短语动词 give away 有“泄露”的意思,但用的人很少

Give 是一个常见的基础及物动词之一,用法的多样性自然不在话下,也是一个常见的支持双宾语用法的单词之一,对应的短语动词的用法很多,其中 give away 有“泄露”的意思,但是用的人很少。


Give away 的用法主要有以下几个:

一、意为“赠送,捐赠”,例如:

I decided to give away all my plants.
我决定把我所有的植物都送给别人。
I wish I hadn't given away all my old video games. I'd love to play through them all again!
我真希望我没有把我所有的旧电子游戏都送人。我很想把它们都玩一遍!
She's been giving money away to her friends and family ever since she won the lottery.
自从中了彩票,她就一直把钱捐给她的朋友和家人。

二、意为“泄露,暴露”,例如:
The tone of the teacher's voice gave the answer away.
老师的声音的语气使答案泄露了。
It was supposed to be a surprise but the children gave the game away .
本想给人一个意外,可孩子们把策略泄露了。
I have to be careful during interviews so I don't give away the plot to the movie.
我在采访时必须小心,以免把情节泄露给电影。

三、意为“失去,丧失,错失(优势)”,例如:
The young junior wrestler had to fill in the 189-pound spot, giving away 15 pounds to his opponent.
这位年轻的少年摔跤手不得不补上189磅的位置,错失了15磅的优势。
They've given away two goals already.
他们已白送对手两分了。

四、意为“将新娘交给新郎”,指在婚礼上,例如:
My father sadly passed away two years ago, so my uncle agreed to give me away at my wedding.
我父亲两年前不幸去世,所以我叔叔同意在我的婚礼上由他把我交给新郎。
The bride was given away by her father.
新娘由父亲交给新郎。

五、giveaway
1. 暴露,泄露
The way he was walking was a giveaway to the fact that he was the one who was injured.
他走路的样子暴露了受伤的是他这一事实。
The only giveaway was the look of amusement in her eyes.
唯独她俏皮的眼神使事情露馅儿了。
2.  赠品
You might want to consider other forms of giveaway if your products are unsuitable to offer as samples or gifts.
如果您的产品不适合作为样品或礼品提供,您可能需要考虑其他形式的赠品。
Giveaways like free tickets to concerts are customary for that radio station.
像免费音乐会门票这样的赠品是那个广播电台的惯例。
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