of·fer /ɔfər/ ( offers, offering, offered ) CET4

• V-T If you offer something to someone, you ask them if they would like to have it or use it. 提供 (某物给某人)

  例: He has offered seats at the conference table to the Russian leader and the president of Kazakhstan.

  他已给俄罗斯领导人和哈萨克斯坦总统提供了大会席位。

  例: The number of companies offering them work increased.

  给他们提供工作的公司的数量增多了。

• V-T If you offer to do something, you say that you are willing to do it. 表示愿意 (做某事)

  例: Peter offered to teach them water-skiing.

  彼得表示愿意教他们滑水。

• N-COUNT An offer is something that someone says they will give you or do for you. 提议; 提供物

  例: The offer of talks with Moscow marks a significant change from the previous Western position.

  与莫斯科会谈的提议标志着先前西方立场的一个重大转变。

  例: "I ought to reconsider her offer to move in," he mused.

  “我应该重新考虑她搬进来的提议，”他若有所思地说。

• V-T If you offer someone information, advice, or praise, you give it to them, usually because you feel that they need it or deserve it. 提供 (信息、忠告等); 给予 (表扬等)

  例: They manage a company offering advice on mergers and acquisitions.

  他们经营一家公司，为并购和收购提供咨询。

  例: She offered him emotional and practical support in countless ways.

  她以无数种方式给予他情感支持和实际支持。

• V-T If you offer someone something such as love or friendship, you show them that you feel that way toward them. 表示 (爱、友谊等)

  例: The president has offered his sympathy to the Georgian people.

  总统已对格鲁吉亚人民表示了同情。

  例: It must be better to be able to offer them love and security.

  能给他们爱心和安全感肯定会更好。

• V-T If people offer prayers, praise, or a sacrifice to God or a god, they speak to or give something to their god. (向上帝或神) 奉上 (祈祷、赞美、祭品等)

  例: Church leaders offered prayers and condemned the bloodshed.

  教会领袖们奉上祈祷并谴责了那次流血事件。

  PHRASAL VERB Offer up means the same as offer. 同offer

  例: He should consider offering up a prayer to St. Lambert.

  他该考虑向圣·兰伯特奉上祈祷。

• V-T If an organization offers something such as a service or product, it provides it. 提供 (服务、产品等)

  例: We have been successful because we are offering a quality service.

  我们一直是成功的，因为我们在提供优质服务。

  例: The grocery store is offering customers 5 cents for each shopping bag re-used.

  该杂货店为顾客重复使用每个购物袋给5美分。

• N-COUNT An offer in a store is a specially low price for a specific product or something extra that you get if you buy a certain product. (商店提供的) 特价; 赠品 [oft supp N, also 'on' N]

  例: This month's offers include a pork loin and avocados.

  这个月的特价品包括猪后臀肉和鳄梨。

  例: Today's special offer gives you a choice of three destinations.

  今天的特惠为您提供3个可选目的地。

• V-T If you offer a particular amount of money for something, you say that you will pay that much to buy it. 出价 (某数量的钱)

  例: He is in a position to offer $825,000 for the bankrupt airline's assets.

  他能为这家破产航空公司的资产出价82.5万美元。

  例: They are offering farmers $2.15 a bushel for corn.

  他们给农民们出每蒲式尔$2.15的价购买玉米。

• N-COUNT An offer is the amount of money that someone says they will pay to buy something. 出价

  例: The real estate agents say no one else will make me an offer.

  各房产中介说别人都不会给我出价了。

• PHRASE If you have something to offer, you have a quality or ability that makes you important, attractive, or useful. 有某种重要的品质或能力

  例: In your free time, explore all that this incredible city has to offer.

  闲暇时,探索一下这座美妙城市的所有奇妙之处吧。

• PHRASE If there is something on offer, it is available to be used or bought. (某物) 在供

  例: They are making trips to check out the merchandise on offer.

  他们奔波各地，检查供售商品。

• PHRASE If you are open to offers, you are willing to do something if someone will pay you an amount of money that you think is reasonable. 愿考虑买主的出价

  例: It seems that while the Dodgers are eager to have him, he is still open to offers.

  似乎道奇队很想要他，而他仍在考虑其他队的出价。