give

vt.
1. grant,allow答应，许可。
△Ham.1.5.142:“Give meone poor request.”请答应我一个小小的请求。
2. yield放弃。
△Tw.2.5. 198(180): “I will not givemy part of this sport for a pension of thousands to bepaid from the Sophy.”即使波斯王给我一笔几千块钱的恩俸，我也不愿放弃参加这一场玩笑。
△3H.VI.1.4.15:“Charge! and give no foot of ground!”冲啊！ 一尺阵地也不要放弃！
3. misgive,cause to suspect,suggest使疑虑，使猜想，暗示。
△H.VIII.5.3.109(5.2.144): “My mind gaveme，”i.e. I had a misgiving.我心里早就揣想。
4. communicate,tell传达，告诉。
△1H.IV.4.4.11:“AsI am truly given to understand，”据我被确实告知的消息。
5. display展示。
△1H.VI.1.5.29: “Renounce yoursoil,give sheep in lions’stead.”放弃本土，拿绵羊来代替狮子。
6. show or display as an armorial bearing展示…作为纹章标记。
△Wiv.1.1.16: “They may give the dozenwhite luces in their coat.”他们可以拿出那有十二条梭子鱼的纹章给你看。
7. assign,call指定，称呼。
△Rom.4.5.116(114): “Iwill give you the minstrel.”我要叫你是卖唱的。
△Rom4.5.117(116):“Then will I give you the serving-crea-ture.”那么我就叫你是伺候人的奴才。
8. attribute,put upon把…归咎于，把…加于。
△H.VIII.3.2. 263(262):“the fault thou gavest him.”你所加在他头上的罪名。
9. set设置。
△3H.VI.2.2.119:“I prithee give no lim-its to my tongue.”我请你不要对我说话做出限制。
10. give(a bride) away in the ceremony of marriage,express consent to her marriage（在婚礼上）将（新娘）引交（给新郎），同意（新娘的）婚事，为（新娘）主婚。
△As.3.3.71(67):“Is there none here to give the woman?”这里没有人做主把这个女人嫁出去吗？
△As.3.3.77(71): “Pro-ceed,proceed,I’ll give her” 进行吧。进行吧。我来为她主婚。
Phrases and Expressions:
give a dog and in recompense desire my dog again:This refers to a story of Queen Elizabeth I,told inJohn Manningham’s Diary (March 26,1603): “OneDr. Bullein,the Queen’s kinsman,had a dog whichhe doted on,so much that the Queen understanding ofit requested he would grant her one desire,and heshould have what soever he would ask,She demanded his dog: he gave it,and‘Now,Madam，’ quoth he，‘you promised to give me my desire.’‘I will，’quothshe. ‘Then I pray you give me my dog again.’”此语指当时曼宁汉1603年3月26日的日记中所记载的关于伊利莎白一世的一件逸事：“有布伦博士者，乃女王之族人，蓄有爱狗一，女王知其然，乃与彼要约，曰，如彼能应允女王某 一要求，则彼可任意要求一事，女王亦无不应允。女王索其爱狗，彼不得已予之，彼旋曰：‘陛下亦适曾允我一事。’女王曰：‘然。’‘然则请返还余之爱狗。’”
△Tw. 5.1.7(6):“This is to give a dog and in recom-pense desire my dog again.”这等于是，送我一条狗，而又索还这条狗以为报偿。
give and take: exchange blows有来有往，打必还手。
△R.III.5.2.6:“We must both give and take,mylovinglord. ”我们总得有打有还，亲爱的主上。
give away: ❶give up,abandon放弃。
△Oth.3.3.28:“give thy cause away.”把你的事情放弃。
❷pass along, announce 传递，宣布。
△1H.IV.5.5.32:“I thank your Grace for this high courtesy,/ Which I shall give away immediately.”我感谢殿下让我去办这件高尚的好事，我立刻就去宣布。
give back: retreat,stand back退后，往后站。
△Gent.5.4.126: “Thurio,give back,or else embrace thy death；”修利欧，退回去，否则你就得死。
give edge unto: make sharp,stimulate,call into ac-
tion使锋利，激励，使行动起来。
△H.V.1.2.27: “whose wrongs gives edge unto the swords / That make such waste in brief mortality.”他的肆意妄为发动了刀兵，使生命本来短暂的世人更遭受一番摧残。
give fire: shoot射击。
△2H.IV.2.4.195(182): “Fear we broadsides? No,let the fiend give fire.”我们怕什么排炮齐发？ 不，让魔鬼开火吧。
give from: deprive (someone) of (something) 剥夺…的…
