give 的英语意思
givegive1 /ɡɪv/ verb (past tense gave /ɡeɪv/, past participle given /ˈɡɪvən/) 
查看全部语言翻译1present or money [intransitive, transitive] to let someone have something as a present, or to provide something for someone将某物作为礼物送给某人，或为某人提供某物give somebody something
What did Bob give you for your birthday?Bob 给你的生日礼物是什么？ Researchers were given a £10,000 grant to continue their work.研究人员获得了一万英镑的经费以继续他们的工作。 I’ve got some old diaries that my grandmother gave me years ago.我有几本旧日记，是多年前祖母送给我的。give something to somebody a ring which was given to him by his mother他母亲送给他的一枚戒指 I didn’t steal it! Maria gave it to me!我没有偷！是 Maria 给我的！ Most people are willing to give to charity.大多数人愿意向慈善机构捐款。 The situation is now desperate, so please give generously.情况已十分危急，请慷慨解囊。 ► Don’t say ‘give to someone something’: He gave me a card (NOT He gave to me a card). | They gave a prize to the best chef (NOT They gave to the best chef a prize).2put something in somebody’s hand [transitive] to put something in someone’s hand将某物放入某人手中give somebody something Give me the letter, please.请把信给我。give something to somebody He poured some wine into a glass and gave it to her.他往杯子里倒了些酒，然后递给她。3let somebody do something [transitive] to allow or make it possible for someone to do something允许或使某人能够做某事give somebody something He finally gave us permission to leave.他终于允许我们离开。 These meetings give everyone a chance to express their opinions.这些会议让每个人都有机会表达自己的意见。 Students are given the freedom to choose their own topics.学生有自由选择自己题目的权利。 Language gives us the ability to communicate at a much higher level than any other animal.语言赋予我们以远超其他任何动物的水平进行交流的能力。 Women were given the vote in the early 1900s.20世纪初，女性获得了选举权。give somebody control/authority/responsibility etc She was given absolute control over all recruitment decisions.她获得了所有招聘决定的绝对控制权。give something to somebody This bill will give more power to local authorities.这项法案将赋予地方当局更多权力。4tell somebody something [transitive] to tell someone information or details about something, or to tell someone what they should do向某人提供有关某事的信息或详情，或告知某人应该做什么: She gave me some information on university courses.她给了我一些关于大学课程的信息。 My secretary will be able to give you more details.我的秘书可以为您提供更多详情。 Let me give you some advice.让我给你提些建议。give orders/instructions She certainly likes giving orders.她确实喜欢发号施令。 They were given strict instructions not to tell anyone.他们被严令不得告知任何人。 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（＝告诉我怎么去那里）吗？ He gave the following example.他举了如下例子。 You may have to give evidence in court (=tell a court about what you have seen or know to be true).你可能需要在法庭上提供证词（＝向法庭陈述你所见或知悉属实的事情）。give an account/description He gave a disturbing account of the murder.他对那起谋杀案作了令人不安的陈述。5make a movement/do an action [transitive] to do something by making a movement with your hand, face, body etc通过手、脸、身体等的动作做某事give a smile/laugh/grin/frown/yawn etc She gave a little frown.她微微皱了皱眉。 Joel gave me a smile as I walked in.我走进来时，Joel 对我笑了笑。 He gave her a big hug.他给了她一个大大的拥抱。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.我发出信号之前不要动。give something a shake/rattle/tug etc She picked up the envelope and gave it a shake.她拿起信封，摇了摇。6speech/talk/performance [transitive] to make a speech, perform a piece of music etc for a group of people向一群人发表演讲、演奏音乐等give a talk/speech/lecture He’s giving a talk on early Roman pottery.他正在就早期罗马陶器作演讲。give a performance/display They gave one of their best performances to date.他们呈现了迄今为止最精彩的演出之一。7make somebody have a feeling [transitive] to make someone have a feeling使某人产生某种感受give somebody something He gave us quite a shock.他让我们大吃一惊。 The course has given me a lot more confidence.这门课让我自信多了。 His job did not give him much sense of fulfilment.他的工作没有给他带来多少成就感。give something to somebody Their music has given pleasure to a lot of people over the years.多年来，他们的音乐给许多人带来了快乐。give somebody a headache/hangover Keep the noise down – you’re giving me a headache!小声点——你让我头痛！8make somebody have problems [transitive] to make someone have problems给某人造成麻烦give somebody problems/trouble/difficulties The new software has given us quite a few problems.新软件给我们带来了不少问题。9make somebody ill [transitive] to infect someone with the same illness that you have将自己所患的同种疾病传染给他人give somebody something Don’t come too close – I don’t want you to give me your cold!别靠太近——我不想被你传染感冒！give something to somebody It’s very unlikely a doctor could give HIV to a patient.医生将 HIV 传染给患者的可能性极低。10organize a social event [transitive] to organize a social event such as a party组织派对等社交活动 SYN hold, put on: We’re giving a small party for dad’s birthday next week.下周我们要为爸爸的生日举办一个小型聚会。11make somebody do something [transitive] to tell someone to do a job or piece of work告知某人去做某项工作或任务give somebody work/homework etc How much homework are you given in a week?你一周被布置多少作业？ He’s always giving us chores to do around the house.他总是给我们安排家务活。12make somebody/something have a quality [transitive] to make someone or something have a particular quality使某人或某物具有某种特质 SYN lendgive somebody/something something The ginger gives the dish a wonderful spicy flavour.姜给这道菜带来了美妙的辛辣风味。 His grey hair gave him an air of distinction.他的白发使他显得格外高贵。 Its association with the movie industry has given the place a certain glamor.与电影业的关联赋予了这个地方一种独特的魅力。13pay for [transitive] to pay a particular amount of money for something为某物支付特定金额: They say they’re not willing to give any more than they’ve already offered.他们说不愿意出比已出价更多的钱。give somebody something for something They gave us £700 for our old car.他们给了我们 700 英镑买我们的旧车。 How much will you give me for these two games?这两款游戏你会给我多少钱？► see thesaurus at pay14behave towards [transitive] to behave towards someone in a way that shows you have a particular attitude or feeling towards them以表现出对某人特定态度或情感的方式对待某人give somebody loyalty/obedience/respect The people were expected to give their leader absolute obedience and loyalty.