Question

give out 与 give away都作“分发”之意时究竟有什么区别

Answer 1

看看外国人的解释吧.

give out

1.Allow to be known,declare publicly(公之于众的意思)

2.Send forth,emit(散发)

3.Distribute(分配)

4.Stop functioning,fail; also,become exhausted or used up(停转,失败,力竭,用完)

give away

1.Make a gift of,bestow(不愿持续下去而处置掉的意思)

2.Present a bride to the groom in a marriage ceremony(国外婚礼上新娘爸爸将女儿移交给女婿仪式)

3.Reveal or make something known,often unintentionally; also,betray or expose someone.(常指无意泄露,也有指出卖的意思)

另外：hand out

give to others(给其他的人)