offer

verb

OPAL W

/ˈɒfə(r)/

/ˈɔːfər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they offer	/ˈɒfə(r)/ /ˈɔːfər/
he / she / it offers	/ˈɒfəz/ /ˈɔːfərz/
past simple offered	/ˈɒfəd/ /ˈɔːfərd/
past participle offered	/ˈɒfəd/ /ˈɔːfərd/
-ing form offering	/ˈɒfərɪŋ/ /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/

Idioms

[transitive, intransitive] to say that you are willing to give something to somebody主动提出；自愿给予
- offer (something) Josie had offered her services as a guide.乔西曾表示愿意当向导。
- He offered some useful advice.他提出了一些有益的建议。
- to offer support/protection/help提供支持/保护/帮助
- I don't think they need help, but I think I should offer anyway.我想他们不需要帮助，但我认为我还是应该主动提出来。
- offer something for something He offered $4 000 for the car.他出价 4 000 美元买这辆汽车。
- They are offering a reward for the return of their cat.他们正在悬赏寻猫。
- offer something to somebody They decided to offer the job to Jo.他们决定把这份工作给乔。
- offer somebody something They decided to offer Jo the job.他们决定让乔做这件工作。
- I gratefully took the cup of coffee she offered me.我感激地接过她递来的一杯咖啡。
- offer somebody something to do something Taylor offered him 500 dollars to do the work.泰勒愿出 500 美元雇他做这件工作。
Express Yourself Offering somebody something
Offering somebody something主动提供某物Particularly when you are the host, you may want to make polite offers to your guests:尤其是作为主人招待宾客时，礼貌地主动提供某物或帮助可以这么说：
- Would you like a magazine to read?您想看杂志吗？
- Can I get you a coffee?我给你来杯咖啡好吗？
- Can I offer you something to drink?我给你拿点喝的好吗？
- How about something to eat? I could make some sandwiches.吃点东西怎么样？我可以做些三明治。
- If you'd like to use/If you need the bathroom, it's the second door on the right.如果你想用洗手间，右边第二个门就是。
- Feel free to go upstairs and have a rest if you'd like to.你想要的话，请随时上楼休息。
Responses:回应：
- That would be nice. I'd like a cup of tea, please.那太好了，我想要一杯茶，谢谢。
- Yes, please. A glass of orange juice would be lovely.好的，一杯橙汁就很好。
- If you're sure it's no trouble, I'd love a coffee.若真不给您添麻烦的话，我想来杯咖啡。
- No, thank you. I'm fine for now.不用了，谢谢。我暂时不需要。
- Not for me, thanks.我不用，谢谢。
- I'm fine, thanks. Maybe later.我不用，谢谢。稍后再说吧。
Express Yourself Offering to do something
Offering to do something主动提出做某事There are various ways of offering and accepting help:表达提供和接受帮助有多种方式：
- Would you like me to help you with that?你要我来帮你做这件事吗？
- Can I give you a hand?要我帮一把吗？
- Can I help you with that?要我帮你做这件事吗？
- Shall I carry that for you?我来帮你提着它好不好？
  (British English or formal, North American English)
- Would it help if I spoke to Julie before you call her?你给朱莉打电话之前我先跟她谈谈是否有帮助？
- Let me take your bag.我帮你拿包吧。
- If there's anything I can do (to help), let me know.要是我能帮上什么忙的话，请告诉我。
Responses:回应：
- That's very kind/nice/generous/thoughtful of you. Thank you.你真是太好了／太慷慨了／太周到了。谢谢你。
- It's all right, thank you. I can manage/do it.没事儿，谢谢你。我应付得了。
- Thanks. That would be very helpful.谢谢，那会非常有用。
- Would they be prepared to offer any more?他们准备出更高的价钱吗？
- I refer to your recent application and interview and am pleased to offer you the post of editor.参考了你最近的申请和面试表现，我很乐于请你担任编辑一职。
- She offered drinks to her guests.她给客人端了些饮料。
- She felt obliged to offer him a bed for the night.她感觉不得不让他留宿一晚。
- Hospitality was freely offered to refugees.可免费招待难民。
- Her neighbour helps her with the children and offers support.她的邻居帮她带孩子，并提供支持。
Collocations Dictionary
verb + offer
- be able to
- be unable to
- can
- …
