give
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they give | |
he / she / it gives | |
past simple gave | |
past participle given | |
-ing form giving |
- [transitive]
to hand something to somebody so that they can look at it, use it or keep it for a time 給;交給 - [transitive, intransitive]
to hand something to somebody as a present; to allow somebody to have something as a present 贈送;贈與;送給 - give somebody something
What are you giving your father for his birthday? 你打算送給你父親什麽生日禮物? She was given a huge bunch of flowers. 有人給她送了一大束花。 Did you give the waiter a tip? 你給服務員小費了嗎? - give something to somebody
She gave a couple of pounds to the beggar. 她給了乞丐幾英鎊。 - give (something)
We all agreed not to give presents this year. 我們都同意今年不送禮物。 They say it's better to give than to receive. 人們說施比受有福。
- give somebody something
- [transitive]
to provide somebody with something (爲某人)提供,供給,供應 - give somebody something
They were all thirsty so I gave them a drink. 他們都口渴了,所以我給了他們一杯飲料。 Give me your name and address. 把你的名字和地址報給我。 We've been given a 2 per cent pay increase. 我們獲得了2%的加薪。 I was hoping you would give me a job. 我還盼望着你能給我份工作呢。 He was given a new heart in a five-hour operation. 經過五個小時的手術,給他移植了一顆新的心髒。 Give me some time to decide. 給我點時間決定。 We should at least give him the opportunity to explain why he did this. 我們至少應該給他一個解釋他爲什麽這麽做的機會。 This should give you some idea of the extent of the problem. 這會讓你對問題的嚴重程度有所了解。 Can you give us some sense of exactly what is at stake here? 你能告訴我們這裏到底有什麽危險嗎? We'll give you all the help we can. 我們將盡力幫助你。 She wants a job that gives her more responsibility. 她想得到一份責任更大的工作。 Can I give you a ride to the station? 我開車送你去車站好嗎? I'll give you (= allow you to have) ten minutes to prepare your answer. 我會給你十分鐘時間準備回答。 Don't give me any of that backchat (= don't be rude). 别跟我頂嘴。 - give something to somebody
He gives Italian lessons to his colleagues. 他給同事們上意大利語課。 The reforms should give a better chance to the less able children. 這些改革應該給予能力較低的兒童更好的機會。 - give something
She gave some helpful advice. 她給了一些有益的建議。 She gives the impression of being very busy. 她給人的印象是特别忙。 I was asked to give evidence at the trial. 我被要求審訊時出庭作證。
Extra ExamplesShe gave me some medicine that sent me off to sleep. 她給了我一些藥,使我沉入夢鄉。 Let me give you a word of advice. 讓我給你一句忠告吧。 The dark glasses gave him an air of mystery. 戴上墨鏡使他增添了神秘感。 This shampoo will give your hair a nice healthy sheen. 這種洗發劑會使你的頭發健康亮澤。 We want to give you the best possible care. 我們希望給你最好的照顧。 They couldn't give me any more information. 他們無法給我提供更多的信息。 He just left. He wouldn't give a reason. 他剛走。他不肯給出理由。 The police did not give any details of the attack. 警方沒有透露襲擊的任何細節。
- give somebody something
- [intransitive, transitive]
to pay money to a charity, etc., to help people 捐助;捐贈;捐款 We need your help—please give generously. 我們需要您的幫助,請慷慨解囊吧。 - give to something
They both gave regularly to charity. 他倆定期爲慈善事業捐款。 - give something
I gave a small donation. 我給了一點微薄的捐助。 - give something to something
A lot of people give money to good causes. 很多人把錢捐給慈善事業。
- [transitive]
to pay in order to have or do something (爲獲得某物或做某事而)支付,付款 - give somebody something
I'll give you £100 and not a penny more! 我給你100,一分也不多! - give somebody something for something
How much will you give me for the car? 你肯出多少錢買我這輛汽車? - give something
I'd give anything to see him again. 只要能再見他一面我出多少錢都願意。 - give something for something
I gave £50 for the lot. 我出 50 英鎊一下全買了。
- give somebody something
- [transitive]
used with a noun to describe a particular action, giving the same meaning as the related verb (與名詞連用描述某一動作,意義與該名詞相應的動詞相同) - give something
