| 短语 | give sth over to sb / sth |
| 释义 | give sth over to sb / sth 1. be given over to sth to be used for a particular purpose被用于某一目的:•The land surrounding the village was given over to vineyards.村子周围的地被用作葡萄园了。•The whole day was given over to cooking and preparing for the celebrations.那一整天都被用来烧菜和为庆祝活动作准备。2. give yourself over to sth to spend all your time doing something致力于某事:•In his youth he had given himself over to pleasure.他年轻时一味地寻欢作乐。3. to give responsibility for or control over something to a particular person, organization etc交托给，移交给:•The running of internal affairs was given over to the Chancellor.内政交由总理处理。give up phr v 1. give sth ↔ up to stop doing something, especially something that you do regularly放弃某事〔尤指经常做的事情〕:•Darren has decided to give up football at the end of this season.戴伦决定本赛季结束后就不再踢球。•She gave up her job and started writing poetry.她辞掉工作，开始写诗。give up doing sth•I gave up going to the theatre when I moved out of London.我搬出伦敦以后就不再去看戏了。•Why don't you give up smoking?你为什么不戒烟呢？2. to stop trying to do something放弃（努力）:•We spent half an hour looking for the keys, but eventually gave up and went home.我们找了半个小时的钥匙，但最后还是放弃，回家去了。•I give up. What's the answer?我不想了，答案是什么？•You shouldn't give up so easily.你不应该这么轻易就放弃。give up doing sth•I gave up trying to persuade him to continue with his studies.我不再劝他继续学业。give sth ↔ up•She has still not given up the search.她还是没有放弃寻找。3. give yourself / sb up to allow yourself or someone else to be caught by the police or enemy soldiers自首，投案，投降:•The siege ended peacefully after the gunman gave himself up.持枪歹徒缴械投降，围困和平结束。[+ to]•In the end, his family gave him up to the police.最后，他的家人叫他向警方投案自首。4. give up sth to use some of your time to do a particular thing腾出时间:•I don't mind giving up a couple of hours a week to deal with correspondence.我不介意一个星期腾出几个小时来处理信件。5. give sth / sb ↔ up to give something that is yours to someone else把某物/某人让出去，放弃某物/某人:•The family refused to give up any of their land.这家人拒绝让出土地。•She was put under tremendous pressure to give the baby up.她受到很大的压力，要她放弃孩子。[+ to]•I would always give my seat up to an elderly person on the bus.我在公共汽车上总是给老人让座。6. give sb ↔ up to end a romantic relationship with someone, even though you do not really want to〔很不情愿地〕与某人断绝关系:•I knew deep down that I should give him up.我内心很清楚，我应该与他断绝关系。7. give sb up for dead / lost etc to believe that someone is dead and stop looking for them认为某人已死/失踪等〔而不再寻找〕:•The ship sank and the crew were given up for dead.船沉了，全体船员被认为已经丧生。⇒give up the ghost at GHOST¹ (5) |
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