01. give someone another shot at it, to
定义: 给他再一次机会.
例句: I will give him another shot at it. If he fails again, he needs to find another job. (我会给他再一次机会. 如果他还是不过关的话, 他必须另谋高就)
02. give someone anther chance, to
定义: 给他再一次机会.
例句: My mind keeps telling me to break up with him and find someone better, but my heart keeps telling me to give him another chance. (我的理智不停地催促我跟他分手再找一个好男人, 但我的情感告诉我再给他一次机会)
03. give someone carte blanche, to
定义: 允许/授权/委托某人全权处理, 自行决定.
例句: We gave the decorator carte blanche to furnish the house. (我们委托这位室内装潢师全权处理我们的装潢, 帮我们添置家具)
04. give someone chapter and verse, to
定义: 提供给某人有关某事确切全面资料(尤其是从书中找到的).
例句: I can give you chapter and verse about the dangers of smoking. (我可以给你抽烟对身体危险的确切资料)
05. give someone credit, to
定义: 归功, 赞佩, 肯定于某人的成就, 贡献.
例句: Well, you've got to give her credit for trying. (其实, 你不得不赞佩她努力地尝试. 注: 意指她也许尝试某事没过关但她尝试的努力值得肯定)
07. give someone enough rope and they will hang themselves, to
定义: [谚语]让某人去为所欲为/胡作非为, 他自然会自我毁灭.
例句: Dingy Harry is certifiable, and we all know that. Just give him enough rope and he'll hang himself. Hmm, he may have done it already. (我们都知道邋遢哈利是个疯子. 只要让他去胡作非为,他自然会毁灭他自己. 嗯, 也许他已经做到了自我毁灭)
08. give someone flak, to
定义: 严斥某人, 痛责某人.
例句: He gave me flack for smoking in his car. The smell bothers him. (他痛责我不应该在他车子里抽烟. 这个气味让他不舒服)
09. give someone food for thought, to
定义: 提供一些可以发人深省的材料; 提供一些请人帮忙思考的资料.
例句: I will send him this article that would give him food for thought. (我会把这篇文章送交给他作为发人深省的材料)
10. give someone full credit for it, to
定义: 完全归功, 认同于某人的成就, 贡献.
例句: This is my living room, it was designed by Karen and I give her full credit for it. (这是我的起居室, 它是凯伦所设计的, 这要完全归功于她的贡献)
11. give someone gray hair, to
定义: 给某人(尤其父母亲)带来烦恼, 担忧或操心. (注: gray hair是白发)
例句: Your mother told me all about you and how you give her gray hair with all your wild ideas. (你母亲告诉我一切有关你的事以及你所有荒诞不经想法如何给她带来烦恼)
12. give someone grief, to
定义: 找某人麻烦, 令某人痛苦; 愤怒的批评某人.
例句: He not only did what he promised but went far above the call when our car was giving him a lot of grief. (虽然修理我们的车子给他带来了不少的麻烦, 他不止做到了他承诺的工作而且也做到了他份内以外的工作)
13. give someone gyp, to
定义: [英国俚语]令某人痛苦, 受折磨.
例句: My knee has been giving me gyp since I started jogging every morning. (自从我开始每天晨跑之后我的膝部让我受饱受折磨)
14. give someone heart failure, to
定义: 吓死(某)人, 令人惊吓过度.
例句: I wish you could stop driving like a maniac and giving me heart failure. (我真希望你别像个疯子一样的开车, 把我吓个半死)
15. give someone hell, to
定义: 对某人无情地痛骂或斥责; 使某人受尽折磨.
例句: If she forgets to bring my jacket, I'm going to give her hell at the banquet. (如果她忘记带着我的西装上衣的话, 我会在晚宴上痛骂她一顿. 注: 这里的jacket除了防寒的夹克外套之外也具有西装上衣之意)
防寒的夹克外套
男士西装与上衣
女士西装与上衣
16. give someone Jesse, to
定义: 惩罚, 殴打, 责骂.
例句: Just as soon as I go home I'll give you Jesse. (等我一回家我就马上惩罚你)
17. give someone lip, to
定义: 对某人粗鲁的回答, 反嘴; 冒犯某人.
例句: Don't give me any more of your lip, Tom! (别再跟我回嘴, 汤姆!)
18. give someone more elbow room, to
定义: 给某人多一点活动空间.
例句: Why don't you to give him more elbow room to try new ideas? (你为什么不给他多一点尝试新想法的空间?)
19. give someone odds, to
定义: 敢打赌; 给予对方有利让步, 预测, 猜测但仍相信自己是对的.
例句: I'll give you odds that Montreal will win. (我敢跟你打赌蒙特利尔队会赢)
20. give someone one's word, to
定义: 对某人的承诺或保证.
例句: He gave me his word that he would immediately see to it that the necessary steps be taken to address those concerns. (他跟我保证他会负责立刻采取必要的措施解决那些重要问题)