give
verb
noun
ɡɪv verb
1
PRESENT OR MONEY
礼物或钱
to let someone have something as a present, or to provide something for someone Do not say 不要说 ‘give to sb sth’ I,T
give sb sth
What did Bob give you for your birthday?
你生日鲍勃送了你什么？
Researchers were given a £10,000 grant to continue their work.
研究人员得到 10,000 英镑的资助以继续他们的研究。
I’ve got some old diaries that my grandmother gave me years ago.
我有几本旧的日记本，是多年前祖母给我的。
give sth to sb
a ring which was given to him by his mother
母亲送给他的一枚戒指
I didn’t steal it! Maria gave it to me!
我不是偷的！是玛丽亚给我的！
Most people are willing to give to charity .
大多数人都愿意慈善捐助。
The situation is now desperate, so please give generously .
现在情况危急，请大家慷慨解囊。
They gave a prize to the best chef (NOT 不说 They gave to the best chef a prize) .
他们给最佳厨师颁了奖。
2
PUT STH IN SB’S HAND
把某物放入某人手里
to put something in someone’s hand 交给，递给，拿给 T
give sb sth
Give me the letter, please.
请把信给我。
give sth to sb
He poured some wine into a glass and gave it to her.
他倒了一杯酒给她。
3
LET SB DO STH
让某人做某事
to allow or make it possible for someone to do something 允许，许可 T
give sb sth
He finally gave us permission to leave.
他最后还是允许我们离开。
These meetings give everyone a chance to express their opinions.
这些会议给大家都有发表意见的机会。
Students are given the freedom to choose their own topics.
学生有选择课题的自主权。
Language gives us the ability to communicate at a much higher level than any other animal.
语言赋予我们交流的能力远远高出其他动物。
Women were given the vote in the early 1900’s.
20 世纪初，妇女获得了选举权。
give sb control/authority/responsibility etc
She was given absolute control over all recruitment decisions.
所有的人事录用决策，她都有绝对的控制权。
give sth to sb
This bill will give more power to local authorities.
这项议案将给予地方政府更大的权力。
4
TELL SB STH
告诉某人某事
to tell someone information or details about something, or to tell someone what they should do 给予〔信息〕 T
She gave me some information on university courses.
她告诉我大学课程的一些情况。
My secretary will be able to give you more details.
我的秘书会告诉你更详细的情况。
give orders/instructions
She certainly likes giving orders.
她确实爱发号施令。
They were given strict instructions not to tell anyone.
他们得到严格指示不要告诉任何人。
Can you give me directions to the station (=tell me how to go there) ?
你能告诉我去车站怎么走吗？
He gave the following example .
他举了下面的例子。
You may have to give evidence in court (=tell a court about what you have seen or know to be true) .
你可能需要出庭作证。
give an account/description
He gave a disturbing account of the murder.
他讲述了凶案的发生经过，令人大为不安。
5
MAKE A MOVEMENT/DO AN ACTION
做出动作
to do something by making a movement with your hand, face, body etc 做〔动作〕 T
give a smile/laugh/grin/frown/yawn etc
She gave a little frown.
她轻轻地皱了皱眉头。
Joel gave me a smile as I walked in.
我走进去的时候乔尔对我笑了笑。
He gave her a big hug.
他热烈地拥抱她。
give a wave/movement/signal
He gave a wave of his hand.
他挥了挥手。
Don’t move until I give the signal.
我没有发信号你就别动。
give sth a shake/rattle/tug etc
She picked up the envelope and gave it a shake.
她拿起信封晃了晃。
6
SPEECH/TALK/PERFORMANCE
演说/谈话/表演
to make a speech, perform a piece of music etc for a group of people 发表〔讲话等〕; 举行〔演出等〕 T
give a talk/speech/lecture
He’s giving a talk on early Roman pottery.
他要作一个关于古罗马早期陶器的报告。
give a performance/display
They gave one of their best performances to date.
