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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++go1 /ɡəʊ $ ɡoʊ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense went /went/, past participle gone /ɡɒn $ ɡɒːn/, third person singular goes /ɡəʊz $ ɡoʊz/)  1  move/travel 移动/旅行 a) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] (also been) to travel or move to a place that is away from where you are or where you live 走，去 → come There’s nothing more we can do here. Let’s go home. 这里没有我们的事了，咱们回家吧。 Have you ever been to (=have you ever travelled to) Japan? 你去过日本吗？ I have been to (=have travelled to) Germany several times. 我去过德国几次。 Where are you going? 你要去哪儿？ We’re going to Canada in the summer. 我们夏天要去加拿大。 Dinah went into the kitchen. 黛娜走进厨房。 She went over and put her arm around him. 她走过去伸手搂住他。 I’m going round to her house to find out what’s wrong. 我准备到她家去看看出什么事了。 I’ll just go up (=go upstairs) and ask him what he wants. 我这就上楼去问问他要什么。 b) [intransitive, transitive] to move or travel in a particular way or for a particular distance 行走，旅行 It took us over an hour to go ten miles. 十英里路我们用了一个多小时。 The car was going much too fast. 这车开得太快了。 We went a different way from usual that day. 那天我们走的是和平常不同的路。go by bus/train/car etc It’ll be quicker to go by train. 乘火车会快一些。 c) go and do something (also go do something American English) [not in past tenses] to move to a particular place in order to do something 去做某事 Go wash your hands. 洗手去。 I went and spoke to the manager. 我去找经理谈过了。► see thesaurus at travel2  go flying/laughing/rushing etc FALLto move in a particular way, or to do something as you are moving 飞过/边走边笑/奔过去等 The plate went crashing to the floor. 盘子哗啦一声掉在地板上。 The bullet went flying over my head. 子弹从我头顶飞过。 John went rushing off down the corridor. 约翰沿走廊飞奔而去。3  attend 参加 a) [intransitive] to be at a concert, party, meeting etc 参加〔音乐会、聚会、会议等〕go to Are you going to Manuela’s party? 你去参加曼纽拉的派对吗？ I first went to a rock concert when I was 15. 我15岁时第一次去听了摇滚音乐会。 b) go to school/church/work etc to regularly attend school, a church etc 上学/去做礼拜/上班等 He doesn’t go to the synagogue these days. 他最近不去犹太教堂做礼拜了。4  leave 离开 [intransitive]LEAVE A PLACE to leave a place 离开，出发 What time does the last train go? 最后一班火车什么时候开？ Right, let’s go! 好了，我们走吧！ She turned to go. 她转身走了。be/get going It’s late! I must get going. 已经晚了！我得走了。5  do a particular activity 从事某种活动 [intransitive, transitive] to leave the place where you are, in order to do something 去做，去从事go for a walk/swim etc Let’s go for a walk. 我们去散步吧。go shopping/swimming/skiing etc I need to go shopping this afternoon. 今天下午我得去购物。go on a trip/tour/cruise etc My parents are going on a cruise. 我父母要去乘船游览。6  be going to do something a) WILLto intend to do something 打算做某事 I’m going to tell Dad what you said. 我要把你的话说给爸爸听。 b) WILLused to talk about what will happen in the future 将要发生某事 He looked as if he was going to cry. 他那样子好像就要哭了。 It’s going to rain later. 一会儿要下雨了。 → gonna7  change 变化 [linking verb]BECOME to change in some way, especially by becoming worse than before 变得，变成，变为〔尤指变坏〕 The company went bankrupt last year. 公司去年破产了。go bad/sour etc The bread’s gone mouldy. 面包已经发霉了。go grey/white etc Her hair is starting to go grey. 她的头发开始变白了。go mad/deaf/bald etc He went crazy and tried to kill her. 他疯了，想把她杀掉。go wild/mad/white etc with something The crowd was going wild with excitement. 人群欣喜若狂。► see thesaurus at becomen GRAMMAR: Linking verbsGo is used as a linking verb in this meaning. It links the subject of the sentence with an adjective: The sky went very dark.I felt my face go red.8  happen 发生 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]HAPPEN to happen or develop in a particular way 进行，进展 How did your French test go? 