单词 | give away |
释义 | give away1. phrasal verb 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)] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb 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 themaway. [VERB noun PARTICLE] I was never tempted for a moment to give her away. [VERB noun PARTICLE] [Also VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 5. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for giveIn 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. give away in British Englishverb (tr, adverb) 1. to donate or bestow as a gift, prize, etc 2. to sell very cheaply 3. to reveal or betray (esp in the phrases give the game or show away) 4. to fail to use (an opportunity) through folly or neglect 5. to present (a bride) formally to her spouse in a marriage ceremony 6. Australian and New Zealand informal to give up or abandon (something) noun giveaway 7. a betrayal or disclosure of information, esp when unintentional 8. mainly US and Canadian something given, esp with articles on sale, at little or no charge to increase sales, attract publicity, etc 9. journalism another name for freesheet 10. mainly US and Canadian a radio or television programme characterized by the award of money and prizes 11. (modifier) a. very cheap (esp in the phrase giveaway prices) b. free of charge a giveaway property magazine give away in American English1. to make a gift of; donate; bestow 2. in a marriage ceremony, to present (the bride) ritually to the bridegroom 3. US, Informal to reveal, expose, or betray Examples of 'give away' in a sentence |
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