give away

give awaygive away1.赠送; 赠予; 颁发She decided to give these old clothes away.她决定把这些旧衣服送给别人。He gave away most of his fortune to the poor.他把他的大部分财产都送给了穷人。2.泄露; 告发We heard a shot. The smoke had given us away.我们听到枪声, 是烟把我们暴露了。Don't give away the secret.这项机密不可泄露。He was given away by one of his accomplices.他被一个同伙出卖了。3.失去; 丧失; 抛弃You've given away a good chance of success.你失去了一次成功的良机。4.(在婚礼仪式中)将新娘交给新郎Mr. Jackson gave away his daughter.杰克逊先生将女儿交给新郎。

give away1.送掉;赠送;分发(奖品):John gave all his possessions away and became a monk.约翰把他所有的家产都送了人,出家为僧。We have invited a famous actor to give away the prizes.我们邀请了一位著名演员颁发奖品。2.(有意、无意地)泄露(情报、秘密等):Please don't give my secret away!请不要说出我的秘密!3.出卖,背弃,告发(某人):I know you didn't want to give your friend away.我知道你不想出卖你的朋友。4.丧失;错过;浪费:The politician gave away his best chance to the promotion when he foolishly said the wrong thing.这位政治家愚蠢地说错了话,失去了提升的最好机会。5.在婚礼上把(新娘)交给新郎:Mary was given away by her father.玛丽由她父亲交给新郎。6.(拳击、赛马等比赛中)(重量等)对方占优势:The favourite may not win this race, as he has a heavy rider and is giving away five pounds.这匹常胜马可能赢不了这场比赛,因为它的骑手体重较重,丧失了五磅优势。

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