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(yǔ)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(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Give the cardboard two or three coats of varnish to harden it.
在紙板上涂?jī)扇龑忧迤崾蛊渥冇病?/dd>
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. How very thoughtless. I'll give him a piece of my mind.
真是太沒(méi)頭腦了，我要告訴他我很生氣。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Mr Dudley has pledged to give any award to charity.
達(dá)德利先生已承諾將任何所獲的損害賠償額都捐給慈善機(jī)構(gòu)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. Its new title was meant to give the party greater public appeal.