preposition
- for
[transitive, intransitive] to say that you are willing to do something for somebody主动提出；自愿给予
- offer to do something The kids offered to do the dishes.孩子们主动要求洗盘子。
- + speech ‘I'll do it,’ she offered.“这个我来做吧。” 她提议道。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitives
Verbs usually followed by infinitives
- afford
- agree
- appear
- arrange
- attempt
- beg
- choose
- consent
- decide
- expect
- fail
- happen
- hesitate
- hope
- intend
- learn
- manage
- mean
- neglect
- offer
- prepare
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- swear
- try
- want
- wish
- She graciously offered to get pizza so I wouldn't have to cook.她好心地提出去买比萨饼，省得我做饭。
- ‘Do you need any help?’ he offered impulsively.“你需要帮助吗？”他冲动地问到。
- She offered to help him negotiate the purchase.她主动提出帮助他协商购买事宜。
- They offered to pay for a hotel.他们提出支付一家旅馆的费用。
[transitive] to make something available for sale or use提供（东西或机会）；供应
- offer something The hotel offers excellent facilities for families.本旅馆提供适合家庭的优良设施。
- Both companies offer a range of software.两家公司都提供一系列软件。
- Which lenders consistently offer the cheapest mortgages?哪些贷款人一贯提供最便宜的抵押贷款？
- offer something for something The property will be offered for sale by auction on May 24.该房产将于5月24日拍卖。
- The camp also offers boating, fishing, campfires and more.该营地还提供划船、钓鱼、营火等活动。
- They focus on offering quality products that consumers want.他们专注于提供消费者想要的优质产品。
- The college offers free ICT training courses for beginners.该学院为初学者提供免费的信通技术培训课程。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- generously
- graciously
- kindly
- …
verb + offer
- be able to
- be unable to
- can
- …
preposition
- to
[transitive] to provide the opportunity for something; to provide access to something提供（东西或机会）；供应
- offer something The job didn't offer any prospects for promotion.这份工作没有任何升迁的希望。
- He did not offer any explanation for his behaviour.他没有对自己的行为作出任何解释。
- offer somebody something The program has offered her many opportunities for travel.这个项目给她提供了许多旅行的机会。
- The plan seemed to offer real advantages.这个计划好像确实能带来好处。
- This investment is likely to offer a higher return.这项投资很可能会带来较高的回报。
- The bedroom suite offers access to an expansive terrace.卧室套房提供通往宽敞露台的通道。
- The exhibition offers important new insights into the artist's work.展览为这位艺术家的作品提供了重要的新见解。
- When problems arise, these programs offer solutions.当问题出现时，这些程序提供解决方案。
- They offer a trade discount of 10 to 25 per cent.他们提供10%至25%的贸易折扣。
- The sweepstake offers consumers the chance to win prizes.抽奖为消费者提供了赢取奖品的机会。
[transitive] offer something (to somebody/something) to show that you are ready to resist or attack somebody/something主动提出；自愿给予
- Universities offered little resistance to these changes.大学对这些变化几乎没有抵制。
- He never lost his temper or offered violence to anyone.他从不发脾气，也不向任何人提供暴力。
[transitive] offer something/somebody (up) (to somebody) (formal) to give something to God奉献，祭献（给上帝）
- We offered up our prayers for the men's safe return.我们祈求上苍保佑他们平安归来。
More Like This Verbs with two objects
Verbs 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 offrian ‘sacrifice something to a deity’, of Germanic origin, from Latin offerre ‘bestow, present’ (in ecclesiastical Latin ‘offer to God’), reinforced by French offrir (which continued to express the primary sense). The noun (late Middle English) is from French offre.

