Offer

(noun.) something offered (as a proposal or bid); 'noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds'.

(noun.) the verbal act of offering; 'a generous offer of assistance'.

(verb.) put forward for consideration; 'He offered his opinion'.

(verb.) threaten to do something; 'I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal'.

(verb.) produce or introduce on the stage; 'The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month'.

(verb.) make available or accessible, provide or furnish; 'The conference center offers a health spa'; 'The hotel offers private meeting rooms'.

(verb.) present for acceptance or rejection; 'She offered us all a cold drink'.

(verb.) make available for sale; 'The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week'.

(verb.) offer verbally; 'extend my greetings'; 'He offered his sympathy'.

(verb.) propose a payment; 'The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting'.

(verb.) present as an act of worship; 'offer prayers to the gods'.

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• And at Miss Halcombe's service, if she will honour me by accepting all the assistance I can offer her. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Zat Arras will permit you in due time to reflect further upon the magnanimous offer he has made you. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• I have only one pocket-handkerchief, he added, but if I had twenty, I would offer you each one. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• I would offer you a sovereign for the use of a bicycle. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• I knew that you would offer--that you would wish to go, Mr. Clayton; but you must not. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Have you any suggestions to offer? 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• I thank you, and accept your generous offer. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• The offered hand--rather large, but beautifully formed--was given to me with the easy, unaffected self-reliance of a highly-bred woman. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• On such occasions an interesting opportunity is offered to study Edison in his intense and constructive moods. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Lieutenant Grant offered his services, which were accepted. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Offered by Fosco as an act of homage to the charming society. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Pecuniary remuneration is offered to me--with the want of feeling peculiar to the rich. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Fond as I was of her, I felt indignantly the insult offered to me in that reply. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• And Mr. Laurence offered her his arm with old-fashioned courtesy. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Investigation of these cases, however, revealed invariably the purely fraudulent nature of all such offers, which were uniformly declined. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• I should not be surprised, said Darcy, if he were to give it up as soon as any eligible purchase offers. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• This is a connexion which offers nothing but good. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• This remark he offers like a most respectable tradesman anxious to execute an order neatly and to the perfect satisfaction of his customer. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The extreme form of this subordination, namely drudgery, offers a clew. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Tom Moody rides up to the door of the Hall, where he is welcomed by the butler, who offers him drink, which he declines. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I never go to London; so I am not likely to be able to avail myself of your polite offers. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• From then on scarcely a day passed that did not bring its offering of game or other food. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• I don't wish to throw away my time and trouble on an offering you would deem worthless. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• She stood by the table, not offering to sit down. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Nay, he was bringing home the goose as a peace-offering to his wife. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• With a significant grin Malone produced his pistols, offering one to each of his brethren. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• But he suffered Mr Casby to go out, without offering any further remark, and then took a peep at him over the little green window-blinds. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• I declined offering an opinion, fearing to do harm. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.

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