名詞 give:

1. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
   同義詞：spring, springiness

動詞 give:

1. cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
2. be the cause or source of
   同義詞：yield, afford
3. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
4. convey or reveal information
5. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
   同義詞：pay
6. organize or be responsible for
   同義詞：hold, throw, have, make
7. convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
   同義詞：throw
8. give as a present; make a gift of
   同義詞：gift, present
9. cause to happen or be responsible for
   同義詞：yield
10. dedicate
    同義詞：pay, devote
11. give or supply
    同義詞：render, yield, return, generate
12. tell or deposit (information) knowledge
    同義詞：impart, leave, pass on
13. bring about
    同義詞：establish
14. leave with; give temporarily
15. emit or utter
16. endure the loss of
    同義詞：sacrifice
17. place into the hands or custody of
    同義詞：pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over
18. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
    同義詞：dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
19. give (as medicine)
20. give or convey physically
    同義詞：apply
21. bestow
    同義詞：render
22. bestow, especially officially
    同義詞：grant
23. move in order to make room for someone for something
    同義詞：move over, give way, ease up, yield
24. give food to
    同義詞：feed
25. contribute to some cause
    同義詞：contribute, chip in, kick in
26. break down, literally or metaphorically
    同義詞：collapse, fall in, cave in, give way, break, founder
27. estimate the duration or outcome of something
28. execute and deliver
29. deliver in exchange or recompense
30. afford access to
    同義詞：afford, open
31. present to view
32. perform for an audience
33. be flexible under stress of physical force
    同義詞：yield
34. propose
35. accord by verdict
36. manifest or show
37. offer in good faith
38. submit for consideration, judgment, or use
39. guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
40. allow to have or take
41. inflict as a punishment
42. occur
43. consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
44. proffer (a body part)

1. The bride was given away by her father.
   由父親把新娘交與新郎。
2. Please give generously to famine relief.
   請為饑荒賬款慷慨捐贈。
3. The boss will really give it to you if you miss the deadline for the job.
   要是到期完不成工作，老板就要給你點(diǎn)厲害。
4. Have you given the waiter a tip?
   你給侍者小費(fèi)了嗎？
5. I'm giving all my friends books for Christmas.
   我在圣誕節(jié)要向所有的朋友贈書。
6. I'm giving a dinner party next Friday evening; would you like to come?
   下星期五晚上我舉行宴會，您肯賞光嗎？
7. He gives generously to the poor.
   他慷慨地施舍給窮人。
8. He gave a bunch of flowers to his girlfriend.
   他送給女友一束花。

give

v.（動詞）
gave[g3v] giv.en[gv.…n] giv.ing,gives
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To make a present of:
贈予，送給：
例句：
We gave her flowers for her birthday.
我們送她一些花以慶祝她的生日

To place in the hands of; pass:
放在…手里；遞給：
例句：
Give me the scissors.
給我剪刀

To deliver in exchange or recompense; pay:
付給：供給以做交換或回報；償付：
例句：
will give five dollars for the book.
愿付五美元買這本書

To let go for a price; sell.
按價格賣掉；出售

To administer:
服藥：
例句：
give him some cough medicine.
給他一些治咳嗽的藥

To convey by a physical action:
用身體動作傳達(dá)：
例句：
gave me a punch in the nose.
朝我鼻子打了一拳

To inflict as punishment:
作為懲罰給予：
例句：
gave the child a spanking; was given life imprisonment for the crime.
打孩子的屁股；因犯罪而判終身監(jiān)禁

Law To accord by verdict:
【法律】 做出判決：
例句：
A decision was given for the plaintiff.
做出對原告有利的判決

To bestow, especially officially; confer:
給予（尤指官方的）；授予：
例句：
The Bill of Rights gives us freedom of speech.
人權(quán)法案給予我們言論自由

To accord or tender to another:
給…某物：給予或提供給另一個：
例句：
Give him your confidence.
信任他

To put temporarily at the disposal of:
暫時交給…處置：
例句：
gave them the cottage for a week.
把小木屋暫讓給他們一個星期

To entrust to another, usually for a specified reason:
交托，信托：委托另一個人，通常是為了一個具體的理由：
例句：
gave me the keys for safekeeping.
把鑰匙交給我保管

To convey or offer for conveyance:
轉(zhuǎn)達(dá)：為交流思想、感情等傳達(dá)或提供：
例句：
Give him my best wishes.
向他傳達(dá)我的美好祝愿

Law To execute and deliver. Used especially in the phrasegive bond.
【法律】 實(shí)施和執(zhí)行。尤被用于詞組簽訂契約

To endure the loss of; sacrifice:
犧牲：忍受…的損失；犧牲：
例句：
gave her son to the war; gave her life for her country.
為了戰(zhàn)爭犧牲了她的兒子；她為國捐軀

