give

verb

/ɡɪv/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they give	/ɡɪv/ /ɡɪv/
he / she / it gives	/ɡɪvz/ /ɡɪvz/
past simple gave	/ɡeɪv/ /ɡeɪv/
past participle given	/ˈɡɪvn/ /ˈɡɪvn/
-ing form giving	/ˈɡɪvɪŋ/ /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

hand/provide交给；提供

[transitive] to hand something to somebody so that they can look at it, use it or keep it for a time给；交给

give something to somebody Give the letter to your mother when you've read it.信看完后交给你母亲。
She gave her ticket to the woman at the check-in desk.她把票递给了登机手续办理处的女工作人员。
give somebody something Give your mother the letter.把信给你母亲。
They were all given a box to carry.给了他们每人一个箱子让他们搬。

[transitive, intransitive] to hand something to somebody as a present; to allow somebody to have something as a present赠送；赠与；送给

give somebody something What are you giving your father for his birthday?你打算送给你父亲什么生日礼物？
She was given a huge bunch of flowers.有人给她送了一大束花。
Did you give the waiter a tip?你给服务员小费了吗？
give something to somebody She gave a couple of pounds to the beggar.她给了乞丐几英镑。
give (something) We all agreed not to give presents this year.我们都同意今年不送礼物。
They say it's better to give than to receive.人们说施比受有福。

[transitive] to provide somebody with something（为某人）提供，供给，供应

give somebody something They were all thirsty so I gave them a drink.他们都口渴了，所以我给了他们一杯饮料。
Give me your name and address.把你的名字和地址报给我。
We've been given a 2 per cent pay increase.我们获得了2%的加薪。
I was hoping you would give me a job.我还盼望着你能给我份工作呢。
He was given a new heart in a five-hour operation.经过五个小时的手术，给他移植了一颗新的心脏。
Give me some time to decide.给我点时间决定。
We should at least give him the opportunity to explain why he did this.我们至少应该给他一个解释他为什么这么做的机会。
This should give you some idea of the extent of the problem.这会让你对问题的严重程度有所了解。
Can you give us some sense of exactly what is at stake here?你能告诉我们这里到底有什么危险吗？
We'll give you all the help we can.我们将尽力帮助你。
She wants a job that gives her more responsibility.她想得到一份责任更大的工作。
Can I give you a ride to the station?我开车送你去车站好吗？
I'll give you (= allow you to have) ten minutes to prepare your answer.我会给你十分钟时间准备回答。
Don't give me any of that backchat (= don't be rude).别跟我顶嘴。
give something to somebody He gives Italian lessons to his colleagues.他给同事们上意大利语课。
The reforms should give a better chance to the less able children.这些改革应该给予能力较低的儿童更好的机会。
give something She gave some helpful advice.她给了一些有益的建议。
She gives the impression of being very busy.她给人的印象是特别忙。
I was asked to give evidence at the trial.我被要求审讯时出庭作证。

She gave me some medicine that sent me off to sleep.她给了我一些药，使我沉入梦乡。
Let me give you a word of advice.让我给你一句忠告吧。
The dark glasses gave him an air of mystery.戴上墨镜使他增添了神秘感。
This shampoo will give your hair a nice healthy sheen.这种洗发剂会使你的头发健康亮泽。
We want to give you the best possible care.我们希望给你最好的照顾。
They couldn't give me any more information.他们无法给我提供更多的信息。
He just left. He wouldn't give a reason.他刚走。他不肯给出理由。
The police did not give any details of the attack.警方没有透露袭击的任何细节。

money金钱

[intransitive, transitive] to pay money to a charity, etc., to help people捐助；捐赠；捐款

We need your help—please give generously.我们需要您的帮助，请慷慨解囊吧。
give to something They both gave regularly to charity.他俩定期为慈善事业捐款。
give something I gave a small donation.我给了一点微薄的捐助。
give something to something A lot of people give money to good causes.很多人把钱捐给慈善事业。

Topics Moneya1, Social issuesa1

[transitive] to pay in order to have or do something（为获得某物或做某事而）支付，付款

give somebody something I'll give you £100 and not a penny more!我给你100，一分也不多！
give somebody something for something How much will you give me for the car?你肯出多少钱买我这辆汽车？
give something I'd give anything to see him again.只要能再见他一面我出多少钱都愿意。
give something for something I gave £50 for the lot.我出 50 英镑一下全买了。

do/produce something做；产生

[transitive] used with a noun to describe a particular action, giving the same meaning as the related verb（与名词连用描述某一动作，意义与该名词相应的动词相同）

give something She gave a shrug of her shoulders (= shrugged).她耸了耸肩。
He turned to us and gave a big smile (= smiled broadly).他转身对着我们咧开嘴笑。
She looked up from her work and gave a yawn (= yawned).她停下工作抬起头来打了个哈欠。
He gave a loud cry (= cried out loudly) and fell to the floor.他大叫了一声倒在地板上。
Her work has given pleasure to (= pleased) millions of readers.她的著作给数百万读者带来了欢乐。
give somebody something He gave her a kiss (= kissed her).他吻了她一下。
I have to admit that the news gave us a shock (= shocked us).我不得不承认这个消息让我们大为震惊。
He gave me a suspicious look (= looked at me suspiciously).他怀疑地看了我一眼。

For other similar expressions, look up the nouns in each. For example, you will find give your approval at approval.

