given
['gɪv.ən] verb past participle of
■give
['gɪv.ən] preposition
■knowing about or considering a particular thing 考虑到；鉴于•Given his age, he's a remarkably fast runner.考虑到他的年龄，他可称得上是个很出众的赛跑运动员了。 •Given (the fact) that he's had six months to do this, he hasn't made much progress.鉴于他有六个月时间去完成该工作，所以现在依然进展不大。
['gɪv.ən] adjective
ARRANGED 安排好的
■already decided, arranged or agreed 规定的；特定的；已经安排好的；已认可的•At the given signal, the group rushed forward to the barrier.预定信号一发出，人群便向关卡冲去。 •The bomb could go off at any given (= any) time and in any given (= any) place.炸弹随时随地都可能爆炸。
['gɪv.ən] adjective
HAVE HABIT 有习惯
be given to sth
■to do something regularly or as a habit 经常做；习惯于•She was given to staying in bed till lunchtime.她常常在床上呆到吃午餐时才起来。
['gɪv.ən] noun countable
■something which is certain to happen （定当发生的）假设事实，假定事实•You can take it as a given that there will be champagne at the wedding.你可以假设婚礼上一定会有香槟。 |