| 词汇 | give something over to somebody/something |
| 释义 | give something over to somebody/somethinggive something over to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) be given over to somethingUSE something to be used for a particular purpose 被用于某一目的 The land surrounding the village was given over to vineyards. 村子周围的土地都用来做葡萄园。 The whole day was given over to cooking and preparing for the celebrations. 那一整天都在做饭菜和准备庆祝活动。 b) give yourself over to somethingCONTROL to spend all your time doing something 致力于某事 In his youth he had given himself over to pleasure. 他年轻时候纵情享乐。 c) RESPONSIBLEto give responsibility for or control over something to a particular person, organization etc 交托给，移交给 The running of internal affairs was given over to the Chancellor. 国内事务交由总理处理。 Examples from the Corpus give over to • I envisioned her smile, and the long sigh as we gave ourselves over to an honest conversation.• I gave myself over to her ministrations.• She wasn't good at being silly, but she gave herself over to the moment.• Why not give herself over to the silliness of it, instead of feeling distress? be given over to something• The rest was given over to a bowling green and a large expanse of lawn; the potential for change was enormous.• On the second floor, half the space was given over to a dormitory.• The surrounding countryside is lush and fertile and much is given over to agricultural use.• He feared that within a decade it would be given over to factories.• The upstairs bedroom is given over to her collection of antique dolls.• Less than 1 percent of classroom time is given over to questions that require complex student thought or responses.• Returning from music, the twenty minutes left before lunch are given over to review for a spelling test.• The greater part is given over to the well in which the ice was deposited.• Afternoons were given over to village leave, organised games, set walks, leisure periods and detention. give yourself over to something• I envisioned her smile, and the long sigh as we gave ourselves over to an honest conversation.• The life of the anchoress was hard but she did not necessarily give herself over to excessive penance.• You have to give yourself over to football if you want to be good at it.• I gave myself over to her ministrations.• Drifting, feeling the drug, he closed his eyes and gave himself over to the mirrors in his head.• She wasn't good at being silly, but she gave herself over to the moment.• Why not give herself over to the silliness of it, instead of feeling distress?• He prepared to give himself over to whatever fate Lucifer had in store for him. → give something over to somebody/something at give1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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