英语词组give up是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

give upgive up (something)

to stop doing or having something.

She says she would give up eating before she gave up her cigarettes.You never give up looking for survivors of a disaster.He wasn't good at tennis, but he didn't want to give it up.

Phr V

give up

gives, giving, gave, given

give up (sth) or give (sth) up

if you give up a habit {e.g. smoking, drinking} or give up something unhealthy {e.g. cigarettes, alcohol}, you stop doing it or having it

I gave up smoking six months ago.Don't offer him a cigarette - he's given up.I gave up alcohol while I was pregnant.

give up sth or give sth up

to stop doing a regular activity or a job

Are you going to give up work when you have your baby?I had to give up French classes because I just didn't have time.

to stop owning and using something

They were forced to give up their home because they couldn't pay the mortgage.He gave up his seat on the bus so that a woman with a baby could sit down.

to use time that you would usually spend enjoying yourself to do something that helps other peopleoften + to do sth

She gave up every Saturday afternoon to work in a charity shop.

give up (sth/doing sth) or give (sth) up

to stop doing an activity or piece of work before you have completed it, usually because it is too difficult

I had to give up halfway through the race because I was so tired.I've given up trying to persuade Sara to come - she's just not interested.

give up

to stop trying to think of the answer to a joke or question

I give up - what's the capital of Sudan?Do you give up?

give yourself up

(always reflexive) to allow the police to catch you, or to allow enemy soldiers to take you as a prisonersometimes + to

The gunman finally gave himself up to the police.The rebels had to give themselves up because they'd run out of supplies.

give up sb or give sb up

to give a baby to someone else so that they can look after it until it is an adult

She was very young when she gave birth to a son and her parents made her give him up.

to stop being friendly with someone, or to stop having a relationship with someone

He wanted me to give up all my male acquaintances and I just wouldn't do it.

give it up

To stop doing something. Often used as an imperative. Give it up—Adam's a better skateboarder than you, and no amount of practice will change that. Oh, give it up already—I know you're lying.

give up

1. To yield or relinquish something. A noun of pronoun can be used between "give" and "up." This is a prime parking space—I'm not giving it up! It would be a shame if you had to give up this apartment—it's such a great location.

2. To abandon some task or goal. Oh, don't give up—you'll get this boiler fixed eventually.

3. To stop doing something in particular, often a habit. Lots of people have given up smoking, so I'm confident that you can too.

4. To surrender or yield someone or oneself. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "give" and "up." You need to give yourself up to the cops before an innocent person gets caught in the crossfire. I know he's done some really heinous things, but he's still my brother—I can't just give him up to the authorities!

5. To lose faith in someone or something; to no longer believe in someone or something's potential for betterment. Always followed by "on." I know I've failed a lot in the past year, but please, don't give up on me. Don't give up on this team just yet.

6. To fully pledge or devote oneself to something. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is used between "give" and "up," and the phrase is always followed by "to." To deal with the grief, I gave myself up to my research.

7. To consider lost or without hope. A noun or pronoun can be used between "give" and "up." Nearly always followed by "as lost" or "for lost." I gave the package up for lost when it didn't arrive in two weeks. We had nearly given up the situation as lost when help arrived.

give oneself up

(to someone or something)

1. Lit. to surrender to someone or something. Fran gave herself up to the disease. Walter gave himself up to the police.

2. Fig. to devote oneself to someone or something; to give oneself over to someone or something. She gave herself up to her children and their care. Fran gave herself up to tennis. Jane refused to give herself up to weight lifting, which is a full-time hobby.

give someone or something up (for lost)

to abandon someone or something as being lost; to quit looking for someone or something that is lost. After a week we had given the cat up for lost when suddenly she appeared. We gave up the cat for lost.

give someone or something up (to someone)

to hand someone or something over to someone; to relinquish claims on someone or something in favor of someone else. We had to give the money we found up to the police. We gave up the money to the police.

give something up

1. to forsake something; to stop using or eating something. I gave coffee up because of the caffeine. They advised me to give up sugar in all forms.

