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*give¹ /gɪv; ɡɪv/
v gave /gev; ɡeɪv/, given /`gɪvən; ˈɡɪvən/, giving
1 [T] to provide someone with something they can have or use 提供，给予，供给，送给:
give sb sth Can you give me a ride to school tomorrow? 明天你能让我搭你的车到学校吗？
I gave Jen a CD for Christmas. 圣诞节我送了耶恩一张雷射唱片。
give sth to sb They gave the job to that guy from Texas. 他们把工作给了得克萨斯来的那个男人。
2 [T] to put something near someone, or in their hand, so that they can use it, hold it etc 交给，拿给:
give sth to sb He gave the books to Carl. 他把书交给卡尔。
give sb sth Here, give me your coat. I'll hang it up for you. 来，把衣服给我，我帮你挂起来。
3 [T] to perform an action 作出，做出〔动作〕:
Gus gave her a long look. 格斯深深地看了她一眼。
give sb a call/ring (=phone someone) 打电话给某人: Give me a call around 8:00. 八点钟左右打个电话给我。
give a speech/performance etc The President will be giving a speech at the ceremony. 总统将在典礼上发表演说。
4 [T] to tell someone information or details about something 告诉，提供〔资料、细节等〕:
The brochure gives all the details. 小册子里提供了所有的具体内容。
give sb sth Would you give Kim a message for me? 你帮我给金捎个口信好吗？
5 to make someone have or feel something 给予，使感觉到:
Your letter gave me hope. 你的来信给了我希望。
The noise is giving me a headache. 这种声音让我头疼。
give sb trouble/problems etc My back has been giving me trouble lately. 最近我的背部不舒服。
6 give sb/sth time to allow a person or situation to have time to do something or develop in a particular way 给某人/某事时间:
Give her some time. She'll make the right decision. 给她点时间，她会作出正确决定的。
7 [T] to make someone or something have a particular quality or appearance 使具有〔某种品质或外观〕:
Dark clothes will give you a slimmer look. 深色衣服能让你看上去苗条一些。
8 give (sb) the impression/sense etc to make someone have a particular idea or feeling about someone or something 给（某人）留下印象/感觉等:
The room gives the impression of being much larger than it is. 这房间给人的感觉比实际大很多。
9 give (sth) thought/attention/consideration etc to spend some time thinking about something carefully 〔仔细地〕思考/注意/考虑（某事）
10 [T] to offer to pay an amount of money for something 付〔款〕，出〔钱〕:
I'll give you $75 for the oak desk. 我出 75 元买你这张橡木书桌。
11 [I] to bend, stretch, or break when pressure or weight is put on something 〔因受到压力或重压而〕弯曲; 伸展; 断裂:
The leather will give slightly as you wear the boots. 这靴子穿过后，皮革就会稍微伸展一点。
12 give or take spoken used to say that the number mentioned is not exact 【口】 〔数字〕相差不到…:
The show lasts about an hour, give or take five minutes. 这场表演进行了一小时左右，上下差不了五分钟。
→ see also 另见 GIVE AND TAKE
13 give sb your word to promise to do something 答应某人，向某人保证
14 give a party to organize and have a party 举办派对［聚会］
15 give way
a) if a bridge, roof, wall etc gives way, it falls down because it cannot support the weight of something 〔桥梁、屋顶、墙等因受重压而〕坍塌
b) BrE to allow traffic on a bigger road to go first 【英】 让路，让其他车辆先行; YIELD AmE 【美】:
a give way sign 让道标记
c) if something gives way to something else, it is replaced by it 为…所取代，让位:
Sadness soon gave way to joy and relief. 心情很快转悲为喜，变得轻松了。
d) to stop arguing or disagreeing and allow someone to do something, or admit that you are wrong 让步，屈服:
Neither of them was willing to give way. 他们俩谁也不肯让步。
give away1 [T give sth ↔ away] to give something you own to someone without selling it to them 赠送，捐赠:
I gave my old clothes away to charity. 我把旧衣服捐给了慈善机构。
We're giving away a bottle of wine with every purchase. 每一次购物我们就送一瓶葡萄酒。
2 [T give sb/sth ↔ away] to do or say something which allows other people to guess your secret 泄露秘密，使露出马脚:
He said he hadn't told her, but his face gave him away. (=showed that he had told her) 他说没有告诉过她，但是他脸上的表情却出卖了他。
give the game away (=accidentally let someone know about a secret) 〔无意中〕泄露秘密
→see also 另见 GIVEAWAY
give sth ↔ back
to return something to its owner 归还，送还:
Give me back my pencils! 把铅笔还给我！
I have to give Rick his car back by 3:00. 我得在三点钟之前把汽车还给里克。
give in
1 [I] to agree to do something that you were unwilling to do 让步:
Andy had been asking her out for months, so she finally gave in. 安迪约了她好几个月，所以最后她还是答应了。
give in to sth If you feel the need for a cigarette, try not to give in to it. 如果你感觉想抽烟，要尝试忍一下。
2 to accept that you have lost a fight, game etc 投降; 认输
3 [T give sth ↔ in] BrE to give something such as an official paper or a piece of work to someone 【英】 呈交，交上〔公文或作业〕:
Can you give in your exams now, please? 现在请把考卷交上来，好吗？
give off
to produce a smell, light, heat, etc 发出〔气味、光、热等〕，放出:
The old mattress gave off a faint smell of damp. 那张旧的床垫有点潮乎乎的味道。
give out
1 [T give sth ↔ out] to give something to each of several people 分发，散发:
Give out the leaflets as they're leaving the club. 在他们离开俱乐部时把传单分发出去。
2 [I] to stop working correctly 停止运转，失灵，出故障:
My voice gave out half way through the song. 那首歌我唱到一半嗓子就沙哑了。
give up
1 [I,T give sth ↔ up] to admit that you cannot do something and stop trying to finish it 放弃，停止，不再尝试:
Vlad has given up trying to teach me Russian. 弗拉德已经放弃，不想再教我俄语了。
2 [T give sth ↔ up] to stop doing or having something 停止，戒除; 放弃〔拥有某物或做某事〕:
She gave up her job, and started writing. 她放弃了工作，开始写作。
I gave up smoking a year ago. 我一年前戒了烟。
3 give yourself/sb up to allow yourself or someone else to be caught by the police or enemy soldiers 自首，投案，投降:
He gave himself up after police surrounded the property. 警方包围了房子之后，他投降了。
give up on sb
to stop hoping that someone will do something, or that something will happen 对〔某人〕不抱希望，不再指望:
The doctors had almost given up on her when she came out of the coma. 医生都已经快放弃她了，这时她却从昏迷中苏醒过来。
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