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give over [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (stop doing [sth]) | 停止… tíng zhǐ |
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give over to [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (yield to [sth], give in) | 忍不住…起来
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| The little girls gave over to laughter when they saw the man slip and fall on a patch of ice. |
give [sb/sth] over to [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (dedicate to, grant use of) | 把…交给…,允许…使用…
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备注: Often used in the passive. |
| During the war, the university was given over to the hospital to make room for more patients. |
give rise to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (cause) | 引起 yǐn qǐ |
| | 导致 dǎo zhì |
| | 造成 zào chéng |
| The lack of food gave rise to riots. |
give thought to [sth], give [sth] thought v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (consider) | 思索 sī suǒ |
| | 思考 sī kǎo |
| | 考虑… kǎo lǜ … |
| Before planting a tree you need to give thought to what is suitable for your garden. |
give [sth] up, give up doing [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | UK (habit, addiction: quit) | 放弃 fàng qì |
| | 舍弃 shě qì |
| It'll be hard, but I'm going to try giving up chocolate for Lent. |
give up hope of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be resigned) | 放弃对…的希望
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| The team never gave up hope of victory. |
give up hope of doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be resigned) | 放弃做…的希望
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| The couple had given up hope of having a child. |
give up on doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (abandon: an effort) | 放弃… fàng qì |
| I gave up on trying to find a good example. |
give way to [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (driving: yield to, give priority to) (驾驶) | 给…让路 gěi … ràng lù |
give way to [sb/sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (give in to: [sb], [sth]) | 对…屈服 duì qū fú |
| | 对…让步 duì … ràng bù |
given to doing [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (tending to do) | 愿意做某事的
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| She is much given to staying out late. |
| 她很想要在外面玩到很晚。 |
gladden, gladden [sb] or [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (cheer, make happier) | 使…更开心 shǐ gèng kāi xīn |
| | 使愉快 shǐ yú kuài |
glamorize [sth], also UK: glamorise [sth], glamourise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (portray in a glorified way) | 美化 měi huà |
| Sandy thinks that TV shows shouldn't glamorize teenage pregnancy. |
glance at [sth/sb] vi + prep | (look quickly at) | 朝…投去一撇
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| | 望…一眼
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| Mark kept glancing at the door to see if his date had arrived. We glanced at each other discreetly. |
glance off [sth] vi + prep | (be deflected by) | 略过 lüè guò |
| | 擦过 cā guò |
| The shot glanced off a defender and went into the goal. |
glance [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (deflect) | 使偏向
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| | 使转向 shǐ zhuǎn xiàng |
| He glanced the ball to the boundary. |
the glare of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (of publicity) | 公众关注
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| | 公众视线
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| All politicians must learn to accept the glare of public scrutiny. |
glaze [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (pastry: apply egg) | 给...刷上蛋液
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| The baker glazed the dough with an egg wash. |
glaze [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (window: fit glass) | 安装(玻璃)
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| Kate glazed the old single-pane window with some pretty stained glass. |
glaze [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (painting: add thin wash) (绘画) | 给...上半透明油层,给…上光
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| George glazed the background of his painting when he was done. |
glaze [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (ceramics: add shiny coating) (陶瓷) | 给...上釉
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| Brian glazed the ceramic teapot that he made in his pottery class. |
glimpse [sth/sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (see briefly) | 瞥见,眼光掠过
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| Tom glimpsed the sun through the clouds. |
| 汤姆透过云层瞥见太阳。 |
glimpse, glimpse of [sth/sb] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (brief sight) | (一)瞥 yì piē |
| The hunter spent all day in the blind without a glimpse of any prey. |
glimpse, glimpse of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (brief sight) | 短暂模糊的闪现
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| | 片刻的隐约显现
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| The charity gave the refugees a glimpse of hope. |
glitter with [sth] vi + prep | (with emotion) | 眼里闪现出
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| | 眼里露出...的目光
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| Jane's eyes glittered with delight when Henry handed her the gift. |
glitter, the glitter of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (glamour, appeal) | 引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù |
| | 耀眼光环
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| Denise chose the glitter of a career in showbusiness rather than go to medical school. |
gloat over [sth] vi + prep | (brag) | 沾沾自喜 zhān zhān zì xǐ |
| | 得意洋洋 dé yì yáng yáng |
| Miller was gloating over his victory against Lawson. |
globalize, globalize [sth], UK: globalise, globalise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (expand worldwide) | 使 ... 全球化
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glom onto [sth], glom onto [sth] vi + prep | US, informal (latch on to) | 理解 lǐ jiě |
| The teenager glommed onto the ideas of his peer group |
glom onto [sth], glom on to [sth] vi + prep | US, informal (take possession of) | 占据,获得
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glory in [sth] vi + prep | (rejoice: in a victory, etc.) | 自豪 zì háo |
| The team gloried in their well-earned victory. |
the gloss of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (superficial appeal, glamor) | 表面上的光彩
