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| couldn't-give-a-damn attitude | n | slang, potentially offensive (apathy, lack of concern) 俚语,可能无礼 | 一点都不在意的态度,根本不在乎的态度 n
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| He may be smart, but there is no way I would hire him with his couldn't-give-a-damn attitude. |
| don't give a bugger | v | UK vulgar, slang (don't care) 英国用法,粗鲁,俚语 | 不在乎,不关心 v
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| give a boost to sth | vi | (assist or encourage sth) | 促进…,鼓动… vi
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| The advertisement gave a boost to the company's sales. |
| The teacher's praise gave a boost to the children's spirits just when they were about to give up. |
| give a damn | v | slang (care) 俚语 | 在乎,在意 v
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| I don't give a damn that my ex has a new girlfriend! |
| give a f*** | v | slang, vulgar (care) 俚语,粗俗用语 | 在乎,关心,在意 v
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| I don't give a fuck what you think. |
| give a handout | vi | (give financial aid) | 提供资金援助 vi
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| The homeless man who lives down by the river is always looking for a handout. |
| give a helping hand | vi | (assist, help) | 帮助,援助,协助 vi
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| You should give a helping hand to the needy. |
| give a talk | vi | (conduct a speech or lecture) | 作报告,作演讲 vi
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| On Monday I have to give a talk about the work I did over the summer. |
| give aid to | | | 捐款 juān kuǎn |
| | | 捐赠(物品) juān zèng ( wù pǐn ) |
| give aid to | | | 提供援助,援手 tí gōng yuán zhù, yuán shǒu |
| give and take | n | informal (compromise, mutual consideration) 非正式用语 | 互相让步妥协,互相让步 n
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| Marriage is all about give and take between the partners. |
| give as a pretext | vtr | (make an excuse of) | 以…为借口,以…为托词 vtr
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| She gave being tired as a pretext for escaping from the boring party. |
| give away | | | 赠送 zèng sòng |
| | | 分发 fēn fā |
| | | 把…泄露出去 bǎ … xiè lù chū qù |
| give back | vtr | (return: sth to sb) | 归还,交还 vtr
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| Did you give me back the pen I lent you? |
| You took my sweater? Give it back! |
| give birth | vi | (have a baby) | 生孩子,生产 vi
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| Sarah gave birth on Tuesday. |
| give birth to | | | 生(孩子) shēng ( hái zi ) |
| give birth to | | | 产生(想法,主意) chǎn shēng ( xiǎng fǎ, zhǔ yì |
| give comfort | vi | (console, reassure) | 安慰,安抚 vi
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| Religion often gives comfort to people in times of trouble. |
| give consent | vi | (agree to sth) | 应允,同意,许可 vi
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| If you're aged 18 or under, your parents or guardians will need to give their consent. |
| give credence to | vtr | (accept as the truth) | 相信…,给予…以信任 vtr
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| You cannot possibly give credence to the word of a man who is a notorious liar! |
| give credit | | | 相信,信赖 xiāng xìn , xìn lài |
| give directions | vi | (describe a route) | 指路 vi zhǐ lù |
| They give directions to tourists looking for the mausoleum. |
| give directions | vi | (explain how to do sth) | 指导,指示 vi
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| I gave him directions on how to fix the tap but it's still leaking. |
| give encouragement | vi | (offer moral support, cheer sb on) | 鼓励,激励 vi
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| Mary always gives encouragement to her students. |
| give evidence | vi | (testify in a court of law) | 提供证据,作证 vi
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| The witness gave evidence that the defendant was indeed guilty of murder. |
| give ground | vi | (concede, yield) | 退却,让步 vi
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| He was so stubborn he would never give ground on any argument. |
| give his word | | | 许诺,承诺 xǔ nuò, chéng nuò |
| | | 应承,担当 yìng chéng , dān dāng |
| give in | vi | (surrender, admit defeat) | 投降,认输 vi
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| I give in; it's just too difficult. |
| give in | vi | (yield to: persuasion, temptation) | 屈服,让步 vi
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| She always gives in to chocolate after all that dieting. |
| give information to | vtr | (guide, advise) | 给…指导,给…建议 vtr
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| The doctor gave information about the outbreak to all the patients who came to see him. |
| give information to | vtr | (tell sth to: police) | 向(警察)提供信息 vtr
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| Anyone who can give information to the police on the recent robberies, please contact us right away. |
| give instruction | vi | (teach, train) | 讲授,教授,指导 vi
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| give it a second thought | | | 三思,再思 sān sī , zài sī |
| give life to | vtr | (animate, enliven) | 赋予…生机,赋予…活力 vtr
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| Her presence gave life to the boring party. |
| give life to | vtr | (give birth to) | 给予生命,生下,生产 vtr
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| give notice | vi | (warn, inform) | 通知 vi tōng zhī |
| I hereby give notice that there is a claim against the property. |
| The Council's letter gave notice about the election to all the voters. |
| give notice | vtr | (quit job) | 没有提供翻译 vtr
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| I've just given notice to the boss that I'm quitting in two weeks. |
| He gave notice because he was tired of being treated like a slave. |
| give off | vtr | (emit) | 散发出,排出 vtr
