also giveaway, "act of giving away," 1872, from verbal phrase give away, c. 1400 (of brides from 1719); see give (v.) + away (adv.). The phrase in the meaning "to betray, expose, reveal" is from 1878, originally U.S. slang. Hence also Related: give-away (n.) "inadvertent betrayal or revelation" (1882).
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1. When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.
当生活很艰难，你想要放弃的时候，请记住，生活充满了起起落落，如果没有低谷，那站在高处也失去了意义。
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2. "I can't give you an answer now," he hedged.
“我现在不能回答你，”他闪避道。
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3. Give the cardboard two or three coats of varnish to harden it.
在纸板上涂两三层清漆使其变硬。
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4. How very thoughtless. I'll give him a piece of my mind.
真是太没头脑了，我要告诉他我很生气。
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5. Mr Dudley has pledged to give any award to charity.