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| | 光彩耀人的外在
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| Beneath the gloss of the actor's Hollywood lifestyle lay a troubled personal life. |
gloss [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (define, annotate) | 对…进行注解
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| The student glossed all the important terms at the top of the paper. |
gloss over [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (deal with superficially) | 潦草处理 liáo cǎo chǔ lǐ |
| | 对…敷衍了事
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| The article merely glosses over the surface of this complex subject. |
glow with [sth] vi + prep | figurative (radiate: pride, health) (骄傲、健康等) | 由于…容光焕发
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| Alisha glowed with pride as the gold medal was presented to her daughter. |
glue [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (apply glue to) | 粘 nián |
| | 粘牢 zhān láo |
| | 粘贴 zhān tiē |
| Paul glued the pieces of the broken cup back together. The carpenter glued the two pieces of wood. |
| 保罗把杯子的碎片粘回了原样。木匠将两块木料粘在一起。 |
glue [sth] to [sth], glue [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (attach with glue) | 用胶或胶水把...粘在...上
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| Tim glued the wallpaper onto the wall. |
glued to [sth] adj + prep | (attached with adhesive) | 粘在一起的
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| I can't pick this folder up; it's glued to the desk! |
gnaw on [sth] vi + prep | (chew) | 啃咬 kěn yǎo |
| The dog gnawed on a bone. |
go to [sb/sth] vi + prep | (be awarded to) (奖品等) | 被授予,归于
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| And the Oscar goes to Steve McQueen! |
go to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (make a move to do) | 去做
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| Jake went to brush a stray hair from Leah's cheek, but at that moment she turned away. |
go to [sth] vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (resort: to [sth]) | 诉诸于 sù zhū yú |
| | 通过 tōng guò |
| They went to great effort to get here on time. |
go a long way, go a long way to do [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (be helpful) | 对…大有帮助,对…很有帮助
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| The man's generous donation will go a long way to help build homes for needy families. |
go after [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (pursue) | 追求 zhuī qiú |
| | 追逐 zhuī zhú |
| | 攻读 gōng dú |
| Mark is now going after a Master's degree in science. |
| 马克现在正在攻读理学硕士学位。 |
go ahead and do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (do [sth] without permission) (未经许可) | 还是做了...
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| Sarah's parents said she couldn't go to the party, but she went ahead and did it anyway. I didn't have time to ask my boss if she wanted me to deal with the problem; I just went ahead and did it. |
go all out to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang (make a full effort) | 竭尽全力,全力以赴
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| | 绞尽脑汁,殚精竭虑
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| George went all out to impress his girlfriend. |
go along with [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (support, agree with) | 支持 zhī chí |
| | 同意 tóng yì |
| | 赞同 zàn tóng |
| Rachel is happy to go along with Harry's suggestion. |
| 瑞秋很高兴地支持了哈利的建议。 |
go and do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (do [sth] foolish) | 做蠢事
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| My stupid brother went and broke his leg the day before the race! |
| 我的蠢弟弟居然在赛跑前一天把腿摔坏了! |
go around [sth], also UK: go round [sth] vi + prep | (encircle, surround) | 环绕,围绕
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| 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]) | 绕开 rào kāi |
| | 避开 bì kāi |
| 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 at [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | informal (do energetically) (精神百倍或热情洋溢地) | 扑向
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| Chris was hungrily going at his food. |
go at [sth] fiercely v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (do energetically) | 凶猛地扑向(食物等)
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| The two lions were going at the carcass fiercely. |
go back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (return to: a place) | 重回
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| | 回到 huí dào |
| I'd like to go back to Paris one day. |
go back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (revert) (恶习等) | 再度,重新开始,故态复萌
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| Ted seems to have gone back to his bad habits of drinking and gambling. |
go back to doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (revert to doing [sth]) (恶习等) | 再度,重新开始,故态复萌
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| Sheila went back to using drugs. |
go back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (be in the past) | 追溯到 zhuī sù dào |
| That song goes back to the Second World War. |
go back over [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (review, revise) | 复习,温习
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| Mick is going over his notes to prepare for the exam. |
go back over [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (events: recall) (事件) | 回想,回忆
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| The police officer asked the witness to go back over what he had seen. |
go back over [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (work: redo) (工作) | 重做 chóng zuò |
| The teacher asked Rosa to go back over her essay and correct the spelling mistakes. |
go before [sth/sb] vi + adv | (precede) | 走在…的前面
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| The travel guides go before the tourist group. |
go beyond [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (exceed) | 超出 chāo chū |
| | 超越(预期等)
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| To succeed, you must go beyond what the customer expects. |
go beyond [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (travel further than) | 越过 yuè guò |
| | 穿越 chuān yuè |
| She went beyond the border. |
go by [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (move past) | 经过 jīng guò |
| | 路过 lù guò |
| The funeral procession went by the town hall. |
go by [sth] vi + prep | informal (use as guide) | 根据 gēn jù |
