1 [T] offer sth (to sb) (for sth);offer (sb) sth to ask if sb would like sth or to give sb the chance to have sth 问某人是否需要某物；（向某人）提供…机会: He offered his seat on the bus to an old lady. 在公共汽车上他把座位让给一位老太太。I've been offered a job in London. 有人请我到伦敦工作。He offered (me) £2000 for the car and I accepted. 他出价2000英镑向我购买这部汽车，我接受了。

2 [I] offer (to do sth) to say or show that you will do sth for sb if he/she wants 表示或显示愿意做某事: I don't want to do it but I suppose I'll have to offer. 我不想做那件事，但我认为我还是应该自动请缨。My brother's offered to help me paint the house. 我的哥哥表示愿意帮我油漆房子。

3 [T] to make sth available or to provide the opportunity for sth 提供（某物）；提供机会: The job offers plenty of opportunity for travel. 那份工作提供很多出差的机会。