1、give away
赠送;捐赠
He was giving his collection away for nothing.
他将收藏品无偿捐献出来。
We have six copies of the book to give away.
这本书我们要赠送6本出去。
丧失,失去,错失(优势)
We gave away a silly goal.
我们愚蠢地白送了对方一分。
Military advantages should not be given away.
不能丧失军事优势。
泄露(秘密)
She would give nothing away.
她会守口如瓶。
They felt like they were giving away company secrets.
他们觉得自己正在泄露公司的机密。
使露出真面目
Although they are pretending hard to be young, grey hair and cellulite give them away.
虽然他们费尽心思地扮年轻,但是花白的头发和赘肉却将他们的真实年龄暴露无遗。
I was never tempted for a moment to give her away.
我从未想到过要揭她的底儿。
2、put off
推迟;拖延
Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers.
晚育的女性经常会成为最优秀的母亲。
The Association has put the event off until October.
协会已把这次活动推迟至10月。
使反感;使对…失去兴趣
The high divorce figures don't seem to be putting people off marriage.
离婚的人很多,但这好像并没有打消人们对结婚的热情。
His personal habits put them off.
他们很讨厌他的一些个人习惯。
使分心;搅扰
She asked me to be serious — said it put her off if I laughed.
她要求我严肃一点——说如果我笑的话会使她分心。
It put her off revising for her exams.
这影响了她复习备考。