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• • 向…投降，向…自首；屈服于：

    The gunman gave himself up to the police.

    持枪歹徒向警察投降。

  • 移交给；让给：

    It's still polite to give up your seat to an old man.

    把座位让给老人仍是个有礼貌的行为。

  • 拨出(时间、地点)给，留出…给：

    The rest of the evening will be given up to singing and dancing.

    晚会的剩余时间是唱歌跳舞。

  • 献出(时间、生命等)；使(自己)致力于…；使(自己)沉溺于…：

    The scientist gave himself up to a study of the life history of flies.

    这位科学家毕生致力于研究苍蝇的生活史。

  • 使(自己)陷入(某种情感)，被(某种情感)征服：

    Don't give yourself up to sadness, there's still hope!

    不要太悲伤，还有希望!