Word · Frequency #14231
Fully loadedgiving
给予；赠送
The act of bestowing something as a gift; conferring or imparting.
- 1.
The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
作为礼物赠予的行为；授予或传授。
- 2.
A gift; a benefaction.
礼物；恩惠。
- 3.
The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
软化、破裂或让步的行为。
礼物；捐赠；屈服；让步；作为礼物赠予的行为；授予或传授。；礼物；恩惠。；软化、破裂或让步的行为。
In use
Her generous giving to the charity helped many families.
The children appreciated the giving of gifts on their birthdays.
He focused on the joy of giving rather than receiving.
the giving of [sth]
此结构强调‘颁发/赠送某物’这一动作本身。
The giving of awards takes place at the end of the year.
颁奖仪式在年底举行。
[possessive] giving to [sb/sth]
giving 前常用物主代词或所有格，后接 to 引出接受者。
Her giving to the local food bank has helped many families.
她向当地食物银行捐赠，帮助了许多家庭。
Common mistakes
Give is important.Giving is important.
Connections
Collocations
- charitable giving
- 慈善捐赠
- Charitable giving has increased this year.今年的慈善捐赠有所增加。
- corporate giving
- 企业捐赠
- Corporate giving often targets local education programs.企业捐赠通常面向当地教育项目。
- personal giving
- 个人捐赠
- Personal giving accounts for most charitable donations.个人捐赠占慈善捐款的大部分。
- gift giving
- 赠送礼物
- Gift giving is an important part of the holiday season.赠送礼物是节日期间的重要部分。
- giving back
- 回馈
- She believes in giving back to her community.她相信要回馈自己的社区。
- giving season
Learner notes
Memory Tip
give 音近“给”，加 -ing 变成名词“给予”，想象把礼物递出去的一刻。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、public speaking、fundraising events 名词 giving 通常指“给予、赠送”的动作，在正式或书面语境（如 charitable giving）中比较常见。口语交流中较少单独用作名词，更常使用动词形式 give。
Grammar Note
通常不可数，表示给予的行为或礼物
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词有 living、forgiving、thanksgiving，它们的重读元音及后续读音都是 /ɪvɪŋ/。注意 diving、striving、arriving 虽然拼写也以 -iving 结尾，但读音是 /aɪvɪŋ/，与 giving 不同。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.