你法语考得怎么样？go well/smoothly/fine etc The party went well. 派对进行得很顺利。 Everything’s going fine at the moment. 目前一切进展顺利。 I feel very encouraged by the way things are going. 事情的发展让我很有信心。 Many industries have been forced to cut jobs and it looks like the electronics industry is going the same way. 许多行业被迫裁员，电子产业看来也是如此。9  how are things going?/how’s it going?/how goes it? spoken used to ask someone what is happening in their life, especially used as a greeting 怎么样？好吗？〔尤用作问候语〕 ‘Hi Jane. How’s it going?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’ “嗨，简，你好吗？”“很好，谢谢你。”10  reach 到达 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]REACH to reach as far as a particular place or to lead to a particular place 通往，通向 The road goes through the middle of the forest. 这条路从森林中间穿过。 The belt won’t go around my waist. 这条腰带太短了，我系不上。11  usual position 通常的位置 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, not in progressive]PLACE if something goes somewhere, that is its usual position 放在〔通常的位置上〕 Where do the plates go? 这些盘子放在哪里？ The book goes on the top shelf. 这本书放在书架顶层。12  fit 合适 [intransitive]FIT/BE THE RIGHT SIZE to be the right size, shape, or amount for a particular space 放进〔某个空间〕，装得进，装得下go in/under/inside etc I don’t think all that will go in the suitcase. 我觉得行李箱里放不下全部的东西。13  be sent 被送出 [intransitive]SEND to be sent or passed on 被寄出，被传递go by/through/to etc The email went to everyone in the company. 这封电子邮件发给了公司里的每一个人。 That letter should go by special delivery. 那封信应该用快递寄出。 Complaints must go through the proper channels. 必须通过正当的渠道投诉。14  be in a particular state/condition 处于某种状态/状况 [linking verb]BE to be in a particular state or condition, especially a bad one 处于〔尤指不好的状态〕 Many families are forced to go hungry. 许多人家被迫忍饥挨饿。15  go unanswered/unnoticed/unrewarded etc to not be answered, noticed etc 没有得到回复/注意/奖励等 All my letters went unanswered. 我写的信都没有收到回复。 He hoped that his nervousness would go unnoticed. 他希望没有人注意到他的紧张。16  start 开始 [intransitive]START DOING something to start doing something 开始做某事 The preparations have been completed and we’re ready to go. 预备工作已经完成，我们可以开始了。 Generally the action doesn’t get going (=start) until after midnight. 一般都是到半夜以后才开始热闹起来。 I’m going to get going on (=start doing) the decorating next week. 我打算下个星期开始装修。17  work well 运转良好 [intransitive]WORKING/NOT BROKEN if a clock, watch, or machine goes, it moves and works as it should do 运转，运行，工作 My watch isn’t going. 我的手表停了。 I couldn’t get the pump going (=make it work). 我没法让水泵工作起来。18  make movement 做出动作 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]MOVE something OR somebody used when you are telling someone about what movement someone or something made 做动作 She went like this with her hand. 她的手这样动着。19  say 说 [transitive] spoken informalSAY/STATE to say something 说 I asked her what she meant and she just went, ‘Don’t ask!’ 我问她是什么意思，她只是说﹕“别问了！”20  make a sound 发出声音 [transitive] to make a particular sound 发出〔某种声音〕 The balloon suddenly went bang. 气球突然砰的一声爆了。21  don’t go doing something spokenNOT DO something used to tell someone not to do something, especially something that is wrong or bad 不要做某事〔用来告诫某人不要做某事，尤指错事或坏事〕 It’s a secret, so don’t go telling everyone. 这是秘密，所以不要到处和别人说。22  have gone and done something spokenSURPRISED used when you are surprised or annoyed by what someone has done 居然做了某事，真的做了某事〔表示惊讶或恼火〕 Kay’s gone and lost the car keys! 凯竟然把车钥匙弄丢了！23  to go a) WILLstill remaining before something happens 还剩下〔一段时间〕 Only ten days to go to Christmas! 离圣诞节只有十天了！ b) DEAL WITHstill having to be done or dealt with before you have finished 〔在完成之前〕还要做 Laura’s sat six exams and has two more to go. 劳拉已考了六门考试，还要考两门。 c) TRAVELstill to travel before you reach the place you are going to 〔到达目的地之前〕还要走 only another five miles left to go 只需再走五英里就到了。 d) DFCused for saying that you want to take food away from a restaurant and eat it somewhere else 带出餐馆吃，带走吃 Two chicken dinners with corn to go. 两份鸡块套餐加玉米，带走。24  don’t go there spoken informal used to say that you do not want to think or talk about something 别想这事；别说这事 ‘John and Clare having children?’ ‘Don’t go there!’ “约翰和克莱尔打算要孩子？”“别说这事！” ‘What if the two of them ...?’ ‘Don’t even go there!’ “他们俩要是……” “别说了！”25  story/discussion/song etc 故事/讨论/歌曲等 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive]XX used to talk about what something such as a story or song consists of 〔故事、歌词等〕内容是 The argument goes like this. 论点是这样的。 We need to ‘spread a little happiness’, as the song goes. 我们需要“散播一些幸福”，就像歌词里唱的那样。 The story goes that my grandfather saved his captain’s life in battle. 据说我祖父在战斗中救了他的船长一命。n GrammarIn this meaning, go is not used in the progressive. You say: I don’t know how the song goes. ✗Don’t say: I don’t know how the song is going. 26  whistle/bell etc 哨子/铃等 [intransitive]WARN to make a noise as a warning or signal 响起，鸣响〔作为警告或信号〕 A bell goes to mark the end of each class. 每堂课铃响就表示下课。27  here/there somebody goes again spokenANNOY used when someone has annoyed you by doing something they know you do not like 某人又来了〔表示某人又在做令人讨厌的事〕 There you go again, jumping to conclusions. 你又来了，草率地下结论。28  disappear 消失 [intransitive]DISAPPEAR to no longer exist or no longer be in the same place 消失，不见 SYN disappear Has your headache gone yet? 你头痛好了吗？ The door was open and all his things had gone. 门开着，他所有的东西都没了。29  get into worse condition 情况变得更糟 [intransitive]WORSE if one of your senses such as sight, hearing etc is going, it is getting worse 〔视力、听力等〕变坏，损坏 Dad’s eyesight is starting to go. 爸爸的视力开始下降。 I’d forgotten that. My mind must be going. 我把那事给忘了，我一定是脑子坏了。30  to be obeyed 被服从 [intransitive] if what someone says goes, that person is in authority and what they say should be obeyed 〔某人的话〕算数 Phil’s in charge, and what he says goes. 菲尔是负责人，他说了算。31  be damaged 损坏 [intransitive]DAMAGE to become weak, damaged etc, or stop working properly 损坏，停止正常运转 The bulb’s gone in the bathroom. 卫生间的灯泡坏了。 My jeans are starting to go at the knee. 我的牛仔裤膝盖处出现磨损了。32  die 死 [intransitive]DIE to die – use this when you want to avoid saying the word ‘die’ 没了，走了〔指人死，委婉说法〕 Now that his wife’s gone, he’s all on his own. 妻子走了，他孤单一人。 When I go, I’d like to have my ashes scattered at sea. 我死后想把骨灰撒到大海里。 → dead and gone at dead133  be spent 被花掉 [intransitive]SPEND MONEY to be spent 被花掉，用完 I don’t know where all my money goes! 我不知道我的钱都花到哪里去了！go on Half her salary goes on the rent. 她的工资一半花在房租上。34  be sold 被卖掉 [intransitive]SELL to be sold 出售go for/at A house like this would go for £250,000. 像这样的房子可以卖25万英镑。go to The jewels will go to the highest bidder. 这些珠宝将卖给出价最高的人。 He bought me some CDs which were going cheap (=were being sold at a low price). 他给我买了一些降价的唱片。35  pay money 付钱 [intransitive] to offer a particular amount of money for something 出价购买 I’ll give you $500 for it but I can’t go any higher than that. 我出价500美元，但不能给得更高了。go to I think we could probably go to £15,000. 我想我们或许可以出到15,000英镑。36. going, going, gone!going, gone! going spoken used to say that something has been sold at an auction 要卖了，要卖了，卖了！〔拍卖用语〕37  time 时间 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]PASS/GO PAST used to say how quickly or slowly time passes 〔时间〕流逝，过去 The day seemed to go so slowly. 那一天似乎过得很慢。