| 单词 | give |
| 释义 | give I. transitive verb 1. a. < gave him a watch on his birthday > < gave his books to the college > b. < gave and bequeathed a larger sum to the college than any other person in its history — B.F.Wright > c. < did no more than a … citizen might be expected to do — bought bonds, gave blood, served as a civil-defense warden — H.N.Fairchild > 2. a. < has just been given two new honors — Harvey Breit > < responsible for the law giving women … equal pay with men — Laura M. Berrien > b. < as for me, give me liberty or give me death — Patrick Henry > < give me the good old days > c. < had never given him her confidence — Ellen Glasgow > 3. a. < I'll give you a card to him and you go in there … and pick out what you want — S.H.Adams > b. < give me a slab of that pie — K.M.Dodson > c. (1) < giving extreme unction > (2) < gave her spirits of ammonia and put ice on her forehead — Scott Fitzgerald > d. < gave him a letter to mail > < gave his suitcase to the porter > < give the deck to the exec and get all the officers in the wardroom — Wirt Williams > e. (1) < gave the prisoner to the officials from the federal penitentiary > (2) < who giveth this woman to be married to this man — Book of Com. Prayer > f. < all new employees must give bond > g. < give my regards to your family > < give our greetings to all our friends > 4. a. < I gave my back to the smiters — Isa 50:6 (Revised Standard Version) > < he got up and gave his hand to the visitor > < give the sails to the wind > b. < a wild, harum-scarum woman who would have given herself to him … without marriage — Erle Stanley Gardner > c. < the orchestra gives 10 concerts … each season — Claudia Cassidy > < a serious effort to give us a real puppet show — R.L.Shayon > < asked the soprano to give the group a song > d. < the injured man gave a few signs of life > < gave evidence of promising intellectual gifts — C.A.Duniway > < gave them a good example > e. < all his successors … may give the dozen white luces in their coat — Shakespeare > f. < gave a dinner in honor of his guests > < gave a ball for his nieces > < give weekly teas > g. < I rise to give … the memory of a man well known to all — John Wilson †1854 > < gentlemen … I'll give you the ladies — Charles Dickens > h. archaic 5. a. < all the earth to thee and to thy race I give — John Milton > < immediate and infallible revelation of this kind is not given to man — W.R.Inge > < gave him the best room available > b. < the term Bushmen … was given in the 17th century by the Dutch settlers to the diminutive hunting peoples — C.D.Forde > < gave the child the name John > c. < three points of a circle are given > d. < gave all the glory to God > < gave full weight to the evidence > < a sound argument for giving the painting to Rembrandt > e. obsolete < and he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers — Eph 4:11 (Authorized Version) > f. obsolete < men's reports give him much wronged — Shakespeare > — usually used with for < gave him for drowned in one of the canals — Joseph Addison > 6. a. < the gas gave its final flicker and went out — Jack McLaren > < the can, now quite empty and resonant, gave forth a hollow clatter — C.G.D.Roberts > < bushes … give forth a pungent aroma when the sun beats upon them — Norman Douglas > < cows give milk > < flints give sparks > < a compound that gives a red color with iodine — Henry Tauber > b. < 84 divided by 12 gives 7 > < the amount of lead … would by simple calculation give the age of the material — W.E.Swinton > < a thermometer gives the temperature of the room — James Jeans > c. < the largest ewe gave triplets — Breeder's Gazette > 7. a. < what shall a man give in return for his life — Mt 16:26 (Revised Standard Version) > b. < I can give you a jade necklace for five rupees — Robert Sherrod > c. archaic < the country … so much overstocked with timber that it would give no price — James Robertson > 8. a. < gave him a push down the stairs > < gave her a kiss > b. < he gave a cryptic smile — Hallam Tennyson > < could feel the ship give a convulsive lurch — T.B.Costain > c. < gave the slave 20 lashes > < gave the boy a whipping > d. < gave a short burst and damaged the enemy plane > < gave a salute of 21 guns > 9. a. < he hesitated and gave a nervous laugh — Haldane Macfall > < gave a hiss to attract the attention of the others — T.B.Costain > b. < has never given me a cross word in his life — Ellen Glasgow > < the student raised his hand and gave the right answer > < his uncle gave him sound advice > < the sergeant gave the