give /ɡiv/ (gave /ɡeiv/, given /ˈɡivn/) vt. 1.给(多跟两个宾语)；发出：Now you can give me some advice. = Now you can give some advice to me.你可以给我提些建议。No chance will be given to him. 他不会有什么机会的。The lamp gives good light.这灯光不错。2.和一些表示动作的名词连用： She will give it a wash.她将把它洗一下。 Miss Jones gives lectures on science. 琼斯小姐作科学讲座。 They gave the thief a good beating. 他们狠狠地将小偷打了一通。 3.(过去分词引导状语)在有…的情况下：Given good health, I hope to finish the work this year. 身体好的话，我希望今年完成这个工作。4.赠送，给予：give an actor a role 派演员饰某个角色； give encouragement to a person 对某人予以鼓励 5.交给，委托：give a porter one’s luggage to carry 把行李委托搬运员搬运 6.产生，带来：Trees give fruit.树结果子。 7.传授(知识)，传递消息： give lessons in music 教授音乐； give news报导消息 8.用于短语 give a concert举行音乐会：Will you attend the concert given tonight?你去听今晚的音乐会吗? give a talk 演讲，做报告：Who do you want to invite to give a talk?你想邀请谁来做报告? give away 送给人，分发：He gave away all his pictures. 他把他的画都送给人。give back (归)还：Give the book back to your brother! 把书归还给你兄弟。give birth to 生育（见birth条） give free rein to sb(to do sth.)让某人自由（干某事）（见rein条）give in 1.屈服，让步，投降： But in the end he gave in. 但到最后他还是屈服了。Don’t give in to him(his opinion). 不要向他(他的观点)让步。He would rather die than give in.他宁死不屈。2. 交上，呈上： Give in your exercise books. 把你的练习交上来。give lessons 给…上课：She gave the two young men lessons in Italian. 她给这两个年轻人用意大利语上课。give off 发出(蒸汽、光等)：The gas gives off an unpleasant smell.这气体发出一种难闻的味道。［考句］The engine gives off smoke and steam. 发动机释放烟和蒸汽。give out 1.分发：The teacher gave out the examination papers. 教师分发试卷。2.用完，耗尽；筋疲力尽：We must go home.Our money has given out. 钱用光了，我们必须回家。His strength gave out.他筋疲力尽。give over to交由…负责：On her mother’s death, Kay was given over to her aunt to be looked after.母亲去世后，凯交给了她姑姑/阿姨照看。give rise to 引起，导致（见rise条）give up放弃；辞去：To give up smoking is too hard for him. 戒烟对他来说太难了。give up one’s job 辞去工作［考句］The student just was about to give up the question, when suddenly he found the answer. 这位学生刚想放弃这个问题，突然想出了答案。give way (to) 1.让位于，被…代替：Steam trains gave way to electric trains.蒸汽火车让位于电动火车。Sorrow gave way to smiles. 破涕为笑。2.让步：Here you need give way to me. 这一点你有必要向我让步。
［辨析］give in与compromise，yield和surrender辨见compromise
