give-away
英文词源
- give-away (n.)
- also giveaway, "act of giving away," 1872, from verbal phrase give away, c. 1400 (of brides from 1719); see give (v.) + away (adv.). The phrase in the meaning "to betray, expose, reveal" is from 1878, originally U.S. slang. Hence also Related: give-away (n.) "inadvertent betrayal or revelation" (1882).
双语例句
- 1. When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.
- 当生活很艰难,你想要放弃的时候,请记住,生活充满了起起落落,如果没有低谷,那站在高处也失去了意义。
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- 2. "I can't give you an answer now," he hedged.
- “我现在不能回答你,”他闪避道。
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- 3. Give the cardboard two or three coats of varnish to harden it.
- 在纸板上涂两三层清漆使其变硬。
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- 4. How very thoughtless. I'll give him a piece of my mind.
- 真是太没头脑了,我要告诉他我很生气。
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- 5. Mr Dudley has pledged to give any award to charity.
- 达德利先生已承诺将任何所获的损害赔偿额都捐给慈善机构。
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