give
verb
uk/ɡɪv/us/ɡɪv/gave|givengiveverb(PROVIDE)
A1[IorT]
tooffersomething to someone, or toprovidesomeone with something:
送给；提供；赠与；给予[+ two objects]She gave us a set ofsaucepansas aweddingpresent.她送我的结婚礼物是一套深平底锅。
Can you give me adatefor anotherappointment?我能再和您约个时间吗？
They never gave me achance/choice.他们从来就没给过我机会／选择余地。
Has thedirectorgiven youpermissionto do that?主任允许你那样做了吗？
[+ adv/prep]We alwaystryto givetocharity.我们总是尽量向慈善机构捐款捐物。
We'recollectingfor the children'shome-pleasegivegenerously.我们是在为儿童福利院募捐——请慷慨解囊。
Thepolicegave(out)road-safetybookletstothechildren(= gave them to all thechildren).警方向孩子们分发道路交通安全的宣传册。
Please give(up)yourseatto anelderlyordisabledpersonif they need it.如果老年人或残疾人士需要你让座，请配合。
to give something to someone
- giveGive me that dirty plate.
- offerYour doctor should be able to offer advice.
- provideThis booklet provides useful information about local services.
- supplyThe lake supplies the whole town with water.
- donateFour hundred dollars has been donated to the school book fund.
to accommodate someone
- accommodateThere aren’t enough rooms to accommodate all the students.
- give accommodation toThe university gives free accommodation to nursing students.
- provide accommodation toWe only provide accommodation to first-year students.
- lodgeStudents will be lodged with host families.
- houseThe base can house up to 2,000 soldiers.
- put someone upI can put you up for a couple of nights.
B1[T]
topaysomeone aparticularamount:
支付；付（款）I gave thetaxidriver£20 and told him tokeepthechange.我给了出租车司机20英镑，让他把余下的留下当小费。
give ofyourmoney, time,etc.formal
to giveyourmoney,time, orbestefforts,especiallyin a way thatseemsgenerous:
（尤指慷慨地）献出金钱／投入时间／付出最大努力（等等）We're verygratefulto all thepeoplewho have given oftheirtime.我们非常感谢所有投入了宝贵时间的人。
give(something)yourallold-fashioned(USalsogive(something)yourbest)
to put a lot ofeffortinto doing something:
全力以赴（做某事），不遗余力（做某事）We must befinishedbytonight, so Iwantyou to give ityourall.我们今晚一定要做完，所以我希望你们要全力以赴。
A2[T]
totellsomeone something:
告诉；说出；说明The winner'snamewas given(out)/They gave the winner'sname(out)on thenews.获胜者的名字在新闻报道中公布了／新闻报道公布了获胜者的名字。
[+ two objects]Can you give Jo amessagefor me?你能替我给乔捎个口信吗？
to tell someone something
- tellMy friend told me you were looking for me.
- let someone knowLet me know if you'd like to come.
- giveCan you give the message to Jo?
- communicateA 60-second TV commercial isn't always the best way to communicate a complex medical message.
- informThe relatives of the injured have been informed of the accident.
- notifyThe school has to notify parents if their children do not arrive at school.
[T]
topunishsomeone bysendingthem toprisonfor aparticularperiod:
判处（某人监禁）[+ two objects]If you'refoundguilty, they'll give you threeyears.如果你被裁定有罪，他们会判你3年监禁。
B1[T]
toallowapersonoractivityaparticularamountoftime:
给…限定期限；限定，规定（时间）[+ two objects]I'mnearlyready- just give me acoupleofminutes.我快准备好了——再给我两三分钟就可以。
[T]informal
tocalculatethat something will last aparticularamountoftime:
估计将持续（…时间）[+ two objects]Look at thatoldcarshebought- I give it twoweeksbefore itbreaksdown.看看她买的那辆老爷车吧——我估计两星期就得坏。
- Can you give anyevidencetosupportyourclaim?
- I'm never going toguesstheanswerif you don't give me aclue.
- Thelettersthatpeoplewroteafter hisdeathgave me a lot ofcomfort.
- Alovingfamilyenvironmentgiveschildrenthatsenseofstabilityandpermanencewhich they need.
- I'm abitwaryof/about givingpeoplemyaddresswhen I don'tknowthem very well.
Giving, providing and supplying
- accommodate
- accord
- administer
- administration
- assignment
- award
- dish
- hand off
- handsomethingin
- handsomethingout
- handsomethingover
- handsomethinground
- invest
- passing
- reassignment
- rebid
- regift
- reprovision
- resource
- spare
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Paying money
Announcing, informing & stating
Putting people in prison
Allowing and permitting
Predicting things and intuition
giveverb(CAUSE)
B1[T]
toproduceorcausesomething:
生产，产生；引起[+ two objects]Thefreshairgave us anappetite(= made ushungry).新鲜的空气使得我们胃口大开。
What you said has given me anidea.你的话使我产生了一个想法。
Thealarmgave(out)ahigh-pitchedsound.警报器发出一声尖厉的声音。
givesomeoneto understandsomethingformal
totellsomeone something orcausesomeone tothinkthat something istrue:
使（某人）知道（某事）；使（某人）相信（…确有其事）I was given tounderstandshe wasstayingat thishotel.别人告诉我她住在这家旅馆。
- Thephotocopieris giving me allsortsofproblems.
- Thenoiseandheatof theofficewas giving him aheadache.
