1. 放出,发出(声音、光等)：
The radio is giving out a strange signal.
收音机正发出一种奇怪的信号.
2. 散发,分发,颁发：
I saw a man giving out handbills in the street.
我看见一位男子在大街上散发传单.
3. 公布,宣布；发表：
He gave out that they weren't coming.
他宣布他们不来了.
4. 被用完,耗尽,没有了；精疲力竭：
The fuel gave out.
油用完了.
5. [口语](机器等)失灵,停止运转；(人)体力不支：
The old car finally gave out.
这辆老爷车最终出了故障.
6. 把(工作)承包出去,把(工作)交给他人去做：
We can't deal with the whole work,we shall have to give some of the smaller jobs out to other workers.
我们不可能完成全部工作,我们必须把一些较小的活交给其他工人去做.
7. 【板球】(击球手)出局；判(击球手)退场：
The batsman was given out.