人民被期望对领袖给予绝对的服从和忠诚。15punishment [transitive] to officially say that someone must have a particular punishment正式宣判某人必须接受特定处罚give somebody a fine/a sentence If you don’t pay on time, you could be given a fine of up to $1,000.如果你不按时付款，可能会被罚款最多 1,000 美元。give somebody six months/three years etc (=in prison)（＝在监狱中） The judge gave her two years in prison.法官判处她两年监禁。16give (somebody) an impression/a sense/an idea to make someone think about something in a particular way使某人以特定方式看待某事: I didn’t want to give him the wrong idea about the job.我不想让他对这份工作产生错误的印象。 The report gives us a very accurate picture of life in the inner cities.这份报告为我们呈现了城市内部生活的非常准确的图景。17give something thought/attention/consideration etc (also give thought/attention/consideration etc to something) to spend some time thinking about something carefully花时间仔细思考某事: Congress has been giving the crime bill serious consideration.国会一直在认真审议这项犯罪法案。 I’ll give the matter some thought and let you know my decision next week.我会认真考虑这件事，下周告知你我的决定。18give (somebody) a hand spoken口语 to help someone do something帮助某人做某事: Can you give me a hand?你能帮我一下吗？give with Shall I give you a hand with that bag?我来帮你拿那个包吧？19give somebody a call/buzz (also give somebody a ring/bell British English) informal非正式 to telephone someone给某人打电话: I’ll give you a call about seven, okay?我大约七点给你打电话，好吗？20give something a try/shot/whirl (also give something a go British English) informal非正式 to try to do something, especially something you have not done before尝试做某事，尤指以前没有做过的事: I’m not usually much good at this sort of game, but I’ll give it a go.我通常不太擅长这类游戏，但我会试试看。21give somebody time/a few weeks/all day etc to allow time for someone to do something, or for something to happen给某人时间做某事，或让某事发生: I’ve asked him to give me a couple more days to finish my essay.我请他再给我几天时间完成我的论文。 Flexible working hours could give working parents more time to spend with their children.弹性工作时间可以让在职父母有更多时间陪伴子女。22I give it six weeks/a month etc spoken口语 used to say that you do not think something will continue successfully for very long用于表示认为某事不会持续多久便会失败: I give the project six months at the most before it all falls apart.我估计这个项目最多撑六个月就会土崩瓦解。23not give something a second thought/another thought to not think or worry about something at all完全不去想或担心某事: The matter didn’t seem important, and I hardly gave it a second thought.这件事似乎不重要，我几乎没有再多想。24be less strict [intransitive] to be willing to change what you think or do according to what else happens愿意根据其他情况改变自己的想法或行动: I think that both sides need to give a little.我认为双方都需要作出一点让步。25state a decision [transitive] British English to state what your official decision or judgment is, for example in a game宣布正式决定或判断，例如在比赛中: The referee has given a penalty.裁判判罚了一个点球。 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裁决。26give a mark/score [transitive] to decide that someone should have a particular score or mark for something that they have done决定给某人的所作所为打特定的分数或评级: She only gave me a B for my last essay.她只给我的上一篇作文打了 B。 The judges have given him top marks for this performance.评委们给他的这次表演打了最高分。27bend/stretch [intransitive] if a material gives, it bends or stretches when you put pressure on it如果材料有弹性，当施加压力时它会弯曲或伸展: New shoes often feel tight, but the leather should give a little after a few days.新鞋初穿往往感觉紧，但皮革过几天应该会稍微松弛一些。28break/move [intransitive] if something gives, it breaks or moves away suddenly because of weight or pressure on it如果某物突然断裂或移位，是因为承受了重量或压力: The branch suddenly gave beneath him.树枝在他脚下突然断裂。 I pushed against the door with all my might, but it still wouldn’t give.我用尽全力推门，但它还是纹丝不动。29give me something (any day/time) spoken口语 used to say that you like something much more than something else用于表示比起其他事物更喜欢某事物: Give me good old-fashioned rock ‘n’ roll any day!我随时都更爱那经典的摇滚乐！30would give anything/a lot/your right arm etc for something spoken口语 used when you would like something very much用于表示非常渴望得到某事物: I’d give my right arm for a figure like that.为了那样的身材，我愿意付出任何代价。31not give a damn/shit etc spoken口语 not polite不礼貌 used to say that you do not care at all about something用于表示对某事完全不在乎: · I don’t give a damn what you think.· 我根本不在乎你怎么想。32don’t give me that spoken口语 used to say that you do not believe someone’s excuse or explanation用于表示不相信某人的借口或解释: Don’t give me that! I know exactly where you’ve been!别跟我来这套！我完全知道你去哪儿了！33 give somebody what for spoken口语 to tell someone angrily that you are annoyed with them愤怒地告诉某人你对他们感到恼火: I’ll give that boy what for when I see him!等我见到那小子，非好好教训他一顿不可！34give as good as you get to fight or argue with someone using the same amount of skill or force that they are using以与对方相同的技巧或力量与其抗争或争论: I don’t worry about Emma because I know she can give as good as she gets.我不担心 Emma，因为我知道她完全有能力以牙还牙。35give and take informal非正式 to help other people and do things for them as well as expecting them to do things for you在期望他人为自己付出的同时，也帮助他人并为他人做事: You have to learn to give and take in any relationship.任何关系中你都必须学会互相让步、彼此付出。36give or take a few minutes/a penny/a mile etc spoken口语 used to say that the amount or figure that you have just mentioned is nearly correct, but not exactly用于表示刚才所提到的数量或数字大致正确，但并非完全准确: It’ll be a £1,000, give or take £50 or so.大概是 1,000 英镑，上下差 50 英镑左右。37I’ll give you that spoken口语 used to admit that someone is right about something用于承认某人在某件事上是正确的: I was wrong to trust him, I’ll give you that.我相信他是错的，这点我承认。38give somebody to understand/think/believe something formal正式 to make someone think that a particular thing is true使某人以为某事是真的: I was given to understand that I would be offered a permanent job.我被告知，将会得到一份永久性工作。39give it to somebody straight informal非正式 to tell someone something in a clear direct way以清晰直接的方式告诉某人某事: There’s no point in beating about the bush, so I’ll give it to you straight.没必要拐弯抹角，我就直说了吧。