他们的演出是迄今为止最好的几场之一。
7
MAKE SB HAVE A FEELING
使某人有某种感觉
to make someone have a feeling 使产生〔某种感觉〕 T
give sb sth
He gave us quite a shock .
他让我们十分震惊。
The course has given me a lot more confidence .
这门课程使我增加了不少信心。
His job did not give him much sense of fulfilment.
他的工作没有给他多少成就感。
give sth to sb
Their music has given pleasure to a lot of people over the years.
多少年来，他们的音乐给许多人带来了快乐。
give sb a headache/hangover
Keep the noise down – you’re giving me a headache!
别出那么大声音 — 我头都痛了！
8
MAKE SB HAVE PROBLEMS
给某人带来问题
to make someone have problems 带来〔问题〕 T
give sb problems/trouble/difficulties
The new software has given us quite a few problems.
这种新的软件给我们带来不少问题。
9
MAKE SB ILL
使某人生病
to infect someone with the same illness that you have 传染 T
give sb sth
Don’t come too close – I don’t want you to give me your cold!
别靠得太近 — 我可不想让你把感冒传给我！
give sth to sb
It’s very unlikely a doctor could give HIV to a patient.
医生把艾滋病毒传染给病人的可能性极小。
10
ORGANIZE A SOCIAL EVENT
组织社交活动
to organize a social event such as a party 举办，举行〔派对等〕; T
We’re giving a small party for dad’s birthday next week.
下个星期爸爸生日，我们要为他举行一个小小的派对。
11
MAKE SB DO STH
使某人做某事
to tell someone to do a job or piece of work 分配〔任务〕; 布置〔作业〕 T
give sb work/homework etc
How much homework are you given in a week?
你一星期有多少家庭作业？
He’s always giving us chores to do around the house.
他老是叫我们干家务。
12
MAKE SB/STH HAVE A QUALITY
使某人/某物具有某种品质
to make someone or something have a particular quality 使具有〔某种品质〕; T
give sb/sth sth
The ginger gives the dish a wonderful spicy flavour.
生姜使这道菜带有可口的辣味。
His grey hair gave him an air of distinction.
灰白色的头发使他有一种与众不同的感觉。
Its association with the movie industry has given the place a certain glamor.
这个地方与电影业的联系使其有了一种特殊的魅力。
13
PAY FOR
为…付钱
to pay a particular amount of money for something 付给 T
They say they’re not willing to give any more than they’ve already offered.
他们说就原定的这些钱，不愿意再多给了。
give sb sth for sth
They gave us £700 for our old car.
他们给了 700 英镑买我们的旧车。
How much will you give me for these two games?
你愿意给我多少钱买这两个游戏？
14
BEHAVE TOWARDS
以某种态度对待
to behave towards someone in a way that shows you have a particular attitude or feeling towards them 表示〔某种态度或情感〕 T
give sb loyalty/obedience/respect
The people were expected to give their leader absolute obedience and loyalty.
要求人民对领袖表示绝对的服从和忠诚。
15
PUNISHMENT
惩罚
to officially say that someone must have a particular punishment 判处，处以 T
give sb a fine/a sentence
If you don’t pay on time, you could be given a fine of up to $1000.
你如果没有按时付款，可能会被处以高达 1000 美元的罚金。
give sb 6 months/3 years etc (in prison) 给某人判 6 个月/ 3 年等
The judge gave her two years in prison.
法官判了她两年。
16
give (sb) an impression/a sense/an idea
16. to make someone think about something in a particular way 给（某人）留下某种印象/感觉/想法
I didn’t want to give him the wrong idea about the job.
我不想让他对这份工作有错误的印象。
The report gives us a very accurate picture of life in the inner cities.
这篇报道向我们非常准确地描绘了旧城区里的生活现状。
17
give sth thought/attention/consideration etc give thought/attention/consideration etc to sth
17. also 又作 to spend some time thinking about something carefully 考虑某事
Congress has been giving the crime bill serious consideration.
