by 1828, representing the colloquial contraction of give me. To have the gimmes "be eagerly greedy" is from 1918; gimme cap attested by 1978. Middle English had yemme, gemme, contractions of yeve me (Middle English form of give me).
TOMMY -- Gimme a cake.
MAMMA -- If what? -- If you please .
TOMMY -- O, let up on that Pinafore business; gimme a cake!
["Puck," July 2, 1878]
雙語例句
1. "Gimme a break, kid! You know how much those things cost?"
“饒了我吧,小祖宗!你知道這些東西有多貴嗎?”
來自柯林斯例句
2. Gimme back my bike!
把自行車還給我!
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. Just you gimme the hundred dollars and I don't want no di'monds. "
你只要把那一百塊大洋給我就得了,鉆石我就不要了. ”
來自英漢文學 - 湯姆歷險
4. " Gimme dem lines,'said Sam, snatching the reins from her.
" 把韁繩給我, "薩姆說著, 就把韁繩從她手里搶了過去.
來自飄(部分)
5. Gimme the bucket -- I won't be gone only a minute.