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单词 give
释义 give
I. \ˈgiv\ verb
(gave \ˈgāv\ ; or nonstandard give \ˈgiv\ ; or dialect gin \ˈgin\ ; or guv \ˈgəv\ ; giv·en \ˈgivən also -ivəm or -ibəm\ ; or nonstandard give or dialect gin or guv ; giving ; gives)
Etymology: Middle English given, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish giva to give; akin to Old English giefan to give, Old High German geban, Old Norse gefa, Gothic giban to give, gabei wealth, Latin habēre to have, hold, Old Irish gaibid he takes, Lithuanian gabenti to take away, Sanskrit gabhasti hand
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to confer the ownership of without receiving a return : make a present of
  < gave him a watch on his birthday >
  < gave his books to the college >
 b. : to assign the future ownership of by will : bequeath, devise
  < gave and bequeathed a larger sum to the college than any other person in its history — B.F.Wright >
 c. : to contribute without compensation
  < did no more than a … citizen might be expected to do — bought bonds, gave blood, served as a civil-defense warden — H.N.Fairchild >
2.
 a. : to grant or bestow by or as if by formal action
  < has just been given two new honors — Harvey Breit >
  < responsible for the law giving women … equal pay with men — Laura M. Berrien >
 b. : to let have in or as if in answer to a prayer — used with me as indirect object
  < as for me, give me liberty or give me death — Patrick Henry >
  < give me the good old days >
 c. : to accord or yield to another
  < had never given him her confidence — Ellen Glasgow >
3.
 a. : to put into the possession of another for his use : hand
  < I'll give you a card to him and you go in there … and pick out what you want — S.H.Adams >
 b. : to provide or supply one with (food or drink)
  < give me a slab of that pie — K.M.Dodson >
 c.
  (1) : to administer as a sacrament
   < giving extreme unction >
  (2) : to administer as a medicine
   < gave her spirits of ammonia and put ice on her forehead — Scott Fitzgerald >
 d. : to commit to the trust or keeping of another for a definite purpose
  < gave him a letter to mail >
  < gave his suitcase to the porter >
  < give the deck to the exec and get all the officers in the wardroom — Wirt Williams >
 e.
  (1) : to transfer from one's authority, custody, or responsibility
   < gave the prisoner to the officials from the federal penitentiary >
  (2) : to transfer from parental authority and care
   < who giveth this woman to be married to this man — Book of Com. Prayer >
 f. : to execute and deliver
  < all new employees must give bond >
 g. : to offer (something immaterial) for conveyance or transmittal
  < give my regards to your family >
  < give our greetings to all our friends >
4.
 a. : to offer to the action of another : proffer, expose
  < I gave my back to the smiters — Isa 50:6 (Revised Standard Version) >
  < he got up and gave his hand to the visitor >
  < give the sails to the wind >
 b. : to yield (oneself) to a man in sexual intercourse
  < a wild, harum-scarum woman who would have given herself to him … without marriage — Erle Stanley Gardner >
 c. : to perform the action appropriate or necessary to a public presentation or production of
  < the orchestra gives 10 concerts … each season — Claudia Cassidy >
  < a serious effort to give us a real puppet show — R.L.Shayon >
  < asked the soprano to give the group a song >
 d. : to present to view or observation
  < the injured man gave a few signs of life >
  < gave evidence of promising intellectual gifts — C.A.Duniway >
  < gave them a good example >
 e. : to have or show as an armorial bearing or emblem, badge, or livery
  < all his successors … may give the dozen white luces in their coat — Shakespeare >
 f. : to provide by way of entertainment : serve as host at
  < gave a dinner in honor of his guests >
  < gave a ball for his nieces >
  < give weekly teas >
 g. : to propose as a toast
  < I rise to give … the memory of a man well known to all — John Wilson †1854 >
  < gentlemen … I'll give you the ladies — Charles Dickens >
 h. archaic : to impart a tendency or propensity to : incline
5.