- Thesuccessof theteamgave themanagergreatsatisfaction.
- The teacher'scommentsgave herconfidence.
- Theredcarpetgave theceremonyarealsenseofoccasion.
Creating and producing
- anti-creative
- artefact
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- barrenness
- bash
- generate
- handmade
- knock
- knock off (something)
- knocksomeoneout
- knocksomethingtogether/up
- mint
- rollout
- runsomethingup
- rushsomethingout
- sand-cast
- scaresomethingup
- spin
- yield
giveverb(DO)
A2[T]
toperformanaction:
做（动作）[+ two objects]She gave me asmile/strangelook.她向我微笑了一下／用奇怪的眼神看了我一眼。
They had to give thecarapushtostartit.他们只好推着汽车把它发动起来。
Give me acall/ring(=phoneme)when you get back fromholiday.你度假回来后给我打个电话。
Who is giving thespeech/lecture/concert?谁要讲演／作报告／举行音乐会？
A2[T]
toorganizeaparty,meal, etc.:
举办，举行They're always givingparties.他们老是举办聚会。
Theambassadoris giving abanquetfor thevisitingpresident.大使将举办宴会欢迎来访的总统。
givesomethinga go
toattemptsomething:
尝试，试做Only a fewpeoplearesuccessfulasprofessionalathletes, but it'sworthgivingita go.只有极少数职业运动员能取得成功，但是却很值得去尝试一下。
[T+ two objects]formal
to saypubliclythat everyonepresentat aformaloccasion,especiallyameal, shoulddrinkatoastto someone(= have adrinkinhonourof someone):
（尤指在正式宴会上）提议为（某人）干杯Ladiesand Gentlemen, I give you thepresident!先生们，为总统干杯！
- Tocelebratehisbirthday,Tonygave aparty.
- Theproducergave apartytothankall thepeoplewho hadhelpedin the making of thefilm.
- She gave asighofreliefas thecarcame to astop.
- Just give theendsatrim,please.
- If you don't give it a go, you'll neverknowwhat you could haveachieved.
Acting and acts
- (your)every moveidiom
- -ation
- act
- act/dosomethingonyourown responsibilityidiom
- activity
- ADL
- agency
- ant
- er
- execution
- exploit
- fait accompli
- move
- responsibility
- role play
- rot
- step
- step up
- stuff
- talk
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Managing and organizing
Drinking alcohol
giveverb(STRETCH)
[I]
If something gives, itstretches,bends, orbreaks, orbecomeslessfirmortight, underpressure:
（在压力下）伸长，弯曲，断裂，变松Theropegaveunder/withtheweightof theload.装载的东西太沉，绳子断掉了。
Theshoeswill give a little after you'vewornthemonceortwice.鞋穿过一两次后就不那么紧了。
figurativeYou can'tworkso hard all thetime- something will have to give(=change).你不能总是那么没日没夜地拼命工作——有些事必须得变一变了。
figurativeSuddenly herpatiencegave(out)and sheshoutedangrilyat thechildren.她突然失去了耐心，冲着孩子们怒吼起来。
Becoming bigger
- accrete
- accrue
- anti-growth
- bell
- billow
- bump
- elongate
- engorged
- enlarge
- enlargement
- expansion
- extension
- oak
- pile
- puff up
- putsomethingon
- regenerate
- scalability
- scalable
- stretch
giveverb(DECIDE)
[T+ obj + adj]UK
in somesports, todecideandstateofficiallythat aplayeror theballis in aparticularconditionorplace:
裁定，判（球员或球所处的位置）Theumpiregave thebatsmanout.裁判员判击球手出局。
Theballwasclearlyout, but thelinejudgegave it in.球明显出界，但是边裁却判定是界内球。
Announcing, informing & stating
- acquaintsomeone/yourselfwithsomething
- affirm
- annunciation
- avowedly
- awaken
- awakensomeonetosomething
- break
- break it/the news tosomeoneidiom
- breathe/say a wordidiom
- disseminate
- known
- on the recordidiom
- pass
- proclamation
- putsomethingout ofitsmiseryidiom
- rapporteur
- resensitize
- rollout
- self-anointed
- statement
Idioms
don't give me that!
give as good asyouget
give or take
give me ... any day/every time!
give way
givesomeonewhat for
given the chance/choice
what I wouldn't give forsomething
Iwould give anything/a lot
Phrasal verbs
givesomethingaway
givesomeoneaway
givesomethingback
give in
givesomethingin
givesomethingoff
give ontosomething
give out
givesomethingout
give over
givesomethingover tosomething/someone
giveyourselfover/up tosomething
give up
give upsomething
give up(something)
give(something)up
givesomethingup
givesomeoneup
giveyourselfup
give up onsomeone/something
give
noun[U]
uk/ɡɪv/us/ɡɪv/thequalityofstretching,bending, orbreaking, orbecominglessfirmortight, underpressure:
（在压力下）伸长，弯曲，断裂，变松Asweaterknittedinpurecottondoesn't have much give(= will notstretchmuch).纯棉编织衫的弹性不大。
Compare
bouncenoun(MOVEMENT)
springnoun(CURVED METAL)
Flexible, loose and yielding
- adrift
- bendable
- bendy
- ductile
- ductility
- flowing
- fullness
- jointed
- limply
- limpness
- loose-fitting
- pliant
- pliantly
- relax
- rubbery
- slack
- slacken
- tensile
- unstuck
- yielding