| 单词 | give away |
| 释义 | give away 1. phrasal verb B1 If you give away something that you own, you give it to someone, rather than selling it, often because you no longer want it. He was giving his collection away for nothing. [VERB noun PARTICLE] We have six copies of the book to give away. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If someone gives away an advantage, they accidentally cause their opponent or enemy to have that advantage. We gave away a silly goal. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Military advantages should not be given away. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 3. phrasal verb B2 If you give away information that should be kept secret, you reveal it to other people. She would give nothing away. [VERB noun PARTICLE] They felt like they were giving away company secrets. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 4. phrasal verb To give someone or something away means to show their true nature or identity, which is not obvious. Although they are pretending hard to be young, grey hair and cellulite give them away. [VERB noun PARTICLE] I was never tempted for a moment to give her away. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 5. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for give In a Christian wedding ceremony, if someone gives the bride away, they officially present her to her husband. This is traditionally done by the bride's father. |
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