1.offerv.(主动)提出(愿意做某事);提供;出价
n.提供;提议;出价
[教材原句]This person has offered to do a job — and may not be paid for doing it.(P12)这个人主动提出要做这份工作——而且有可能没有报酬。
语境巧练
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①(2020·全国Ⅰ卷)Rather than getting caught up in how you could have done better,why not (offer) yourself a compassionate (有同情心) response?
②(2020·天津卷) We offered (give) Sharon a ride home,but she declined,saying that she felt like walking.
③(2019·北京卷) A retired engineer,76-year-old Wilson has been offering free rides college students for the past eight years.
④(2019·北京卷) It all began when Moore visited a bank with her dad.On the outing,she (offer) a candy bar.
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⑤(2019·全国Ⅰ卷)我一直渴望有机会在如此出色的平台上提供服务,以增强我的组织能力和沟通技巧。
I’ve been longing for in such a fantastic platform so as to enhance my organization ability as well as communication skills.
考点必记
(1)offer to do sth.主动提出做某事
offer sb. sth.=offer sth. to sb.向某人提供某物
sth. is offered to sb.=sb. is offered sth.向某人提供某物
(2)make an offer for/on sth.出价买某物
offer of help给予帮助的好意
[辨析]offer/provide/supply
offer 提供 (所需之物,可以是物质名词也可以是抽象名词)。固定短语为 offer sb. sth./offer sth. to sb.。
provide供应;供给(所需物,尤指生活必需品)。固定短语为provide sth. for sb./provide sb. with sth.。
supply供给;供应(所需要或所要求之物)。固定短语为supply sth. to sb./supply sb. with sth.。
