- no obj., usu. with adverbial of direction move from one place or point to another; travel行走; 去:
he went out to the shops
他出去逛商店了
she longs to go back home
她盼着回家
we've a long way to go.
我们有很长的路要走。
- travel a specified distance行进(一定距离):
you just have to go a few miles to get to the road.
还得走好几英里你才能到达公路呢。
- travel or move in order to engage in a specified activity or course of action去(参加活动或行动):
let's go and have a pint
咱们去喝杯啤酒吧
with infinitive we went to see her我们去看她了
with present participle she used to go hunting.她过去常打猎。
go to
attend or visit for a particular purpose(为了特定目的)到, 进:we went to the cinema
我们去看电影了
he went to Cambridge University.
他上了剑桥大学。
- in imperative begin motion (used in a starter's order to begin a race)用于起跑的口令开始:
ready, steady, go!
各就各位!预备——跑!
go to
(of a rank or honour) be allotted or awarded(职衔, 荣誉)被分给(或颁给):the top prize went to a twenty-four-year-old sculptor.
头等奖颁给了一位24岁的雕塑家。
go into/to/towards
(of a thing) contribute to or be put into (a whole); be used for or devoted to(某物)被加入(或放入)(一个整体); 被用于; 被投入:considerable effort went into making the operation successful.
为了这次手术成功, 做出了相当大的努力。
- pass a specified amount of time in a particular way or under particular circumstances(以特定方式或在特定环境下)度过(一段时间):
sometimes they went for two months without talking.
有时他们两个月也不说话。
- used to indicate how many people a supply of food, money, or another resource is sufficient for or how much can be achieved using it(表示食物、金钱或其他资源的供给)够多少人用, 够做多少事:
the sale will go a long way towards easing the huge debt burden
这次拍卖对减轻巨额债务负担大有帮助
a little luck can go a long way.
一点小运气也能让人顺利好长时间。
- (of a thing) lie or extend in a certain direction(某物)向某个方向展开(或延伸):
the scar started just above her ankle and went all the way up inside her leg.
那道伤痕从她脚踝上方开始一直延伸到腿部。
- change in level, amount, or rank in a specified direction(水平、数量或级别)上升(或下降):
prices went up by 15 per cent.
价格上涨了15%。
- informal used to emphasize the speaker's annoyance at a specified action or event〈非正式〉[用以表示说话人对某种行为或事件的恼怒]竟然做(某事):
then he goes and spoils it all
然后他居然把一切都弄糟了
with present participle don't go poking your nose where you shouldn't.不该你管的事就别管。
- informal said in various expressions when angrily or contemptuously dismissing someone〈非正式〉[用于愤怒(或轻蔑)地赶走某人时所说的话]走开, 滚开:
go and get stuffed.
滚开, 去你的。
- no obj. leave; depart离开; 启程:
I really must go.
我真的得走了。
- (of time) pass or elapse(时间)过去, 流逝:
the hours went by
那几个小时过去了
three years went past.
过了三年。
- come to an end; cease to exist结束; 不再存在:
a golden age that has now gone for good
一去不复返的黄金时代
11,500 jobs are due to go by next year.
到明年有11,500个工作岗位将被削减。
- leave or resign from a post离职; 辞职:
I tried to persuade the Chancellor not to go.
我试图劝说校长不要辞职。
- be lost or stolen丢失; 被盗:
when he returned minutes later his equipment had gone.
几分钟后他回来时, 他的设备不见了。
- cease operating or functioning不运转; 不起作用:
the power went in our road last week.
上星期我们那条街停电。
- die (used euphemistically)〈婉〉去世:
I'd like to see my grandchildren before I go.
我去世之前还想看到我孙辈们。
- (of a thing) be sold(东西)被出售:
the meat went to the butcher opposite the farm.
肉卖给了农场对面的肉商。
- (of money) be spent, especially in a specified way(金钱)被花掉(尤指以特定方式):
the rest of his money went on medical expenses.
他剩下的钱都用来看病吃药了。
be going to be/do something
intend or be likely or intended to be or do something; be about to (used to express a future tense)想要; 可能要; 打算成为; 打算做; [用来表示将来时]将:I'm going to be late for work
我上班要迟到了
she's going to have a baby.
她要生孩子了。
- no obj., with complement pass into a specified state, especially an undesirable one变成(尤指不好的状态):
the food is going bad
食物变质了
her mind immediately went blank
她的大脑立刻一片空白
he's gone crazy.