She gave a shrug of her shoulders (= shrugged). 她聳了聳肩。 He turned to us and gave a big smile (= smiled broadly). 他轉身對着我們咧開嘴笑。 She looked up from her work and gave a yawn (= yawned). 她停下工作擡起頭來打了個哈欠。 He gave a loud cry (= cried out loudly) and fell to the floor. 他大叫了一聲倒在地板上。 Her work has given pleasure to (= pleased) millions of readers. 她的著作給數百萬讀者帶來了歡樂。 - give somebody something
He gave her a kiss (= kissed her). 他吻了她一下。 I have to admit that the news gave us a shock (= shocked us). 我不得不承認這個消息讓我們大爲震驚。 He gave me a suspicious look (= looked at me suspiciously). 他懷疑地看了我一眼。
- give something
- [transitive] give somebody something
to produce a particular feeling in somebody 使産生(某種感覺) All that driving has given me a headache. 這一路開車讓我頭都痛了。 Go for a walk. It'll give you an appetite. 去散散步,你就有食欲了。
- [transitive] give somebody something
to make a phone call to somebody 給(某人)打(電話) - [transitive]
to judge somebody/something to be of a particular standard 給…評定(等級) - [transitive]
to pass an illness onto somebody and make them ill 把(疾病)傳染給 - give somebody something
You've given me your cold. 你把感冒傳染給我了。 - give something to somebody
She'd given the bug to all her colleagues. 她把這種病毒傳染給了所有的同事。
- give somebody something
- [transitive]
to make somebody suffer a particular punishment 使受…懲罰 - [transitive] give something
if you give a party, you organize it and invite people 舉辦;舉行 We're giving a party to celebrate our silver wedding. 我們要舉辦一個派對來慶祝我們的銀婚。
- [transitive]
to perform something in public 表演;公開進行 - give something
He gave a rousing performance of the Bob Marley song. 他用鮑勃·馬利的歌曲進行了激動人心的表演。 She gave a reading from her latest volume of poetry. 她朗誦了她最近出版的詩集裏的一首詩。 The President will be giving a press conference this afternoon. 總統今天下午將舉行記者招待會。 - give something to somebody
She gave a fine speech to the waiting crowd. 她向等候的人群發表了精彩的演說。
- give something
- [transitive]
to use time, energy, etc. for somebody/something 將(時間、精力等)用於 - [transitive] give somebody/something sth
to predict that something will last a particular length of time 預計將持續(…時間) - [transitive]
to say that a player or the ball is in a particular position or that a goal has been scored 裁定,判(球員或球所處位置) - [intransitive]
to bend or stretch under pressure (在壓力下)彎曲,伸長 The branch began to give under his weight. 他身體的重量把樹枝都壓彎了。 - (figurative)
We can't go on like this—something's got to give. 我們不能繼續這樣了,肯定會出事的。
- [intransitive]
to agree to change your mind or give up some of your demands Topics Discussion and agreementc2讓步;妥協
hand/provide交給;提供
money金錢
do/produce something做;産生
telephone call電話
mark/grade分數;等級
illness疾病
punishment懲罰
party/event聚會;活動
treat as important視爲重要
predict how long預計多長時間
in sport體育運動
bend彎曲
Word OriginOld English giefan, gefan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geven and German geben.
Idioms Most idioms containing give are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example, give rise to something is at rise n.
don’t give me that
give and take
give as good as you get
give it up (for somebody)
- (informal)
to show your approval of somebody by clapping your hands 鼓掌表示支持(某人) Give it up for Ed Sheeran! 爲艾德·希蘭放棄吧!
give me something/somebody (any day/time)
- (informal)
used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned Topics Preferences and decisionsc2我甯願;我更喜歡;我甯可選擇
give or take (something)
give somebody to believe/understand (that)…
give somebody what for
to severely punish or criticize somebody for doing something wrong (爲獲得某物或做某事而)支付,付款 My son was rude to my friends so I gave him what for. 我的兒子對我的朋友很粗魯,所以我對他不客氣。
I give you…
used to ask people to drink a toast to somebody 我提議爲(某人)幹杯
I/I’ll give you that
- (informal)
used when you are admitting that something is true 我承認這事有理;我承認這是事實
what gives?
- (informal)
what is happening?; what is the news? 發生了什麽事;有什麽消息