To devote or apply completely:
奉獻(xiàn)：專心致志或完全專心于：
例句：
gives herself to her work.
她獻(xiàn)身于工作

To furnish or contribute:
提供，捐獻(xiàn)：
例句：
gave their time to help others.
花費(fèi)他們的時間去幫助別人

To offer in good faith; pledge:
作為保證提出；保證：
例句：
Give me your word.
你要向我保證

To allot as a portion or share.
分配：作為一部分或份額派定或分配
To bestow as a name.
作為名稱給予
To attribute (blame, for example) to someone; assign.
指派：把（如過失）歸咎于某人；指派
To award as due:
作為應(yīng)得權(quán)益授予：
例句：
gave us first prize.
授予我們一等獎

To emit or utter:
吐露，發(fā)出：
例句：
gave a groan; gave a muted response.
發(fā)出呻吟聲；作為沉默的反應(yīng)

To submit for consideration, acceptance, or use:
表明：提交以便考慮、接受或使用：
例句：
give an opinion; give an excuse.
表明意見；給一個借口

To proffer to another:
提供給另一個人：
例句：
gave the toddler my hand.
把我的手伸給那學(xué)步的小孩

To consent to engage (oneself) in sexual intercourse with a man.
委身于：同意（自己）與一男子發(fā)生性關(guān)系

To perform for an audience:
為觀眾表演：
例句：
give a recital.
表演獨(dú)奏

To present to view:
提請觀看：
例句：
gave the sign to begin.
做一個開始的手勢

To offer as entertainment:
舉行：作為消遣提供：
例句：
give a dinner party.
舉行晚宴

To propose as a toast.
干杯，祝酒

To be a source of; afford:
為…的來源；出產(chǎn)：
例句：
His remark gave offense. Music gives her pleasure.
他的話引起了反擊；音樂帶給她快樂

To cause to catch or be subject to (a disease or bodily condition):
傳染，使患病：使感染上或（因疾病或身體狀況而）患…：
例句：
The draft gave me a cold.
通風(fēng)口的風(fēng)使我感冒了

To guide or direct, as by persuasion or behavior. Used with an infinitive phrase:
促使，引起：通過勸說或行為來帶領(lǐng)或指引。用于不定式詞組中：
例句：
You gave me to imagine you approved of my report.
你使我認(rèn)為你贊成我的報告

To yield or produce:
生產(chǎn)，產(chǎn)出：
例句：
Cows give milk.
母牛產(chǎn)乳

To bring forth or bear:
生產(chǎn)，結(jié)果實(shí)：
例句：
trees that give fruit.
結(jié)果實(shí)的樹

To produce as a result of calculation:
計算產(chǎn)生出來得…：
例句：
5 × 2 gives '0.
5×2得'0

To manifest or show:
展現(xiàn)出，呈現(xiàn)出：
例句：
gives promise of brilliance; gave evidence of tampering.
呈現(xiàn)出輝煌的前途；出示賄賂的證據(jù)

To carry out (a physical movement):
做（身體的運(yùn)動）：
例句：
give a wink; give a start.
眨眼；開始

To permit one to have or take:
規(guī)定：允許得到或帶走：
例句：
gave us an hour to finish.
規(guī)定我們一個小時內(nèi)完成

To take an interest to the extent of:
在乎：感興趣到…的程度：
例句：
.My dear, I don`t give a damn.(Margaret Mitchell)
.親愛的，我根本不在乎.(瑪格麗特·米切爾)

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To make gifts or donations:
贈送，捐贈：
例句：
gives generously to charity.
慷慨捐助慈善事業(yè)

To yield to physical force.
屈服于外力
To collapse from force or pressure:
下陷，斷裂：在外力或壓力下倒塌，塌陷：
例句：
The roof gave under the weight of the snow.
雪壓得屋頂快塌了

To yield to change:
讓步，妥協(xié)：屈服以改變：
例句：
Both sides will have to give on some issues.
在一些問題上雙方都作了讓步

To afford access to or a view of; open:
通向：提供…的通道或…的景觀；開放：
例句：
The doors give onto a terrace.
門可通向陽臺

Slang To be in progress; happen:
【俚語】 在進(jìn)展中；發(fā)生：
例句：
What givesô
發(fā)生什么事了ô

n.（名詞）
Capacity or inclination to yield under pressure.
支持不?。涸趬毫ο虑哪芰騼A向
The quality or condition of resilience; springiness:
彈性：迅速恢復(fù)的質(zhì)量或條件；彈性：
例句：
.Fruits that have some give . . . will have more juice than hard ones.(Elizabeth Schneider)
.彈性充足的水果會比那些硬的水果的液汁要多.(伊麗莎白·斯克尼德)