 a. : to designate as a share or portion : allot
  < all the earth to thee and to thy race I give — John Milton >
  < immediate and infallible revelation of this kind is not given to man — W.R.Inge >
  < gave him the best room available >
 b. : to make assignment of (a name)
  < the term Bushmen … was given in the 17th century by the Dutch settlers to the diminutive hunting peoples — C.D.Forde >
  < gave the child the name John >
 c. : to set forth as an actual or hypothetical datum : assume
  < three points of a circle are given >
 d. : to attribute in thought or speech : ascribe
  < gave all the glory to God >
  < gave full weight to the evidence >
  < a sound argument for giving the painting to Rembrandt >
 e. obsolete : to appoint a person to the office or function of
  < and he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers — Eph 4:11 (Authorized Version) >
 f. obsolete : to set down : regard, consider, deem
  < men's reports give him much wronged — Shakespeare >
  — usually used with for
  < gave him for drowned in one of the canals — Joseph Addison >
6.
 a. : to yield or furnish as a product, consequence, or effect : produce, emit
  < the gas gave its final flicker and went out — Jack McLaren >
  < the can, now quite empty and resonant, gave forth a hollow clatter — C.G.D.Roberts >
  < bushes … give forth a pungent aroma when the sun beats upon them — Norman Douglas >
  < cows give milk >
  < flints give sparks >
  < a compound that gives a red color with iodine — Henry Tauber >
 b. : to yield or exhibit as a result of calculation or measurement
  < 84 divided by 12 gives 7 >
  < the amount of lead … would by simple calculation give the age of the material — W.E.Swinton >
  < a thermometer gives the temperature of the room — James Jeans >
 c. : to bring forth : bear
  < the largest ewe gave triplets — Breeder's Gazette >
7.
 a. : to yield possession of by way of exchange : hand over in exchange for something or in discharge of a debt or obligation : pay
  < what shall a man give in return for his life — Mt 16:26 (Revised Standard Version) >
 b. : to dispose of for a price : hand over for a consideration : sell
  < I can give you a jade necklace for five rupees — Robert Sherrod >
 c. archaic : to procure in exchange : be worth : fetch
  < the country … so much overstocked with timber that it would give no price — James Robertson >
8.
 a. : to deliver or deal by some bodily action
  < gave him a push down the stairs >
  < gave her a kiss >
 b. : to carry out (a movement of or as if of the body) : execute, make
  < he gave a cryptic smile — Hallam Tennyson >
  < could feel the ship give a convulsive lurch — T.B.Costain >
 c. : to inflict or impose as punishment
  < gave the slave 20 lashes >
  < gave the boy a whipping >
 d. : to cause to be fired : discharge
  < gave a short burst and damaged the enemy plane >
  < gave a salute of 21 guns >
9.
 a. : to put forth (a sound) : voice
  < he hesitated and gave a nervous laugh — Haldane Macfall >
  < gave a hiss to attract the attention of the others — T.B.Costain >
 b. : to deliver verbally : utter
  < has never given me a cross word in his life — Ellen Glasgow >
  < the student raised his hand and gave the right answer >
  < his uncle gave him sound advice >
  < the sergeant gave the command to the troops >
  < the old man gave his blessing to the bride and groom >
 c. : to express as a wish : bid
  < I gave him good day and he stopped and looked at me — S.H.Adams >
  < gave us good night and went sedately away — Eve Langley >
 d.
  (1) : to award by formal verdict : deliver by appropriate legal authority
   < the judge gave him 10 years >
   < the judgment was given against the plaintiff >
  (2) cricket : to rule on a fielder's appeal
   < the umpire gave the batsman out >
 e. : to offer, suggest, or imply in the course of speaking
  < the top kick always gave us that old business — Tom Shehan >
  < don't give me that legal double-talk — Louis Auchincloss >
10.
 a. : to offer for the consideration, acceptance, or use of another
  < can give several explanations of the passage >
  < gives no really good reason for his absence >
  < after several years' work he finally gave his novel to the world >
 b. : to provide a description of : represent, portray
  < show me something of hers, something that seems to give her — H.G.Wells >
  < an artist who gave a scene as it must have happened — Roger Fry >
 c. : to make known : impart knowledge of or information about
  < can give only a hint of the treasures to be found — Dana Burnet >
  < the results were given in a long paper >
  < the soldier gave his name, rank, and serial number >
  < will you give me the right time >
11.
 a. : to suffer the loss of : sacrifice
  < had given two legs in the Second World War — Marya Mannes >
  < gallantly gave his life for his country >
 b. : to offer by or as if by way of dedication or devotion : consign, commend
  < a resolution to give to God the half of his services … and the half of his money — M.J.Guest >
  < gave Mr. Dorrit to the devil with great liberality — Charles Dickens >
 c. : to apply freely or fully : devote
  < children were giving themselves wholeheartedly to some raucous game — Maeve Brennan >
  < he gave his youth to literature, languages, and mechanics — Edward Clodd >
 d. : to offer as a pledge
  < I give you my word of honor that it's true >
12.