他疯了。
go to/into
enter into a specified state, institution, or course of action进入(某种状态); 加入(某种机构); 开始(某种行动):she turned over and went back to sleep
她翻了个身, 又睡着了
the car went into a spin.
汽车开始打转。
- happen, proceed, or be for a time in a specified condition发生; 进行; 持续:
no one went hungry in our house.
在我们家挨饿的事是不会发生的。
- make a sound of a specified kind发出(某种声音):
the engine went bang.
引擎发出砰砰的巨响。
- (of a bell or similar device) make a sound in functioning(钟或类似装置)运行时发出(声音):
I heard the buzzer go four times.
我听到蜂鸣器响了四次。
- with direct speech informal say〈非正式〉说:
the kids go, 'Yeah, sure.'
孩子们说:“啊, 那当然”。
go by/under
be known or called by (a specified name)名为; 被称为:he now goes under the name Charles Perez.
他现在名为查尔斯·佩雷斯。
- no obj. proceed in a specified way or have a specified outcome; turn out(以某种方式)进行; 有(某种)结果; 最后是:
how did the weekend go?
周末过得怎么样?
it all went off smoothly.
结果一切顺利。
- be successful, especially in being enjoyable or exciting成功(尤指使人快活或激动):
the party hosts had to strive to make things go.
晚会的主人要努力让大家都玩得开心。
- be acceptable or permitted被接受; 被允许:
underground events where anything goes.
为所欲为的地下活动。
- (of a song, account, or similar) have a specified content or wording(歌曲、说明等)有(某种)内容(或措辞):
if you haven't heard it, the story goes like this.
如果你没听说过, 故事的内容是这样的。
- no obj. be harmonious, complementary, or matching和谐; 互补; 相配:
rosemary goes with roast lamb
烤羔羊肉可以和迷迭香配起来吃
the earrings and the scarf don't really go.
这耳环和围巾并不很配。
- be found in the same place or situation; be associated一起存在; 相伴随; 相关联:
cooking and eating go together.
烹饪总是和吃联系在一起的。
- no obj.(of a machine or device) function(机器, 设备)运转; 工作:
my car won't go.
我的车不走了。
- continue in operation or existence继续运转; 继续存在:
the committee was kept going even when its existence could no longer be justified.
那个委员会即使在没有理由再存在下去的情况下也还是在发挥作用。
- no obj.(of an article) be regularly kept or put in a particular place(物体)通常被放在(某一地方):
remember which card goes in which slot.
要记住哪张卡该插到哪个口。
- fit or be able to be accommodated in a particular place or space适合(或能够)放入(某一地点, 空间):
you're trying to squeeze a quart into a pint pot, and it just won't go.
你是想把一夸脱的东西塞入一品脱的罐子里, 那是装不下的。
- no obj. informal use a toilet; urinate or defecate〈非正式〉上厕所; 拉屎; 撒尿。
- an attempt or trial at something尝试; 试验:
I thought I'd give it a go.
我想过要尝试一下。
- a person's turn to use something or to move or act in a game轮到某人使用某物的机会; (游戏中)轮到某人活动的机会:
I had a go on Nigel's racing bike
轮到我骑骑奈杰尔的自行车赛车了
come on Tony, it's your go.
来吧, 托尼, 轮到你了。
- chiefly Brit. a state of affairs〈主英〉事态:
this seems a rum sort of go.
看来这是一种怪事。
- chiefly Brit. an attack of illness〈主英〉(疾病的)发作:
he's had this nasty go of dysentery.
他得过如此讨厌的痢疾。
- N. Amer. a project or undertaking which has been approved〈北美〉得到批准的项目(或计划):
tell them the project is a go.
告诉他们, 这个项目已获批准。
- chiefly Brit. used in reference to a single item, action, or spell of activity〈主英〉一个; 一举; 一下子:
he put it to his lips then knocked it back in one go.
他把它拿到嘴边, 然后一口气喝了下去。
- mass noun spirit, animation, or energy精神; 生气; 精力:
there's no go in me at all these days.
这些日子我一点劲头也没有。
- Brit. vigorous activity〈英〉有生气的活动:
it's all go around here.
这里一派生机勃勃的景象。
all the go
- Brit. informal, dated in fashion〈英, 非正式, 旧〉非常流行, 风行一时。
as(或so)far as it goes
- bearing in mind its limitations (said when qualifying praise of something)考虑到它的局限性(在找理由表扬某事物时说):
the book is a useful catalogue as far as it goes.
就这本书本身而言, 它是个有用的目录。
as - go
- compared to the average or typical one of the specified kind与一般的(或典型的)相比:
as castles go it is small and old.
