| 单词 | give out |
| 释义 | give out From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgive out phrasal verb1 give something ↔ outGIVE to give something to each person in a group SYN hand outCan you give the drinks out, please?give something ↔ out toStudents were giving out leaflets to everyone on the street.2 STOP MOVINGif part of your body gives out, it stops working properly or becomes much weakerJust as I approached the town, my legs finally gave out.3 FINISH/USE ALL OF somethingif a supply of something gives out, there is none leftMy money was beginning to give out and there were no jobs to be found.After two hours her patience gave out. 4 give out somethingSEND to produce something such as light, heat, or a signal SYN emitA gas lamp gave out a pale yellowish light.5 give something ↔ out British English formalSAY/STATE to announce something, especially officiallyIt was given out that the government was to enter into negotiations with the rebels. → give→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusgive out• The musical triangle gives out a clear, beautiful note when struck.• The oil lamp gave out a pleasant yellowish light.give to• First, transfer payments actually give money out to the poor. |
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