offer
/ˈɔːfər/
v. / n.
一句话记住
主动提供;提出;提议;报价
释义与例句
v.
主动提供;提出
to say that you are willing to give something
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She offered me a ride home.
她主动提出开车送我回家。
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The hotel offers free breakfast to all guests.
这家酒店为所有客人提供免费早餐。
展开其余 3 条例句
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He offered to help me carry the boxes upstairs.
他主动提出帮我把箱子搬上楼。
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The company offered him a job in Shanghai.
公司给了他一份在上海的工作。
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Several universities offer courses in environmental science.
好几所大学开设了环境科学课程。
n.
提议;报价
a statement saying what you will give or pay
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They made me an offer of 5,000 dollars.
他们向我报价五千美元。
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She accepted the offer without hesitation.
她毫不犹豫地接受了这个提议。
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The shop has a special offer on winter shoes.
这家店的冬鞋有特价优惠。
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He turned down the offer because the salary was low.
因为薪水低,他拒绝了这个录用机会。
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Their offer was far below the asking price.
他们的出价远低于要价。
词源与构词
拉丁语 offerre:ob-(朝向)+ ferre(拿),把东西捧到别人面前,就是“提供”。
of-
前缀 · toward,朝向
fer
词根 · to carry,拿
记忆钩子
of(朝向)+ fer(拿):把东西捧到对方面前,就是主动提供。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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confer 授予(学位、荣誉、权利)The university will confer an honorary degree on the retired professor. 大学将授予这位退休教授荣誉学位。
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differ 不同;有差异Their opinions differ on this issue. 他们在这个问题上意见不同。
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fertile 肥沃的The soil along the river is dark and fertile. 河边的土壤又黑又肥沃。
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prefer 更喜欢;宁愿I prefer tea to coffee. 比起咖啡,我更喜欢茶。
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proliferate 激增;迅速扩散Online shopping platforms have proliferated in the past decade. 过去十年里,网络购物平台激增。
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refer 提到;指的是What does this word refer to? 这个词指的是什么?
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referee 裁判The referee blew his whistle and stopped the match. 裁判吹响哨子,中止了比赛。
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suffer 遭受(痛苦、损失、伤害)The town suffered heavy damage in the earthquake. 这座小镇在地震中遭受严重破坏。
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transfer 转移;调动He transferred to another department. 他调到了另一个部门。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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offering 供品;提供物-ing 名词后缀,offer + -ing 表“拿来提供的东西”
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offered 被提供的-ed 构成过去分词,表“已经给出的”
同义词
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provide 提供provide 强调供对方使用或拥有,多接所需之物;offer 强调主动提出,可只是表态。The school provides free lunches for poor students. 学校为贫困学生提供免费午餐。
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present 呈献;颁发present 偏正式,指郑重呈递或颁发;offer 更日常,可指主动给物或提出建议。He presented a silver cup to the winner. 他向获胜者颁发了一只银杯。
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propose 提议propose 只指提出想法、方案供讨论;offer 还可指实际给出东西或主动帮忙。They proposed a new plan to cut traffic. 他们提出了一项减少交通流量的新方案。
反义词
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
常见搭配
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job offer 工作录用通知She received a job offer from a design firm. 她收到了一家设计公司的工作录用通知。
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offer help 提供帮助He offered help to the old man at the station. 他在车站主动帮助那位老人。
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special offer 特价优惠This week's special offer is two for one. 本周的特价优惠是买一送一。