2. to quit doing something. Oh, give it up! You're not getting anywhere. You should give up smoking.

give up (on someone or something)

to give up trying to do something with someone or something, such as being friendly, giving advice, managing, etc. I gave up on jogging. My knees went bad. Gloria tried to be friendly with Kelly, but finally gave up.

give up

to quit; to quit trying. I give up! I won't press this further. Are you going to give up or keep fighting?

give oneself up

1. Surrender, as in They gave themselves up to the police. [Second half of 1500s]

2. Devote or abandon oneself completely, as in She gave herself up to her research. [Second half of 1500s] Also see give up.

give up

1. Surrender, as in The suspect gave himself up. [1100s]

2. Stop doing or performing something, as in They gave up the search, or She gave up smoking almost thirty years ago. [c. 1600]

3. Part with, relinquish, as in They gave up their New York apartment, or We gave up all hope of finding the lost tickets. [Mid-1500s]

4. Lose hope for, as in We had given you up as lost. [Late 1500s]

5. Admit defeat, as in I give up-what's the right answer? [c. 1600]

6. give up on. Abandon, lose one's faith in, as in I gave up on writing a novel, or She gave up on religion years ago. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s] Also see give oneself up to.

give it up

applaud enthusiastically. informal

2004 New Zealand Listener Ladiiieees and gentlemen, give it up for Joseph Lin and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Steven Smith , coming to you live from the Auckland Town Hall.

give it up (for somebody)

(informal) show your approval of somebody by clapping your hands: Give it up for Tommy!

give up

1. To surrender: The suspects gave up. The fugitives gave themselves up.

2. To admit defeat: Okay, let me go; I give up.

3. To cease to do or perform something, especially before completion or success: We gave up our search for the missing earrings. I tried to learn chess, but I was so bad that I gave it up.

4. To desist from doing something; stop doing something: My friend gave up smoking. I've been trying to give this habit up for years.

5. To abandon what one is planning to do: The author gave up writing the novel. Don't give up on this project!

6. To part with something; relinquish something: We gave the apartment up when the landlord raised the rent. They gave up all hope of ever finding their dog again.

7. To completely devote oneself to something. Used reflexively: The librarian gave himself up to his work.

8. give up on To lose faith or confidence in someone or something: After the sixth inning, our team gave up on winning the game. I gave up on my brother when he failed to return my letters.

9. give up on To lose hope that someone or something will appear: We'd given up on you an hour ago.

10. give up for To believe someone will not appear because he or she is in some debilitated state: You were so late to the party, we had given you up for lost. The lonely soldiers gave up their colonel for dead.

give someone up

tv. to betray someone; to turn someone in to the authorities. No, I didn’t give Mooshoo up!

