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| 1 | T to let someone know that you will give them something if they want it （主动）给予 |
| offer sb sth They haven’ t offered me the job yet. 他们还没给我这份工作。 |
| offer sth to sb He had offered cocaine to an undercover police officer. 他曾提出要给一个卧底警官可卡因。 |
| | 1a | T to say that you will pay a particular price for something 出（价）；开（价） | | offer sb sth for sth I offered Jim £5,000 for his car. 我向吉姆开价5000英镑买他的汽车。 | | offer sth to sb Police are offering a reward to anyone with information about the crime. 警方悬赏一笔赏金给能提供这一犯罪相关情况的人。 | |
| | 1b | I/T to let someone know that you are willing to do something for them （主动）表示愿意（做某事）；提议；提出 | | Actually, Jen’ s giving me a lift home – but thanks for offering. 实际上，詹要开车送我回家。不过我还是要谢谢你的好意。 | | offer to do sth I do think you should have offered to help. 我确实认为你本应该主动提出帮忙的。 | |
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| 2 | T to provide something such as a product or service 提供（产品、服务等） |
| The department offers a course on Medieval Philosophy each year. 那个系每年都开中世纪哲学课。 |
| Smaller hotels often offer greater comfort at lower prices. 较小的旅馆经常价格较低而住起来却更舒适。 |
| offer sb sth We’ ll be happy to offer you all the assistance we can. 我们将十分乐意竭尽所能为您提供帮助。 |
| have a lot to offer (=to have many attractive features) The city has a lot to offer the business traveller. 有许多吸引人之处 |
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| 3 | T to give someone something that you think they need or deserve 提出；作出 |
| A lot of people have offered us very useful advice. 许多人给我们提了非常有用的建议。 |
| Susan still hasn’ t offered an explanation for her absence. 苏珊还未就缺席一事作出解释。 |
| | 3a | to express your feelings towards someone 表示 | | offer sympathy/regrets/thanks 表示同情/后悔/感谢 | | He called the team manager to offer his congratulations. 他打电话给球队经理表示祝贺。 | |
| PHRASE |
| - | offer sb your hand
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| to hold out your hand in order to shake hands with someone |
| 伸手与某人握手 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌoffer ˈup |
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| 1 | to give thanks , praise , or prayers to God （向上帝）献上（感激、赞美或祈祷） | Lord, we offer up our prayers to you. 主啊，我们向您祈祷。 | |
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| 2 | to provide something that is intended to impress , please , or satisfy someone 奉献；贡献 | The friendly staff offer up a real taste of Southwest America. 友善的员工献上了一道具有真正美国西南部风味的菜肴。 | |
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