40 I give you the chairman/prime minister/groom etc British English spoken口语 used at the end of a formal speech to invite people to welcome a special guest用于正式致辞结尾，邀请大家欢迎特别嘉宾41sex [transitive] old-fashioned旧式 if a woman gives herself to a man, she has sex with him如果一个女人将自己献给一个男人，即与他发生性关系THESAURUS同义词辨析give to let someone have something, without expecting to be paid for it让某人拥有某物，而不期望得到报酬: · He was always giving me gifts.· 他总是送我礼物。· They gave a free drink to all their customers.· 他们给所有顾客免费提供饮料。donate to give money to an organization that helps people or protects something, or to give your blood or part of your body to save someone’s life向帮助他人或保护某事物的机构捐款，或捐献血液或身体部分以拯救他人生命: · The company donates 1 per cent of its profits to charity.· 公司将其利润的 1% 捐给慈善机构。· 70% of people wanted to donate their organs after death.· 70% 的人希望身后捐献器官。award to officially give money or a prize to someone正式授予某人奖金或奖项: · She was awarded a million dollars in damages.· 她获得了一百万美元的损害赔偿金。· Hollywood awarded him an Oscar for his performance.· 好莱坞因其表演授予他奥斯卡奖。present to formally or officially give something to someone by putting it in their hands, especially at a formal ceremony在正式场合将某物亲手交给某人，尤指在正式典礼上: · They presented her with a bouquet of flowers.· 他们向她献上了一束鲜花。leave (also bequeath /bɪˈkwiːð, bɪˈkwiːθ/ formal正式) to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death正式安排将自己身后的财产留给某人: · He left most of his property to his wife.· 他将大部分财产留给了妻子。lavish somebody with something/lavish something on somebody formal正式 to give someone a lot of something, especially praise, attention, or gifts给予某人大量某物，尤指称赞、关注或礼物: · After his team won, the press lavished him with praise.· 他的球队获胜后，媒体对他赞誉有加。confer formal正式 to give someone an honour, a university degree, or the right or power to do something授予某人荣誉、大学学位或做某事的权利或权力: · the powers conferred on him by Parliament· 议会授予他的权力· the highest honor that her country could confer on her· 她的国家所能授予她的最高荣誉bestow formal正式 to give someone something to show how much they are respected, for example an honour, a title, or a gift – a very formal use给予某人某物以表达对其的尊重，例如荣誉、称号或礼物——非常正式的用法: · He was also bestowed the title of ‘Cultural Ambassador of Grenada’.· 他还被授予"格林纳达文化大使"称号。to give something to a group of people将某物给予一群人hand something out/give something out to give something to each of the people in a group将某物分别给予群体中的每个人: · The teacher handed out the test papers.· 老师发放了试卷。· I’m going to give out some forms for you to fill in.· 我来发一些表格让你们填写。distribute to give things to a large number of people, especially in the streets向大量人发放东西，尤指在街上: · Anti-war protesters were distributing leaflets.· 反战抗议者正在分发传单。share (also share something out British English) to divide something into equal parts and give a part to each person将某物平均分成若干份，每人分一份: · They shared the profits among the staff.· 他们将利润在员工中进行了分配。give somebody/something away phrasal verb1to give something to someone because you do not want or need it for yourself因为自己不再想要或不需要某物而将其给予他人: I gave most of my books away when I left college.我大学毕业时把大部分书都送人了。give away to Give your old clothes away to a thrift shop.把你的旧衣服捐给二手店。2to give something to someone without asking for any money, rather than selling it to them将某物无偿给予他人，而不是出售: We’re giving away a free diary with tomorrow’s newspaper.我们将在明天的报纸中附赠一本免费日记本。give away to We have 1,000 CDs to give away to our readers.我们有 1,000 张 CD 免费赠送给读者。3to show where someone is or what they are doing or thinking when they are trying to keep this a secret在某人试图保密时，暴露其行踪、所为或所想: Don’t worry, I won’t give you away.别担心，我不会出卖你的。 Sue tried to smile, but her voice gave her away.Sue 试图微笑，但她的声音出卖了她。give yourself away I knew that if I moved I would give myself away.我知道如果我动了，就会暴露自己。 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秘密（＝显示出他试图隐瞒的事情）。4to tell someone something that you should keep secret将本应保密的事情告诉某人: He gave away as little information as possible.他透露的信息越少越好。 I don’t want to give away exactly how the system works.我不想透露该系统的确切工作原理。 I don’t want to give the game away (=give information that should be secret) by saying too much.我不想因为说得太多而泄露秘密（＝透露本应保密的信息）。5to lose in a game or competition by doing something badly or making mistakes因表现不佳或犯错而在比赛或竞争中失分: We gave away two goals in the first half.我们在上半场丢了两个球。 The Democrats are now in danger of giving the whole election away.民主党现在面临将整个选举拱手相让的风险。6to give formal permission for a woman to marry a man as part of a traditional wedding ceremony作为传统婚礼仪式的一部分，正式许可一位女性嫁给一位男性give something ↔ back phrasal verb1to give something to the person it belongs to or the person who gave it to you将某物归还给其所有者或最初给予你的人: This isn’t your money and you must give it back.这不是你的钱，你必须归还。 Of course you can have a look at it, as long as you give it back.当然你可以看，只要你还回来就行。give something back to somebody I’ll give the keys back to you tomorrow morning.我明天早上把钥匙还给你。give somebody something ↔ back Her ex-husband refused to give her back any of her old photos and letters.她的前夫拒绝归还她任何旧照片和信件。2to make it possible for someone to have or do something again使某人能够再次拥有或做某事 SYN restoregive somebody something ↔ back He underwent an expensive operation to give him back his sight.他接受了一次昂贵的手术，以恢复视力。 The company finally agreed to give the women their old jobs back.公司最终同意让这些女性恢复原职。give something back to somebody This legislation will give more power back to local authorities.这项立法将把更多权力归还给地方当局。give in phrasal verb1to finally agree to do or accept something that you had at first opposed, especially because someone has forced or persuaded you to最终同意做或接受最初曾反对的事，尤指因受到强迫或说服: Eventually I gave in and accepted the job on their terms.最终我妥协了，按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.Bob 的妻子一再施压，他最终妥协了。give in to The government refused to give in to their demands.政府拒绝向他们的要求屈服。2to accept that you are defeated in a game, fight, competition etc承认在比赛、打斗、竞争等中失败: The rebels were eventually forced to give in.叛军最终被迫投降。 We will carry on fighting to the end. We will never give in.我们将战斗到底，绝不屈服。