词组	give up
释义	Idiom give upgive up (something) to stop doing or having something. She says she would give up eating before she gave up her cigarettes.You never give up looking for survivors of a disaster.He wasn't good at tennis, but he didn't want to give it up. Phr V give up gives, giving, gave, given give up (sth) or give (sth) up if you give up a habit {e.g. smoking, drinking} or give up something unhealthy {e.g. cigarettes, alcohol}, you stop doing it or having it I gave up smoking six months ago.Don't offer him a cigarette - he's given up.I gave up alcohol while I was pregnant. give up sth or give sth up to stop doing a regular activity or a job Are you going to give up work when you have your baby?I had to give up French classes because I just didn't have time. to stop owning and using something They were forced to give up their home because they couldn't pay the mortgage.He gave up his seat on the bus so that a woman with a baby could sit down. to use time that you would usually spend enjoying yourself to do something that helps other peopleoften + to do sth She gave up every Saturday afternoon to work in a charity shop. give up (sth/doing sth) or give (sth) up to stop doing an activity or piece of work before you have completed it, usually because it is too difficult I had to give up halfway through the race because I was so tired.I've given up trying to persuade Sara to come - she's just not interested. give up to stop trying to think of the answer to a joke or question I give up - what's the capital of Sudan?Do you give up? give yourself up (always reflexive) to allow the police to catch you, or to allow enemy soldiers to take you as a prisonersometimes + to The gunman finally gave himself up to the police.The rebels had to give themselves up because they'd run out of supplies. give up sb or give sb up to give a baby to someone else so that they can look after it until it is an adult She was very young when she gave birth to a son and her parents made her give him up. to stop being friendly with someone, or to stop having a relationship with someone He wanted me to give up all my male acquaintances and I just wouldn't do it. phrasegive up1. give up sth • *give sth* up** not passive to stop doing something that you did regularly, for example a job or a sport: She gave up her job at the nursing home and moved to London. I used to play a lot of football, but I had to give it up after the accident.give up doing sth Teri's given up going to New Year's Eve parties after her unfortunate experience last year.■ SIMILAR TO: stop, quit2. give up sth • *give sth* up • give up** not passive to stop smoking, drinking etc because you think it is bad or unhealthygive up doing sth Vanessa's been feeling much better since she gave up smoking.give up sth He gave up alcohol when he became a Muslim.give sth up David's drug habit is slowly killing him - Dr Ryan could help him give it up.give up "Cigarette?" "No thanks, I'm trying to give up."■ SIMILAR TO: stop, quit3. give up • give up sth not passive to stop trying to do something, especially because it is too difficult: They searched for the ball for a while, but eventually they gave up and went home.give up doing sth After about ten minutes I gave up trying to explain it to her.I give up spoken (=used to say that you cannot guess the answer to a question or joke) "How much d'you think this suit cost?" "I don't know. $200, $500 ... $1000? Oh, I give up!"give up the struggle (=stop trying to do something that is very difficult) a crisis that brought him to the point where he finally gave up the struggle and resigned4. give up sth to let someone else have something that is yours, especially when you do not really want to: Lack of money forced Salah to give up his London apartment. The Confederate Army refused to give up any of the territory they had won.■ SIMILAR TO: relinquish formal5. give yourself up to allow the police or enemy soldiers to make you a prisoner when they have been trying to catch you: General Lee sent a message to the rebels, urging them to give themselves up.+ to Two of the escaped prisoners have given themselves up to the police.■ SIMILAR TO: surrender6. give up sth • *give sth* up to use some of your time to help other people or to help something succeed, instead of for your own enjoyment or advantage+ to do sth We should like to thank the mayor for giving up his valuable time to support our fundraising campaign. Fiona gave up all her weekends to be with her mother, who was now seriously ill.■ SIMILAR TO: sacrifice7. give up hope to stop hoping that something good will happen or that things will get better: Just when they had almost given up hope, Jenny became pregnant.give up hope of doing sth When the factory closed, most of the workers gave up hope of ever getting another job.■ SIMILAR TO: despair8. give up sb • give sb up** not passive to end a friendship or romantic relationship with someone, even though you do not want to: He's started going out with Rita, but he doesn't want to give up this other girl!9. give up sb • give sb up to give your child to someone else so that the child legally becomes part of that person's familygive sb up for adoption I refused to give up my baby for adoption - he was mine.10. give sb up for dead/lost to begin to believe that someone is dead and stop looking for them: Three Americans who had been given up for dead were found alive yesterday. No trace of the boat could be found and the crew were given up for lost.11. let's give it up (for sb)! spoken informal used to tell people to hit their hands together in order to show that they have enjoyed something, or approve of someone: Come on, everybody, let's give it up for the Spice Girls!