词汇 | go about |
释义 | go about 1. move freely(四处)自由走动 * People are going about more now that the weather's better. 天气转好,人们四处走动的更多了。 * Teenage boys tend to go about in groups. 十几岁的男孩喜欢成群结伙地四处闲逛。 * It is dangerous to go about on the construction site without a safety helmet. 不戴安全帽在工地上走来走去是危险的。 2. circulate; go around; spread 流传;四处传播(谣言、消息等) * The story may not be true, but it is going about all the same. 故事可能不真实,但照样四处流传。 * There is another rumour going about that the President will resign soon. 还有一条传闻说,总统不久就要辞职。 * There are whispers going about the city that the Bank is to raise its interest. 城里流传说银行要提高利率。 3. be busy with; be occupied with; keep working on 忙于 * The children are going about their homework very seriously tonitht. 孩子们今晚忙着认真地做作业。 * Go about your businss. 去忙你自己的事吧。 * The best cure for grief is to go about your usual work. 消除悲伤的最好办法是做你通常做的事。 4. tackle; make a start at 交涉;对付;着手处理 * Can you help me with this problem? I don't quite know how to go about it. 你能帮我解决这个问题吗?我不太清楚如何处理。 * I'm afraid you're not going about it the right way. 你这样做恐怕方法不对。 * He will go about it with his whole heart. 他将全心全意地从事这项工作。 * We must go about our work or we'll fall behind the schedule. 我们必须着手这项工作,否则就完不成预定的计划了。 5. keep company for friendship or for courting 来往密切;恋爱 How long have Eric and Hilda been going about with each other? * 埃里克和希尔妲恋爱多久了? * He goes about with a group of nice boys. 他常和一群好孩子在一起玩。 * That pretty girl is about with a man who is old enough to be her father. 那位漂亮的姑娘正同一个年纪大得足以做她父亲的人来往很密切。 6. (ship) change direction(船)改变航向;掉转方向 * As soon as the captain heard the cry “Man overboard”, he ordered the ship to go about and search for the missing man. 船长一听到“有人落水”的喊声,就命令掉转船头寻找失踪的人。 |
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