give away

verb

1. give away information about somebody

e.g. He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam

Synonym: denouncetell onbetrayratgrassshitshopsnitchstag

2. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

e.g. The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
The actress won't reveal how old she is
bring out the truth
he broke the news to her
unwrap the evidence in the murder case

Synonym: unwrapdiscloselet onbring outrevealdiscoverexposedivulgebreaklet out

3. make a gift of

e.g. She gave away her antique furniture

4. formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage
of a bride by her father

1. 赠送；捐赠
If you give away something that you own, you give it to someone, rather than selling it, often because you no longer want it.

e.g. He was giving his collection away for nothing...
他将收藏品无偿捐献出来。
e.g. We have six copies of the book to give away.
这本书我们要赠送6本出去。

2. 丧失，失去，错失（优势）
If someone gives away an advantage, they accidentally cause their opponent or enemy to have that advantage.

e.g. We gave away a silly goal...
我们愚蠢地白送了对方一分。
e.g. Military advantages should not be given away.
不能丧失军事优势。

3. 泄露（秘密）
If you give away information that should be kept secret, you reveal it to other people.

e.g. She would give nothing away...
她会守口如瓶。
e.g. They felt like they were giving away company secrets.
他们觉得自己正在泄露公司的机密。

4. 使露出真面目
To give someone or something away means to show their true nature or identity, which is not obvious.

e.g. Although they are pretending hard to be young, grey hair and cellulite give them away...
虽然他们费尽心思地扮年轻，但是花白的头发和赘肉却将他们的真实年龄暴露无遗。
e.g. I was never tempted for a moment to give her away.
我从未想到过要揭她的底儿。

5. （基督教婚礼上）将（新娘）交给新郎
In a Christian wedding ceremony, if someone gives the bride away, they officially present her to her husband. This is traditionally done by the bride's father.

1. 捐赠：崇山中学将要与一所贫苦地区学校(a school in the poor area)开展手拉手活动. 学校团委提出了以下几种活动方案. 1 捐赠(give away)学习用品.