38  there/bang goes something spokenDISAPPOINTED used to say that you are disappointed because something has stopped you doing or getting what you wanted 某事泡汤了〔表示失望〕 Well, there goes my chance of fame! 唉，我的成名机会泡汤了！39  go to show/prove/indicate etc something HELPto help to prove something 说明/证明/表明某事 It just goes to show how much people judge each other by appearances. 这正好说明人们在多大程度上是以貌取人的。40  be going informalAVAILABLE to be available 有，可得到 Are there any jobs going at the café? 咖啡馆里有什么工作吗？ I’ll take that if it’s going spare. 这个多出来的话我就拿了。41  colours/styles/tastes 颜色/风格/味道 [intransitive] if colours, tastes, styles etc go, they look, taste etc good together 〔颜色、味道、风格等〕相配，相称 I don’t think pink and yellow really go. 我觉得粉红色和黄色不是很配。go with Do you think this shirt will go with the skirt I bought? 你觉得这件衬衫和我买的裙子配吗？go together Pork and apple go especially well together. 猪肉和苹果一起吃味道特别好。42  as somebody/something goes COMPAREused for comparing someone or something with the average person or thing of that type 就某人/某事物而言 As marriages go, it certainly wasn’t dull. 婚姻像这个样子当然不算枯燥乏味。43  go all out to try very hard to do or get something 全力以赴，竭尽全力go all out for We’re going all out for victory in this afternoon’s game. 我们将拼尽全力赢得下午的这场比赛。go all out to do something The company will be going all out to improve on last year’s sales. 公司将全力以赴，争取创下比去年更好的销售业绩。44  have nothing/not much/a lot etc going for somebody/something used to talk about how many advantages and good qualities someone or something has 某人/某事物没有有利条件/有利条件不多/有利条件很多等 It’s a town that’s got a lot going for it. 这个小镇有许多吸引人的地方。45  where does somebody/something go from here? spoken used to ask what should be done next, especially when there is a problem 接下去某人/某事该怎么办呢？ So where do you think we should go from here? 那么你说接下去我们该怎么办呢？46  going forward in the future – used especially in business 将来，今后〔尤为商业用语〕 Going forward, we will increase our focus on customer service. 今后我们将更加注重客户服务。47  leave a job 辞职 [intransitive] to leave your job, especially because you are forced to 〔尤指被迫〕离职 He was becoming an embarrassment to the government and had to go. 他成了政府的耻辱，只好下台。 If Jill goes, who will take her place? 如果吉尔走了，谁来接替她呢？48  get rid of STH 废弃某物 [intransitive] if something goes, someone gets rid of it 被废掉，被废弃 The policies will have to go if the party is to win the next election. 该党若要在下届选举中获胜，这些政策必须废除。 A hundred jobs are expected to go following the merger. 合并之后100个职位就会没有了。49. toilet 厕所 [intransitive] informal to make waste come out of your body 解手，上厕所 PHRASAL VERBS50 go about phrasal verb a) go about somethingDO to start to do something 开始做某事 I want to learn German but I don’t know the best way to go about it. 我想学德语，但我不知道怎么样学最好。go about doing something The leaflet tells you how to go about making a will. 小册子上写明了如何立遗嘱。b) go about somethingDO to do something in the way that you usually do 〔以通常的方式〕做某事 The villagers were going about their business as usual. 村民们像往常一样各自忙碌着。 She went about her preparations in a quiet businesslike way. 她安安静静、认认真真地做着准备。c) British EnglishTTW if a ship goes about, it turns to go in the opposite direction 〔船〕掉头行驶51 go after something/somebody phrasal verb a) TRY TO DO OR GET somethingto follow or chase someone or something because you want to catch them 跟着，追赶〔某人或某物〕 Joe went after her to make sure she was unhurt. 乔去追她，确保她没有受伤。b) to try to get something 争取，谋求 I can’t decide whether to go after the job or not. 我决定不了要不要去争取这份工作。52 go against somebody/something phrasal verb a) DIFFERENTif something goes against your beliefs, principles etc, it is opposite to them 违背，违反〔信仰、原则等〕 This goes against everything I’ve been brought up to believe in. 