n. 给予(物), 出价, 提议, 意图, 报价

vt. 提供, 出价, 奉献, 试图, 使出现, 演出

vi. 出现, 献祭, 提议, 求婚

[化] 报价

[经] 叫价, 提供

Offer \Of"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Offering}.] [OE. offren, {AS}. offrian to sacrifice, fr. L.
offerre; ob (see {OB-}) + ferre to bear, bring. The English
word was influenced by F. offrir to offer, of the same
origin. See 1st {Bear}.]
1. To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to
sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with
up.

Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin
offering for atonement. --Ex. xxix.
36.

A holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices.
--1 Pet. ii.
5.

2. To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for
acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a
bribe; to offer one's self in marriage.

I offer thee three things. --2 Sam. xxiv.
12.

3. To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to
suggest; as, to offer an opinion. With the infinitive as
an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's
willingness; as, he offered to help me.

4. To attempt; to undertake.

All that offer to defend him. --Shak.

5. To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a
guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.

6. To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way;
to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.

Syn: To propose; propound; move; proffer; tender; sacrifice;
immolate.


Offer \Of"fer\, v. i.
1. To present itself; to be at hand.

The occasion offers, and the youth complies.
--Dryden.

2. To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; -- used
with at. ``Without offering at any other remedy.''
--Swift.

He would be offering at the shepherd's voice.
--L'Estrange.

I will not offer at that I can not master. --Bacon.


Offer \Of"fer\, n. [Cf. F. offre, fr. offrir to offer, fr. L.
offerre. See {Offer}, v. t.]
1. The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or
bidding; a proffer; a first advance. ``This offer comes
from mercy.'' --Shak.

2. That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be
accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.

When offers are disdained, and love denied. --Pope.

3. Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch
the ball. ``Some offer and attempt.'' --South.