国会一直在认真考虑打击犯罪的法案。
I’ll give the matter some thought and let you know my decision next week.
这件事我考虑考虑，下个星期告诉你我的决定。
18
give (sb) a hand
18. to help someone do something [口] 帮（某人）一下 spoken
Can you give me a hand?
你能帮我一下吗？
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Shall I give you a hand with that bag?
要我帮你拎那个包吗？
19
give sb a call/buzz give sb a ring/bell
19. also 又作 to telephone someone 打电话给某人 informal BrE
I’ll give you a call about seven, okay?
我七点左右给你打电话，好吗？
20
give sth a try/shot/whirl give sth a go
20. also 又作 to try to do something, especially something you have not done before 试一试某事 informal BrE
I’m not usually much good at this sort of game, but I’ll give it a go.
我通常不大擅长这种游戏，不过我可以试试。
21
give sb time/a few weeks/all day etc
21. to allow time for someone to do something, or for something to happen 给某人时间/几个星期时间/一整天时间等
I’ve asked him to give me a couple more days to finish my essay.
我要求他再给我几天时间把论文写完。
Flexible working hours could give working parents more time to spend with their children.
弹性工作时间可以让上班的父母有更多的时间和孩子们在一起。
22
I give it six weeks/a month etc
22. used to say that you do not think something will continue successfully for very long [口] 我估计不会超过六个星期/一个月等 spoken
I give the project six months at the most before it all falls apart.
这个项目我估计最多不出六个月就会告吹。
23
not give sth a second thought/another thought
23. to not think or worry about something at all 根本不想某事; 毫不担心某事
The matter didn’t seem important, and I hardly gave it a second thought.
这件事情好像并不重要，所以我几乎没有多想。
24
BE LESS STRICT
让步
to be willing to change what you think or do according to what else happens 让步，妥协 I
I think that both sides need to give a little.
我觉得双方都要作出点让步。
25
STATE A DECISION
宣布决定
to state what your official decision or judgement is, for example in a game 作出〔决定或判决〕 T | BrE
The referee has given a penalty.
裁判已经判了点球。
The jury will be giving its verdict within the next couple of days.
陪审团将在未来几天内作出判决。
26
GIVE A MARK/SCORE
给分数
to decide that someone should have a particular score or mark for something that they have done 给出〔分数或成绩〕 T
She only gave me a B for my last essay.
我上一篇论文她只给了一个 B。
The judges have given him top marks for this performance.
这场表演评委给了他最高分。
27
BEND/STRETCH
弯曲/伸展
if a material gives, it bends or stretches when you put pressure on it 弯曲; 伸展 I
New shoes often feel tight, but the leather should give a little after a few days.
新鞋子往往感觉很紧，但是穿几天皮就会松一些。
28
BREAK/MOVE
折断/移动
if something gives, it breaks or moves away suddenly because of weight or pressure on it 断裂; 移动 I
The branch suddenly gave beneath him.
他身下的树枝突然断裂。
I pushed against the door with all my might, but it still wouldn’t give.
我使出全身力气推门，但它还是一动不动。
29
give me sth (any day/time)
29. used to say that you like something much more than something else [口] 我最喜欢的是某物 spoken
Give me good old-fashioned rock ’n’ roll any day!
我最喜欢的就是摇滚乐老歌！
30
would give anything/a lot/your right arm etc for sth
30. used when you would like something very much [口] 愿意为某物付出一切〔表示十分想要某物〕 spoken
I’d give my right arm for a figure like that.
我要是有那样的身材，叫我干什么都愿意。
31
not give a damn/shit etc
31. used to say that you do not care at all about something [口，不礼貌] 毫不在乎 spoken not polite
I don’t give a damn what you think.
我才不管你怎么想呢。
32
don’t give me that
32. used to say that you do not believe someone’s excuse or explanation [口] 别给我来那一套〔表示不相信某人的借口或解释〕 spoken
Don’t give me that! I know exactly where you’ve been!