command to the troops > < the old man gave his blessing to the bride and groom > c. < I gave him good day and he stopped and looked at me — S.H.Adams > < gave us good night and went sedately away — Eve Langley > d. (1) < the judge gave him 10 years > < the judgment was given against the plaintiff > (2) cricket < the umpire gave the batsman out > e. < the top kick always gave us that old business — Tom Shehan > < don't give me that legal double-talk — Louis Auchincloss > 10. a. < can give several explanations of the passage > < gives no really good reason for his absence > < after several years' work he finally gave his novel to the world > b. < show me something of hers, something that seems to give her — H.G.Wells > < an artist who gave a scene as it must have happened — Roger Fry > c. < can give only a hint of the treasures to be found — Dana Burnet > < the results were given in a long paper > < the soldier gave his name, rank, and serial number > < will you give me the right time > 11. a. < had given two legs in the Second World War — Marya Mannes > < gallantly gave his life for his country > b. < a resolution to give to God the half of his services … and the half of his money — M.J.Guest > < gave Mr. Dorrit to the devil with great liberality — Charles Dickens > c. < children were giving themselves wholeheartedly to some raucous game — Maeve Brennan > < he gave his youth to literature, languages, and mechanics — Edward Clodd > d. < I give you my word of honor that it's true > 12. a. < what dreams may come … must give us pause — Shakespeare > < it gave his views a foundation of solid fact which was impressive — H.J.Laski > < was buried in sight of the mountains which always gave him pleasure — Broadus Mitchell > b. < she gave him her cold > < the draft gave him a sore throat > c. < you do not give self-respect and self-reliance by censorship — Joyce Cary > < we ought not to give ourselves airs — Benjamin Jowett > < the stage sets give charm to the production > d. < this group gives some of our really vicious criminals — R.L.Jenkins > e. obsolete < give some stop to those atheistical and epicurean opinions — Matthew Hale > f. < give me a day to think the problem over > < gave him 10 yards and still won the race > < the patients are given a long rest every afternoon > < was willing to give his opponent that point in the debate > g. < a novelist of experience … gives us to share his swift insight — Nation > < you gave me to believe that the school meant more to you than anything — Lael Tucker > 13. < bewitched, bothered, and bewildered by life, he doesn't give a damn — Moore Raymond > < didn't give a hang — Nelson Algren > 14. < asked central to give him the long-distance operator > intransitive verb 1. < it is more blessed to give than to receive — Acts 20:35 (Revised Standard Version) > 2. archaic < furiously giving upon the enemy with a great shout — Henry Holcroft > 3. a. < the dummy … has a breakable shoulder bone built to give when its human counterpart would — R.M.Yoder > b. < the rail of the fence gave suddenly under his weight — R.L.Stevenson > c. < if something does not give … the whole North Atlantic fare structure could be thrown wide open — Richard Witkin > 4. obsolete < flinty mankind whose eyes do never give but thorough lust and laughter — Shakespeare > 5. a. of weather b. of frozen ground 6. < a venerable lane giving on the cathedral close — Russell Kirk > < a cluster of stores and boatyards giving onto the harbor — Pete Barrett > < a cheerful compartment on the main deck with … a porthole giving out to sea — Horace Sutton > < flung open the door which gave upon the landing — Dorothy Sayers > 7. a. < if the teacher himself is … skillful in inspiring his pupils they will let go and give — F.R.Rogers > b. < he just won't give; he glares straight ahead and keeps his mouth closed — Bennett Cerf > 8. < you poor dewy-eyed academics don't know what gives in the rough-and-tumble — Frances G. Patton > • - give a good account of - give and take - give battle - give birth - give birth to - give ground - give guard - give it to - give one his head - give or take - give place - give rise to - give suck - give thanks - give the gun - give the lie to - give voice - give way II. 1. < placing their saddles a little farther back … they say the horse's spine has more give or bend at this point — S.E.Fletcher > 2. < the give … of the knitted fabric makes it ideal for uses where any variables of conformation or stress exist — G.A.Urlaub > |
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