1. give away 送掉;泄露(秘密)
We gave away a silly goal. 我們愚蠢地白送了對方一分。
In no way can you give away the secret. 你決不能把這個秘密泄露出去。
2. give birth to 生孩子
Thank my parents, who give birth to me and bring me up. 感謝父母,他們給予我生命,撫養我長大。
3. give back 恢復;歸還
There was nothing the doctors could do to give me back the use of my left leg. 醫生已沒有辦法使我的左腿恢復功能。
Please give back my notebook which was taken by mistake. 請把誤拿的我的筆記本歸還給我。
4. give in (to) 投降;讓步;屈服
They refused to give in and fought to the end. 他們拒絕投降,堅持戰斗到底。
Officials say they won't give in to the workers' demands. 官員們表示他們不會向工人的要求讓步。
I mean, we can't give in to temptation. 我想說的是我們不能向誘惑屈服。
5. give off 發出;放出(液體、氣體、氣味等)
Fireflies give off flashes of light when they fly at night. 螢火蟲夜間飛行時發出閃光。
Many household products give off noxious fumes. 很多家用產品散發有害氣體。
6. give out 分發;用完,耗盡;公布
You can help us to give out the newspapers. 你可以幫助我們分發報紙。
When will the teacher give out the results of the examination? 老師什么時候公布考試成績?
The fuel gave out. 油用完了。
7. give up 放棄
I am managing, but I could not possibly give up work. 我正在努力應付,但我不可能放棄工作。
8. give sb. a ring 給某人打電話
I will give you a ring if I'm free this evening. 如果今晚我有空會給你打電話。
9. give sb. a hand 幫忙
We should give others a hand when they're in trouble. 當別人有麻煩的時候我們應該幫忙。
10. give a concert 舉辦音樂會
They are going to give a concert in Kunming tonight. 他們今天晚上將在昆明舉辦一場音樂會。
11. give a talk 作報告
I suppose you could give a talk instead of her. 我想你可以代她作個報告。
12. give lessons to 給某人上課
Every week they give lessons to three different levels of students. 每星期他們要給三個不同年級的學生上課。
13. give a shout of surprise 發出驚叫
They gave a shout of surprise and ran away. 他們發出驚叫聲,然后跑了。
14. give permission 允許
She implored her mother to give permission for her to go on the trip. 她懇求母親允許她去旅行。
15. give an order 下命令;訂購
Jump when I give you an order. 當我發出口令你就跳。
16. give way to 讓步;退卻
We refused to give way to their demands. 我們拒絕對他們的要求讓步。
17. give fruit 結果
The apple tree doesn't give much fruit. 這棵蘋果樹產量不多。
18. give milk 產奶
Can playing music records make cows give more milk? 放音樂磁帶會使母牛多產乳嗎?
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根據句意,用give的固定短語填空。
1. She ________ a beautiful baby girl and it made the whole family very happy.
2. The cows stopped ________ because they had been frightened by the earthquake.
3. His strength ________; he couldn't walk any farther.
4. They are badly in need of help. Let's ________ them ________.
5. You ought to ________ smoking; it will do harm to your health.
6. The hero would rather die than ________ the enemy.
7. As motor vehicles burn fuel, they ________ waste gases.
8. The teacher is ________ examination papers. The students are going to have an exam.
9. Please ________ Mary ________ to tell her not to come while we are away from home.
10. He was praised and respected, for he ________ the money he picked.
11. Only when a teacher has ________ is a student allowed to enter this room.
12. The musicians will ________ at the theatre to raise money for wild protection.
13. He ________ that everyone should keep quiet when the enemy army appeared.
14. What is the liquid? It ________ a terrible smell. Please take it away.