| | 依据 yī jù |
| Going by the map, the hotel should be on the corner of the next street on the right. |
go by [sth] vi + prep | (use for transport) (交通工具) | 乘 chéng |
| Steve went by train to Oxford. |
go by (the name of) [sth] vi + prep | (be known as) (名字) | 叫 jiào |
| The criminal goes by the nickname of 'The Black Cat'. |
go down [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (stairs, hill: descend) (楼梯,山) | 下…
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go down as [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be remembered as) | 作为,是,被视为
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| That's going to go down as one of the greatest mistakes a politician has ever made. |
go down with [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (be defeated with [sb/sth]) | 与…一起被打败
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| | 与…一起被打倒
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| If our company goes down, our subsidiaries will go down with us. |
go down with [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (become ill) | 因…而病倒
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| | 感染上 gǎn rǎn shàng |
| | 染上 rǎn shàng |
| Roger went down with flu. |
go for [sth] vi + prep | (journey, ride: take) (驾车) | 兜风 dōu fēng |
| | 旅行 lǚ xíng |
| Let's go for a ride in my new car. |
go for [sth] vi + prep | (swim, walk, run: do) (游泳,散步,跑步) | 去…
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| I would go for a run, but it's starting to rain. |
go for [sb/sth] vi + prep | informal (attack) | (梵蒂冈)罗马教廷 fàn dì gāng luó mǎ jiào tíng |
| | 教皇的职位 jiào huáng de zhí wèi |
| Suddenly the dog went for him, snarling fiercely. |
go for [sth] vi + prep | informal (be sold for: a given price) | 卖到(某个价格)
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| | 售价为
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| The Picasso painting went for $100 million. |
go for [sth] vi + prep | slang (try to achieve) | 去争取… qù zhēng qǔ |
| | 去试图赢得 qù shì tú yíng dé |
| That athlete is going for the gold medal. |
go hard at [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (do [sth] intensely) | 投入做,努力做
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| I started learning Italian a year ago, and I've been going hard at it ever since. |
go in search of [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (set out to find) | 去追求 qù zhuī qiú |
| | 去寻找 qù xún zhǎo |
| Richard went in search of the lost cat. |
go in with [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (have at start) | 开始时有
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| We went in with three points on which we agreed. |
go into [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative, informal (pursue a career in [sth]) (职业,事业) | 从事 cóng shì |
go near [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (approach, get close to) | 靠近 kào jìn |
| | 接近 jiē jìn |
| The noise from the crowd increased every time the ball went near the penalty box. |
go off with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (steal [sth] and leave with it) | 拿走了…
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go on [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (visit: website) (网站) | 访问 fǎng wèn |
go on with [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (continue to do, say) | 继续… jì xù … |
| I apologised for the interruption and he went on with his story. |
go over [sth] vi + prep | (cross) | 穿过 chuān guò |
| | 越过 yuè guò |
| | 过 guò |
| If you want to get to the other side of the river, you need to go over the bridge. I'm just going over the road to see Mr Davison. |
go past [sth/sb] vi + prep | (pass by) | 走过 zǒu guò |
| | 路过 lù guò |
| Amy went past Joe's house on her way to the church. |
| 在去教堂的路上,艾米路过了乔的房子。 |
go through [sth] vi + prep | (search, review) | 翻阅 fān yuè |
| | 翻看
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| I went through all my sketchbooks trying to find my favourite drawing of the oak tree. |
go through with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (do as planned) | 完成 wán chéng |
| | 实行 shí xíng |
| The city council is going through with its plans to widen the road. |
go to work on [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative, informal (do [sth] thoroughly) | 全心投入地做,非常细致地做
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| The artist has really gone to work on this mural; it's huge and very detailed. |
go under [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (figure: go lower than) (指数字) | 低于,小于
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go with [sth] vi + prep | (clothes, colours: match) | (衣服、颜色等)很搭配 yī fú yán sè děng hěn dā pèi |
| These shoes go with that handbag. |
go with [sth] vi + prep | (belong with) | 伴随着… bàn suí zhe |
| | 是…的一部分
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goad [sb] to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (prompt, spur to do) | 促使 cù shǐ |
| The sudden decline in sales goaded the manager to take action. |
goad [sb] into [sth], goad [sb] into doing [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (prompt into action) | 促使 cù shǐ |
| Richard's pleas eventually goaded Maddy into buying the house. |
goad [sb] into doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (prompt, spur into doing) | 唆使 suō shǐ |
| Fiona goaded Ellen into going to the party. |
gobs of [sth] nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | slang, figurative (a large amount) | 大量 dà liàng |
| | 很多 hěn duō |
| I've got gobs of homework this weekend. |
gobble [sth] down vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (eat hungrily) | 狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn |
| They gobbled down their dinner. |
gobble [sth] up, gobble up [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (eat hungrily) | 狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn |
| | 大口地吃 dà kǒu de chī |
| The way he gobbled up all that food, you would think he hadn't eaten for days. |
gobble [sth] up, gobble up [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal, figurative (use up rapidly) | 吞耗
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| | 吞噬 tūn shì |
| The main problem with the program is that it gobbles up memory by the megabyte. |
goggle at [sth/sb] vi + prep | (stare stupidly) | 目瞪口呆地看 mù dēng kǒu dāi de kàn |
| | 瞪视
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| Traffic was terrible because drivers kept slowing to goggle at an accident at the side of the road. |