二十笔实用成语 470

[royl]

二十笔实用成语 470

01. give something up as a bad job, to
定义: 放弃某件事因为你感到不值得继续下去.
例句: After three attempts to explain I lost my job I gave it up as a bad job. (经过三次试图解释我为什么失去我的工作之后, 我放弃了辩解)

02. give thanks for small blessings, to
定义: 对一个意料不到的幸运或小恩惠表示感激.
例句: My baggage didn't get on the plane but it did arrive in time. For that I give thanks for small blessings. (我的行李没赶上飞机但它却准时到达终站. 为此, 我对这个意外的幸运表示感恩)

03. give the appearance, to
定义: 看起来, 装出, 表面上显示.
例句: Tom often gives the appearance that he's smart, that's his best skill. He does have the mind of a con man. (汤姆经常装出他聪明伶俐的样子, 这是他最拿手的技巧. 他确实拥有骗子的思维方式)

04. give the devil his due, to
定义: 即使某人令人讨厌还是应认同他的长处/优点/贡献或给予公平的评价.
例句: I don't like to work with him at all as I think he is lazy. Still you have to give the devil his due because he always gets the job done. (因为我认为他懒惰, 我根本不喜欢跟他一起工作. 但我还是该给他公平的评价因为他总是能把事情办妥)

05. give the game away, to
定义: 泄露出自己的策略或对策.
例句: If you show them the ad, you'll give the game away. (如果你给他看了这个广告, 你就会泄露了你的策略)

06. give the go-ahead, to
定义: 给予去进行某事的允许.
例句: We were finally given the go-ahead to remodel our house. (我们终于取得翻修我们房屋的许可)

07. give the gun, to
定义: [俚语]加速行驶, 加速. (注: 请参考to gun the engine即加速行驶)
例句: I slowly pulled away from the curb, gave the motor the gun, and we were off to Austin. (我慢慢地驶离路边, 加速行驶, 我们开往奥斯丁)

08. give the high sign, to
定义: 打暗号, 打手势. (注: 常用于同意或警告)
例句: My wife gave me the high sign that it was time to leave the dinner party. (我太太跟我打了该离开晚宴的手势)

09. give the lie to, to
定义: 揭穿某事或物是假的或谎言.
例句: Your own admission of your part in the plot gives the lie to your earlier testimony. (你自己参与这个密谋的认罪揭穿了你早前的证词是假的)

10. give the movie/book away, to
定义: 泄露电影/书(小说)的情节. (注: 在美国, 大部分人都不喜欢别人泄露还没看的电影或小说的情节)
例句: I won't give the movie away, but if you haven't seen it, it's some pretty crazy stuff. (我不会泄露这个电影的情节, 但如果你没看过它的话, 它的剧情相当离奇)

11. give the shirt off one's back, to
定义: 不寻常地仁慈与慷慨. (注: 意指愿意某人会毫不犹豫地把身上仅有衣服脱下来救助别人)
例句: Eric's a good guy – he'd give you the shirt off his back. (艾力克是个好人 – 他会毫不犹豫地慷慨解囊)

12. give the word, to
定义: 下命令, 交代一下.
例句: Just give me the word and I will be there. (只要跟我交代一声, 我就会过去)

13. Give them hell!
[成语句型]让他们去死! (注: 鼓励某人使出全力赢得竞赛)

14. give thought on ..., to
定义: 思考某事.
例句: You'll need to give thought on how to reconcile your differences with her. (你需要好好地思考如何化解你和她​​的矛盾)

15. give three cheers for someone, to
定义: 对某人欢呼三声, 为某人的成就喝采.
例句: The crowd gave three cheers for the team after they won the final game. (群众为赢得决赛的这一队喝采)

16. give to understand, to
定义: 使某人了解; 误导某人.
例句: I was given to understand that I could rent an apartment very easily here. (我所了解的是我可以在这里很容易地租到一间公寓)

17. give two bites of the cherry, to
定义: 给予别人两次尝试或机会去做某事.
例句: I felt I'd been given two bites of the cherry. I was very grateful for that. (我觉得我被给予两次尝试的机会. 为此, 我非常感激)

18. give up (all) hope for something, to
定义: 对某事绝望, 对某事放弃希望.
例句: He's still young and I haven't given up all hope for him. (他还年轻, 我对他还没放弃一切希望)

19. give up on ..., to
定义: 失去信心不再寄望某人或某事.
例句: I've given up on him – he'll never be any good. (我对他不再寄予任何希望– 他再也好不了了)

20. give up the ghost, to
定义: 对...绝望; 停止功能, 死亡.
例句: My old car finally gave up the ghost so I must buy another one. (我的老爷车终于报废了, 因此我必须要再买一部车子)