英语重点难点精讲:give in、give up、give off、give out 和 send out
1. give in
意为“屈服,让步”,可单独使用,表示“向某人或某物让步”。
结构:
- give in to sb.
- give in to sth.
例:
- She would rather die than give in. (她宁死不屈。)
- I won't give in to her. (我决不迁就她。)
- They have given in to our views. (他们接受了我们的观点。)
- They have given in our views. 【误】(后面的宾语不可省略)
2. give up
意为“放弃,停止(做某事)”。
结构:
- give up sth.
- give sb./oneself up
- give up doing sth.
例:
- She was forced to give up school. (她被迫辍学了。)
- He was so seriously wounded that the doctors gave him up. (他的伤那么重,医生放弃对他治疗了。)
- He has given up smoking. (他已经戒烟了。)
3. give off
意为“散发(光、热、气体、气味等)”。
例:
- The flowers gave off a sweet fragrance. (花儿散发出芳香。)
- The shoes give off a bad smell. (那些鞋子散发出难闻的气味。)
4. give out
意为“分发;宣布;耗尽”。
例:
- She gave the apples out to the children. (她把苹果分发给孩子们。)
- The supply of food gave out. (食物贮存告罄。)
5. send out
意为“发出,发送;长出(树叶等)”。
例:
- Have you sent out invitations? (你把请柬发出了吗?
- The trees send out new shoots in spring. (春天树长出了新芽。)