| 单词 | offer |
| 释义 | offer (once / 24 pages) 1vn 2v 3v 4v 5n You make an offer when you present your willingness to do something. People selling a house wait for the best offer. One person offers something, and another person accepts or rejects it. It's polite to offer guests something to drink and to offer a friend some space under your umbrella. A marriage proposal is a type of offer. A threat of violence is "an offer you can't refuse" in The Godfather. This word can mean a religious act as well, or — more grossly — the kind of offering a cat makes when it offers a dead mouse to its owner. WORD FAMILYoffer: counteroffer, offered, offerer, offering, offeror, offers+/counteroffer: counteroffers/offerer: offerers/offering: offerings USAGE EXAMPLESIt also offers a list of all legislators, their phone numbers and their email addresses. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) Many utility companies offer free energy audits to their customers. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Jurors would later see a video of Roof confessing to the crime — “Well, I killed them, I guess,” he said — and offering a racist rationale. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v present for acceptance or rejection She offered us all a cold drink Syn|Hypo|Hyper proffer give proffer (a body part) tendermake a tender of; in legal settlements give transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody 2v put forward for consideration He offered his opinion Hyper project, propose present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc. 3v offer verbally He offered his sympathy Syn|Hyper extend extend make available; provide give, pay convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow 4v ask (someone) to marry you Syn|Hyper declare oneself, pop the question, propose request ask (a person) to do something 5v threaten to do something I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal Hyper threaten to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police" 6v agree freely I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it Syn|Hyper volunteer act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 7v propose a payment The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting Syn|Hypo bid, tender by-bid bid on behalf of someone else subscribeoffer to buy, as of stocks and shares overbidbid more than the object is worth underbidbid too low outbidbid higher than others underbidbid lower than a competing bidder 8v produce or introduce on the stage The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month Hyper bring on, bring out, produce bring onto the market or release 9n the verbal act of offering a generous offer of assistance Syn|Hyper offering speech act the use of language to perform some act 10n something offered (as a proposal or bid) 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper offering contract offer offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate marriage offer, marriage proposal, proposal, proposal of marriagean offer of marriage propositionan offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors) counterofferan offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer bid, tendera formal proposal to buy at a specified price prospectusa formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise tender offeran offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the market price) for cash or securities or both rewardthe offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property rights issue, rights offeringan offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later speciala special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising olive branch, peace offeringsomething offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace twoferan offer of two for the price of one takeover bidan offer to buy shares in order to take over the company questionan informal reference to a marriage proposal overbida bid that is higher than preceding bids buyout bida bid to buy all of a person's holdings pricea monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal content, message, subject matter, substance what a communication that is about something is about 1v make available or accessible, provide or furnish The conference center offers a health spa The hotel offers private meeting rooms Hypo|Hyper accost, hook, solicit approach with an offer of sexual favors furnish, provide, render, supply give something useful or necessary to 2v make available; provide The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages Syn|Hyper extend extend offer verbally furnish, provide, render, supply give something useful or necessary to 3v make available for sale 3The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week Hypo|Hyper put up make available for sale at an auction market engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of v present as an act of worship 4offer prayers to the gods Syn|Hypo|Hyper offer up sacrifice make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals immolateoffer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction worship attend religious services v mount or put up 5offer resistance Syn|Hyper provide, put up engage, wage carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) n a usually brief attempt Syn|Hyper crack, fling, go, pass, whirl attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something |
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