■ SIMILAR TO: let's have a round of applause for sb12. give sb up not passive spoken to stop expecting someone to arrive: Where have you been? We'd almost given you up. give it up To stop doing something. Often used as an imperative. Give it up—Adam's a better skateboarder than you, and no amount of practice will change that. Oh, give it up already—I know you're lying. give up 1. To yield or relinquish something. A noun of pronoun can be used between "give" and "up." This is a prime parking space—I'm not giving it up! It would be a shame if you had to give up this apartment—it's such a great location. 2. To abandon some task or goal. Oh, don't give up—you'll get this boiler fixed eventually. 3. To stop doing something in particular, often a habit. Lots of people have given up smoking, so I'm confident that you can too. 4. To surrender or yield someone or oneself. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "give" and "up." You need to give yourself up to the cops before an innocent person gets caught in the crossfire. I know he's done some really heinous things, but he's still my brother—I can't just give him up to the authorities! 5. To lose faith in someone or something; to no longer believe in someone or something's potential for betterment. Always followed by "on." I know I've failed a lot in the past year, but please, don't give up on me. Don't give up on this team just yet. 6. To fully pledge or devote oneself to something. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is used between "give" and "up," and the phrase is always followed by "to." To deal with the grief, I gave myself up to my research. 7. To consider lost or without hope. A noun or pronoun can be used between "give" and "up." Nearly always followed by "as lost" or "for lost." I gave the package up for lost when it didn't arrive in two weeks. We had nearly given up the situation as lost when help arrived. give oneself up (to someone or something) 1. Lit. to surrender to someone or something. Fran gave herself up to the disease. Walter gave himself up to the police. 2. Fig. to devote oneself to someone or something; to give oneself over to someone or something. She gave herself up to her children and their care. Fran gave herself up to tennis. Jane refused to give herself up to weight lifting, which is a full-time hobby. give someone or something up (for lost) to abandon someone or something as being lost; to quit looking for someone or something that is lost. After a week we had given the cat up for lost when suddenly she appeared. We gave up the cat for lost. give someone or something up (to someone) to hand someone or something over to someone; to relinquish claims on someone or something in favor of someone else. We had to give the money we found up to the police. We gave up the money to the police. give something up 1. to forsake something; to stop using or eating something. I gave coffee up because of the caffeine. They advised me to give up sugar in all forms. 2. to quit doing something. Oh, give it up! You're not getting anywhere. You should give up smoking. give up (on someone or something) to give up trying to do something with someone or something, such as being friendly, giving advice, managing, etc. I gave up on jogging. My knees went bad. Gloria tried to be friendly with Kelly, but finally gave up. give up to quit; to quit trying. I give up! I won't press this further. Are you going to give up or keep fighting? give oneself up 1. Surrender, as in They gave themselves up to the police. [Second half of 1500s] 2. Devote or abandon oneself completely, as in She gave herself up to her research. [Second half of 1500s] Also see give up. give up 1. Surrender, as in The suspect gave himself up. [1100s] 2. Stop doing or performing something, as in They gave up the search, or She gave up smoking almost thirty years ago. [c. 1600] 3. Part with, relinquish, as in They gave up their New York apartment, or We gave up all hope of finding the lost tickets. [Mid-1500s] 4. Lose hope for, as in We had given you up as lost. [Late 1500s] 5. Admit defeat, as in I give up-what's the right answer? [c. 1600] 6. give up on. Abandon, lose one's faith in, as in I gave up on writing a novel, or She gave up on religion years ago. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s] Also see give oneself up to. give it up applaud enthusiastically. informal 2004 New Zealand Listener Ladiiieees and gentlemen, give it up for Joseph Lin and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Steven Smith , coming to you live from the Auckland Town Hall. give it up (for somebody) (informal) show your approval of somebody by clapping your hands: Give it up for Tommy! give up v. 1. To surrender: The suspects gave up. The fugitives gave themselves up. 2. To admit defeat: Okay, let me go; I give up. 3. To cease to do or perform something, especially before completion or success: We gave up our search for the missing earrings. I tried to learn chess, but I was so bad that I gave it up. 4. To desist from doing something; stop doing something: My friend gave up smoking. I've been trying to give this habit up for years. 5. To abandon what one is planning to do: The author gave up writing the novel. Don't give up on this project! 6. To part with something; relinquish something: We gave the apartment up when the landlord raised the rent. They gave up all hope of ever finding their dog again. 7. To completely devote oneself to something. Used reflexively: The librarian gave himself up to his work. 8. give up on To lose faith or confidence in someone or something: After the sixth inning, our team gave up on winning the game. I gave up on my brother when he failed to return my letters. 9. give up on To lose hope that someone or something will appear: We'd given up on you an hour ago. 10. give up for To believe someone will not appear because he or she is in some debilitated state: You were so late to the party, we had given you up for lost. The lonely soldiers gave up their colonel for dead. give someone up tv. to betray someone; to turn someone in to the authorities. No, I didn’t give Mooshoo up!
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