plural goings
plural goings
Learner's definition of GOING
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[count] : the act of leaving a place离去 —
usually singular通常用单数 2 [noncount]
a : the condition of the ground for walking, running, etc.地面状况 -
The muddy ground made for slippery going. [=the muddy ground was slippery]地面泥泞湿滑。
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Debris in the street made the going difficult.街道上的垃圾造成路面难行。
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The going got better as we neared the town.当我们快到镇上的时候，路好走些了。
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used to describe a situation in which you are trying to make progress or do something进展；工作情况 -
It's been slow going so far [=progress has been slow so far], but the project should speed up soon.到目前为止，项目进展缓慢，但是不久就应该会加快进度。
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The report is pretty hard/heavy going. [=it is quite difficult to understand]这份报告相当难懂。
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This is a big job, and it's going to be rough/tough going [=hard work; a difficult situation] for a while.这是项大工程，而且会在一段时间内进展困难。
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What will you do when the going gets tough? [=when it becomes difficult to continue or to make progress]当进展困难的时候，你会怎么做？
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You know what they say—when the going gets tough, the tough get going. [=when there are problems, strong people work hard to solve them]你知道他们怎么讲——路遇艰难，强者勇往直前。
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(chiefly Brit) Let's get what we can while the going is good. [=while there is a good opportunity]趁时机有利，我们就好好把握吧。
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[noncount] chiefly British : forward movement, speed, or progress前进；发展
comings and goings
: the activity of people arriving at and leaving a place来来去去；进进出出 2 going /ˈgowɪŋ/ adjective
2 going
/ˈgowɪŋ/
adjective
Learner's definition of GOING
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always used after a noun,
informal : living or existing活着的；现存的 2
always used before a noun : current or usual现行的；通常的—
used to describe an amount of money (such as a price or salary)用于描述价格或薪水等的钱数
going on
: coming closer to (something, such as an age)接近；快到