gad
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gad /ɡæd/ verb (gadded, gadding) 1 gad about/around phrasal verb informalSOCIALIZE to go out and enjoy yourself, going to many different places, especially when you should be doing something else 闲荡，外出寻乐〔尤指本应做点别的什么事〕 While I’m at home cooking, he’s gadding about with his friends. 我在家做饭，而他却跟他的朋友一起在外头寻欢作乐。→ See Verb table
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gad• Everyone said I looked worn out and must have been gadding about too much!Origin gad (1400-1500) Probably frpm gadling “person who goes along with you, wanderer” ((11-18 centuries)), from Old English gædelinggad verbChinese
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gad
gad /ɡæd/
verb (past tense and past participle gadded, present participle gadding)
gad about/around phrasal verb
informal to go out and enjoy yourself, going to many different places, especially when you should be doing something else:
While I’m at home cooking, he’s gadding about with his friends.
gad /ɡæd/
verb (past tense and past participle gadded, present participle gadding) Date: 1400-1500
Origin: Probably frpm gadling 'person who goes along with you, wanderer' (11-18 centuries), from Old English gædeling
Origin: Probably frpm gadling 'person who goes along with you, wanderer' (11-18 centuries), from Old English gædeling
gad about/around phrasal verb
informal to go out and enjoy yourself, going to many different places, especially when you should be doing something else:
especially