基本動詞GIVE補充詞組

基本動詞GIVE補充詞組

1. give a good account of oneself ** 干得好，表現(xiàn)出色

解 習語；詞義溯源：對自己做出很好的［說明、闡述（account）］

例 My father always urged us to give a good account of ourselves in whatever we did. 我父親總是鼓勵我們，做任何事情都要出色。

2. give chase to sb. or sth. / give chase ** 追蹤，追逐

解 習語；詞義溯源：對某人或某物做出［追逐、追蹤（chase）］

例 Two police cars gave chase to the robber's van, shooting at it whenever they got close enough. 兩輛警車追逐劫匪的廂式貨車，一靠近就向它射擊。

3. give of oneself ** 付出很多時間和精力

解 習語；詞義溯源：自己給自己

例 We have many volunteers, but none give of themselves as frequently as Mrs. Smith. 我們有很多志愿者，但是沒有一位像史密斯夫人那樣付出那么多的精力。

4. give one one's freedom ** 放手使其自由；離婚

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［自由、自由的態(tài)度（freedom）］

例 Samsung decided to give Chaeil Chemicals its freedom and the company is now an independent corporation. 三星公司決定讓凱爾化工公司自由發(fā)展，該公司目前已經(jīng)成為一家獨立的公司。

5. give oneself up to sb. or sth. / give oneself up ** 投降，屈服；沉迷于；聚精會神于

解 習語；詞義溯源：將自己［完全（up）］給予某人或某物

例 After thirty-three days of hiding in the mountains, the infiltrator gave himself up, hungry and sick. 在山里藏了33天后，挨餓生病的攻擊者投降了。

6. give 〔have〕 out with sth. *** 說出口

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：把有關某事［向外（out）］說出來

例 The engine gave out with a loud bang, the noise reverberating throughout the garage. 引擎發(fā)出一聲巨響，聲音不斷在車庫中回響。

7. give sb. a big send-off ** 歡送

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［送別、送行（send-off）］；參照get a big send-off

例 Over five hundred people showed up at the airport to give the team a big send-off. 五百多人來到機場為隊伍舉行盛大的送行儀式。

8. give sth. a lick and a promise ** 胡亂地做，粗略地做

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：給予某事物［舔（lick）］和［約定（promise）］

例 The manager accused the employees of giving the plan only a lick and a promise. 經(jīng)理指責員工只是草率應付這個計劃。

9. give sb. a reputation for doing sth. ** 某人因做某事而出名

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［對于做了某事的名聲（reputation）］

例 The Chemical's generous contributions to local charities gave it a reputation for being a good corporate citizen. 化工公司慷慨贊助當?shù)卮壬茩C構(gòu)，獲得了優(yōu)秀企業(yè)公民的榮譽。

10. give sb. or sth. a head start on sb. or sth. / give sb. or sth. a head start ** 給予某人或某物優(yōu)先權(quán)

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某人或某物［早一步的開始（head start）］；參照get a head start on

例 To give smaller telecommunication firms a head start in the market, the government issued their permits one year ahead of schedule. 為了使小型電信企業(yè)在市場中處于有利地位，政府提前一年頒發(fā)了許可證。

11. give sb. some skin / give 〔slip〕 sb. five ** 擊掌

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［皮膚、肌膚（skin）］；表示團體比賽前各隊圍成圈，每個人伸出一只手，手掌壓在手背上一個個摞起來，或者垂直伸出胳膊擊掌的情形，通常用于祈使句

例 So many of his teammates gave him skin after the goal that Jim's hand was red! 吉姆進球后，他的許多隊友都跟他擊掌，結(jié)果他的手都紅了！

12. give sb. the creeps / give sb. the willies ** 使不安，嚇唬

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［毛骨悚然的感覺（creeps）或汗毛直立的感覺（willies）］

例 I'm sorry to say so, but your brother is so strange sometimes that he gives me the creeps. 很抱歉這么說，但是你弟弟有時真的很奇怪，讓我直起雞皮疙瘩。

13. give sb. the go-ahead / give sb. the green light ** 允許開始或繼續(xù)

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［正式許可（go-ahead）或綠燈（green light）］

例 Permission to start the construction should have taken a month, but it took the city almost three months to give us the green light. 本應該只要一個月就能開工，但是市里花了將近三個月時間才允許我們開工。

14. give sb. the old heave-ho / give sb. the heave-ho ** 扔掉；解雇

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［解雇、拒絕、卷風帆的聲音（heave-ho）］

例 Several men were given the old heave-ho when it was discovered they were not invited to the event. 許多沒有被邀請參加此次活動的人是被解雇了。

15. give sb. the once-over ** 粗略檢查，掃一眼

解 習語；詞義溯源：給予某人［馬馬虎虎的調(diào)查、大概估量（once-over）］

例 The clerk at the rental car agency gave the car the once-over when I returned it. 我去還車的時候，租車店的工作人員把車子簡單檢查了一遍。