giveaway

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that is given away or handed out for free.
    — The T-shirt was a giveaway from the company that sells the software.
  2. An event at which things are given away for free.
    — In this giveaway a person who has had something special happen to him gives gifts to others around him, so that they can share in his feelings.
  3. The act of giving something away for free.
    — Frankly, I think extension of this policy to the nation through the Eisenhower administration policy of 'partnership' with private power monopoly would be the most colossal giveaway in history — 20 or 30 times as big as Teapot Dome or Tideland Oil.
  4. An indicator that makes something obvious or apparent.
    — Near-synonyms: clue, sign, tell
形容词 adj.
  1. free of charge, at no cost. attributive,not-comparable
  2. very low. attributive,not-comparable
    — There was also the influx of a third of a million road lorries, sold at giveaway prices after their war roles ceased and used by competing one-man businesses to skim off sundry agricultural freight.

词形变化

giveaways plural give-away alternative give-away alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
dead giveaway giveaway price
相关词
giveback takeaway

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English give awaydeverb.
English giveaway
Deverbal from give away.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English give awaydeverb.
English giveaway
Deverbal from give away.
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