| 短语 | give sb / sth away |
| 释义 | give sb / sth away1. to give something to someone because you do not want or need it for yourself分送，送掉〔不需要的东西〕:•I gave most of my books away when I left college.我大学毕业时把大部分书都送掉了。[+ to]•Give your old clothes away to a thrift shop.把你的旧衣服送给慈善商店吧。2. to give something to someone without asking for any money, rather than selling it to them赠送，赠给:•We're giving away a free diary with tomorrow's newspaper.明天的报纸我们将附赠一本日记本。[+ to]•We have 1,000 CDs to give away to our readers.我们有 1000 张 CD 要送给读者。3. to show where someone is or what they are doing or thinking when they are trying to keep this a secret使露马脚，暴露:•Don't worry, I won't give you away.别担心，我不会把你说出去的。•Sue tried to smile, but her voice gave her away.休想笑一笑，但是她的声音出卖了她。give yourself away•I knew that if I moved I would give myself away.我知道只要我一动就会暴露。•The look on his face gave the game away (=showed something that he was trying to keep secret) .他脸上的表情泄露了天机。4. to tell someone something that you should keep secret泄露〔秘密〕:•He gave away as little information as possible.他尽可能不透露信息。•I don't want to give away exactly how the system works.我不想说出这机器具体的工作原理。•I don't want to give the game away (=give information that should be secret) by saying too much.我不想言之过多而泄密。5. to lose in a game or competition by doing something badly or making mistakes〔因表现不好或失误〕输掉:•We gave away two goals in the first half.上半场我们输了两个球。•The Democrats are now in danger of giving the whole election away.现在民主党处境不利，有可能会输掉这次大选。6. to give formal permission for a woman to marry a man as part of a traditional wedding ceremony〔在传统婚礼上〕将〔新娘〕交给新郎 |
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