△Lr.1.1.127(125):“So be my grave my peace, as here I give / Her father’s heart from her.”现在我既已对她取消了父亲的慈爱，就让我的坟墓做我的安息之所吧。
give ground: move backwards,recede,yield退后，让步。
△Tw.3.4.338(304):“Give ground if you see him furious.”要是你看他很凶，就让步。
give him (a horse) head: let him go as he chooses信马由缰。
△Shr.1.2.252(247): “Sir,give him head,I know he’ll prove a jade.”先生，放开缰绳让他跑，我知道他会证明自己不过是一匹驽马。 give horns: ❶attack with horns用角抵人。
❷make your husband a cuckold使你的丈夫戴绿帽子。
△L.L.L5.2.253(252):“Will you give horns,chaste lady? Do not so. ”贞洁的小姐，难道你要用角抵人(双关：让男人生角——戴绿帽子)吗？ 不要这样。
give in charge: command命令。
△2H.VI.2.4.81(80): “So am I given in charge,may’t please your Grace.”启禀殿下，我奉有这样的命令。
give it out: report,declare,assert报告，宣称，断言。
△1H.VI.4.3.3: “They are returned,my lord,and give it out / That he is marched to Bordeaux with his power / To fight with Talbot.”大人，他们已经回来了，报告说他率领军队已经开到波尔多，与塔尔博特作战。
give it you soundly: pay you back soundly,punish you thoroughly结结实实回敬你（们），彻彻底底惩罚你（们）。
△Rom.4.5.113(112):“I will then give it you soundly.”那么我就要好好给你们一顿。
give leave: leave us alone请走开。
△Rom.1.3.7:“Nurse,give leave awhile.” i.e.leave us alone for a while. 奶妈，请你暂且走开。
give out: ❶proclaim,declare,report,declare falsely宣布，宣告，报道，谎称。
△Ham.1.5.35: “’Tis given out
that,sleeping in my orchard,/ A serpent stung me，”人家宣布说，我在花园里睡觉时，一条蛇把我咬了。
△Oth.4.1.116(115):“She gives it out that you shall marry her.”她向人家说你要娶她。
△Oth.4.1.129(127):“This is the monkey's own giving out.”这是那猴子（指比恩卡）自己说的。
△R.III.4.2.56:“I say again,give out / That
Anne,my queen,is sick and like(i.e. likely) to die. ”我再说一遍，对外宣布说我的王后安病得就要死了。
❷represent描述，把…说成。
△Ado.2.1.218(209): “and so gives me out.”把我说成那样。
△Mac.5.7.36(5.8.7):“thou bloodier villain / Than terms can give thee out!”你这个言语无法形容的血腥的恶棍！
❸show,exhibit显示，表明。
△Tw.3.4.205(184):“for the behaviour of the young gentleman gives him out to be of good capacity and breeding；”因为这位青年的举止表示出他是一个有才智有教养的人。
❹pretend假装。
△Oth.3.3.209:“She that so young could give out such a seeming / To seel her father’s eyes up，”她那么年轻，就能装出那么一副样子，把她父亲的眼睛都蒙蔽住了。
❺estimate,assert估计，断言。
△2H.IV.4.1.23:“The just proportion that we gavethem out. ”这正是我们估计他们的人数。❶give up,sur-render放弃，交出。
△2H.VI.4.8.27(25):“I thought yewould never have given out these arms till you had re-covered your ancient freedom.”我原以为你们不等到恢复了你们往昔的自由绝不会放下武器的。
❼afford提供。
△Mac.4.3.191: “An older and a better soldiernone / That Christendom gives out.” i.e. There isnone that the Christen world declares to be a betterand more experienced soldier. 整个基督教世界再也找不出一个比他更老练、更好的军人了。
give over: ❶give up,abandon,desert丢弃，放弃。
△Wiv.4.6.1:“talk not to me,my mind is heavy; I will give over all.”别跟我说话，我的心情沉重；我以后万事不管了。
△Oth.4.2. 200(197):“If she will return me my jewels,I will give over my suit”，要是她把我的珠宝退还给我，我愿意放弃我的追求。
△1H.IV.1.2.106(95): “I must give over this life.”i.e.give up this way of living. 我一定得放弃这种生活。
△1H.VI.1.2.125:“Shall we give over Orleans,or no?”我们是不是要放弃奥尔良，嗯？
❷give in,yield,give up 让步，屈服，放弃。
△2H.IV.1.1.164:“the which (= which),if you give o’er / To stormy passion,must perforce decay.”如果你一味陷入狂暴的悲痛之中，你的健康就一定会衰弱下去。
