go about
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UK go about vi phrasal: (move from place to place)
SC 到处走走 dào chù zǒu zǒu
TC 到處走走
TC 到處走走
SC 四处走动 dào chù zǒu zǒu，sì chù zǒu dòng
He goes about from place to place, taking casual jobs wherever he can get them.
他四处游走，哪里能找到工作，他就会做些临时工。
go about [sth] vtr phrasal insep: (approach, tackle: a task)
SC 着手做
SC 从事 cóng shì
TC 從事
TC 從事
Isn't it time you went about fixing the broken table?
How am I to go about painting the ceiling when I have no ladder?
你该去修理那张破桌子了吧?
没有梯子，我怎么粉刷天花板？
go about vi phrasal: (sailing: change tack) (航行)
SC 改变路径，改变路线，改变方向 gǎi biàn lù xiàn，gǎi biàn fāng xiàng
TC 改變路線，改變方向
TC 改變路線，改變方向
The skipper gave the command to go about.
go around, also UK: go round vi phrasal: (rotate, revolve)
SC 旋转 xuán zhuǎn
TC 旋轉
TC 旋轉
SC 转圈 xuán zhuǎn ，zhuàn quān
The baby watched the top go round and laughed.
Each of the beautifully painted horses became visible as the carousel went around.
宝宝看着陀螺旋转，呵呵地笑。 // 随着木马开始旋转，一匹匹精致绘制的木马都变得清晰可见。
go around, also UK: go round vi phrasal: (be shared by all)
SC 够分 gòu fēn
SC 分给所有人
SC 每个人都能分到 gòu fēn，měi gè rén dōu néng fēn dào
Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around?
你认为有足够的面包和鱼给大家分么？
go around, also UK: go round, go about vi phrasal: (illness: be transmitted) (疾病)
SC 传染，传播 chuán rǎn，chuán bō
TC 傳染，傳播
TC 傳染，傳播
SC 流行，肆虐 liú xíng
TC 流行
TC 流行
There's a nasty strain of flu going around.
有一种恶性流感正在肆虐。
go around, also UK: go round, go about vi phrasal: (be in a state habitually)
SC 经常处于（某个状态）
He goes around looking filthy.
She goes about as if she owns the place.
他一直都邋里邋遢的。// 她举止大摇大摆，神气活现，好像这里是她家似得。
go around, also UK: go round, go about vi phrasal: figurative, informal (circulate, spread)
SC 传播，流传，四起 chuán bō，liú chuán
TC 傳播，流傳
TC 傳播，流傳
SC 散布 sàn bù
TC 散布 / 散佈
TC 散布 / 散佈
There's a rumour going round that you're cheating on Tim.
有谣言说你背着提姆在外面寻花问柳。
go around [sth], also UK: go round [sth] vi + prep: (encircle, surround)
SC 环绕，围绕 huán rào ，wéi rào
TC 環繞，圍繞
TC 環繞，圍繞
I had grown so fat that none of my belts would go around my waist.
我长得太胖了，所有的皮带都小了，系不上腰。
go around [sth], also UK: go round [sth] vi + prep: (change path to avoid hitting [sth])
SC 绕开 rào kāi
SC 避开 rào kāi，bì kāi
TC 避開
TC 避開
The radio advised of heavy traffic downtown, so we went around the city instead.
广播提示说市中心交通拥堵，所以我们转而绕开了城镇。
go around, also UK: go round vi phrasal: informal (pay a visit to [sb])
SC 顺便拜访 shùn biàn bài fǎng
TC 順便拜訪
TC 順便拜訪
SC 顺便走访
I'll go round to your place when I'm done.
我完工后会去你那儿的。
go on about [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep: UK, informal (talk incessantly about) (俚语)
SC 喋喋不休地说，无休止地说
The teacher went on about the topic he had chosen regardless of the fact that many students were asleep.