give over

Related to word: give

片语动词

Definition

  1. to cease an activity, particularly one that is bothersome

    停止(令人誌焦的行為)

    • He must give over complaining, or no one will want to talk to him.

      他必須停止抱怨,否則沒有人會想和他說話。

    • If you want to succeed, you need to give over your idle habits.

      如果你想成功,你需要改掉懶散的習慣。

    • She kept interrupting others during the meeting; she should have given over that behavior long ago.

      她在會議中不斷打斷別人;她早就應該停止那種行為了。