Word · Frequency #307
Fully loadedoffering
提供；给予
offering is the present participle of offer.
To give or make something available for someone to take or use.
- 1.
To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).
- 2.
To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.
- 3.
To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.
- 4.
To present (something) to God or gods, as a gesture of worship or as a sacrifice.
- 5.
To present (something) to the sight etc.; to provide for use, consideration etc.
- 6.
To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.
- 7.
To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.
出价,如价格、报酬或工资
- 8.
To happen, to present itself.
发生,出现
表示愿意（做某事）；主动提出；提议；建议；提出；出价；报价；（机会等）出现；来临；献祭；供奉
In use
He offered me a cup of tea.
She offered a solution to the problem.
The company offers flexible working hours.
offer something
及物动词，直接跟宾语。
She offered a cup of tea to her guest.
她给客人递了一杯茶。
offer to do something
后接不定式，表示主动提议做某事。
He offered to help me with my homework.
他主动提出帮我做作业。
offer someone something
双宾语结构，间接宾语在前。
They offered us a discount.
他们给我们提供了折扣。
Connections
Collocations
- offer help
- 提供帮助
- Several volunteers offered help to the stranded passengers.几名志愿者向被困的乘客提供了帮助。
- offer a job
- 提供工作机会
- The company offered her a job after the interview.面试后，这家公司给她提供了一份工作。
- offer advice
- 提出建议
- My teacher offered some useful advice on how to improve my writing.我的老师就如何提高写作水平提出了一些有用的建议。
- offer an apology
- 致歉
- He offered a sincere apology for being late.他为迟到真诚地道歉。
- offer a reward
- 悬赏
- The police offered a reward for information about the theft.警方悬赏征集有关这起盗窃案的信息。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：字母 o 像张开的手掌，把礼物递到别人面前——主动提供。工作 offer 和报价也由此而来。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：Business negotiations、Everyday conversation、Written texts offer 作动词时属于中性表达，口语和书面语都常用。通常用于主动提供帮助、提出建议或给予某物；在商务和正式书面场合也很自然。
Grammar Note
常用结构：offer sb sth 或 offer to do sth
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 offer /ˈɑfɚ/ 押韵的是 proffer /ˈprɑfɚ/；coffer 读作 /ˈkɑfɚ/ 时也押韵（又读 /ˈkɔfɚ/）。buffer、suffer 的 -ffer 读 /ʌfɚ/，off 在标准美式英语中读 /ɔf/，这些词只是拼写形近，读音并不相同（在 cot-caught 合并口音中 off 可读 /ɑf/）。
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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