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| She gives off a strong smell of perfume when she passes by. |
| give off heat | vi | (emit warmth) | 发热,散发热量 vi
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| Traditional incandescent light bulbs give off heat primarily; the light is a by-product. |
| give out | vtr | (distribute) | 分发,分派 vtr
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| The teacher gives out the notes to the students. |
| give out | vi | informal (bodily organ: fail) 非正式用语,体内器官 | 功能衰竭 vi
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| His heart finally gave out and he died. |
| After years of heavy drinking, his liver finally gave out. |
| give out | vi | (be used up: money strength) 钱、力气等 | 用尽,用光 vi
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| He had been ill for so long that his will to live finally gave out. |
| give out heat | vtr | (radiate warmth) | 释放热量,发热 vtr
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| That little furnace certainly gives out a lot of heat for its size. |
| give over | interj | UK, slang (stop, desist) 英国用法,俚语 | 停下来,到此为止,停止 interj
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| Give over - he's not as bad as that! |
| Give over arguing! |
| give pleasure | vi | (be enjoyable) | 带来欢乐,带来快乐 vi
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| A beautiful sunset always gives me pleasure. |
| give prominence to | vtr | (stress, highlight) | 强调,突出 vtr
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| When writing your CV, always give prominence to your strengths and minimize your weak points. |
| give recognition | vi | (acknowledge sth or sb as important) | 给予承认,给予认可 vi
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| This award is to give recognition for all your hard work. |
| WordReference.com gives recognition to the place of mutual understanding in international relations. |
| give relief | vi | (soothe, alleviate: pain, burden, etc.) | 减轻,抚平 vi
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| Take this medicine, it'll you give you some relief. |
| give rise to | | | 导致…,引起… dǎo zhì …, yǐn qǐ … |
| give sb a bad name | vi | (damage sb's reputation) | 损坏某人名声 vi
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| You give love a bad name (Bon Jovi, 1986!). |
| give sb a complex | vi | (make sb extremely self-conscious) | 没有提供翻译 vi
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| If you keep mentioning her weight, you'll give her a complex. |
| give sb a good telling-off | vi | informal (reprimand sb severely) 非正式用语 | 将某人狠骂一通 vi
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| When the boss found out what had happened, Sally was taken into the office and given a good telling-off. |
| give sb a hand | vi | (help sb) | 给某人帮忙,给某人予帮助 vi
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| I needed help carrying the wardrobe and the neighbour gave me a hand. |
| give sb a lift | | | 开车送某人,让某人搭车 kāi chē sòng mǒu rén, ràng mǒu rén dā chē |
| give sb a shout out | expres | US, informal (acknowledge sb by name) 美国用法,非正式用语 | 提名表扬某人,对某人表示感谢 expres
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| During his speech, the student gave a shout out to the teachers who had encouraged him. |
| give sb hell | vi | slang (reprimand sb severely) 俚语 | 狠狠数落某人 vi
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| If you disobey your boss, he will give you hell. |
| give sb help | vi | (assist sb) | 帮助,帮忙,协助 vi
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| give sb your two cents | | | 没有提供翻译
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| give sth a try | | | 尝试,试一试 cháng shì, shì yī shì |
| give sth up | vi | (stop doing, using sth) | 放弃,舍弃 vi
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| It'll be hard, but I'm going to try giving up chocolate for Lent. |
| give support | vi | (help, assist) | 给予支持,帮助,帮忙,协助 vi
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| They asked me to give support to a cause I don't believe in. |
| give thanks | vi | (be thankful, express thankfulness) | 致谢,感恩 vi
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| give thought to | | | 思索,思考,考虑… sī suǒ, sī kǎo, kǎo lǜ … |
| give up | vi + vtr | (surrender) | 投降 vi + vtr tóu xiáng |
| I give up - you're far better than me at this game! |
| I gave up my apartment. |
| give up | vi | (stop trying) | 放弃,舍弃,不再努力 vi
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| I gave up going there. |
| give up hope | | | 放弃希望,绝望 fàng qì xī wàng, jué wàng |
| give up on | v | (loose confidence in: sb, sth) | 对…失去信心/不抱希望 v
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| Don't give up on me! I just need a little more encouragement. |
| give up on | v | (cease to attempt to do, accomplish: sth) | 放弃做某事 v
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| I gave up on coming up with a good example for this. |
| give warning | vi | (warn sb of sth in good time) | 给予警告,警示 vi
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| Scientists gave warning that the volcano could erupt at any moment, but the local population refused to believe them. |
| give way | vi | (driving: yield, give priority to) 驾驶 | 让路 vi ràng lù |
| Drivers should always give way to pedestrians. |
| give way | vi | (fall, collapse, break under pressure) | 倒塌,崩塌 vi
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| The bridge columns could not resist the strong current and ended up giving way. |
| give way to | vtr | (driving: yield to, give priority to) | 给…让路 vtr gěi … ràng lù |
| give way to | vtr | (give in to: sb, sth) | 对…屈服,对…让步 vtr
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| not give a darn | v | slang, euphemism (not care) 俚语,委婉语 | 不关心,不在意 v
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| Frankly, I don't give a darn about politics. |
| not give up | | | 不放弃 bú fàng qì |
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