别跟我来这一套！我知道你去哪里了！
33
give sb what for
33. to tell someone angrily that you are annoyed with them [口] 痛骂某人 spoken
I’ll give that boy what for when I see him!
等我见到了那个男孩我要好好教训他一顿！
34
give as good as you get
34. to fight or argue with someone using the same amount of skill or force that they are using 针锋相对，毫不示弱地反击 （反驳 ）
I don’t worry about Emma because I know she can give as good as she gets.
我不担心埃玛，因为我知道她会以牙还牙的。
35
give and take
35. to help other people and do things for them as well as expecting them to do things for you [非正式] 互谅互让，互相谦让 informal
You have to learn to give and take in any relationship.
在任何人际关系中，你都得学会互谅互让。
36
give or take a few minutes/a penny/a mile etc
36. used to say that the amount or figure that you have just mentioned is nearly correct, but not exactly [口] 相差几分钟/一便士/一英里等 spoken
It’ll be a thousand pounds, give or take fifty or so.
一千英镑，出入五十英镑左右。
37
I’ll give you that
37. used to admit that someone is right about something [口] 那点我承认 spoken
I was wrong to trust him, I’ll give you that.
我不该相信他，这一点我承认。
38
give sb to understand/think/believe sth
38. to make someone think that a particular thing is true [正式] 使某人理解/相信某事 formal
I was given to understand that I would be offered a permanent job.
我的理解是，我会得到一份固定的工作。
39
give it to sb straight
39. to tell someone something in a clear direct way 【非正式】 直接告诉某人 informal
There’s no point in beating about the bush, so I’ll give it to you straight.
也没有必要转弯抹角，我就有话直说吧。
40
I give you the chairman/prime minister/groom etc
40. used at the end of a formal speech to invite people to welcome a special guest [英，口] 有请主席/首相/新郎等出场 BrE spoken
41
SEX
性
if a woman gives herself to a man, she has sex with him [过时] 〔女子〕委身于〔男子〕 T | old-fashioned
42 put something in someone’s hand 交给，递给
hand, pass
43 officially give something to someone 授予
award, present, grant, confer, allocate
44 give something to people in a group 分发
hand out, pass around, distribute
45 give to a charity 捐赠
donate
46 give something to people after you die 遗赠给
leave, pass on, bequeath
47 to give something to someone because you do not want or need it for yourself 分送，送掉〔不需要的东西〕
I gave most of my books away when I left college.
我大学毕业时把大部分书都送掉了。
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Give your old clothes away to a thrift shop.
把你的旧衣服送给慈善商店吧。
48 to give something to someone without asking for any money, rather than selling it to them 赠送，赠给
We’re giving away a free diary with tomorrow’s newspaper.
明天的报纸我们将附赠一本日记本。
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We have 1,000 CDs to give away to our readers.
我们有 1000 张 CD 要送给读者。
49 to show where someone is or what they are doing or thinking when they are trying to keep this a secret 使露马脚，暴露
Don’t worry, I won’t give you away.
别担心，我不会把你说出去的。
Sue tried to smile, but her voice gave her away.
休想笑一笑，但是她的声音出卖了她。
give yourself away
I knew that if I moved I would give myself away.
我知道只要我一动就会暴露。
The look on his face gave the game away (=showed something that he was trying to keep secret) .
他脸上的表情泄露了天机。
50 to tell someone something that you should keep secret 泄露〔秘密〕
He gave away as little information as possible.
他尽可能不透露信息。
I don’t want to give away exactly how the system works.
我不想说出这机器具体的工作原理。
I don’t want to give the game away (=give information that should be secret) by saying too much.
我不想言之过多而泄密。
51 to lose in a game or competition by doing something badly or making mistakes 〔因表现不好或失误〕输掉
We gave away two goals in the first half.
上半场我们输了两个球。
The Democrats are now in danger of giving the whole election away.