3give something ↔ in British English to give a piece of work or something you have written to someone in authority将一份工作成果或写成的东西交给有权威的人 SYN hand in: You were supposed to give this work in four days ago.你本该四天前就交这份作业的。 Rose decided to give in her notice (=officially say she was going to leave her job).Rose 决定递交辞呈（＝正式宣告她要离职）。give in to All assignments must be given in to your teacher by Friday.所有作业必须在周五前交给老师。give in to something phrasal verb to no longer try to stop yourself from doing something you want to do不再试图克制自己去做想做的事: Don’t give in to the temptation to argue back.别屈服于想要反驳的诱惑。 If you feel the urge for a cigarette, try not to give in to it.如果你有抽烟的冲动，尽量不要屈服于它。give of something phrasal verb formal正式 if you give of yourself, your time, your money etc, you do things for other people without expecting anything in return如果你奉献自己、时间、金钱等，你为他人做事而不期望任何回报: Retired people are often willing to give of their time to help with community projects.退休人员通常愿意花时间帮助社区项目。give off something phrasal verb 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.木材燃烧时散发出甜蜜的香气。give onto something phrasal verb if a window, door, or building gives onto a particular place, it leads to that place or you can see that place from it如果窗户、门或建筑物朝向某个地方，则通向那里或从那里可以看到那个地方: the garden gate that gives onto the main road通向主干道的花园大门 a small balcony giving onto fields朝向田野的小阳台give out phrasal verb1give something ↔ out to give something to each person in a group将某物分发给群体中的每个人 SYN hand out: Can you give the drinks out, please?请你把饮料分发一下，好吗？give out to Students were giving out leaflets to everyone on the street.学生们正在向街上的每个人发传单。2if part of your body gives out, it stops working properly or becomes much weaker如果身体某部位"give out"，即停止正常运作或变得非常虚弱: Just as I approached the town, my legs finally gave out.就在我快到镇上时，我的双腿终于撑不住了。3if a supply of something gives out, there is none left如果某物的供应"give out"，即用尽、所剩无几: My money was beginning to give out and there were no jobs to be found.我的钱快用完了，又找不到工作。 After two hours her patience gave out.两小时后，她的耐心耗尽了。4give out something to produce something such as light, heat, or a signal发出光、热或信号等 SYN emit: A gas lamp gave out a pale yellowish light.一盏煤气灯发出淡淡的黄色光芒。5give something ↔ out British English formal正式 to announce something, especially officially宣布某事，尤指正式宣布: It was given out that the government was to enter into negotiations with the rebels.据官方宣布，政府将与叛军展开谈判。give over phrasal verb British English spoken口语 informal非正式 to stop doing or saying something that is annoying other people停止做或说惹恼他人的事: I wish you lot would just give over!我真希望你们能停下来！give over doing something Oh, give over complaining, we’re nearly there.哦，别抱怨了，我们快到了。give something over to somebody/something phrasal verb1be given over to something to be used for a particular purpose被用于特定目的: The land surrounding the village was given over to vineyards.村庄周围的土地被用于葡萄园。 The whole day was given over to cooking and preparing for the celebrations.整整一天都用来烹饪和为庆典做准备。2give yourself over to something to spend all your time doing something将全部时间用于做某事: In his youth he had given himself over to pleasure.年轻时，他将自己全身心沉浸在享乐之中。3to give responsibility for or control over something to a particular person, organization etc将对某事的责任或控制权移交给特定的人、组织等: The running of internal affairs was given over to the Chancellor.内政事务的管理移交给了财政大臣。give up phrasal verb1give something ↔ up to stop doing something, especially something that you do regularly停止做某事，尤指经常做的事: Darren has decided to give up football at the end of this season.Darren 决定在本赛季结束后放弃踢足球。 She gave up her job and started writing poetry.她辞掉工作，开始写诗。give up doing something I gave up going to the theatre when I moved out of London.我搬离伦敦后就不再去剧院了。 Why don’t you give up smoking?你为什么不戒烟呢？2to stop trying to do something停止尝试做某事: We spent half an hour looking for the keys, but eventually gave up and went home.我们花了半小时找钥匙，最终放弃回家了。 I give up. What’s the answer?我放弃了。答案是什么？ You shouldn’t give up so easily.你不应该这么轻易放弃。give up doing something I gave up trying to persuade him to continue with his studies.我放弃了说服他继续学业。give something ↔ up She has still not given up the search.她仍未放弃搜寻。 The ground was too hard to dig so I gave it up as a bad job (=stopped trying because success seemed unlikely).地太硬了，挖不了，所以我放弃了（＝因为成功看来不太可能而停止尝试）。3give yourself/somebody up to allow yourself or someone else to be caught by the police or enemy soldiers允许自己或他人被警察或敌军抓获: The siege ended peacefully after the gunman gave himself up.持枪者自首后，这场对峙和平结束。give up to In the end, his family gave him up to the police.最终，他的家人把他交给了警察。4give up something to use some of your time to do a particular thing花部分时间做某件特定的事: I don’t mind giving up a couple of hours a week to deal with correspondence.我不介意每周花几小时处理往来信件。5give something/somebody ↔ up to give something that is yours to someone else将属于自己的东西给予他人: The family refused to give up any of their land.这家人拒绝放弃任何土地。 She was put under tremendous pressure to give the baby up.她承受了巨大压力，被迫放弃那个婴儿。give up to I would always give my seat up to an elderly person on the bus.在公车上，我总会把座位让给老人。6give somebody ↔ up to end a romantic relationship with someone, even though you do not really want to结束与某人的恋情，尽管自己并不真的想这样做: I knew deep down that I should give him up.我内心深处知道我应该放弃他。7give somebody up for dead/lost etc to believe that someone is dead and stop looking for them认为某人已死并停止寻找: The ship sank and the crew were given up for dead.船沉没了，船员们被认为已经死亡。8give it up for somebody spoken口语 informal非正式 used to ask people to applaud someone用于请人们为某人鼓掌 → give up the ghost at ghost1(5)give up on somebody/something phrasal verb to stop hoping that someone or something will change or improve停止对某人或某事改变或好转抱有希望: He’d been in a coma for six months, and doctors had almost given up on him.他已昏迷六个月，医生们几乎放弃了对他的希望。 At that point, I hadn’t completely given up on the marriage.那时，我还没有完全放弃这段婚姻。give yourself up to something phrasal verb to allow yourself to feel an emotion completely, without trying to control it允许自己完全感受某种情绪，而不试图控制它: He gave himself up to despair.他沉沦于绝望之中。
