基本动词GIVE补充词组

1. give a good account of oneself ** 干得好，表现出色

解 习语；词义溯源：对自己做出很好的［说明、阐述（account）］

例 My father always urged us to give a good account of ourselves in whatever we did. 我父亲总是鼓励我们，做任何事情都要出色。

2. give chase to sb. or sth. / give chase ** 追踪，追逐

解 习语；词义溯源：对某人或某物做出［追逐、追踪（chase）］

例 Two police cars gave chase to the robber's van, shooting at it whenever they got close enough. 两辆警车追逐劫匪的厢式货车，一靠近就向它射击。

3. give of oneself ** 付出很多时间和精力

解 习语；词义溯源：自己给自己

例 We have many volunteers, but none give of themselves as frequently as Mrs. Smith. 我们有很多志愿者，但是没有一位像史密斯夫人那样付出那么多的精力。

4. give one one's freedom ** 放手使其自由；离婚

解 习语；词义溯源：给予某人［自由、自由的态度（freedom）］

例 Samsung decided to give Chaeil Chemicals its freedom and the company is now an independent corporation. 三星公司决定让凯尔化工公司自由发展，该公司目前已经成为一家独立的公司。

5. give oneself up to sb. or sth. / give oneself up ** 投降，屈服；沉迷于；聚精会神于

解 习语；词义溯源：将自己［完全（up）］给予某人或某物

例 After thirty-three days of hiding in the mountains, the infiltrator gave himself up, hungry and sick. 在山里藏了33天后，挨饿生病的攻击者投降了。

6. give 〔have〕 out with sth. *** 说出口

解 〈口〉短语动词；词义溯源：把有关某事［向外（out）］说出来

例 The engine gave out with a loud bang, the noise reverberating throughout the garage. 引擎发出一声巨响，声音不断在车库中回响。

7. give sb. a big send-off ** 欢送

解 习语；词义溯源：给予某人［送别、送行（send-off）］；参照get a big send-off

例 Over five hundred people showed up at the airport to give the team a big send-off. 五百多人来到机场为队伍举行盛大的送行仪式。

8. give sth. a lick and a promise ** 胡乱地做，粗略地做

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：给予某事物［舔（lick）］和［约定（promise）］

例 The manager accused the employees of giving the plan only a lick and a promise. 经理指责员工只是草率应付这个计划。

9. give sb. a reputation for doing sth. ** 某人因做某事而出名

解 习语；词义溯源：给予某人［对于做了某事的名声（reputation）］

例 The Chemical's generous contributions to local charities gave it a reputation for being a good corporate citizen. 化工公司慷慨赞助当地慈善机构，获得了优秀企业公民的荣誉。

10. give sb. or sth. a head start on sb. or sth. / give sb. or sth. a head start ** 给予某人或某物优先权

解 习语；词义溯源：给予某人或某物［早一步的开始（head start）］；参照get a head start on

例 To give smaller telecommunication firms a head start in the market, the government issued their permits one year ahead of schedule. 为了使小型电信企业在市场中处于有利地位，政府提前一年颁发了许可证。

11. give sb. some skin / give 〔slip〕 sb. five ** 击掌

解 习语；词义溯源：给予某人［皮肤、肌肤（skin）］；表示团体比赛前各队围成圈，每个人伸出一只手，手掌压在手背上一个个摞起来，或者垂直伸出胳膊击掌的情形，通常用于祈使句

例 So many of his teammates gave him skin after the goal that Jim's hand was red! 吉姆进球后，他的许多队友都跟他击掌，结果他的手都红了！

12. give sb. the creeps / give sb. the willies ** 使不安，吓唬

解 习语；词义溯源：给予某人［毛骨悚然的感觉（creeps）或汗毛直立的感觉（willies）］

例 I'm sorry to say so, but your brother is so strange sometimes that he gives me the creeps. 很抱歉这么说，但是你弟弟有时真的很奇怪，让我直起鸡皮疙瘩。

13. give sb. the go-ahead / give sb. the green light ** 允许开始或继续

解 习语；词义溯源：给予某人［正式许可（go-ahead）或绿灯（green light）］

例 Permission to start the construction should have taken a month, but it took the city almost three months to give us the green light. 本应该只要一个月就能开工，但是市里花了将近三个月时间才允许我们开工。

14. give sb. the old heave-ho / give sb. the heave-ho ** 扔掉；解雇

解 习语；词义溯源：给予某人［解雇、拒绝、卷风帆的声音（heave-ho）］

例 Several men were given the old heave-ho when it was discovered they were not invited to the event. 许多没有被邀请参加此次活动的人是被解雇了。

15. give sb. the once-over ** 粗略检查，扫一眼

解 习语；词义溯源：给予某人［马马虎虎的调查、大概估量（once-over）］

例 The clerk at the rental car agency gave the car the once-over when I returned it. 我去还车的时候，租车店的工作人员把车子简单检查了一遍。