Definition
- B1Verb + -ing
to cease engaging in a regular activity or to resign from a job
辞去；停止；放弃
She gave up her full-time job to focus on her studies.
她辞去了全职工作，专注于学业。
He decided to give up this unhealthy habit and start exercising.
他决定戒掉这个不健康的习惯，开始运动。
Though it was hard, I finally gave up smoking.
虽然很难，但我终于戒烟了。
a prompt for the audience to applaud in appreciation or approval of a performance:
用于请观众鼓掌以表示对表演的欣赏或赞许：
At the end of the show, the director asked the audience to give a round of applause.
演出结束时，导演请观众鼓掌。
After the actor finished the monologue, the audience happily gave them a round of applause.
演员完成独白后，观众高兴地为他们鼓掌。
It was a fantastic performance, and the audience stood up to give applause.
这是一场精彩的演出，观众站起来鼓掌。