proffered

英 [ˈprɒfəd]

美 [ˈprɑːfərd]

v.  端着(给…); 递上; 提出，提供(建议、解释等)
proffer的过去分词和过去式

过去式：proffered　

BNC.25238 / COCA.27154

柯林斯词典

• VERB 提供；拿出；递给
  If youproffersomething to someone, you hold it towards them so that they can take it or touch it.
  1. He rose and proffered a silver box full of cigarettes.
     他站起身，伸手递过一个装满香烟的银盒子。
• VERB 提出，提供（建议等）
  If youproffersomething such as advice to someone, you offer it to them.
  1. The army has not yet proffered an explanation of how and why the accident happened.
     军队还没有对这次事件发生的经过和原因给出解释。

双语例句

• As this horrible cliche goes," if it looks too good to be true, then it must not be true," which is certainly the stupidest utterance ever proffered by humankind.
  有如此一种可恶的陈词滥调：“如果它好得不像是真的，那么就必然不是真的。”这可能是人类有史以来最愚蠢的说法。
• I was in no position to shake the proffered hand when the leader introduced himself and his cronies.
  首领自我介绍，然后介绍他的队员，但这时我着实不方便去握住他伸出来的那只手。
• Advice from Charlie Munger ( not proffered personally): The safest way to try to get what you want is to try to deserve what you want.
  从查理-芒格那里得到的建议（不是亲自得到的）：想得到东西的最安全的方式就是努力去让自己理应得到想要的东西。
• There is safety in familiarity, especially once a woman has pronounced it suitable ( or proffered another scent of her choice).
  熟悉让人有安全感，特别是当女士认为选择的香水合适（或者提供她选择的另一款香水）的时候。
• The official explanation – or that proffered by those key-wielding receptionists whenever I ask – is security.
  官方的解释或者在我每每询问时，那些手挥钥匙的前台们所提供的解释是安全。
• He proffered to uphold justice. God will take care of the right!
  他表示愿意维护正义。上帝会维护正义的！
• He refused the proffered assistance.
  他拒绝接受向他提供的帮助。
• It was not proffered at the correct time.
  它不是在正确的时间内获得的。
• It was impossible to doubt, that, whatever painful efficacy there might be in the secret sting of remorse, a deadlier venom had been infused into it by the hand that proffered relief.
  无庸置疑，不管自责的秘刺中有什么致痛的功效，那只提供救援之手又在那螫刺中注入了致他死命的毒液。
• Belgium or Luxembourg can afford to be small, secure and smug-because they are under the security umbrella, proffered by big and generous Uncle Sam.
  比利时和卢森堡可以既小又安全，并为此得意，全靠处于强大而慷慨的山姆大叔提供的保护伞之下。