二十笔实用成语 459

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二十笔实用成语 459

01. give ground, to
定义: 让步, 撤退.
例句: The disease spread to her brain and kidneys but she refuses to give ground or lose hope. (这个病变扩展到她的脑部和肾脏但她拒绝让步或失去希望)

02. give her hand in marriage to someone, to
定义: 她嫁给某人.
例句: She has made her solemn promise, never to give her hand in marriage without the consent of her father and mother. (她已经做出神圣的允诺, 没有她父母的同意她决不嫁人)

03. give her/him my love, to
定义: 转达我对某人的关爱之情. (注: 意指请将要遇到某人的亲友帮你向她/他致意)
例句: When you see them again, please give them my love. (当你再遇见他们的时候, 请你转达我对他们的关爱之情)

04. give him/her an inch and (s)he'll take a mile, to
定义: 对他/她让一步, 他/她便得寸进尺或变本加厉.
例句: He lacks self-discipline. Give him an inch and he'll take a mile. (他缺乏自律. 你给他一点宽容他便得寸进尺)

05. give in (to), to
定义: 送交, 交出; 退让, 让步, 投降; 变宽容, 不反对.
例句: The company gave in to the union's demand for more money. (这家公司向工会增加工资的要求让步)

06. give it a go/shot/stab/try/whirl, to
定义: (不管成功不成功)来试一试, 试试看.
例句: When I saw the others dancing, I decided to give it a whirl. (当我看见别人跳舞的时候, 我决定也来试一试)

07. give it a new twist, to
定义: 赋予一个新的变化或观感.
例句: If you can take an old product and give it a new twist, you are on your way to developing a new niche market. (如果你能够将一个旧产品赋予一个新变化, 你则步上了开发一个新的独门市场的路子)

08. give it a rest, to
定义: [命令语]别再说! 停下来! (注: 意指要人停止令人不胜烦扰的言行)
例句: Give it a rest, eh. All you talk about is religion. (别再说了. 你所谈的都是宗教的事情)

09. give it all you've got, to
定义: 全力以赴, 奋斗到底, 毫无保留.
例句: When I say "push," give it all you've got. (当我说"推"的时候你就使足劲地推)

10. give it everything you've got, to
定义: 全力以赴, 奋斗到底, 毫无保留.
例句: The past is behind you and a golden future awaits you as long as you give it everything you've got. (过去的事已经过去了, 只要你全力以赴地打拼, 一个美好的未来正等着你)

11. give it hot (and strong) to someone, to
定义: 严厉斥责某人; 痛殴某人; 严惩某人.
例句: I gave it hot to him on the spot. He apologized and did it so meekly, but I have reason to think that he has since been trying to stay away from me. (我当场把他痛斥一顿. 他温驯地道歉了, 但我有理由相信自此之后他一直试图躲着我)

12. give it more time, to
定义: 多给它点时间, 再等等, 多等一下.
例句: Personally, I think you need to give it more time. Six weeks is a pretty average time for a medication to really show how well it works. (个人而言, 我认为你应该多给它点时间. 六个星期是个相当普通的等待药剂显示其功效的时间)

13. give it one's best shot, to
定义: 把你压箱底的工夫使出来, 尽你全力地试试看.
例句: Although I didn't have enough experience I decided to apply for the job and give it my best shot. (尽管我没有充分的经验, 我仍然决定申请这个工作并尽我所能地试试看)

14. give it some stick, to
定义: [英国]加把劲儿, 多使点力; 施加压力或给予难堪/批评; 加速(行驶); 努力加快工作或行动.
例句: When I give it some stick, it sometimes makes an extremely loud bang as I change up a gear. (当我加速的时候, 在我换上高速档时它有时候发出刺耳的响声)

15. give it some thoughts, to
定义: 好好地考虑/想一想.
例句: Give it some thoughts, have you unknowingly forgotten to lock the backdoor? (好好地想一想, 你有没有在不知觉的情况下忘了锁后门?)

16. give it the deep six, to
定义: [俚语]扔掉; 废弃.
例句: We smoked this substance only for one time or two before we came to an unspoken agreement to give it the deep six and clean up our acts. (我们只吸食这个毒品一两次而已, 然后我们取得默契抛弃这个恶习并改过自新)

17. give it the old college try, to
定义: 尽最大努力.
例句: Let's give it the old college try, boys. We can win this boat race! (孩儿们, 让我们尽最大的努力. 我们会赢得这场划船比赛!)

18. give it the once-over, to
定义: 快速地全面检查一下.
例句: We drove by the house and gave it the once-over. It looks nice to me. (我们开车到这栋房子, 快速地看了一遍. 我觉得还不错)

19. give it to someone straight, to
定义: 直接了当/直言无隐地告诉某人(坏消息).
例句: "I have some bad news, man." "Give it to me straight then." ("伙计, 我有一则坏消息." "那就直接了当地告诉我吧.")

20. give it to someone, to
定义: 斥责或惩治某人.
例句: He really gave it to his son when he came back late with his car. (当他儿子开他的车子晚归, 他着实地斥责了他儿子)