查看全部语言翻译1present or money [intransitive, transitive] to let someone have something as a present, or to provide something for someone将某物作为礼物送给某人，或为某人提供某物give somebody something What did Bob give you for your birthday?Bob 给你的生日礼物是什么？ Researchers were given a £10,000 grant to continue their work.研究人员获得了一万英镑的经费以继续他们的工作。 I’ve got some old diaries that my grandmother gave me years ago.我有几本旧日记，是多年前祖母送给我的。give something to somebody a ring which was given to him by his mother他母亲送给他的一枚戒指 I didn’t steal it! Maria gave it to me!我没有偷！是 Maria 给我的！ Most people are willing to give to charity.大多数人愿意向慈善机构捐款。 The situation is now desperate, so please give generously.情况已十分危急，请慷慨解囊。 ► Don’t say ‘give to someone something’: He gave me a card (NOT He gave to me a card). | They gave a prize to the best chef (NOT They gave to the best chef a prize).2put something in somebody’s hand [transitive] to put something in someone’s hand将某物放入某人手中give somebody something Give me the letter, please.请把信给我。give something to somebody He poured some wine into a glass and gave it to her.他往杯子里倒了些酒，然后递给她。3let somebody do something [transitive] to allow or make it possible for someone to do something允许或使某人能够做某事give somebody something He finally gave us permission to leave.他终于允许我们离开。 These meetings give everyone a chance to express their opinions.这些会议让每个人都有机会表达自己的意见。 Students are given the freedom to choose their own topics.学生有自由选择自己题目的权利。 Language gives us the ability to communicate at a much higher level than any other animal.语言赋予我们以远超其他任何动物的水平进行交流的能力。 Women were given the vote in the early 1900s.20世纪初，女性获得了选举权。give somebody control/authority/responsibility etc She was given absolute control over all recruitment decisions.她获得了所有招聘决定的绝对控制权。give something to somebody This bill will give more power to local authorities.这项法案将赋予地方当局更多权力。4tell somebody something [transitive] to tell someone information or details about something, or to tell someone what they should do向某人提供有关某事的信息或详情，或告知某人应该做什么: She gave me some information on university courses.她给了我一些关于大学课程的信息。 My secretary will be able to give you more details.我的秘书可以为您提供更多详情。 Let me give you some advice.让我给你提些建议。give orders/instructions She certainly likes giving orders.她确实喜欢发号施令。 They were given strict instructions not to tell anyone.他们被严令不得告知任何人。 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（＝告诉我怎么去那里）吗？ He gave the following example.他举了如下例子。 You may have to give evidence in court (=tell a court about what you have seen or know to be true).你可能需要在法庭上提供证词（＝向法庭陈述你所见或知悉属实的事情）。give an account/description He gave a disturbing account of the murder.他对那起谋杀案作了令人不安的陈述。5make a movement/do an action [transitive] to do something by making a movement with your hand, face, body etc通过手、脸、身体等的动作做某事give a smile/laugh/grin/frown/yawn etc She gave a little frown.她微微皱了皱眉。 Joel gave me a smile as I walked in.我走进来时，Joel 对我笑了笑。 He gave her a big hug.他给了她一个大大的拥抱。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.我发出信号之前不要动。give something a shake/rattle/tug etc She picked up the envelope and gave it a shake.她拿起信封，摇了摇。6speech/talk/performance [transitive] to make a speech, perform a piece of music etc for a group of people向一群人发表演讲、演奏音乐等give a talk/speech/lecture He’s giving a talk on early Roman pottery.他正在就早期罗马陶器作演讲。give a performance/display They gave one of their best performances to date.他们呈现了迄今为止最精彩的演出之一。7make somebody have a feeling [transitive] to make someone have a feeling使某人产生某种感受give somebody something He gave us quite a shock.他让我们大吃一惊。 The course has given me a lot more confidence.这门课让我自信多了。 His job did not give him much sense of fulfilment.他的工作没有给他带来多少成就感。give something to somebody Their music has given pleasure to a lot of people over the years.多年来，他们的音乐给许多人带来了快乐。give somebody a headache/hangover Keep the noise down – you’re giving me a headache!小声点——你让我头痛！8make somebody have problems [transitive] to make someone have problems给某人造成麻烦give somebody problems/trouble/difficulties The new software has given us quite a few problems.新软件给我们带来了不少问题。9make somebody ill [transitive] to infect someone with the same illness that you have将自己所患的同种疾病传染给他人give somebody something Don’t come too close – I don’t want you to give me your cold!别靠太近——我不想被你传染感冒！give something to somebody It’s very unlikely a doctor could give HIV to a patient.医生将 HIV 传染给患者的可能性极低。10organize a social event [transitive] to organize a social event such as a party组织派对等社交活动 SYN hold, put on: We’re giving a small party for dad’s birthday next week.下周我们要为爸爸的生日举办一个小型聚会。11make somebody do something [transitive] to tell someone to do a job or piece of work告知某人去做某项工作或任务give somebody work/homework etc How much homework are you given in a week?你一周被布置多少作业？ He’s always giving us chores to do around the house.他总是给我们安排家务活。12make somebody/something have a quality [transitive] to make someone or something have a particular quality使某人或某物具有某种特质 SYN lendgive somebody/something something The ginger gives the dish a wonderful spicy flavour.姜给这道菜带来了美妙的辛辣风味。 His grey hair gave him an air of distinction.他的白发使他显得格外高贵。 Its association with the movie industry has given the place a certain glamor.与电影业的关联赋予了这个地方一种独特的魅力。13pay for [transitive] to pay a particular amount of money for something为某物支付特定金额: They say they’re not willing to give any more than they’ve already offered.他们说不愿意出比已出价更多的钱。give somebody something for something They gave us £700 for our old car.他们给了我们 700 英镑买我们的旧车。 How much will you give me for these two games?这两款游戏你会给我多少钱？► see thesaurus at pay14behave towards [transitive] to behave towards someone in a way that shows you have a particular attitude or feeling towards them以表现出对某人特定态度或情感的方式对待某人give somebody loyalty/obedience/respect The people were expected to give their leader absolute obedience and loyalty.人民被期望对领袖给予绝对的服从和忠诚。