与一般城堡相比, 它小而古老。
from the word go
- informal from the very beginning〈非正式〉从一开始。
get someone going
- Brit. informal make someone angry or sexually aroused〈英, 非正式〉惹怒; 使性兴奋:
I want a girl who's sexy, but in a subtle way - that's what gets me going.
我需要一个性感女孩, 不过要隐隐约约地性感的那一种——那才是能让我兴奋的那种类型。
go figure!
- N. Amer. informal said to express the speaker's belief that something is amazing or incredible〈北美, 非正式〉[用来表示说话人认为某事是令人吃惊的, 难以置信的] 真不敢相信。
go great guns
- 见GUN.
go halves(或shares)
- share something equally平分。
going!, gone!
- an auctioneer's announcement that bidding is closing or closed(拍卖人宣布)竞价就要结束(或已结束)。
go off on one
- Brit. informal become very angry or excited〈英, 非正式〉恼怒; 激动。
going on -
- approaching a specified time, age, or amount接近(特定的时间、年龄或数量):
I was going on fourteen when I went to my first gig.
我第一次乘快艇时已快14岁了。
go (to) it
- Brit. informal act in a vigorous, energetic, or dissipated way〈英, 非正式〉猛劲干; 放荡挥霍:
Go it, Dad! Give him what for!
爸爸, 猛点劲!给他一顿饱拳!
go it alone
- 见ALONE.
go to show(或prove)
- (of an occurrence) serve as evidence or proof of something specified成为某事的证据(或证明)。
go well
- S. African used to express good wishes to someone leaving〈南非〉一切顺利[用来对即将离开的人表达良好的祝愿]。
have a go at
- chiefly Brit. attack or criticize (someone)〈主英〉攻击; 批评:
she's always having a go at me.
她对我总是指责。
have - going for one
- informal used to indicate how much someone has in their favour or to their advantage〈非正式〉对某人多么有利(或占有多大优势):
Why did she do it? She had so much going for her.
她干吗要那么做?她有这么多优势。
make a go of
- informal be successful in (something)〈非正式〉获得成功:
he's determined to make a go of his marriage.
他下定决心要使自己的婚姻美满。
on the go
- informal very active or busy〈非正式〉非常活跃; 忙碌:
he's dead beat, he's been on the go all evening.
他累得要死, 一晚上他都在忙个不停。
to be going on with
- Brit. to start with; for the time being〈英〉一开始; 首先; 暂时:
this is not a full critical appraisal but it will certainly do to be going on with.
这不是一个完整的评判, 但暂时是够了。
to go
- chiefly N. Amer. (of food or drink from a restaurant or cafe) to be eaten or drunk off the premises〈主北美〉(食物, 饮料)带出餐馆或店堂外吃, 外卖:
order one large cheese-and-peppers pizza, to go.
叫一份干酪胡椒比萨饼, 带走。
what goes around comes around
- proverb the consequences of one's actions will have to be dealt with eventually〈谚〉不是不报, 时候未到。
who goes there?
- said by a sentry as a challenge哨兵喝问语谁?
go about
- begin or carry on work at (an activity); busy oneself with开始(或从事)(某项活动); 忙于:
you are going about this in the wrong way.
你做这件事的方式是错的。
- Sailing change to an opposite tack【航海】掉头, 转向。
go against
- oppose or resist反对; 抵抗:
he refused to go against the unions.
他拒绝与这些工会作对。
- be contrary to (a feeling or principle)与(一种情绪, 原则)相反:
these tactics go against many of our instincts.
这些手法与我们的许多本能相违背。
- (of a judgement, decision or result) be unfavourable for(判断、决定或结果)对…不利的:
the tribunal's decision went against them.
法庭的判决对他们不利。
go ahead
- proceed or be carried out without hesitation毫不犹豫地进行(或被执行):
the project will go ahead.
这个项目会做下去的。
go along with
- give one's consent or agreement to (a person or their views)赞同, 同意(某人或其观点)。
go around
- (of an aircraft) abort an approach to landing and prepare to make a fresh approach(飞机放弃一次降落后重来一次的)复飞。参见go round.
go around with
- be regularly in the company of与…交往:
he goes around with some of the local lads.
他常和当地的一些年轻人在一起。
go at
- energetically attack or tackle拼命攻击; 积极对待:
he went at things with a daunting eagerness.
