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give

UK /ɡɪv/US /ɡɪv/

词源

源自古英语'giefan',源自原始日耳曼语*gebanan,与荷兰语'geven'、德语'geben'同源。

verb

❶ 将某物交给或传递给某人,表示主动提供或转移所有权。常用于日常物品交接、礼物赠送等场景。

“She gave me a book for my birthday.”

(她给了我一本书作为生日礼物。)

“Can you give this letter to the manager?”

(你能把这封信交给经理吗?)

❶ 付出或提供非物质事物,如时间、关注、承诺等抽象概念。强调自愿奉献或牺牲。

“She gives a lot of time to her volunteer work.”

(她为志愿工作投入了大量时间。)

“The speech gave us hope for the future.”

(这个演讲给了我们对未来的希望。)

同义词:provide, offer, grant, donate, hand over

noun

❶ 指物体或材料的弹性或柔韧性,描述其受压后恢复原状的能力。常见于材料科学或日常物品描述。

“This mattress has good give for comfortable sleep.”

(这张床垫弹性很好,睡起来很舒服。)

“The rope has some give when you pull it.”

(你拉这根绳子时会有些弹性。)

同义词:flexibility, elasticity, resilience

常见短语

give up — 表示放弃做某事或停止尝试,常用于面对困难时的决定。也可指戒除习惯或投降。

“Don't give up on your dreams.”

(不要放弃你的梦想。)

give in — 指屈服或让步,通常用于描述在被说服或压力下接受某事。

“After hours of arguing, he finally gave in.”

(经过数小时争论,他终于让步了。)

give away — 免费赠送物品,或无意中泄露秘密。根据上下文有不同的含义。

“She gave away all her old clothes.”

(她把所有旧衣服都送人了。)