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 给;交给 - [transitive, intransitive]
to hand something to somebody as a present; to allow somebody to have something as a present 赠送;赠与;送给 - give somebody something
What are you giving your father for his birthday? 你打算送给你父亲什么生日礼物? She was given a huge bunch of flowers. 有人给她送了一大束花。 Did you give the waiter a tip? 你给服务员小费了吗? - give something to somebody
She gave a couple of pounds to the beggar. 她给了乞丐几英镑。 - give (something)
We all agreed not to give presents this year. 我们都同意今年不送礼物。 They say it's better to give than to receive. 人们说施比受有福。
- give somebody something
- [transitive]
to provide somebody with something (为某人)提供,供给,供应 - give somebody something
They were all thirsty so I gave them a drink. 他们都口渴了,所以我给了他们一杯饮料。 Give me your name and address. 把你的名字和地址报给我。 We've been given a 2 per cent pay increase. 我们获得了2%的加薪。 I was hoping you would give me a job. 我还盼望着你能给我份工作呢。 He was given a new heart in a five-hour operation. 经过五个小时的手术,给他移植了一颗新的心脏。 Give me some time to decide. 给我点时间决定。 We should at least give him the opportunity to explain why he did this. 我们至少应该给他一个解释他为什么这么做的机会。 This should give you some idea of the extent of the problem. 这会让你对问题的严重程度有所了解。 Can you give us some sense of exactly what is at stake here? 你能告诉我们这里到底有什么危险吗? We'll give you all the help we can. 我们将尽力帮助你。 She wants a job that gives her more responsibility. 她想得到一份责任更大的工作。 Can I give you a ride to the station? 我开车送你去车站好吗? I'll give you (= allow you to have) ten minutes to prepare your answer. 我会给你十分钟时间准备回答。 Don't give me any of that backchat (= don't be rude). 别跟我顶嘴。 - give something to somebody
He gives Italian lessons to his colleagues. 他给同事们上意大利语课。 The reforms should give a better chance to the less able children. 这些改革应该给予能力较低的儿童更好的机会。 - give something
She gave some helpful advice. 她给了一些有益的建议。 She gives the impression of being very busy. 她给人的印象是特别忙。 I was asked to give evidence at the trial. 我被要求审讯时出庭作证。
Extra ExamplesShe gave me some medicine that sent me off to sleep. 她给了我一些药,使我沉入梦乡。 Let me give you a word of advice. 让我给你一句忠告吧。 The dark glasses gave him an air of mystery. 戴上墨镜使他增添了神秘感。 This shampoo will give your hair a nice healthy sheen. 这种洗发剂会使你的头发健康亮泽。 We want to give you the best possible care. 我们希望给你最好的照顾。 They couldn't give me any more information. 他们无法给我提供更多的信息。 He just left. He wouldn't give a reason. 他刚走。他不肯给出理由。 The police did not give any details of the attack. 警方没有透露袭击的任何细节。
- give somebody something
- [intransitive, transitive]
to pay money to a charity, etc., to help people 捐助;捐赠;捐款 We need your help—please give generously. 我们需要您的帮助,请慷慨解囊吧。 - give to something
They both gave regularly to charity. 他俩定期为慈善事业捐款。 - give something
I gave a small donation. 我给了一点微薄的捐助。 - give something to something
A lot of people give money to good causes. 很多人把钱捐给慈善事业。
- [transitive]
to pay in order to have or do something (为获得某物或做某事而)支付,付款 - give somebody something
I'll give you £100 and not a penny more! 我给你100,一分也不多! - give somebody something for something
How much will you give me for the car? 你肯出多少钱买我这辆汽车? - give something
I'd give anything to see him again. 只要能再见他一面我出多少钱都愿意。 - give something for something
I gave £50 for the lot. 我出 50 英镑一下全买了。
- give somebody something
- [transitive]
used with a noun to describe a particular action, giving the same meaning as the related verb (与名词连用描述某一动作,意义与该名词相应的动词相同) - give something
She gave a shrug of her shoulders (= shrugged). 她耸了耸肩。 He turned to us and gave a big smile (= smiled broadly). 他转身对着我们咧开嘴笑。 She looked up from her work and gave a yawn (= yawned). 她停下工作抬起头来打了个哈欠。 He gave a loud cry (= cried out loudly) and fell to the floor. 他大叫了一声倒在地板上。 Her work has given pleasure to (= pleased) millions of readers. 她的著作给数百万读者带来了欢乐。 - 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). 我不得不承认这个消息让我们大为震惊。 He gave me a suspicious look (= looked at me suspiciously). 他怀疑地看了我一眼。
- give something
- [transitive] give somebody something
to produce a particular feeling in somebody 使产生(某种感觉) All that driving has given me a headache. 这一路开车让我头都痛了。 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 给(某人)打(电话) - [transitive]
to judge somebody/something to be of a particular standard 给…评定(等级) - [transitive]
to pass an illness onto somebody and make them ill 把(疾病)传染给 - give somebody something
You've given me your cold. 你把感冒传染给我了。 - give something to somebody
She'd given the bug to all her colleagues. 她把这种病毒传染给了所有的同事。
- give somebody something
- [transitive]
to make somebody suffer a particular punishment 使受…惩罚 - [transitive] give something
if you give a party, you organize it and invite people 举办;举行 We're giving a party to celebrate our silver wedding. 我们要举办一个派对来庆祝我们的银婚。
- [transitive]
to perform something in public 表演;公开进行 - give something
He gave a rousing performance of the Bob Marley song. 他用鲍勃·马利的歌曲进行了激动人心的表演。 She gave a reading from her latest volume of poetry. 她朗诵了她最近出版的诗集里的一首诗。 The President will be giving a press conference this afternoon. 总统今天下午将举行记者招待会。 - give something to somebody
She gave a fine speech to the waiting crowd. 她向等候的人群发表了精彩的演说。
- give something
- [transitive]
to use time, energy, etc. for somebody/something 将(时间、精力等)用于 - [transitive] give somebody/something sth
to predict that something will last a particular length of time 预计将持续(…时间) - [transitive]
to say that a player or the ball is in a particular position or that a goal has been scored 裁定,判(球员或球所处位置) - [intransitive]
to bend or stretch under pressure (在压力下)弯曲,伸长 The branch began to give under his weight. 他身体的重量把树枝都压弯了。 - (figurative)
We can't go on like this—something's got to give. 我们不能继续这样了,肯定会出事的。
- [intransitive]
to agree to change your mind or give up some of your demands Topics Discussion and agreementc2让步;妥协
hand/provide交给;提供
money金钱
do/produce something做;产生
telephone call电话
mark/grade分数;等级
illness疾病
punishment惩罚
party/event聚会;活动
treat as important视为重要
predict how long预计多长时间
in sport体育运动
bend弯曲
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! 为艾德·希兰放弃吧!
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我宁愿;我更喜欢;我宁可选择
give or take (something)
give somebody to believe/understand (that)…
give somebody what for
to severely punish or criticize somebody for doing something wrong (为获得某物或做某事而)支付,付款 My son was rude to my friends so I gave him what for. 我的儿子对我的朋友很粗鲁,所以我对他不客气。
I give you…
used to ask people to drink a toast to somebody 我提议为(某人)干杯
I/I’ll give you that
- (informal)
used when you are admitting that something is true 我承认这事有理;我承认这是事实
what gives?
- (informal)
what is happening?; what is the news? 发生了什么事;有什么消息