他处理起事情来, 总是像个拼命三郎。
go back
- (of a clock) be set to an earlier standard time, especially at the end of summertime(尤指夏令时结束时)(时钟)被拨回到原来的时间。
- (of two people) have known each other for a specified, typically long, period of time(两个人)相互认识了一段时间(多指较长时间):
Victor and I go back a long way.
我和维克托认识很长时间了。
go back on
- fail to keep (a promise)违背(诺言):
he wouldn't go back on his word.
他不会食言的。
go down
- (of a ship or aircraft) sink or crash(船只)下沉; (飞机)坠毁:
he saw eleven B-17s go down.
他看到11架B-17飞机坠毁了。
- be defeated in a contest(在比赛中)被击败:
they went down 2-1.
他们1比2败北。
- (of a person, period, or event) be recorded or remembered in a particular way(人、时间或事件)(以特定方式)被记录; 被记住:
his name will now go down in history.
这样他的名字将会永垂青史。
- be swallowed被咽下; 被吞下:
solids can sometimes go down much easier than liquids.
有时候, 固体比液体更容易被咽下。
- (of a person, action, or work) elicit a specified reaction(人、行动或工作)引起某种反应:
my slide shows went down reasonably well.
我的幻灯片相当受欢迎。
- N. Amer. informal happen〈北美, 非正式〉发生:
you really don't know what's going down?
你真的不知道发生了什么事?
- Brit. informal leave a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, after finishing one's studies〈英, 非正式〉(完成学业后)离开大学(尤指牛津, 剑桥)。
- Brit. informal be sent to prison〈英, 非正式〉被捕入狱。
go down on
- vulgar slang perform oral sex on〈粗俚〉口交。
go down with
- Brit. begin to suffer from (a specified illness)〈英〉得了…病:
I went down with an attack of bronchitis.
我得了支气管炎。
go for
- decide on; choose对…作出决定; 选择:
I wished that we had gone for plan B.
我们要是选择了第二个计划就好了。
- tend to find (a particular type of person) attractive对(某种类型的人)有好感:
Dionne went for the outlaw type.
迪奥纳喜欢那种有叛逆性的人。
- attempt to gain or attain试图得到(或达到):
he went for a job as a delivery driver.
他努力想得到一份送货司机的工作。
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go for it
strive to the utmost to gain or achieve something (frequently said as an exhortation)尽最大努力得到(或实现)[常用于劝告语中]: sounds like a good idea-go for it!
听起来是个好主意, 去实现它吧!
- launch oneself at (someone); attack扑向; 袭击:
she went for him with clawed hands.
她伸出利爪一般的手向他扑过去。
- end up having a specified value or effect以(某种价值, 结果)告终:
my good intentions went for nothing.
我的好心好意最后变成一场空。
- apply to; have relevance for:适用于; 与…有关:
the same goes for money-grabbing lawyers.
对那些捞钱的律师来说也一样。
go forward
- (of a clock) be set to a later standard time, especially summertime(时钟)时间被拨快(尤指夏令时)。
go in for
- enter (a contest) as a competitor参加(比赛):
he went in for the exam.
他参加了考试。
- like or habitually take part in (something, especially an activity)爱好(或经常参加)(尤指某种活动):
I don't go in for the social whirl.
我不参加那些花样翻新的社交活动。
go into
- (especially of a vehicle) collide with(尤指车辆)相撞。
- investigate or enquire into (something)调查; 查询:
there's no need to go into it now.
现在没有必要调查此事。
- (of a whole number) be capable of dividing another, typically without a remainder(一个整数)可除以另一个整数(多指可除尽):
six into five won't go.
6除5除不尽。
go off
- (of a gun, bomb, or similar device) explode or fire(炸弹等)爆炸; (枪等)开火。
- (of an alarm) begin to sound(警报器)响。
- informal become suddenly angry; lose one's temper〈非正式〉突然发怒; 发脾气:
if you got in an argument with him he'd just go off.
如果你和他争辩, 他立刻就会勃然大怒。
- chiefly Brit. (especially of food) begin to decompose; become unfit for consumption〈主英〉(尤指食物)变质; 不宜食用。
- informal, chiefly Brit. begin to dislike〈非正式, 主英〉不再喜欢:
I went off men after my husband left me.
我丈夫离开我之后我就对男人失去了兴趣。
- go to sleep入睡。
- gradually cease to be felt渐渐感觉不到:
I had a bad headache but it's going off now.
我原来头很痛, 现在慢慢好了。
go on
- often with present participle continue or persevere继续; 坚持:
I can't go on protecting you.
我无法继续保护你了。
- talk at great length, especially tediously or angrily(尤指乏味地或愤怒地)滔滔不绝地说; 详尽地说:
she went on about how lovely it would be to escape from the city.