这和我从小所接受的教育背道而驰。 I often have to make decisions that go against the grain (=are not what I would normally choose to do). 我常常得作出违心的决定。b) DIFFERENTto do the opposite of what someone wants or advises you to do 违背〔某人的心愿或建议〕 She was scared to go against her father’s wishes. 她不敢违背父亲的愿望。c) DECIDEif a decision, judgment etc goes against you, you do not get the result you want 〔决定、判决等〕对…不利 His lawyer hinted that the case might go against him. 他的律师暗示他可能败诉。 The vote went against the government. 投票结果对政府不利。53 go ahead phrasal verb a) START DOING somethingto start to do something, especially after planning it or asking permission to do it 开始〔尤指经过计划或允许后着手做〕 with They’ve decided to go ahead with plans to build 50 new houses on the site. 他们决定开始规划，在这个地块上新建50栋住宅。go ahead and do something I went ahead and arranged the trip anyway. 不管怎么样，我开始安排这次旅行的事情了。b) HAPPENif an event or process goes ahead, it happens 〔活动或过程〕发生，进行 A judge has ruled that the music festival can go ahead. 法官作出裁决，音乐节可以举行。c) spoken used to give someone permission to do something, or let them speak before you 请吧；说吧 ‘Do you mind if I open the window?’ ‘No, go ahead.’ “我开窗你介意吗？”“没关系，开吧。” If you want to leave, go right ahead. 如果你想走，那就走吧。d) (also go on ahead)BEFORE to go somewhere before the other people in your group 先走，先行 You go ahead and we’ll catch you up later. 你先走，我们随后就赶上来。 of He stood back to let Sue go ahead of him. 他往后靠让休先走。e) to start to be winning a game or competition 〔比赛中〕领先 Dulwich went ahead after 22 minutes. 22分钟以后达利奇领先了。 → go-ahead154 go along phrasal verb a) CONTINUE/NOT STOPif you do something as you go along, you do it without planning or preparing it 〔无准备地〕继续，进行 He was making the story up as he went along. 他一边讲着故事，一边往下编。 I never had formal training, I just learned the job as I went along. 我从来没有受过正规的训练，这个工作我是边干边学的。b) to go to an event or a place where something is happening 去参加 to I might go along to the meeting tonight. 我可能会去参加今天晚上的会议。c)HAPPEN 发生 to happen or develop in a particular way 〔以某种方式〕发生，发展 Things seem to be going along nicely. 好像一切进展顺利。55 go along with somebody/something phrasal verb a) AGREEto agree with or support someone or something 同意，支持 I would be happy to go along with the idea. 我乐意支持这个观点。 Often it was easier to go along with her rather than risk an argument. 一般都是顺着她比较好，免得发生争吵。b) go along with you! British English spoken old-fashionedBELIEVE used to tell someone that you do not believe what they are saying 我不信！56 go around (also go round British English) phrasal verb a) dress/behave 衣着/行为 (also go about British English)OFTEN to behave or dress in a particular way 习惯于〔某种行为或穿着〕go around doing something You can’t go around accusing people like that. 你不能老是那样随便指责别人。 He goes around in a T-shirt even in winter. 哪怕是冬天他也只穿一件T恤。b) illness 疾病 go around (something) (also go about (something) British English)SPREAD if an illness is going around, a lot of people get it 〔疾病〕（在某处）传播，流行 He had a bad dose of the flu virus that was going around. 流感病毒在传播，他也染上了，而且很严重。 There are a lot of nasty bugs going around the school. 学校里有很多讨厌的病菌在传播。c) news/story 新闻/报道 go around (something) (also go about (something) British English) if news, a story, a joke etc is going around, a lot of people hear it and are talking about it 〔消息等〕（在某处）流传，传播 A rumour was going around that I was having an affair with my boss. 谣言四起，说我和老板有染。 There was a lot of gossip going around the village. 村子里流言蜚语很多。d) go around with somebody/go around together (also go about with somebody British English)SPEND TIME to meet someone often and spend a lot of time with them 常与某人外出/常一起外出 I used to go around with a bad crowd. 我过去常和一伙不三不四的人在外面鬼混。