give back

/ɡɪv bæk/· phrasal verb

人文/文化/社会B1

give back
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Chinese meaning

回huí馈kuì(社shè会huì)

回huí馈kuì他tā人rén,施shī与yǔ回huí报bào

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9/11遗yí孀shuāng觉jué得de有yǒu责zé任rèn回huí馈kuì社shè会huì

Example

"I felt this duty to give back, and I still do," Marian Fontana says.

「我wǒ觉jué得de自zì己jǐ有yǒu责zé任rèn回huí馈kuì社shè会huì,现xiàn在zài依yī然rán如rú此cǐ,」玛mǎ丽lì安ān·丰fēng塔tǎ纳nà说shuō道dào。

Source: ABC News · 11 Sep 2026

Background ✎

9/11遇yù难nàn者zhě遗yí孀shuāng玛mǎ丽lì安ān·丰fēng塔tǎ纳nà在zài丧sàng夫fū25年nián后hòu回huí顾gù了le这zhè段duàn悲bēi伤shāng历lì程chéng,谈tán到dào自zì己jǐ一yì直zhí觉jué得de有yǒu责zé任rèn回huí馈kuì社shè会huì。她tā的de讲jiǎng述shù发fā生shēng在zài9/11事shì件jiàn25周zhōu年nián纪jì念niàn活huó动dòng前qián后hòu,当dàng天tiān纪jì念niàn仪yí式shì上shàng还hái出chū现xiàn了le纽niǔ约yuē市shì长zhǎng曼màn达dá尼ní与yǔ前qián市shì长zhǎng朱zhū利lì安ān尼ní罕hǎn见jiàn握wò手shǒu的de一yí幕mù。

Roots · etymology

give+back组合而成,无独立词源

  • give(给)+ back(返还):字面动作短语

Collocations

  • give back to the community / feel the need to give back / give back to society

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