她不停地唠叨能躲开闹市该有多好。
- continue speaking or doing something after a short pause(停顿之后)继续说(或做):
with direct speech 'I don't understand, ' she went on.“我不明白,"她继续说道。
- informal said when encouraging someone or expressing disbelief〈非正式〉[用来鼓励某人或表示怀疑] 来吧; 得了吧:
go on, tell him!
来吧, 告诉他!
- happen; take place发生; 举行:
God knows what went on there.
天知道那里发生了什么。
- often with infinitive proceed to do继续做:
she went on to do postgraduate work.
她接下来去攻读研究生。
- usu. in negative informal have a specified amount of care or liking for (something)〈非正式〉(一定程度地)喜欢; 爱好:
I heard this album a month or so and didn't go much on it.
我大约一个月前就听过这张专集了, 但并不太喜欢。
go out
- (of a fire or light) be extinguished(火炉, 灯光)被熄灭。
- (of the tide) ebb; recede to low tide(潮水)退去; 退为低潮。
- leave one's home to go to an entertainment or social event, typically in the evening(尤指晚间)外出(参加娱乐, 社交活动):
I'm going out for dinner.
我要出去吃饭。
- carry on a regular romantic, and sometimes sexual, relationship谈恋爱(有时有性关系):
he was going out with her best friend.
他和她最好的朋友在谈恋爱。
- used to convey someone's deep sympathy or similar feeling用来表示深切的同情或同感 深感同情; 深有同感:
the Englishman's heart went out to the pitiful figure.
那个英国人对那可怜的人充满了同情。
- Golf play the first nine holes in a round of eighteen holes【高尔夫】打前九穴。比较come home (见HOME).
- (in some card games) be the first to dispose of all the cards in one's hand(在一些纸牌游戏中)第一个亮出手中所有的牌。
go over
- examine, consider, or check the details of (something)检查; 考虑; 仔细核查:
I want to go over these plans with you again.
我想和你一起再检查一下这些计划。
- change one's allegiance or religion改变立场(或信仰):
he went over to the pro-English party.
他站到亲英党派那边去了。
- (especially of an action or performance) be received in a specified way(尤指行动或表现以某种方式)被接受:
his earnestness would go over well in a courtroom.
他的严肃认真在法庭上会很受欢迎的。
go round
- spin; revolve旋转; 绕转:
the wheels were going round.
车轮滚滚。
- (especially of food) be sufficient to supply everybody present(尤指食物)足够分配:
there was barely enough food to go round.
食物几乎不够分。
go through
- undergo (a difficult or painful period or experience)经历; 遭受 (艰难或痛苦的时期或经历):
the country is going through a period of economic instability.
这个国家正在经历一段时期的经济动荡。
- search through or examine carefully or in sequence仔细(或挨个)搜寻(或检查):
she started to go through the bundle of letters.
她开始把那一扎信件逐一检查。
- (of a proposal or contract) be officially approved or completed(提议, 合同)被正式批准(或完成):
the sale of the building is set to go through.
大楼出售的事宜就要办妥。
- informal use up or spend (available money or other resources)〈非正式〉用光(或花掉)。
- (of a book) be successively published in (a specified number of editions)(书籍)被连续出版(数个版次):
within two years it went through thirty-one editions.
两年内, 它连续出了31版。
- Austral. informal leave hastily to avoid an obligation; abscond〈澳, 非正式〉匆忙离开以躲避责任; 潜逃。
go to!
- archaic said to express disbelief, impatience, or admonition〈古〉[用来表示怀疑、不耐烦或警告]得啦!
go under
- (of a business) become bankrupt(企业)破产。
- (of a person) die or suffer an emotional collapse(人)死亡; 感情崩溃。
go up
- (of a building or other structure) be built被建造:
housing developments went up.
一片片住宅小区建起来了。
- explode or suddenly burst into flames爆炸; 突然起火:
last night two factories went up in flames.
昨晚有两个工厂突然起火。
- Brit. informal begin one's studies at a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge〈英, 非正式〉开始在大学(尤指牛津或剑桥大学)学习。
go with
- give one's consent or agreement to (a person or their views)赞成, 同意。
- have a romantic or sexual relationship with (someone)和(某人)谈恋爱; 和(某人)有性关系。
go without
- suffer lack or deprivation缺少; 被剥夺:
I like to give my children what they want, even if I have to go without.
我喜欢给我的孩子们所要的一切, 即使我自己没有。