Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #71
give
给；使产生
to cause someone to have or receive something; to provide someone with something.
- 1.
To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
提供(如服务或广播)。
- 2.
To yield or collapse under pressure or force.
在压力或力量下屈服或倒塌
- 3.
To lead (onto or into).
引导到(某处)
- 4.
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
展示为产品或结果；生产；产生
- 5.
To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
引起；使得；用于不定式
- 6.
To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
使(某人)拥有；在(某人)中产生；实现
- 7.
To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
通过假设允许或承认；让步
- 8.
To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
归因于；分配；判定
- 9.
To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
传达或宣布(建议、消息等)；发表或说出(意见、判断、喊声等)
- 10.
To devote or apply (oneself).
投入或应用(自己)
提供；播出；提出；发出；发表；产出；结出；弯曲；坍塌；使；让
In use
She gave him a book for his birthday.
Can you give me directions to the station?
He gives his time to help others.
give sb sth
间接宾语在前，直接宾语在后。
She gave me a book.
她给了我一本书。
give sth to sb
直接宾语在前，间接宾语用介词to引出。
She gave a book to me.
她把一本书给了我。
give up sth
give up表示放弃，后接名词或动名词。
He gave up smoking.
他戒了烟。
Verb forms
base give · third person gives · -ing giving · past gave · past participle given
Connections
Collocations
- give a speech
- 发表演讲
- The president will give a speech at the ceremony.总统将在典礼上发表演讲。
- give someone a hand
- 帮助某人
- Can you give me a hand with these bags?你能帮我拿这些包吗？
- give advice
- 提建议
- She always gives good advice to her friends.她总是给朋友提好建议。
- give birth
- 分娩；产生
- She gave birth to a healthy baby boy.她生了一个健康的男婴。
- give way
- 让路；崩塌
- The bridge gave way under the weight of the truck.桥在卡车的重压下崩塌了。
- give it a try
- 试一试
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想中文“给吾”（给我），发音相近，意为“给予”。想象伸手递东西的画面。元音i发音同“衣”，整体记作“衣给吾”。
Context & Register
“give”作为动词表示给予或提供时，属于中性语域，适用于日常交流、正式场合等多种语境。具体使用时，根据接受对象和场合，可能替换为更具体的动词（如offer、present），但“give”本身没有明显的正式或非正式限制，是比较通用的选择。
Grammar Note
常用于双宾语结构
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'give' (/ɡɪv/) include 'live' (/lɪv/) and 'sieve' (/sɪv/). 'Forgive' is a compound that contains 'give' and also rhymes. Note: many common words ending in 'ive' (e.g., 'five', 'alive') are pronounced with /aɪv/, not /ɪv/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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