give away

英 [ɡɪv əˈweɪ]

美 [ɡɪv əˈweɪ]

赠送; 捐赠; 丧失，失去，错失（优势）; 泄露（秘密）; 使露出真面目; （基督教婚礼上）将（新娘）交给新郎

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 赠送；捐赠
  If yougive awaysomething that you own, you give it to someone, rather than selling it, often because you no longer want it.
  1. He was giving his collection away for nothing...
     他将收藏品无偿捐献出来。
  2. We have six copies of the book to give away.
     这本书我们要赠送6本出去。
• PHRASAL VERB 丧失，失去，错失（优势）
  If someonegives awayan advantage, they accidentally cause their opponent or enemy to have that advantage.
  1. We gave away a silly goal...
     我们愚蠢地白送了对方一分。
  2. Military advantages should not be given away.
     不能丧失军事优势。
• PHRASAL VERB 泄露（秘密）
  If yougive awayinformation that should be kept secret, you reveal it to other people.
  1. She would give nothing away...
     她会守口如瓶。
  2. They felt like they were giving away company secrets.
     他们觉得自己正在泄露公司的机密。
• PHRASAL VERB 使露出真面目
  Togivesomeone or somethingawaymeans to show their true nature or identity, which is not obvious.
  1. Although they are pretending hard to be young, grey hair and cellulite give them away...
     虽然他们费尽心思地扮年轻，但是花白的头发和赘肉却将他们的真实年龄暴露无遗。
  2. I was never tempted for a moment to give her away.
     我从未想到过要揭她的底儿。
• （基督教婚礼上）将（新娘）交给新郎
  In a Christian wedding ceremony, if someonegivesthe brideaway, they officially present her to her husband. This is traditionally done by the bride's father.

英英释义

verb

• give away information about somebody
  1. He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
  Synonym:denouncetell onbetrayratgrassshitshopsnitchstag
• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
  1. The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
  2. The actress won't reveal how old she is
  3. bring out the truth
  4. he broke the news to her
  5. unwrap the evidence in the murder case
  Synonym:unwrapdiscloselet onbring outrevealdiscoverexposedivulgebreaklet out
• make a gift of
  1. She gave away her antique furniture
• formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage

双语例句

• We have six copies of the book to give away.
  这本书我们要赠送6本出去。
• You can deduct the Vaiue of all the food you give away.
  你可以从你卖出的食品中。
• The measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate, but in what you give away.
  衡量生命的标准并不是你得到了什么，而是你给予了什么。
• I want to give away this card to my best friend.
  我想把这张卡片送给我的最好的朋友。
• All in good time, dear. I don't want to give away all my secrets!
  别急，亲爱的。我可不想一下子把秘密都透漏给你。
• In gift cultures, social status is determined not by what you control but by what you give away.
  在礼物文化中，社会地位并不由你所控制的决定，而是由你所放弃的决定。
• Don't give away the end of the story.
  别把故事结尾说出来。
• I do not have enough to share or give away.
  我没有足够多的东西来给大家分享或布施。
• Military advantages should not be given away.
  不能丧失军事优势。
• I don't want to give away any company secrets.
  我不想泄露任何公司的机密。