1. give and take互谅互让，互相让步，互相迁就，互相妥协，互相忍让；有商有量，妥协折衷

可以作动词组合，也可以作名词组合使用。

a willingness between two to understand each other, and to let each other have or do some of the things they want.

例句：

Both will have to learn to give and take. Let’s get better acquainted.

我们双方都学会互相让步，让我们进一步互相了解吧。

We must all give and take a little if we want peace.

如果要和平,我们都必须迁就一点。

We had to learn how to give and take, otherwise I think it might have been a very disastrous situation after four years.

我们必须互谅互让，不然，我看4年后情况就会相当糟糕。

You‘re going to have to learn to give and take.

你们必须学会互相迁就。

Sometimes it’s a game of give and take.有时候它是一个互相迁就的游戏。

In every friendship, there has to be some give and take.

任何一份友谊都需要双方相互忍让。

除了在工作和社会中需要give and take，我觉得在婚姻中也非常的需要相互妥协，因为人无完人，咱也要学会接受对象的一切在家庭接受现实。时不时允许老公打个游戏，时不时允许老婆买个高档化妆品。

A willingness to give and take is important for success in marriage.

乐于互相迁就对婚姻的成功很重要。

If you want you marriage life go smoothly and further, both partners must learn to give and take.

如果你想要婚姻生活走得更平稳更远，双方都要学会互相迁就。

A happy marriage depends on not only love but also give and take, so make sure your relationship has room for give and take.

幸福的婚姻不仅依赖于爱，也依赖于相互妥协与理解。

所以确保你们的关系有give and take的空间。

2. give or take,大概，大约，差不多，不相上下; 相差不到、出入至多；或多或少，上下浮动

give or take= more or less= plus or minus

（多修饰数量，时间，距离等）不仅能放在句尾；还可以直接加数量词

It‘ll take about three weeks, give or take a day or so. 《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

这要花大约三周时间，出入不过一天左右。

Three thousand people came, give or take a few hundred.

来了大约3000人。

This shirt costs £20, give or take.

这个衬衫20磅左右。

It takes about five hours to get there, give or take

五个小时左右，我们就能到了。

The building is 190 feet tall, give or take.

大楼大概190英尺上下。

I‘ll be ready at 6:00, give or take a few minutes.

我六点左右就能准备好，左右差个几分钟。

give or take还有一个含义，也很常用：

表示 除了

How‘s your new phone?

你的新手机好用吗?

Yes, it‘s great, give or take a few minor problems.

挺好，除了一些小问题。