單詞
give-and-take
英 [,ɡiv?n'teik]
美
基本信息
- n. 妥協(xié)；互讓；意見交換
英文詞源
- give-and-take (n.)
- 1769, originally in horse-racing, referring to races in which bigger horses were given more weight to carry, lighter ones less; from give (v.) + take (v.). General sense attested by 1778. Give and take had been paired in expressions involving mutual exchange from c. 1500. Give or take as an indication of approximation is from 1958.
雙語例句
- 1. "I can't give you an answer now," he hedged.
- “我現(xiàn)在不能回答你，”他閃避道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Give the cardboard two or three coats of varnish to harden it.
- 在紙板上涂兩三層清漆使其變硬。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. How very thoughtless. I'll give him a piece of my mind.
- 真是太沒頭腦了，我要告訴他我很生氣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Mr Dudley has pledged to give any award to charity.
- 達德利先生已承諾將任何所獲的損害賠償額都捐給慈善機構(gòu)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Its new title was meant to give the party greater public appeal.
- 新的黨名意在使該黨對公眾具有更強的吸引力。
來自柯林斯例句
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