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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。
给；使产生
given — past participle of give · irregular form
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
给；使产生
to cause someone to have or receive something; to provide someone with something.
She gave me a book.
她给了我一本书。
提供(如服务或广播)。
To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
在压力或力量下屈服或倒塌
To yield or collapse under pressure or force.
引导到(某处)
To lead (onto or into).
展示为产品或结果；生产；产生
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
give
Base
原形
gives
3rd person
第三人称单数
giving
-ing
现在分词
gave
Past
过去式
given
Past participle
过去分词
She gives me a book every week.
她每周给我一本书。
He gave her a gift yesterday.
他昨天给了她一份礼物。
They have given us a lot of support.
他们给了我们很多支持。
不规则动词，注意过去式和过去分词形式特殊。
She gave him a book for his birthday.
她送给他一本书作为生日礼物。
Can you give me directions to the station?
你能告诉我去车站的路吗？
He gives his time to help others.
他付出时间来帮助别人。
间接宾语在前，直接宾语在后。
She gave me a book.
她给了我一本书。
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表示放弃，后接名词或动名词。
He gave up smoking.
他戒了烟。
Not this
She gave to me the book.
Use this
She gave me the book.
英语中，双宾语结构通常有两种形式：动词+间接宾语+直接宾语（不加to），或动词+直接宾语+to+间接宾语。当间接宾语放在直接宾语前面时，不加to。错误句子将to放在间接宾语前，属于语序错误。
Not this
I need to give a decision by tomorrow.
Use this
I need to make a decision by tomorrow.
表达“做决定”时，英语习惯使用make a decision，而不是give a decision。这是因为give通常表示“给予、交付”，而make表示“做出、产生”。中文学习者容易受母语影响误用give。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
发表演讲
The president will give a speech at the ceremony.
总统将在典礼上发表演讲。
帮助某人
Can you give me a hand with these bags?
你能帮我拿这些包吗？
提建议
She always gives good advice to her friends.
她总是给朋友提好建议。
分娩；产生
She gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
她生了一个健康的男婴。
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。
试一试
I've never tried sushi, but I'll give it a try.
我从未吃过寿司，但我会试一试。
放弃
Don't give up on your dreams.
不要放弃你的梦想。
让步，屈服
After hours of negotiation, they finally gave in.
经过数小时的谈判，他们终于让步了。
分发；耗尽
She gave out free samples to customers.
她向顾客分发免费样品。
不自由，毋宁死！
Give me liberty or give me death!
不自由，毋宁死！
给和平一个机会。
Give peace a chance.
给和平一个机会。
Use given naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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”。
“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。
常用于双宾语结构
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.