give over . stop doing something 停止
Please give over crying．请不要哭了。
The rain lessened gradually and gave over at last．雨渐渐小下来，终于停了。
give over . hand over；transfer 移交；委托
The keys were given over to our neighbours during our absence．外出时，我们把钥匙交给了邻居。
He gave charge of the office over to his successor．他将职务移交给他的接班人。
give over . set apart for a particular purpose 腾出；留出
The fifth floor is given over to the administrative offices．五楼留作行政办公室。
The area is now given over to a huge hotel．这块地现在腾出造一个大饭店。
give over . abandon 放弃；不再抱有希望
The patient was given over by the doctor．医生认为这病人已无法治疗。
It is about time you gave over that kind of conduct ．该是你改掉这种行为的时候了。
give over . yield（oneself）；devote one's time to 放任；沉溺于
Don't give yourself over to drink all day long．不要整天沉溺于饮酒。
give rise to . cause 引起
Such conduct might give rise to misunderstandings．这种行为可能引起误会。
A branch floating in the water gave rise to Columbus's hope that land was near．一根漂在水上的树枝使哥伦布产生了大陆就在附近的希望。
give somebody a pain . make somebody disgusted or annoyed 使人讨厌或烦恼
Bruce's laziness gives his mother a pain．布鲁斯的懒惰使他母亲烦恼。
His bad manners give his teacher a pain．他的粗鲁使他的老师头痛。
give somebody his due . be fair to somebody ；give somebody credit that he deserves 公平合理；有功必赏
You should give a good worker his due．你对好的工人应有功必赏。
give thought to . think of 想到
The plan is good，and I've given no thought to change．计划很好，我并没有想到要改变它。
give up . stop trying；cease doing something 停止做某事；放弃做某事
I did want a holiday abroad，but I've given up the idea．我确实想出国度假，但现在已放弃了这个想法。
If everyone gave up smoking and drinking，it would bring about the breakdown of tobacco and liquor industries．如果人人戒掉烟酒，就会使烟酒业破产。
He seems so ungrateful for anything we did that we have given up trying to help him．他对于我们为他做的任何一件事是如此忘恩负义，以致我们不打算帮助他了。
She realized she was wrong and gave up the argument．她意识到她错了，便停止了争论。
give up . stop hoping for；give up as a bad job；abandon hope；lose hope对…不抱希望；对…绝望
Her brother was given up by the doctors after the accident，but he lived just the same．她弟弟在那场事故以后已被医生宣布活不长了，但他却活得很正常。
She seems to have given up all hope．她似乎已放弃了一切希望。
The climbers were given up for lost．寻找失踪的登山者是没有希望了。
Just as it had been given up for lost，the necklace was found．项链丢失了，正对它不抱希望时，却又找到了。
We shall never get that fellow to see the error of his ways；we may as well give him up as a bad job．我们绝不会使那个家伙认识到自己的错误，我们还是不去管他算了。
Much time and money was spent on attempting to repair the machine，but it had to be given up as a bad job．花了很多时间和钱想把这台机器修好，但是没有希望，只好放弃。
give up . hand over；deliver up 交出；让出；移交
He refused to give up the documents，alleging that they had been entrusted to him by their owner．他拒绝交出文件，声称那是文件的主人委托他保管的。
He gave the books up to his brother．他把书交给了他弟弟。
The passengers gave up their tickets as they left the railway station．旅客们离开火车站时交出了车票。
The young man gave up his seat on the bus to the old man．这位年轻人在公共汽车上把座位让给了那位老人。
When she realized that she would have to give up her children，she dropped the idea of getting a divorce．当她意识到她要失去孩子时，就放弃了离婚的念头。
give up . devote；set apart or devote to a particular purpose or use 从事；全部用于（常用于被动态）
The rest of the evening was given up to letter writing．那晚其余的时间用来写信了。
The whole winter was given up to physical training．整个冬季都用来体育训练。
His weekends were given up to golfing and motoring．他的周末都用于打高尔夫球和驾驶汽车。
Her Sundays were given up to the preparation of a lecture．她的星期日都用来备课。
The new building will be given up to the library．新大楼将作图书馆。
give up .break the courtship off with；stop keeping company with与…断绝恋爱关系；不再同…交朋友
The young lady threatened that if her sweetheart did not stop gambling she would give him up．这位年轻的小姐威胁她恋人说，如果他不停止赌博，她就同他断绝关系。
give up . reveal；disclose 泄露；透露
She didn't give up the secret of the Party．她没有泄露党的秘密。
give up . surrender 投降
The murderer has given himself up．杀人凶手已投案自首。