现在民主党处境不利，有可能会输掉这次大选。
52 to give formal permission for a woman to marry a man as part of a traditional wedding ceremony 〔在传统婚礼上〕将〔新娘〕交给新郎
53 to give something to the person it belongs to or the person who gave it to you 归还，还给
This isn’t your money and you must give it back.
这不是你的钱，你一定要还回去。
Of course you can have a look at it, as long as you give it back.
你当然可以看，但是你要还回来。
give sth back to sb
I’ll give the keys back to you tomorrow morning.
我明天早上把钥匙还给你。
give sb sth ↔ back
Her ex-husband refused to give her back any of her old photos and letters.
她前夫不肯还给她以前的照片和信件。
54 to make it possible for someone to have or do something again 使恢复;
give sb sth ↔ back
He underwent an expensive operation to give him back his sight.
他为恢复视力花大钱做了手术。
The company finally agreed to give the women their old jobs back.
公司终于同意让那些妇女复工。
give sth back to sb
This legislation will give more power back to local authorities.
这个立法将交还给地方政府更大的权力。
55 to finally agree to do or accept something that you had at first opposed, especially because someone has forced or persuaded you to 屈服，让步
Eventually I gave in and accepted the job on their terms.
最后我作出让步，按照他们的条件接受了这份工作。
Bob’s wife went on at him so much that eventually he gave in.
鲍勃的妻子不停地缠着他，他终于屈服了。
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The government refused to give in to their demands.
政府对他们的要求拒不妥协。
56 to accept that you are defeated in a game, fight, competition etc 认输; 投降;
The rebels were eventually forced to give in.
叛军最后被迫投降。
We will carry on fighting to the end. We will never give in.
我们将战斗到底。 我们永不言败。
57
give sth in
↔ to give a piece of work or something you have written to someone in authority [英] 呈交，交上〔公文或工作〕; BrE
You were supposed to give this work in four days ago.
你四天前就应该把作业交上来了。
Rose decided to give in her notice (=officially say she was going to leave her job) .
罗丝决定递交辞呈。
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All assignments must be given in to your teacher by Friday.
星期五之前必须把所有的作业交给你们老师。
58 to no longer try to stop yourself from doing something you want to do 克制，屈服于
Don’t give in to the temptation to argue back.
不要一时冲动就回嘴。
If you feel the urge for a cigarette, try not to give in to it.
如果烟瘾上来，要尽量克制。
59 if you give of yourself, your time, your money etc, you do things for other people without expecting anything in return 献出〔自身、时间、金钱等〕
Retired people are often willing to give of their time to help with community projects.
退休老人愿意常抽出时间来帮助社区项目。
60 to produce a smell, light, heat, a sound etc 发出〔气味、光、热、声音等〕
The wood gave off a sweet, perfumed smell as it burned.
这种木头燃烧时发出甜甜的香味。
61 if a window, door, or building gives onto a particular place, it leads to that place or you can see that place from it 〔窗、门或建筑物〕通向，面朝
the garden gate that gives onto the main road
面朝大路的花园大门
a small balcony giving onto fields
面向田野的小阳台
62
give sth out
↔ to give something to each person in a group 分发某物;
Can you give the drinks out, please?
请你把饮料分给大家好吗？
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Students were giving out leaflets to everyone on the street.
学生们正在街上向大家分发传单。
63 if part of your body gives out, it stops working properly or becomes much weaker 〔人体某一部分〕不能动弹，变得无力
Just as I approached the town, my legs finally gave out.
就在我快到镇上时，双腿彻底走不动了。
64 if a supply of something gives out, there is none left 耗尽，用光
My money was beginning to give out and there were no jobs to be found.
我的钱快用光了，可是还没有找到工作。
After two hours her patience gave out.
两小时之后，她失去了耐心。
65
give out sth
to produce something such as light, heat, or a signal 发出〔光、热或信号〕;
A gas lamp gave out a pale yellowish light.
