1、give away

贈送；捐贈

He was giving his collection away for nothing.

他將收藏品無償捐獻出來。

We have six copies of the book to give away.

這本書我們要贈送6本出去。

喪失，失去，錯失（優勢）

We gave away a silly goal.

我們愚蠢地白送了對方一分。

Military advantages should not be given away.

不能喪失軍事優勢。

泄露（秘密）

She would give nothing away.

她會守口如瓶。

They felt like they were giving away company secrets.

他們覺得自己正在泄露公司的機密。

使露出真面目

Although they are pretending hard to be young, grey hair and cellulite give them away.

雖然他們費盡心思地扮年輕，但是花白的頭發和贅肉卻將他們的真實年齡暴露無遺。

I was never tempted for a moment to give her away.

我從未想到過要揭她的底兒。

2、put off

推遲；拖延

Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers.

晚育的女性經常會成為最優秀的母親。

The Association has put the event off until October.

協會已把這次活動推遲至10月。

使反感；使對…失去興趣

The high divorce figures don't seem to be putting people off marriage.

離婚的人很多，但這好像并沒有打消人們對結婚的熱情。

His personal habits put them off.

他們很討厭他的一些個人習慣。

使分心；攪擾

She asked me to be serious — said it put her off if I laughed.

她要求我嚴肅一點——說如果我笑的話會使她分心。

It put her off revising for her exams.

這影響了她復習備考。