Idioms

have something to offer

to have something available that somebody wants能提供；能适合要求
- has a lot to offer visitors in the way of entertainment.牛津向来访者提供各式各样的娱乐活动。
- a young man with a great deal to offer (= who is intelligent, has many skills, etc.)一个多才多艺的年轻人
- The open evening is a chance to see what the college has to offer students.这个公开的晚会使大家有机会了解学院能为学生提供什么。
- This player has proved that he still has a lot to offer.该运动员证明了他仍有很大潜力。

offer your hand

(formal) to hold out your hand for somebody to shake伸出手（以便同别人握手）

offer

noun

/ˈɒfə(r)/

/ˈɔːfər/

Idioms

an act of saying that you are willing to do something for somebody or give something to somebody主动提议；建议
- to receive a job offer接受工作邀请
- to accept/reject/decline an offer接受/拒绝/拒绝提议
- offer of something Thank you for your kind offer of help.谢谢你的好心帮助。
- I took him up on his offer of a loan.他主动借钱给我，我接受了。
- You can't just turn down offers of work like that.人家给你工作，你不能就那样一一谢绝呀。
- an offer of marriage求婚
- offer to do something I accepted her offer to pay.她要付款，我同意了。
- They refused our offer of assistance.他们拒绝了我们的援助提议。
- The Rams have made him a two-year contract offer.拉姆斯公司给了他两年的合同价。
- I had to turn down a job offer from a publisher because the pay was too low.我不得不拒绝一家出版商给我的工作机会，因为报酬太低了。
- She received a conditional offer from the University of Warwick.她接到了沃里克大学附带条件的录取通知书。
- The union has voted for industrial action after rejecting a pay offer.工会在拒绝资方的工资提议后投票决定举行罢工。
- I must decline your generous offer.我必须拒绝你的慷慨提议。
- He accepted the offer by management to begin talks.他接受了管理层的提议，开始谈判。
- She's already received several offers of employment.她已经收到了几份工作邀请。
- They declined an offer of humanitarian aid after the hurricane.飓风过后，他们拒绝了人道主义援助的提议。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- generous
- kind
- conditional
- …
verb + offer
- make (somebody)
- withdraw
- get
- …
preposition
- on offer
- offer from
- offer of
- …
an amount of money that somebody is willing to pay for something出价；报价
- offer for something I've had an offer of $2 500 for the car.有人向我出价 2 500 美元买这辆汽车。
- The museum received an offer for the painting of $19 million.博物馆收到了这幅画的1900万美元的报价。
- They've decided to accept our original offer.他们已决定接受我们最初的报价。
- The offer has been withdrawn.那个报价已经撤销了。
- offer (that)… They made me an offer I couldn't refuse.他们提出了一个使我不好拒绝的报价。
- The original price was £3 000, but I'm open to offers (= willing to consider offers that are less than that).原价为 3 000 英镑，但价钱还可以商量。
Wordfinder
- acquisition
- bid
- broker
- contract
- deal
- merger
- negotiation
- offer
- proposal
- takeover
see also o.n.o.
- Don't just accept the first offer.不要直接接受第一次报价。
- Excellent condition. $1 000 or best offer.状况极佳，1,000 美元，价格可议。
- No one has made a firm offer.没有人报实盘。
- Several people put in an offer for the house.好几个人对这所房子提出了报价。
- The company says it has made a good offer which cannot be improved upon.该公司称他们已经给出了优惠价，不能再优惠了。
- They just kept upping their offer until I had to say yes.他们一个劲地提高报价，直到我不得不接受。
- We realized we would not get a higher offer.我们意识到我们得不到更高的出价了。
- We should be able to match their offer for the player.我们应该能为那位球员开出和他们相同的报价。
- 'How much do you want for it?' 'Make me an offer.'你想要多少钱？' '给我一个提议。
- Have you had any offers on the flat?你有公寓的报价吗？
Topics Houses and homesa2, Businessa2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- acceptable
- attractive
- fair
- …
verb + offer
- make (somebody)
- put in
- withdraw
- …
offer + noun
- price
preposition
- under offer
- offer for
- offer of
- …
phrases
- be open to offers
- or best offer
- or near offer
- …
a reduction in the normal price of something, usually for a short period of time（通常为短期的）减价，削价；处理价；特价
- This special offer is valid until the end of the month.这个特价优惠月底前有效。
- See next week's issue for details of more free offers.有关更多免费赠品的详情请见下期周刊。
- offer on something They have an offer on beer at the moment.他们目下正在打折卖啤酒。
- I got the conditioner in a free offer with my shampoo.我买洗发水时免费获赠了护发素。
- The council do cheap offers on compost bins.市政会廉价提供堆肥桶。
- Your first order is delivered free as an introductory offer.作为试销品，您首次订货可免费配送。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- special
- cheap
- free
- …
preposition
- on offer

Idioms

on offer

that can be bought, used, etc.提供的；可买到；可使用
- The following is a list of courses currently on offer.以下是目前所开设课程的清单。
- Prizes worth more than £20 000 are on offer.优胜者奖品总值逾 20 000 英镑。
(especially British English) on sale at a lower price than normal for a short period of time短期内打折销售；削价出售
- Italian wines are on (special) offer this week.意大利葡萄酒本周特价销售。
- We have a number of bargains on offer.我们有许多要出售的便宜货。

under offer

(British English) if a house or other building is under offer, somebody has agreed to buy it at a particular price（房屋或其他建筑物）已有买主出价，在洽售中
- The property is currently under offer to a client.这处房产目前已有一位客户出价打算购买。