15punishment [transitive] to officially say that someone must have a particular punishment正式宣判某人必须接受特定处罚give somebody a fine/a sentence If you don’t pay on time, you could be given a fine of up to $1,000.如果你不按时付款，可能会被罚款最多 1,000 美元。give somebody six months/three years etc (=in prison)（＝在监狱中） The judge gave her two years in prison.法官判处她两年监禁。16give (somebody) an impression/a sense/an idea to make someone think about something in a particular way使某人以特定方式看待某事: I didn’t want to give him the wrong idea about the job.我不想让他对这份工作产生错误的印象。 The report gives us a very accurate picture of life in the inner cities.这份报告为我们呈现了城市内部生活的非常准确的图景。17give something thought/attention/consideration etc (also give thought/attention/consideration etc to something) to spend some time thinking about something carefully花时间仔细思考某事: Congress has been giving the crime bill serious consideration.国会一直在认真审议这项犯罪法案。 I’ll give the matter some thought and let you know my decision next week.我会认真考虑这件事，下周告知你我的决定。18give (somebody) a hand spoken口语 to help someone do something帮助某人做某事: Can you give me a hand?你能帮我一下吗？give with Shall I give you a hand with that bag?我来帮你拿那个包吧？19give somebody a call/buzz (also give somebody a ring/bell British English) informal非正式 to telephone someone给某人打电话: I’ll give you a call about seven, okay?我大约七点给你打电话，好吗？20give something a try/shot/whirl (also give something a go British English) informal非正式 to try to do something, especially something you have not done before尝试做某事，尤指以前没有做过的事: I’m not usually much good at this sort of game, but I’ll give it a go.我通常不太擅长这类游戏，但我会试试看。21give somebody time/a few weeks/all day etc to allow time for someone to do something, or for something to happen给某人时间做某事，或让某事发生: I’ve asked him to give me a couple more days to finish my essay.我请他再给我几天时间完成我的论文。 Flexible working hours could give working parents more time to spend with their children.弹性工作时间可以让在职父母有更多时间陪伴子女。22I give it six weeks/a month etc spoken口语 used to say that you do not think something will continue successfully for very long用于表示认为某事不会持续多久便会失败: I give the project six months at the most before it all falls apart.我估计这个项目最多撑六个月就会土崩瓦解。23not give something a second thought/another thought to not think or worry about something at all完全不去想或担心某事: The matter didn’t seem important, and I hardly gave it a second thought.这件事似乎不重要，我几乎没有再多想。24be less strict [intransitive] to be willing to change what you think or do according to what else happens愿意根据其他情况改变自己的想法或行动: I think that both sides need to give a little.我认为双方都需要作出一点让步。25state a decision [transitive] British English to state what your official decision or judgment is, for example in a game宣布正式决定或判断，例如在比赛中: The referee has given a penalty.裁判判罚了一个点球。 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裁决。26give a mark/score [transitive] to decide that someone should have a particular score or mark for something that they have done决定给某人的所作所为打特定的分数或评级: She only gave me a B for my last essay.她只给我的上一篇作文打了 B。 The judges have given him top marks for this performance.评委们给他的这次表演打了最高分。27bend/stretch [intransitive] if a material gives, it bends or stretches when you put pressure on it如果材料有弹性，当施加压力时它会弯曲或伸展: New shoes often feel tight, but the leather should give a little after a few days.新鞋初穿往往感觉紧，但皮革过几天应该会稍微松弛一些。28break/move [intransitive] if something gives, it breaks or moves away suddenly because of weight or pressure on it如果某物突然断裂或移位，是因为承受了重量或压力: The branch suddenly gave beneath him.树枝在他脚下突然断裂。 I pushed against the door with all my might, but it still wouldn’t give.我用尽全力推门，但它还是纹丝不动。29give me something (any day/time) spoken口语 used to say that you like something much more than something else用于表示比起其他事物更喜欢某事物: Give me good old-fashioned rock ‘n’ roll any day!我随时都更爱那经典的摇滚乐！30would give anything/a lot/your right arm etc for something spoken口语 used when you would like something very much用于表示非常渴望得到某事物: I’d give my right arm for a figure like that.为了那样的身材，我愿意付出任何代价。31not give a damn/shit etc spoken口语 not polite不礼貌 used to say that you do not care at all about something用于表示对某事完全不在乎: · I don’t give a damn what you think.· 我根本不在乎你怎么想。32don’t give me that spoken口语 used to say that you do not believe someone’s excuse or explanation用于表示不相信某人的借口或解释: Don’t give me that! I know exactly where you’ve been!别跟我来这套！我完全知道你去哪儿了！33 give somebody what for spoken口语 to tell someone angrily that you are annoyed with them愤怒地告诉某人你对他们感到恼火: I’ll give that boy what for when I see him!等我见到那小子，非好好教训他一顿不可！34give as good as you get to fight or argue with someone using the same amount of skill or force that they are using以与对方相同的技巧或力量与其抗争或争论: I don’t worry about Emma because I know she can give as good as she gets.我不担心 Emma，因为我知道她完全有能力以牙还牙。35give and take informal非正式 to help other people and do things for them as well as expecting them to do things for you在期望他人为自己付出的同时，也帮助他人并为他人做事: You have to learn to give and take in any relationship.任何关系中你都必须学会互相让步、彼此付出。36give or take a few minutes/a penny/a mile etc spoken口语 used to say that the amount or figure that you have just mentioned is nearly correct, but not exactly用于表示刚才所提到的数量或数字大致正确，但并非完全准确: It’ll be a £1,000, give or take £50 or so.大概是 1,000 英镑，上下差 50 英镑左右。37I’ll give you that spoken口语 used to admit that someone is right about something用于承认某人在某件事上是正确的: I was wrong to trust him, I’ll give you that.我相信他是错的，这点我承认。38give somebody to understand/think/believe something formal正式 to make someone think that a particular thing is true使某人以为某事是真的: I was given to understand that I would be offered a permanent job.我被告知，将会得到一份永久性工作。39give it to somebody straight informal非正式 to tell someone something in a clear direct way以清晰直接的方式告诉某人某事: There’s no point in beating about the bush, so I’ll give it to you straight.没必要拐弯抹角，我就直说了吧。