| 单词 | to give away |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give away to give away 1. transitive. To alienate from oneself by gift; to dispose of as a present, as alms, or in any way gratuitously. Also (usually in past participle) given away with a pound of tea: (of an article, usually something of little value) given, or as if given, free with a pound of tea; esp. in derisive use. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > give away to give awaya1400 to boon awayc1661 a1400 Sir Perc. 1983 Thou hase giffene thi part of bothe away. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1633) ii. 169 The more he gat, the more still he shewed that he (as it were) gave away to his new mistresse, when he betrayed his promises to the former. 1650 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Living iv. §3 Charity 249 Love gives away all things that so he may advance the interest of the beloved person. 1709 F. Atterbury Serm. St. Brigit's 11 Whatsoever we employ in Charitable Uses, during our Lives, is given away from our selves; what we bequeath at our Deaths, is given from others only.] 1831 D. Brewster Mem. Life Newton (1855) II. xxvii. 411 He used to remark that they who gave away nothing till they died, never gave at all. 1888 C. E. L. Riddell Nun's Curse II. iv. 89 He gave away most of his income. 1890 Punch 28 June 306/2 But Shopman Salisbury, why should he stand And advertise goods of his master J. B. As ‘Given away with a Pound of Tea’? a1899 Mod. The prices realised were wretchedly low; the goods were almost given away. 1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon xix. 314 They would not have it if it were given away with a pound of tea. 1958 Times 4 Dec. 13/4 It used to fall to the lot of some hapless object to be ‘given away with a pound of tea’. 1966 ‘L. Lane’ ABZ of Scouse 40 Given away wid a pound of tea, said of something considered tawdry and worthless such as a very cheap engagement-ring. 2. To perform the ceremony of handing over (a bride) to the bridegroom at a marriage. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > celebrate (a marriage) [verb (transitive)] > hand over bride to give away1719 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 191 I was Father at the Altar..and gave her away. 1826 C. Lamb in New Monthly Mag. Feb. 226 The bride..presented to him as her father—the gentleman that was to give her away. 1877 C. M. Yonge Cameos cxli, in Monthly Packet Oct. 317 Mary was given away..by the Marquis of Winchester. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > sacrifice for sake of higher claim > another's interests or rights to give away1548 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI 155 b Yea, said the capitain, so that you geve away no mannes right, but his, whose aucthoritie you have. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iii. iii. 28 Be merry Cassio, For thy soiliciter shall rather die, Then giue thee cause away. View more context for this quotation 1711 Countess of Dorchester in 15th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1899) App. iv. 681 Represent to her Majesty that this would be giving away my Lord's rank, who is an older Lieutenant General than Lord Orkney. 4. Originally U.S. slang. To betray, expose (oneself, another person) to detection or ridicule; to let slip (a secret), esp. through carelessness or stupidity. See also to give the show away at show n.1 Phrases 2d. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] > incidentally or inadvertently betraisec1400 babble?1535 to let fall1592 display1602 split1850 to give away1878 1878 Scribner's Monthly 15 812/1 Ye went back on her, and shook her, and played off on her, and gave her away—dead away! 1883 F. M. Crawford Dr. Claudius ii I thought he would give himself away. 1889 Answers 20 Apr. 326 My closely cropped hair, however, ‘gave me away’. 1891 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 20 Feb. 4/1 General Sherman would not be told a secret. He said he would give it away to the first person he met. 1914 G. B. Shaw Pygmalion (1916) i. 114 They want to drop Kentish Town; but they give themselves away every time they open their mouths. 1922 D. H. Lawrence England my England 132 He'd burn your letters for fear they'd give him away. 5. To distribute. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (transitive)] britteneOE to-dealeOE dealOE britOE setc1275 dispensec1374 dispendc1375 to-seta1387 dispone1429 disposec1430 sparple1435 demean1439 distributea1464 distribue1477 issuec1484 communy1530 to deal out1535 impart1545 disperse1555 retail1576 digest1578 deliver1626 to hand out1648 to dispose of1676 dispensate1701 dole1701 to give out1710 sling1860 to give away1889 to pass out1926 dish1934 1889 F. C. Philips & C. J. Wills Fatal Phryne I. iii. 59 Then the old vicaire gave away the prizes. 1891 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 393 She gives away tracts, addresses meetings. 6. intransitive. Misused for give way (? = give a way). Latterly U.S. ΚΠ 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xii. 579/1 The whole power of the French gaue away, and sought to saue it selfe by flight. 1747 S. Fielding Adventures David Simple (1752) I. 37 I have continually languished for Impossibilities, and given away to Desires as madly as if [etc.]. 1816 U. Brown Jrnl. in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1916) 11 232 I was Just going to pay the Chain carriers & dismiss them, James gave away, Although full 6 feet high & well made. 1833 H. Barnard in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1918) 13 305 He spoke about an hour and a half, and gave away on account of a sudden dizziness in his head and failure of voice. 1893 Boston Weekly Transcript 27 Jan. 4/2 His death is as though one of the sheet anchors of society had suddenly given away. 1903 R. T. Ely Stud. Evol. Industr. Society 42 The cattle-raising frontier has given away continually to higher stages. 7. transitive. To give up, resign, surrender. rare. ΚΠ 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam iv. 4 To Sleep I give my powers away . View more context for this quotation 8. Esp. to give it away. To abandon, give up, stop. Australian slang. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > non-completion > abandon an attempt or enterprise [verb (intransitive)] unbenda1400 unbinda1400 to leave (a person) the field?c1450 to give upa1616 to call (it) quits1851 to pull the pin1860 to hang up one's fiddle1889 to pack in1906 to pack up1925 to cop out1942 to give it away1949 1949 L. Glassop Lucky Palmer iii. 37 It's about time you mugs woke up to yourself. You're not in the race to get in without a ticket. Why don't you give the game away? 1950 ‘N. Shute’ Town like Alice v. 148 ‘I've changed my mind,’ he said. ‘I'm going to give it away... I won't be writing any letter.’ 1955 J. Cleary Justin Bayard v. 72 When I spoke to you.., you didn't say you'd given the idea away. 1961 P. White Riders in Chariot ix. 260 He was at that time driving a truck for a firewood contractor, though he was thinking of giving it away and starting a line in poultry manure. 1968 D. Ireland Chantic Bird iii. 28 I only hit him a few times, then I gave it away for the night. < as lemmas |
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