 a. : to cause to have or receive : occasion
  < what dreams may come … must give us pause — Shakespeare >
  < it gave his views a foundation of solid fact which was impressive — H.J.Laski >
  < was buried in sight of the mountains which always gave him pleasure — Broadus Mitchell >
 b. : to cause a person to catch by or as if by contagion, infection, or exposure
  < she gave him her cold >
  < the draft gave him a sore throat >
 c. : to produce (as a feeling) in a person or thing : bring about
  < you do not give self-respect and self-reliance by censorship — Joyce Cary >
  < we ought not to give ourselves airs — Benjamin Jowett >
  < the stage sets give charm to the production >
 d. : to be the source or origin of
  < this group gives some of our really vicious criminals — R.L.Jenkins >
 e. obsolete : put, set
  < give some stop to those atheistical and epicurean opinions — Matthew Hale >
 f. : to allow to have or take : permit, concede
  < give me a day to think the problem over >
  < gave him 10 yards and still won the race >
  < the patients are given a long rest every afternoon >
  < was willing to give his opponent that point in the debate >
 g. : to be the cause of : be responsible for — used with an infinitive phrase as object
  < a novelist of experience … gives us to share his swift insight — Nation >
  < you gave me to believe that the school meant more to you than anything — Lael Tucker >
13. : to care to the extent of — usually used with negative
 < bewitched, bothered, and bewildered by life, he doesn't give a damn — Moore Raymond >
 < didn't give a hang — Nelson Algren >
14. : to make a telephone connection with
 < asked central to give him the long-distance operator >
intransitive verb
1. : to make gifts or presents : contribute, donate
 < it is more blessed to give than to receive — Acts 20:35 (Revised Standard Version) >
2. archaic : to deliver a blow or make an attack
 < furiously giving upon the enemy with a great shout — Henry Holcroft >
3.
 a. : to yield to physical force or strain : respond to pressure
  < the dummy … has a breakable shoulder bone built to give when its human counterpart would — R.M.Yoder >
 b. : to collapse from the application of force or pressure : break down
  < the rail of the fence gave suddenly under his weight — R.L.Stevenson >
 c. : to undergo or submit to a change through the modification of an inflexible attitude or the withdrawal from a rigid position : accept or make a concession
  < if something does not give … the whole North Atlantic fare structure could be thrown wide open — Richard Witkin >
4. obsolete : to become moist : weep
 < flinty mankind whose eyes do never give but thorough lust and laughter — Shakespeare >
5.
 a. of weather : to become mild
 b. of frozen ground : thaw
6. : to afford a view or passage : open, lead
 < a venerable lane giving on the cathedral close — Russell Kirk >
 < a cluster of stores and boatyards giving onto the harbor — Pete Barrett >
 < a cheerful compartment on the main deck with … a porthole giving out to sea — Horace Sutton >
 < flung open the door which gave upon the landing — Dorothy Sayers >
7.
 a. : to enter wholeheartedly into an activity : get into the spirit of things
  < if the teacher himself is … skillful in inspiring his pupils they will let go and give — F.R.Rogers >
 b. : to impart information : talk
  < he just won't give; he glares straight ahead and keeps his mouth closed — Bennett Cerf >
8. [translation of German gibt (in the expression was gibt's? what is going on?), 3d person singular present indicative of geben to give, from Old High German geban] : to take place : happen, occur — usually used in the phrase what gives
 < you poor dewy-eyed academics don't know what gives in the rough-and-tumble — Frances G. Patton >

- give a good account of
- give and take
- give battle
- give birth
- give birth to
- give ground
- give guard
- give it to
- give one his head
- give or take
- give place
- give rise to
- give suck
- give thanks
- give the gun
- give the lie to
- give voice
- give way
II. noun
(-s)
1. : capacity or tendency to yield to force or strain
 < placing their saddles a little farther back … they say the horse's spine has more give or bend at this point — S.E.Fletcher >
2. : the quality or state of being springy : elasticity, resilience
 < the give … of the knitted fabric makes it ideal for uses where any variables of conformation or stress exist — G.A.Urlaub >
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