40 I give you the chairman/prime minister/groom etc British English spoken口语 used at the end of a formal speech to invite people to welcome a special guest用于正式致辞结尾，邀请大家欢迎特别嘉宾41sex [transitive] old-fashioned旧式 if a woman gives herself to a man, she has sex with him如果一个女人将自己献给一个男人，即与他发生性关系THESAURUS同义词辨析give to let someone have something, without expecting to be paid for it让某人拥有某物，而不期望得到报酬: · He was always giving me gifts.· 他总是送我礼物。· They gave a free drink to all their customers.· 他们给所有顾客免费提供饮料。donate to give money to an organization that helps people or protects something, or to give your blood or part of your body to save someone’s life向帮助他人或保护某事物的机构捐款，或捐献血液或身体部分以拯救他人生命: · The company donates 1 per cent of its profits to charity.· 公司将其利润的 1% 捐给慈善机构。· 70% of people wanted to donate their organs after death.· 70% 的人希望身后捐献器官。award to officially give money or a prize to someone正式授予某人奖金或奖项: · She was awarded a million dollars in damages.· 她获得了一百万美元的损害赔偿金。· Hollywood awarded him an Oscar for his performance.· 好莱坞因其表演授予他奥斯卡奖。present to formally or officially give something to someone by putting it in their hands, especially at a formal ceremony在正式场合将某物亲手交给某人，尤指在正式典礼上: · They presented her with a bouquet of flowers.· 他们向她献上了一束鲜花。leave (also bequeath /bɪˈkwiːð, bɪˈkwiːθ/ formal正式) to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death正式安排将自己身后的财产留给某人: · He left most of his property to his wife.· 他将大部分财产留给了妻子。lavish somebody with something/lavish something on somebody formal正式 to give someone a lot of something, especially praise, attention, or gifts给予某人大量某物，尤指称赞、关注或礼物: · After his team won, the press lavished him with praise.· 他的球队获胜后，媒体对他赞誉有加。confer formal正式 to give someone an honour, a university degree, or the right or power to do something授予某人荣誉、大学学位或做某事的权利或权力: · the powers conferred on him by Parliament· 议会授予他的权力· the highest honor that her country could confer on her· 她的国家所能授予她的最高荣誉bestow formal正式 to give someone something to show how much they are respected, for example an honour, a title, or a gift – a very formal use给予某人某物以表达对其的尊重，例如荣誉、称号或礼物——非常正式的用法: · He was also bestowed the title of ‘Cultural Ambassador of Grenada’.· 他还被授予"格林纳达文化大使"称号。to give something to a group of people将某物给予一群人hand something out/give something out to give something to each of the people in a group将某物分别给予群体中的每个人: · The teacher handed out the test papers.· 老师发放了试卷。· I’m going to give out some forms for you to fill in.· 我来发一些表格让你们填写。distribute to give things to a large number of people, especially in the streets向大量人发放东西，尤指在街上: · Anti-war protesters were distributing leaflets.· 反战抗议者正在分发传单。share (also share something out British English) to divide something into equal parts and give a part to each person将某物平均分成若干份，每人分一份: · They shared the profits among the staff.· 他们将利润在员工中进行了分配。give somebody/something away phrasal verb1to give something to someone because you do not want or need it for yourself因为自己不再想要或不需要某物而将其给予他人: I gave most of my books away when I left college.我大学毕业时把大部分书都送人了。give away to Give your old clothes away to a thrift shop.把你的旧衣服捐给二手店。2to give something to someone without asking for any money, rather than selling it to them将某物无偿给予他人，而不是出售: We’re giving away a free diary with tomorrow’s newspaper.我们将在明天的报纸中附赠一本免费日记本。give away to We have 1,000 CDs to give away to our readers.我们有 1,000 张 CD 免费赠送给读者。3to show where someone is or what they are doing or thinking when they are trying to keep this a secret在某人试图保密时，暴露其行踪、所为或所想: Don’t worry, I won’t give you away.别担心，我不会出卖你的。 Sue tried to smile, but her voice gave her away.Sue 试图微笑，但她的声音出卖了她。give yourself away I knew that if I moved I would give myself away.我知道如果我动了，就会暴露自己。 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秘密（＝显示出他试图隐瞒的事情）。4to tell someone something that you should keep secret将本应保密的事情告诉某人: He gave away as little information as possible.他透露的信息越少越好。 I don’t want to give away exactly how the system works.我不想透露该系统的确切工作原理。 I don’t want to give the game away (=give information that should be secret) by saying too much.我不想因为说得太多而泄露秘密（＝透露本应保密的信息）。5to lose in a game or competition by doing something badly or making mistakes因表现不佳或犯错而在比赛或竞争中失分: We gave away two goals in the first half.我们在上半场丢了两个球。 The Democrats are now in danger of giving the whole election away.民主党现在面临将整个选举拱手相让的风险。6to give formal permission for a woman to marry a man as part of a traditional wedding ceremony作为传统婚礼仪式的一部分，正式许可一位女性嫁给一位男性give something ↔ back phrasal verb1to give something to the person it belongs to or the person who gave it to you将某物归还给其所有者或最初给予你的人: This isn’t your money and you must give it back.这不是你的钱，你必须归还。 Of course you can have a look at it, as long as you give it back.当然你可以看，只要你还回来就行。give something back to somebody I’ll give the keys back to you tomorrow morning.我明天早上把钥匙还给你。give somebody something ↔ back Her ex-husband refused to give her back any of her old photos and letters.她的前夫拒绝归还她任何旧照片和信件。2to make it possible for someone to have or do something again使某人能够再次拥有或做某事 SYN restoregive somebody something ↔ back He underwent an expensive operation to give him back his sight.他接受了一次昂贵的手术，以恢复视力。 The company finally agreed to give the women their old jobs back.公司最终同意让这些女性恢复原职。give something back to somebody This legislation will give more power back to local authorities.这项立法将把更多权力归还给地方当局。give in phrasal verb1to finally agree to do or accept something that you had at first opposed, especially because someone has forced or persuaded you to最终同意做或接受最初曾反对的事，尤指因受到强迫或说服: Eventually I gave in and accepted the job on their terms.最终我妥协了，按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.Bob 的妻子一再施压，他最终妥协了。give in to The government refused to give in to their demands.政府拒绝向他们的要求屈服。2to accept that you are defeated in a game, fight, competition etc承认在比赛、打斗、竞争等中失败: The rebels were eventually forced to give in.叛军最终被迫投降。 We will carry on fighting to the end. We will never give in.我们将战斗到底，绝不屈服。