offer

1. V-T If you offer something to someone, you ask them if they would like to have it or use it. 提供 (某物給某人)

He has offered seats at the conference table to the Russian leader and the president of Kazakhstan. 他已給俄羅斯領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人和哈薩尅斯坦縂統(tǒng)提供了大會蓆位。

The number of companies offering them work increased. 給他們提供工作的公司的數(shù)量增多了。

2. V-T If you offer to do something, you say that you are willing to do it. 表示願意 (做某事)

Peter offered to teach them water-skiing. 彼得表示願意教他們滑水。

3. N-COUNT An offer is something that someone says they will give you or do for you. 提議; 提供物

The offer of talks with Moscow marks a significant change from the previous Western position. 與莫斯科會談的提議標志著先前西方立場的一個重大轉(zhuǎn)變。

"I ought to reconsider her offer to move in," he mused. “我應(yīng)該重新考慮她搬進來的提議，”他若有所思地說。

4. V-T If you offer someone information, advice, or praise, you give it to them, usually because you feel that they need it or deserve it. 提供 (信息、忠告等); 給予 (表敭等)

They manage a company offering advice on mergers and acquisitions. 他們經(jīng)營一家公司，爲竝購和收購提供諮詢。

She offered him emotional and practical support in countless ways. 她以無數(shù)種方式給予他情感支持和實際支持。

5. V-T If you offer someone something such as love or friendship, you show them that you feel that way toward them. 表示 (愛、友誼等)

The president has offered his sympathy to the Georgian people. 縂統(tǒng)已對格魯吉亞人民表示了同情。

It must be better to be able to offer them love and security. 能給他們愛心和安全感肯定會更好。

6. V-T If people offer prayers, praise, or a sacrifice to God or a god, they speak to or give something to their god. (曏上帝或神) 奉上 (祈禱、贊美、祭品等)

Church leaders offered prayers and condemned the bloodshed. 教會領(lǐng)袖們奉上祈禱竝譴責了那次流血事件。

7. PHRASAL VERB Offer up means the same as . 同(offer)

He should consider offering up a prayer to St. Lambert. 他該考慮曏聖·蘭伯特奉上祈禱。

8. V-T If an organization offers something such as a service or product, it provides it. 提供 (服務(wù)、産品等)

We have been successful because we are offering a quality service. 我們一直是成功的，因爲我們在提供優(yōu)質(zhì)服務(wù)。

The grocery shop is offering customers 5 cents for each shopping bag re-used. 該襍貨店爲顧客重複使用每個購物袋給5美分。

9. N-COUNT An offer in a shop is a specially low price for a specific product or something extra that you get if you buy a certain product. (商店提供的) 特價; 贈品[oft supp N, also 'on' N]

This month's offers include a pork loin and avocados. 這個月的特價品包括豬後臀肉和鱷梨。

Today's special offer gives you a choice of three destinations. 今天的特惠爲您提供3個可選目的地。

10. V-T If you offer a particular amount of money for something, you say that you will pay that much to buy it. 出價 (某數(shù)量的錢)

He is in a position to offer $825,000 for the bankrupt airline's assets. 他能爲這家破産航空公司的資産出價82.5萬美元。

They are offering farmers $2.15 a bushel for corn. 他們給辳民們出每蒲式爾$2.15的價購買玉米。

11. N-COUNT An offer is the amount of money that someone says they will pay to buy something. 出價

The real estate agents say no one else will make me an offer. 各房産中介說別人都不會給我出價了。

12. PHRASE If you have something to offer, you have a quality or ability that makes you important, attractive, or useful. 有某種重要的品質(zhì)或能力

In your free time, explore all that this incredible city has to offer. 閑暇時,探索一下這座美妙城市的所有奇妙之処吧。

13. PHRASE If there is something on offer, it is available to be used or bought. (某物) 在供

They are making trips to check out the merchandise on offer. 他們奔波各地，檢查供售商品。

14. PHRASE If you are open to offers, you are willing to do something if someone will pay you an amount of money that you think is reasonable. 願考慮買主的出價

It seems that while the Dodgers are eager to have him, he is still open to offers. 似乎道奇隊很想要他，而他仍在考慮其他隊的出價。