<常用詞組>give away
To make a gift of.
使成為禮物
To present (a bride) to the bridegroom at a wedding ceremony.
在婚禮上將（新娘）交給新郎
To reveal or make known, often accidentally.
泄露，揭發(fā)，經(jīng)常是偶然地
To betray.
背叛
give back
To return:
歸還：
例句：
gave me back my book.
把我的書還給我

give in
To hand in; submit:
遞交；呈送：
例句：
She gave in her report.
她遞交了報告

To cease opposition; yield.
停止反對；投降
give of
To devote or contribute:
奉獻(xiàn)，貢獻(xiàn)：
例句：
She really gave of her time to help. They give of themselves to improve the quality of education.
她確實(shí)抽出時間來幫忙。為了提高教育質(zhì)量，他們奉獻(xiàn)了自己

give off
To send forth; emit:
放出；散發(fā)出：
例句：
chemical changes that give off energy.
釋放能量的化學(xué)變化

give out
To allow to be known; declare publicly:
允許被知道；公開宣布：
例句：
gave out the bad news.
宣告了這個壞消息

To send forth; emit:
放出；散發(fā)出：
例句：
gave out a steady buzzing.
發(fā)出持續(xù)的嗡嗡聲

To distribute:
分發(fā)：
例句：
gave out the surplus food.
分發(fā)剩余食品

To stop functioning; fail.
停止行動；停止作用
To become used up or exhausted; run out:
用光，耗盡；用盡：
例句：
Their determination finally gave out.
他們最終沒了決心

give over
To hand over; entrust.
托付；委托
To devote to a particular purpose or use:
投入特殊的目的或用途：
例句：
gave the day over to merrymaking.
整天縱情于尋歡作樂

To surrender (oneself) completely; abandon:
完全放縱（自己）；放棄：
例句：
finally gave myself over to grief.
最后讓自己完全陷入痛苦中

give up
To surrender:
投降：
例句：
The suspects gave themselves up.
這些嫌疑犯投降了

To devote (oneself) completely:
將（自己）完全奉獻(xiàn)：
例句：
gave herself up to her work.
獻(xiàn)身于她自己的工作

To cease to do or perform:
停止做或執(zhí)行：
例句：
gave up their search.
停止他們的搜查

To desist from; stop:
停止；結(jié)束：
例句：
gave up smoking.
戒煙

To part with; relinquish:
讓出；放棄：
例句：
gave up the apartment; gave up all hope.
讓出公寓；放棄所有的希望

To lose hope for:
對…失去希望：
例句：
We had given the dog up as lost.
最后我們當(dāng)那只狗已經(jīng)走失了而不再存有指望

To lose hope of seeing:
沒有希望見到：
例句：
We`d given you up an hour ago.
一個小時前我們就以為見不到你了

To admit defeat.
承認(rèn)失敗
To abandon what one is doing or planning to do. Often used withon :
中止：放棄某人正在做的或打算做的。常與on 一起用：
例句：
gave up on writing the novel.
放棄寫小說了

<習(xí)慣用語>give a good account of (oneself)
To behave or perform creditably.
舉止或表現(xiàn)值得稱贊
give birth to
To bear as offspring.
生孩子
To be the origin of:
引起，發(fā)生：
例句：
a hobby that gave birth to a successful business.
帶來成功事業(yè)的業(yè)余愛好者

give ground
To yield to a more powerful force; retreat.
在優(yōu)勢兵力前撤退；撤退
give it to【非正式用語】
To punish or reprimand severely:
嚴(yán)厲懲戒或懲罰：
例句：
My parents really gave it to me for coming in late.
因晚歸我父母將我臭罵一頓

give or take
Plus or minus a small specified amount:
增減一很小的數(shù)目：
例句：
The chalet is close to the road, give or take a few hundred yards.
這小屋靠近馬路，增減幾百碼而無大變化

give rise to
To be the cause or origin of; bring about.
引起，來源于；帶來
give (someone) the eye
To look at admiringly or invitingly.
羨慕地或被吸引地看著
give the lie to
To show to be inaccurate or untrue.
顯現(xiàn)出虛假或不真實(shí)
To accuse of lying.
責(zé)備…說謊
give up the ghost
To cease living or functioning; die.
停止活著或行動；死了
give way
To retreat or withdraw.
退卻或撤退
To yield the right of way:
讓路：
例句：
gave way to an oncoming car.
給一輛即將過來的汽車讓路

To relinquish ascendancy or position:
放棄優(yōu)勢或地位：
例句：
as day gives way slowly to night.
白天漸漸轉(zhuǎn)為黑夜

To collapse from or as if from physical pressure:
倒塌：來自外界的壓力或好象來自外界壓力下倒塌：
例句：
The ladder gave way.
梯子塌了

To yield to urging or demand; give in.
放棄激勵或要求；屈服，讓步
To abandon oneself:
放縱自己：
例句：
give way to hysteria.
變得歇斯底里

來源：
Middle English given
中古英語 given
from Old English giefan
源自 古英語 giefan
Old Norse gefa * see ghabh-
古斯堪的納維亞語 gefa *參見 ghabh-