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/giv/US // gɪv //UK // (ɡɪv) //

给予,给于,给,给与

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v.有主动词 verb
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    gave [geyv], /geɪv/, giv·en [giv-uhn], /ˈgɪv ən/, giv·ing.

    • : to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
    • : to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please.
    • : to place in someone's care: If you give me your coat, I'll put it in the closet.
    • : to grant to someone: Give me a chance.
    • : to impart or communicate: to give advice; to give a cold to someone.
    • : to set forth or show; present; offer: He gave no reason for his lateness.
    • : to pay or transfer possession to another in exchange for something: They gave five dollars for the picture. He gave me the car for $800.
    • : to furnish, provide, or proffer: to give evidence; Let me give you my umbrella before you go out in this rain.
    • : to provide as an entertainment or social function: to give a New Year's Eve party.
    • : to deal or administer: to give a blow to someone; to give medicine to a patient.
    • : to put forth, emit, or utter; issue: to give a cry; to give a command.
    • : to assign or admit as a basis of calculation or reasoning: These facts being given, the argument makes sense.
    • : to produce, yield, or afford: to give good results; 9 × 8 gives 72; The hen gave six eggs a week.
    • : to make, do, or perform: to give a start; to give a lurch.
    • : to perform or present publicly: to give a play; to give a concert.
    • : to cause; be responsible for: They gave me to understand that you would be there.
    • : to care about something to the value or extent of: I don't give a hoot about his opinion.
    • : to relinquish or sacrifice: to give one's life for a cause.
    • : to convey or transmit: Give Aunt Betty my love.
    • : to assign or allot: Give every man a full ration of biscuits. They gave him the name of “Joseph.”
    • : to bestow upon, as if by providence: Give me the wide open spaces anytime.
    • : to be connected with, as by a telephone operator: Give me 235-7522.
    • : to present to an audience, as an entertainer, speaker, or act: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the governor of Texas.
    • : to attribute or ascribe: to give the devil his due; After long study the critic gave the unsigned work to a minor impressionist.
    • : to cause or occasion: She gives me a pain in the neck.
    • : to apply fully or freely: He gives his free time to golf.
    • : to award by verdict or after consideration: A decision was given for the defendant.
    • : to inflict as a punishment on another; punish by; impose a sentence of: The judge gave him five years.
    • : to pledge, offer as a pledge, or execute and deliver: He gave her his promise. Can you give bond?
    • : to propose as the subject of a toast: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you our country.
    • : to bear to a man; deliver: She gave him a beautiful baby boy.
    • : to sire upon a woman; father: He gave her two children in the first five years of marriage.
    • : to concede or grant, as a point in an argument.
v.无主动词 verb
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    gave [geyv], /geɪv/, giv·en [giv-uhn], /ˈgɪv ən/, giv·ing.

    • : to make a gift or gifts; contribute: to give to the United Way.
    • : to yield somewhat, as to influence or force; compromise: We can't negotiate until each side is willing to give on some points.
    • : to yield somewhat when subjected to weight, force, pressure, etc.: A horsehair mattress doesn't give much.
    • : to collapse; break down; fall apart; fail: The antique chair gave when I sat on it.
    • : to be warm and open in relationships with other persons: a withdrawn person who doesn't know how to give.
    • : Informal. to divulge information: Okay now, give! What happened?
    • : to afford a view or passage; face, open, or lead: The window gives on the sea. This door gives onto the hallway.
n.名词 noun
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    • : the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
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    • : give away, to give as a present; bestow.to present to the bridegroom in a marriage ceremony.to expose or betray.to reveal: That remark gave away his real feelings.
    • : give back, to return, as to its owner; restore: You haven't given back the books you borrowed from me.
    • : give birth to. birth.
    • : give in, to acknowledge defeat; yield.to hand in; deliver: Please give in your timecards.
    • : give of, to devote or contribute generously of: to give of oneself; to give of one's abundance.
    • : give off, to put forth; emit: The gardenia gives off a very strong fragrance.
    • : give out, to send out; emit.to make public; announce.to distribute; issue.to become exhausted.to become used up; fail: The fuel gave out.to do or express something, especially unrestrainedly or easily: to give out with a song.
    • : give over, to put into the care of; transfer: She gave over all her property to her daughter.to put an end to; stop: They will never give over their impossible dreams.to indulge in without restraint: She gave herself over to tears.to devote to a specified activity: The day was given over to relaxing in the sun.
    • : give up, to abandon hope; despair.to desist from; renounce: to give up smoking.to surrender; relinquish.to devote entirely to: She gave herself up to her job and seldom saw her old friends.South Midland U.S.to consider; deem: She's given up to be the kindest woman around here.

Phrases

  • give a bad name to
  • give a break
  • give a damn
  • give a good account of oneself
  • give a hand
  • give a hang
  • give a hard time
  • give a hoot
  • give a leg up
  • give and take
  • give an inch and they'll take a mile
  • give a pain
  • give a piece of one's mind
  • give as good as one gets
  • give a shit
  • give away
  • give a wide berth
  • give bad marks to
  • give birth to
  • give chase
  • give color to
  • give credit
  • give free rein to
  • give ground
  • give in
  • give it one's best shot
  • give it to
  • give me a break
  • give notice
  • given to
  • give off
  • give of oneself
  • give one
  • give oneself airs
  • give oneself away
  • give oneself up
  • give one's eyeteeth
  • give or take
  • give out
  • give over
  • give pause
  • give rein to
  • give rise to
  • give short shrift
  • give someone
  • give someone a break
  • give someone a ring
  • give someone heart failure
  • give someone hell
  • give someone his or her due
  • give someone his or her head
  • give someone the air
  • give someone the evil eye
  • give someone the once-over
  • give someone enough rope
  • give someone fits
  • give something a whirl
  • give thanks for small blessings
  • give the back of one's hand
  • give the benefit of the doubt
  • give the business
  • give the creeps
  • give the devil his due
  • give the eye
  • give the finger
  • give the go-ahead
  • give the lie to
  • give the shirt off one's back
  • give the slip
  • give the time of day
  • give the word
  • give the works
  • give to understand
  • give up
  • give up the ghost
  • give vent to
  • give voice to
  • give way
  • give way to
  • give what for
  • hard time (give someone a)
  • Indian giver
  • never give a sucker an even break
  • not care (give) a rap
  • not give someone the time of day
  • what's cooking (gives)

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Examples

  • But give the Kingdom credit for its sense of mercy: The lashes will be administered only 50 at a time.

  • With chemotherapy, her doctors give her at least an 80 percent chance of survival.

  • One of the other cops fired three times and those who were still able to give chase did.

  • Our fans have seen all our sketches, so we wanted to give them something a little deeper about each character.

  • Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?

  • Bacteria, when present in great numbers, give a uniform cloud which cannot be removed by ordinary filtration.

  • Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician.

  • Finally, let me ask the general reader to put aside all prejudice, and give both sides a fair hearing.

  • If you have any thoughts of influencing me or my men to join the regular Confederate army, you may as well give up the idea.

  • It was he who first said, If thine enemy hunger give him food, if he thirst give him drink.