3give something ↔ in British English to give a piece of work or something you have written to someone in authority将一份工作成果或写成的东西交给有权威的人 SYN hand in: You were supposed to give this work in four days ago.你本该四天前就交这份作业的。 Rose decided to give in her notice (=officially say she was going to leave her job).Rose 决定递交辞呈（＝正式宣告她要离职）。give in to All assignments must be given in to your teacher by Friday.所有作业必须在周五前交给老师。give in to something phrasal verb to no longer try to stop yourself from doing something you want to do不再试图克制自己去做想做的事: Don’t give in to the temptation to argue back.别屈服于想要反驳的诱惑。 If you feel the urge for a cigarette, try not to give in to it.如果你有抽烟的冲动，尽量不要屈服于它。give of something phrasal verb formal正式 if you give of yourself, your time, your money etc, you do things for other people without expecting anything in return如果你奉献自己、时间、金钱等，你为他人做事而不期望任何回报: Retired people are often willing to give of their time to help with community projects.退休人员通常愿意花时间帮助社区项目。give off something phrasal verb 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.木材燃烧时散发出甜蜜的香气。give onto something phrasal verb if a window, door, or building gives onto a particular place, it leads to that place or you can see that place from it如果窗户、门或建筑物朝向某个地方，则通向那里或从那里可以看到那个地方: the garden gate that gives onto the main road通向主干道的花园大门 a small balcony giving onto fields朝向田野的小阳台give out phrasal verb1give something ↔ out to give something to each person in a group将某物分发给群体中的每个人 SYN hand out: Can you give the drinks out, please?请你把饮料分发一下，好吗？give out to Students were giving out leaflets to everyone on the street.学生们正在向街上的每个人发传单。2if part of your body gives out, it stops working properly or becomes much weaker如果身体某部位"give out"，即停止正常运作或变得非常虚弱: Just as I approached the town, my legs finally gave out.就在我快到镇上时，我的双腿终于撑不住了。3if a supply of something gives out, there is none left如果某物的供应"give out"，即用尽、所剩无几: My money was beginning to give out and there were no jobs to be found.我的钱快用完了，又找不到工作。 After two hours her patience gave out.两小时后，她的耐心耗尽了。4give out something to produce something such as light, heat, or a signal发出光、热或信号等 SYN emit: A gas lamp gave out a pale yellowish light.一盏煤气灯发出淡淡的黄色光芒。5give something ↔ out British English formal正式 to announce something, especially officially宣布某事，尤指正式宣布: It was given out that the government was to enter into negotiations with the rebels.据官方宣布，政府将与叛军展开谈判。give over phrasal verb British English spoken口语 informal非正式 to stop doing or saying something that is annoying other people停止做或说惹恼他人的事: I wish you lot would just give over!我真希望你们能停下来！give over doing something Oh, give over complaining, we’re nearly there.哦，别抱怨了，我们快到了。give something over to somebody/something phrasal verb1be given over to something to be used for a particular purpose被用于特定目的: The land surrounding the village was given over to vineyards.村庄周围的土地被用于葡萄园。 The whole day was given over to cooking and preparing for the celebrations.整整一天都用来烹饪和为庆典做准备。2give yourself over to something to spend all your time doing something将全部时间用于做某事: In his youth he had given himself over to pleasure.年轻时，他将自己全身心沉浸在享乐之中。3to give responsibility for or control over something to a particular person, organization etc将对某事的责任或控制权移交给特定的人、组织等: The running of internal affairs was given over to the Chancellor.内政事务的管理移交给了财政大臣。give up phrasal verb1give something ↔ up to stop doing something, especially something that you do regularly停止做某事，尤指经常做的事: Darren has decided to give up football at the end of this season.Darren 决定在本赛季结束后放弃踢足球。 She gave up her job and started writing poetry.她辞掉工作，开始写诗。give up doing something I gave up going to the theatre when I moved out of London.我搬离伦敦后就不再去剧院了。 Why don’t you give up smoking?你为什么不戒烟呢？2to stop trying to do something停止尝试做某事: We spent half an hour looking for the keys, but eventually gave up and went home.我们花了半小时找钥匙，最终放弃回家了。 I give up. What’s the answer?我放弃了。答案是什么？ You shouldn’t give up so easily.你不应该这么轻易放弃。give up doing something I gave up trying to persuade him to continue with his studies.我放弃了说服他继续学业。give something ↔ up She has still not given up the search.她仍未放弃搜寻。 The ground was too hard to dig so I gave it up as a bad job (=stopped trying because success seemed unlikely).地太硬了，挖不了，所以我放弃了（＝因为成功看来不太可能而停止尝试）。3give yourself/somebody up to allow yourself or someone else to be caught by the police or enemy soldiers允许自己或他人被警察或敌军抓获: The siege ended peacefully after the gunman gave himself up.持枪者自首后，这场对峙和平结束。give up to In the end, his family gave him up to the police.最终，他的家人把他交给了警察。4give up something to use some of your time to do a particular thing花部分时间做某件特定的事: I don’t mind giving up a couple of hours a week to deal with correspondence.我不介意每周花几小时处理往来信件。5give something/somebody ↔ up to give something that is yours to someone else将属于自己的东西给予他人: The family refused to give up any of their land.这家人拒绝放弃任何土地。 She was put under tremendous pressure to give the baby up.她承受了巨大压力，被迫放弃那个婴儿。give up to I would always give my seat up to an elderly person on the bus.在公车上，我总会把座位让给老人。6give somebody ↔ up to end a romantic relationship with someone, even though you do not really want to结束与某人的恋情，尽管自己并不真的想这样做: I knew deep down that I should give him up.我内心深处知道我应该放弃他。7give somebody up for dead/lost etc to believe that someone is dead and stop looking for them认为某人已死并停止寻找: The ship sank and the crew were given up for dead.船沉没了，船员们被认为已经死亡。8give it up for somebody spoken口语 informal非正式 used to ask people to applaud someone用于请人们为某人鼓掌 → give up the ghost at ghost1(5)give up on somebody/something phrasal verb to stop hoping that someone or something will change or improve停止对某人或某事改变或好转抱有希望: He’d been in a coma for six months, and doctors had almost given up on him.他已昏迷六个月，医生们几乎放弃了对他的希望。 At that point, I hadn’t completely given up on the marriage.那时，我还没有完全放弃这段婚姻。give yourself up to something phrasal verb to allow yourself to feel an emotion completely, without trying to control it允许自己完全感受某种情绪，而不试图控制它: He gave himself up to despair.他沉沦于绝望之中。