Dictionary Workbench Ondict

giveaway

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

giveaway

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Trade
give·a·way1 /ˈɡɪvəweɪ/ noun  1 [singular]SIGN/INDICATION something that makes it easy for you to guess something 容易使人猜中的东西be a clear/dead giveaway (=make it very easy to guess something) 是彻底的暴露 He’d been smoking dope; his glazed eyes were a dead giveaway. 他一直在吸毒,他那呆滞的眼神说明了一切。2. [countable]BBTSHOP/STORE something that is given away free, especially something that a shop gives you when you buy a product 〔尤指商店给顾客的〕赠品
Examples from the Corpus
giveawayLast night Mr Brown was working on the final details of his £4billion giveaway.Center Peter Forsberg made it 2-0, taking advantage of a rare Ray Bourque giveaway in the defensive zone.As for the faucets, their age is a dead giveaway.At the church they're having a holiday giveaway of clothes and toys.There are clues, though not giveaways, from the start.There are all kinds of giveaway which could be used in place of product samples.Promotional items and giveaways: Many manufacturers offered giveaways to consumers with the purchase of their product.be a clear/dead giveawayThe tentacles the skin - with its patchiness that spoke of increasing age - were clear giveaway.As for the faucets, their age is a dead giveaway.The eyes are a dead giveaway.Since Young hardly ever slides, it was a dead giveaway something was troubling him.
Related topics: Business
giveaway2 adjective [only before noun]  BCHEAPgiveaway prices are extremely cheap 〔价格〕极其便宜的,低廉的
Examples from the Corpus
giveawayThe Bank may also fear a giveaway Budget in March, and the easy option is for it to do nothing.
From Longman Business Dictionarygiveawaygive‧a‧way /ˈgɪvəweɪ/ noun [countable]MARKETING1informal used in advertisements to say that something is extremely cheap to buyAt £400, these computers are a giveaway.No airline could afford to carry passengers for long at such giveaway prices.2something that is given to customers free of chargeComic books were first published in the US in 1933, for use as advertising giveaways.
something that makes Business to it guess you for easy something Corpus


giveaway
I
giveaway1 /ˈɡɪvəweɪ/ noun
1. [singular] something that makes it easy for you to guess something
    be a clear/dead giveaway (=make it very easy to guess something)
    He’d been smoking dope; his glazed eyes were a dead giveaway.
2. [countable] something that is given away free, especially something that a shop gives you when you buy a product

II
giveaway2 adjective [only before noun]
giveaway prices are extremely cheap


give·awayBrE /ˈɡɪvəweɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɪvəweɪ/ 🔊 noun(informal) something that a company gives free, usually with sth else that is for sale (公司为推销产品搭送的)随赠品something that makes you guess the real truth about sth/sb 使真相暴露的事物She pretended she wasn't excited but the expression on her face was a dead (= obvious) giveaway. 她假装不为所动,可脸上的表情却将她的心绪暴露无遗。🔊🔊
give·awayBrE /ˈɡɪvəweɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɪvəweɪ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (informal) (of prices 价格) very low 低廉的