offer

vb.
1. make an offering奉献祭品。
△2H.VI.2.1.91 (89):“Simon,come;/Come offer at my shrine,and I willhelp thee.”西蒙，来；来向我的祠庙献祭，我要帮助你。
2.make a present,contribute赠送礼品，做出贡献。
△As5. 4. 173 (166): “Welcome,young man;/ Thouoffer'st fairly (i.e.make a handsome present) to thybrothers'wedding.”欢迎，青年；你给你的兄弟们送来了很好的结婚礼物。
3.propose提出建议。
△1H.IV.5.1.114:“We offerfair,take it advisedly.”我的提议是公正的，还是仔细考虑考虑吧。
△2H.IV.1.2.46 (41):“I had as lief they wouldput ratsbane in my mouth as offer to stop it with secu-rity.”我倒宁愿他们把耗子药塞到我的嘴里，也不愿让他们拿出“保证”来堵住我的嘴。
4. attempt,intend; start,undertake试图，想要；开始，着手。
△As.3.2.84 (79):“and to offer to get your liv-ing by the copulation of cattle；”竟想靠着牲口配对来维持生活。
△ 1H.VI.3.1.0.s.d.:“Gloucester offers to putup a bill；”葛罗斯特正要呈递一份起诉书。
△H.VIII.2.4.119 (121) s.d.:“She curtsies to the King and offers todepart.”她向国王行屈膝礼并示意离开。
5. make an attempt to deal试图给予。
△2H.IV.4.1.210 (208): “like an offensive wife / That hath enragedhim (i.e. the husband) on to offer strokes,/ As he isstriking,holds his infant up”，就像是一个叫人讨厌的妻子，她把丈夫惹怒了，要给她一顿打，但刚刚动手，她却把他的小孩子抱了起来。
6.dare敢。
△Lr.3.6.102 (93):“If thou shouldst dallyhalf an hour,his life,/ With thine and all that offer to defend him,/ Stand in assured loss.”如果你耽搁半个钟头，他的性命，你的，以及所有敢来维护他的人的性命，都一定要保不住了。
7. venture,presume 竟敢，擅自。
△Com.3.1.98: “Ifby strong hand you offer to break in，”如果你竟然这么气势汹汹地打进去。
△Mid.4.1.217 (210):“if he will offerto say what methought I had.” 如果他敢说出来我好像有什么东西。
△Wiv.2.1.178 (173): “I do not think theknight would offer it；” 我不相信那个骑士敢做这等事。
△Shr.5.1.64 (63):“what are you that offer to beatmy servant?”你是什么人，竟敢打我的仆人？
8. menace,aim威胁，瞄准。
△R.III.1.2.179 (178) s.d :“she offers at it with his sword.”她用他的剑对准他的胸膛。
9.offer violence. make an attack作出暴力行为，进行攻击。
△H.V.2.1.41 (39):“Good lieutenant!good cor-poral! offer nothing here.”i.e. attempts no violencehere: don't fight here.好中尉！ 好伍长！ 可别在这儿打起来呀。
10. ❶threaten威胁。
❷attack攻击。
△2H.IV.4.1.218 (216):“his power,like to a fangless lion. / Mayoffer. but not hold.”他的威力，像一头没有牙齿的狮子，虽然能吓人(又译：扑人)，却不能咬人(又译：坚持到底)。