Proffer

(v. t.) To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.

(v. t.) To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake.

(n.) An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.

(n.) Essay; attempt.

校对:玛拉

• Impulses of sympathy came naturally to her, and it was instinctive to proffer her help to Mrs. Fisher. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• She seemed to think it unnecessary to proffer any eager disavowal of the charge. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Is it thus a woman should proffer her love? 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Tossed about all her life from one foreign school to another, she may justly proffer the plea of ignorance in extenuation of most of her faults. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Wherefore, good my master, either take my proffer yourself, or suffer me to leave this dungeon as free as I entered. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Tarzan smiled as he took the proffered hand. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Mr. Winkle seized the wicker bottle which his friend proffered, and took a lengthened pull at the exhilarating liquid. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Mr Venus shook the proffered hand with a modest air, and they pursued the direction of the Bower. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• But he would rather not live than accept the love she proffered. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Also, when he said to Clennam, seating himself in the proffered chair, 'And you are in a new business, Mr Clennam? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Lawrence Selden was among those who had yielded to the proffered inducements. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• I grasped her proffered arm and together we crossed the plaza toward a large building on the far side. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• The temptation to postpone is much increased because the present offers so many wonderful opportunities and proffers such invitations to adventure. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• But it takes back with one hand what it proffers with the other. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.

手打:奥齐