issued

IPA/ˈɪʃ.uː/
KK[ˈɪʃud]IPA/ˈɪʃ.uː/

issued — verb

  • issuedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • issueds3rd person singular
  • issueding-ing form
  • issuededpast simple

1. to give or make available an official document, statement, ticket, or other item

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

to give or make available an official document, statement, ticket, or other item to the person or group that is meant to receive it

例句

The school issued each student a new ID card on the first day of term.

issue + indirect object + direct object (double object)

A formal warning was issued to all drivers after the accident on the highway.

passive: be issued to [recipient]

同義詞
  • distribute

    focuses on giving items to multiple people, not necessarily official

  • publish

    used specifically for printed or digital content made public

  • provide

    more general; does not carry the idea of official authority

  • hand out

    informal; giving things directly by hand

反義詞
  • withdraw

    to take back an official document or statement after it was issued

  • recall

    to request the return of an issued item

文法句型

issue + noun phrase

be issued + noun phrase

issue + noun phrase + to + person/organization

用法筆記

Often used in passive constructions, especially when the focus is on the recipient rather than the issuing authority. Common objects include documents (passport, license, certificate), warnings, statements, tickets, and equipment.

常見錯誤

❌The company issued to all employees new uniforms.
✅The company issued new uniforms to all employees.
💡In the 'issue + something + to + someone' pattern, the thing being issued comes before the recipient.

2. to come out of a place, container, or source; to emerge or flow outward, especia

2.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to come out of a place, container, or source; to emerge or flow outward, especially in a steady or continuous way

例句

A thin stream of water issued from the crack in the old stone wall.

issue + from [location]

Strange sounds issued from behind the locked door of the basement.

同義詞
  • emerge

    more general; can describe people or things coming out

  • flow

    specifically for liquids or air; less formal

  • come out

    informal equivalent; more common in everyday speech

  • emanate

    very formal; often used for light, sound, or smell

反義詞
  • enter

    to go into a place rather than come out

文法句型

issue + from + place

issue + out of + place

用法筆記

This sense is formal in register and typically describes physical substances (liquid, smoke, air, light) or sounds emerging from an enclosed space. Distinguished from sense 1 by being intransitive and by not involving official authority.

常見錯誤

❌The water was issued from the pipe.' (transitive passive)
✅Water issued from the pipe.
💡In this sense 'issue' is intransitive and cannot be used in the passive form.