1.分發, 散發The teacher gave out the examination papers. 教師發了考卷。The radiator is giving out a lot of heat. 散熱器釋放出很多熱量。
2.用盡, 用完Our food supply has given out. 我們的食物耗盡了。After a month their food supplies gave out. 過了一個月, 他們的食物已消耗殆盡。
3.公佈, 宣佈The news of the President's death was given out in a radio broadcast. 總統逝世的消息已在電台上播出了。It was given out that the President had been shot. 據稱總統受到槍擊。
4.(指發動機等)停止運轉, 停機, 出故障One of the plane's engines gave out in mid-Atlantic. 飛機在大西洋中部飛行時, 其中一個發動機出了故障。