offer學測 L2KK [ˈɔfɚ]/ˈɔfɚ/
提供;給予·主動表示願意·出價;開價·提議;報價
學測常考動詞,動名詞用法易混
He offered her his seat on the crowded MRT, and she smiled and sat down.

他在擁擠的捷運上讓座給她,她微笑著坐下。

offer 藏著拉丁字根 fer(攜帶),和 prefer、transfer、suffer 系出同源。

一個畫面:手心向上遞出

伸手遞出手心向上,將東西往前伸
開口願意用言語表示願意去做
喊價磋商提出金額讓對方考慮

義項

遞出物品A2verb提供;給予
The company offered free parking to its workers.
公司提供免費停車位給員工。
offer a serviceoffer free parking
開口願意A2verb主動表示願意
She offered to walk the dog for her neighbor.
她主動表示願意幫鄰居遛狗。
offer to helpoffer to pay
喊價議價A2verb出價;開價
The shop offered a lower price if she paid in cash.
如果她付現金,店家願意開出更低的價錢。
offer a discountoffer a lower price
工作邀約A2noun提議;報價
She got a job offer with a good salary.
她收到一份薪水不錯的工作邀約。
a job offera good offer

片語

job offer工作邀約 →公司提供的工作機會
offer to help主動幫忙 →主動表示願意幫忙
make an offer提出提議 →提出一個提議或出價
special offer特價優惠 →限時特別的優惠價格
offer a discount打折優惠 →提供折扣優惠

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She offered ___ me with the boxes. (A) help (B) to help (C) helping

看答案

(B) to help

offer 接 to V,不接 Ving,如 offered to help。

The store ___ a big discount before the New Year. (offer / afford)

看答案

offer

offer 指主動提供,afford 指自己負擔得起;主詞是店家。

字族

offering 供奉品;提供的東西

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