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| 3 | T if you give yourself up , you allow yourself to be arrested by the police 自首 |
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| 4 | T if you give something up as lost , you believe that you will not find it and you stop looking for it 放弃（寻找丢失物品） | give sb up for dead The men who were still in the boat had given him up for dead. 还在船上的人认为他已死去而放弃了寻找。 | |
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| 1 | to stop hoping that someone will improve and stop trying to help or change them 放弃对（某人）的希望；放弃试图改变（某人）的努力；对（某人）表示绝望 | Most of the teachers gave up on her years ago. 大多数老师多年前就放弃了试图改变她的努力。 | |
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| 2 | to stop hoping that you will find someone alive and stop looking for them 放弃对（某人）生还的希望 |
| - | ˌgive ˈup to |
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| | give yourself up to sth: to let yourself feel or show an emotion that you would normally not feel or show 放任自己去做（某事） |
| See also | | - finger 1 | | - way 1 | |
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