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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。
给予；赠送
givings — plural of giving
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
给予；赠送
The act of bestowing something as a gift; conferring or imparting.
The giving of awards takes place at the end of the year.
颁奖仪式在年底举行。
作为礼物赠予的行为；授予或传授。
The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
礼物；恩惠。
A gift; a benefaction.
软化、破裂或让步的行为。
The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
Her generous giving to the charity helped many families.
她对慈善机构的慷慨捐赠帮助了许多家庭。
The children appreciated the giving of gifts on their birthdays.
孩子们很感激生日时收到的礼物。
He focused on the joy of giving rather than receiving.
他专注于给予的快乐而非接受。
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。
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。
Not this
Give is important.
Use this
Giving is important.
英语句子的主语不能是动词原形；表示“给予”这一行为时，要用动名词或名词形式 giving。中文“给”没有词形变化，所以容易误用 give。
Not this
Giving gifts are a good way to show love.
Use this
Giving gifts is a good way to show love.
动名词短语 Giving gifts 作主语时视为单数，谓语动词用 is；不要被后面的复数 gifts 干扰而误用 are。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
慈善捐赠
Charitable giving has increased this year.
今年的慈善捐赠有所增加。
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。
个人捐赠
Personal giving accounts for most charitable donations.
个人捐赠占慈善捐款的大部分。
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。
回馈
She believes in giving back to her community.
她相信要回馈自己的社区。
捐赠季
Nonprofits prepare for the giving season.
非营利组织为捐赠季做准备。
姑且相信某人，在缺乏证据时假定其无辜或诚实
I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt, but I'll check the facts.
我姑且相信他，但我会核实事实。
报废，停止运转；去世
My old laptop is finally giving up the ghost.
我的旧笔记本电脑终于罢工了。
引起，导致
The incident is giving rise to serious concern.
这起事件正引起严重关切。
因为在给予中，我们才有所获得。
True giving asks for nothing in return.
真正的给予不求任何回报。
重要的不是我们给予多少，而是我们在给予中倾注了多少爱。
Her giving has inspired many volunteers.
她的给予鼓舞了许多志愿者。
Use givings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
give 音近“给”，加 -ing 变成名词“给予”，想象把礼物递出去的一刻。
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。
通常不可数，表示给予的行为或礼物
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