煤气灯发出昏黄的光。
66
give sth out
↔ to announce something, especially officially [英，正式] 〔尤指官方〕宣布某事，公布某事，发表某事 BrE formal
It was given out that the government was to enter into negotiations with the rebels.
政府宣布要和叛军进行谈判。
67 to stop doing or saying something that is annoying other people 停止〔做或说烦人的事情〕
I wish you lot would just give over!
你们这些家伙消停些好吗！
give over doing sth
Oh, give over complaining, we’re nearly there.
噢，别发牢骚了，我们快到了。
68
be given over to sth
to be used for a particular purpose 被用于某一目的
The land surrounding the village was given over to vineyards.
村子周围的地被用作葡萄园了。
The whole day was given over to cooking and preparing for the celebrations.
那一整天都被用来烧菜和为庆祝活动作准备。
69
give yourself over to sth
to spend all your time doing something 致力于某事
In his youth he had given himself over to pleasure.
他年轻时一味地寻欢作乐。
70 to give responsibility for or control over something to a particular person, organization etc 交托给，移交给
The running of internal affairs was given over to the Chancellor.
内政交由总理处理。
71
give sth up
↔ to stop doing something, especially something that you do regularly 放弃某事〔尤指经常做的事情〕
Darren has decided to give up football at the end of this season.
戴伦决定本赛季结束后就不再踢球。
She gave up her job and started writing poetry.
她辞掉工作，开始写诗。
give up doing sth
I gave up going to the theatre when I moved out of London.
我搬出伦敦以后就不再去看戏了。
Why don’t you give up smoking?
你为什么不戒烟呢？
72 to stop trying to do something 放弃（努力）
We spent half an hour looking for the keys, but eventually gave up and went home.
我们找了半个小时的钥匙，但最后还是放弃，回家去了。
I give up. What’s the answer?
我不想了，答案是什么？
You shouldn’t give up so easily .
你不应该这么轻易就放弃。
give up doing sth
I gave up trying to persuade him to continue with his studies.
我不再劝他继续学业。
give sth ↔ up
She has still not given up the search.
她还是没有放弃寻找。
73
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
The siege ended peacefully after the gunman gave himself up.
持枪歹徒缴械投降，围困和平结束。
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In the end, his family gave him up to the police.
最后，他的家人叫他向警方投案自首。
74
give up sth
to use some of your time to do a particular thing 腾出时间
I don’t mind giving up a couple of hours a week to deal with correspondence.
我不介意一个星期腾出几个小时来处理信件。
75
give sth/sb up
↔ to give something that is yours to someone else 把某物/某人让出去，放弃某物/某人
The family refused to give up any of their land.
这家人拒绝让出土地。
She was put under tremendous pressure to give the baby up.
她受到很大的压力，要她放弃孩子。
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I would always give my seat up to an elderly person on the bus.
我在公共汽车上总是给老人让座。
76
give sb up
↔ to end a romantic relationship with someone, even though you do not really want to 〔很不情愿地〕与某人断绝关系
I knew deep down that I should give him up.
我内心很清楚，我应该与他断绝关系。
77
give sb up for dead/lost etc
to believe that someone is dead and stop looking for them 认为某人已死/失踪等〔而不再寻找〕
The ship sank and the crew were given up for dead.
船沉了，全体船员被认为已经丧生。
78 to stop hoping that someone or something will change or improve 对〔某人或某事〕不抱希望
He’d been in a coma for six months, and doctors had almost given up on him.
他已经昏迷六个月，医生几乎已经对他不抱希望。
At that point, I hadn’t completely given up on the marriage.
那个时候，我还没有完全放弃这桩婚姻。
79 to allow yourself to feel an emotion completely, without trying to control it 使〔自己〕陷入〔某种感情而不加控制〕
He gave himself up to despair.
他陷入了绝望之中。
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80 the ability of a material or substance to bend or stretch when put under pressure 伸展性，弹性
The rope has quite a bit of give in it.
这绳子相当有弹性。