△2H.IV.2.3.5:“I have given over,I will speak no more；”我已经绝望了，什么话我也不愿说了。
❸cease,stop停止。
△Ham.3.2284(268):“Give o’ er the play.”戏停演了吧。
❹leave离开，向…告别。
△Shr.1.2.106(105): “To give you over at this first encounter.”匆匆相会，又要向你告别了。
give place: ❶yield让步。
△Tw.2.4.126(124):“My love can give no place，”我的爱情不能让步。
❷yield to…向…让步。
△L.L.L.3.1.71(68): “Most rude melancholy,valour gives thee place.”最粗暴的忧郁症，勇气也不敢和你碰。
❸leave,withdraw离开，退出。
△Tw. 24.81(79): “Let all the rest give place.”i.e. Leave us, all the rest of you. (The Duke wants to talk to Viola alone.) 其余的人都退出去吧。
give seals: confirm by deeds用行动证实，付诸行动。
△Ham.3.2.424(399):“To give them seals never my
soul consent. ”(Hamlet does not mean to put his harsh words into action. )我的心灵决不容许把这些话付诸实行。 give the bucklers: yield the shields,acknowledge oneself beaten,admit defeat交出盾牌，承认自己打败，认输。
△Ado.5.2.16:“And so I pray thee call Beatrice; I give thee the bucklers.”请你去叫贝特丽丝来吧——我认输了。
give the impression: seal盖印于。
△Ham. 5. 2. 52:“Subscribed it,gave’t the impression，”i.e. sealed it.签了字，盖了印（安放在原处）。
give the lie: call one a liar斥…说谎。
△Mid.3.1.142(135):“Who would give a bird the lie，”谁愿意告诉这只鸟儿是在说谎呢？
give up: deliver,render交付，献出。
△Oth.3.3.466(465):“Witness that here lago doth give up / The ex-ecution of his wit,hands,heart,/To wrongedOthello’s service!”作证吧，伊阿古在这里愿把他头脑、手、心的作用都交付出来，为受欺的奥瑟罗效劳！
△R.III.1.4.193(184): “What lawful quest have given their verdictup/Unto the frowning judge?”可有什么合法的陪审团把他们的裁决提交给相貌阴森的法官？
give way: stay out of way,make way走开，让开。
△Tw.3.4.220(197): “Give them way till he take leave，”我们躲开，等他告辞。
give way to: ❶give scope to,be propitious to,fa-vour给…机会，对…有利，有助于…
△H.VIII.3.2.15:“though now the time/Gives way to us.”虽然现在时机对我们有利。
❷humour,not to resist,allow迁就，听任。
△Ado.4.1.158(156): “I have only been silent so long,And given way unto this course of fortune,/By noting of the lady.” i.e. I have kept silence so long,allowing these events to take their free course,only because I have been occupied in observing the lady.我所以这样久地保持沉默，听任这件意外变故自由发展，是因为我刚才在这儿一直留心观察这位小姐。
❸permit,allow允许，许可。
△H.VIII.5.1.143(142):“Be of good cheer,/They shall no more prevail than we give way to.”放心吧，只要我不允许，他们绝不会得逞。
give ye good even: God give you good evening愿上帝赐给你（们）晚安。
△Gent 2.1.108(98):“O,give ye goodeven.”啊，愿上帝赐给你们晚安。
Give you good night: God give you good night 上帝赐给你们晚安，祝你们晚安。
△Ham.1.1.16: “Give yougood night.”上帝赐给你们晚安。
is give: (ungrammatical usage): gave给。
△H.V.4.8.39(36):“that this is the glove of Alencon,that yourMajesty is give me,in your conscience now.”(whenFluellen gets excited,his English grammar becomes even worse than usual.) 这就是阿朗松的手套，是陛下给我的，现在凭你的良心说。

• atticus
• attitude
• attorney
• attract
• attraction
• attractive
• attribute
• auckland
• auction
• audience
• audio
• august
• aunt
• aural
• australia
• australian
• austrian
• authentic
• author
• authoritative
• authorities
• authority
• authorization
• authorize
• auto