[transitive] give somebody something to produce a particular feeling in somebody使产生（某种感觉）

All that driving has given me a headache.这一路开车让我头都痛了。
Go for a walk. It'll give you an appetite.去散散步，你就有食欲了。

telephone call电话

[transitive] give somebody something to make a phone call to somebody给（某人）打（电话）

Give me a call tomorrow.明天给我打个电话。
(British English) I'll give you a ring.我会给你打电话的。

mark/grade分数；等级

[transitive] to judge somebody/something to be of a particular standard给…评定（等级）

give somebody/something sth She had given the assignment an A.她给这份作业打了个优。
I give it ten out of ten for originality.因其创意我给它打满分。
give something He virtually never gives a grade of less than C.他实际上从来不给低于c的分数。
give something to somebody/something I gave top marks to her essay.我给她的文章打了最高分。

illness疾病

[transitive] to pass an illness onto somebody and make them ill把（疾病）传染给

give somebody something You've given me your cold.你把感冒传染给我了。
give something to somebody She'd given the bug to all her colleagues.她把这种病毒传染给了所有的同事。

Topics Illnessa1

punishment惩罚

[transitive] to make somebody suffer a particular punishment使受…惩罚

give somebody something The judge gave him a nine-month suspended sentence.法官判处他有期徒刑九个月，缓期执行。
give something to somebody We discussed what punishment should be given to the boys.我们讨论了该如何惩罚这些男孩。

party/event聚会；活动

[transitive] give something if you give a party, you organize it and invite people举办；举行

We're giving a party to celebrate our silver wedding.我们要举办一个派对来庆祝我们的银婚。

[transitive] to perform something in public表演；公开进行

give something He gave a rousing performance of the Bob Marley song.他用鲍勃·马利的歌曲进行了激动人心的表演。
She gave a reading from her latest volume of poetry.她朗诵了她最近出版的诗集里的一首诗。
The President will be giving a press conference this afternoon.总统今天下午将举行记者招待会。
give something to somebody She gave a fine speech to the waiting crowd.她向等候的人群发表了精彩的演说。

treat as important视为重要

[transitive] to use time, energy, etc. for somebody/something将（时间、精力等）用于

give somebody/something sth I gave the matter a lot of thought.我反复思考过这个问题。
give something to somebody/something I gave a lot of thought to the matter.我反复思考过这个问题。
The government has given top priority to reforming the tax system.政府优先致力于税制改革。

predict how long预计多长时间

[transitive] give somebody/something sth to predict that something will last a particular length of time预计将持续（…时间）

That marriage won't last. I'll give them two years at the outside.那桩婚姻不会持久，我看最多两年。

in sport体育运动

[transitive] to say that a player or the ball is in a particular position or that a goal has been scored裁定，判（球员或球所处位置）

give somebody/something + adj. The umpire gave the ball out.裁判员判球出界。
give something The ref gave the goal.裁判给出了进球。

bend弯曲

[intransitive] to bend or stretch under pressure（在压力下）弯曲，伸长

The branch began to give under his weight.他身体的重量把树枝都压弯了。
(figurative) We can't go on like this—something's got to give.我们不能继续这样了，肯定会出事的。

[intransitive] to agree to change your mind or give up some of your demands让步；妥协

You're going to have to give a little.你可能非得稍做让步不可。

Topics Discussion and agreementc2

More Like This Verbs with two objectsVerbs with two objects

bet
bring
build
buy
cost
get
give
leave
lend
make
offer
owe
pass
pay
play
post
promise
read
refuse
sell
send
show
sing
take
teach
tell
throw
wish
write

词源Old English giefan, gefan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geven and German geben.

Idioms Most idioms containing give are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example, give rise to something is at rise n.

don’t give me that

(informal) used to tell somebody that you do not accept what they say（表示不相信对方说的话）别跟我来这一套，别以为我会相信你
- ‘I didn't have time to do it.’ ‘Oh, don't give me that!’“我没有时间做这事。” “哦，别以为我会相信你的鬼话！”

give and take

to be willing, in a relationship, to accept what somebody else wants and to give up some of what you want互相让步；双方迁就
- You're going to have to learn to give and take.你们必须学会互相迁就。

give as good as you get

to react with equal force when somebody attacks or criticizes you回敬；回击；以牙还牙
- She can give as good as she gets.她能够给以回击。

give it up (for somebody)

(informal) to show your approval of somebody by clapping your hands 鼓掌表示支持（某人）
- Give it up for Ed Sheeran!为艾德·希兰放弃吧！

give me something/somebody (any day/time)

(informal) used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned我宁愿；我更喜欢；我宁可选择
- We don't go out much. Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day!我们不常出去。我宁愿坐在电视机前安安静静地过一夜！
Topics Preferences and decisionsc2

give or take (something)

if something is correct give or take a particular amount, it is approximately correct相差不到；出入至多
- It'll take about three weeks, give or take a day or so.这要花大约三周时间，出入不过一天左右。

give somebody to believe/understand (that)…

[often passive] (formal) to make somebody believe/understand something使某人相信；使某人理解
- I was given to understand that she had resigned.我得知她已经辞职了。

give somebody what for

to severely punish or criticize somebody for doing something wrong（为获得某物或做某事而）支付，付款
- My son was rude to my friends so I gave him what for.我的儿子对我的朋友很粗鲁，所以我对他不客气。

I give you…

used to ask people to drink a toast to somebody我提议为（某人）干杯
- Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Geoff Ogilby!女士们，先生们，我提议为杰夫 · 奥格尔比干杯！

I/I’ll give you that

(informal) used when you are admitting that something is true我承认这事有理；我承认这是事实

what gives?

(informal) what is happening?; what is the news?发生了什么事；有什么消息