e) ENOUGH enough/plenty to go around enough for each person 足够分给每个人 Is there enough ice cream to go around? 冰激凌够分吗？ There were never enough textbooks to go around. 教科书从来都不够用。f) what goes around comes aroundWAIT used to say that if someone does bad things now, bad things will happen to them in the future 恶有恶报g) go around in your headCONTINUE/NOT STOP if words, sounds etc go around in your head, you keep remembering them for a long time 在脑海里回响 That stupid song kept going around in my head. 那首愚蠢的歌曲一直萦绕在我的脑海里。 → go around/round in circles at circle1(5)57 go at something/somebody phrasal verb informal a) ATTACKto attack someone or argue with someone in a noisy way 攻击；大声争辩 The two dogs went at each other. 两条狗在互相厮咬着。b) START DOING somethingto do something, or start to do something, with a lot of energy （开始）卖力干 Mary went at the task with great enthusiasm. 玛丽满腔热情地干起了这项工作。58 go away phrasal verb a) LEAVE A PLACEto leave a place or person 离开，走开 Go away and leave me alone! 走开！ 别管我！ I went away wondering if I’d said the wrong thing. 我走开了，想着我是否说错了话。b) TRAVELto travel to a place and spend some time there, for example for a holiday 外出〔度假等〕 Are you going away this year? 你今年要外出度假吗？ for We’re going away for the weekend. 我们要出去过周末。 to He’s going away to college next year. 他明年要去上大学了。 on I’m going away on a business trip next week. 我下个星期要去出差。c) DISAPPEARif a problem, unpleasant feeling etc goes away, it disappears 〔问题、不愉快的感觉等〕消失 Ignoring the crime problem won’t make it go away. 对犯罪问题视而不见并不会使其自行消失。59 go back phrasal verb a) RETURNto return to a place that you have just come from 回去，返回 I think we ought to go back now. 我想我们现在应该回去了。 to/into/inside etc I felt so sick I just wanted to go back to bed. 我感到很恶心，只想回去睡觉。 for I had to go back for my passport (=to get my passport). 我只好回去拿护照。b) there’s no going back spoken used to say that you cannot make a situation the same as it was before 不能回到过去 I realized that once the baby was born there would be no going back. 我意识到，一旦有了孩子，就回不到从前了。c) [always + adverb/preposition]PAST to have been made, built, or started at some time in the past 追溯到 It’s a tradition that goes back at least 100 years. 这个传统至少可上溯到100年前。 to The building goes back to Roman times. 这个建筑物可以追溯到古罗马时代。d) if people go back a particular length of time, they have known each other for that length of time 相识，已认识〔一段时间〕 Peter and I go back 25 years. 我和彼得有25年的交情了。 We go back a long way (=we have been friends for a long time). 我们是多年的老朋友了。e) to think about a particular time in the past or something that someone said before 回想〔过去的某个时候〕，回到〔原来的话题〕 If you go back 20 years, most people didn’t own a computer. 20年前，大多数人没有电脑。 to I’d like to go back to the point that was made earlier. 我想重申前面讲过的一点。nf) the clocks go back when the clocks go back in the autumn, the time officially changes so that the clock shows one hour earlier than it was before The clocks go back in October.60 go back on something phrasal verb PROMISEto not do something that you promised or agreed to do 违背〔诺言〕，食〔言〕go back on your word/promise/decision Delors claimed that the president had gone back on his word. 德洛尔声称总统违背了诺言。61 go back to something phrasal verb to start doing something again after you have stopped for a period of time 重新开始，又接着做 He went back to sleep. 他又入睡了。go back to doing something She went back to watching TV. 她又继续看电视了。62 go before phrasal verb a) to happen or exist before something else 以前发生过，以前有过 In some ways this program improves on what has gone before. 这个程序在有些方面比以前有了改进。b) go before somebody/something if something goes before a judge, group of people in authority etc, they consider it before making a decision 提交给某人/某处讨论[裁决] The case will go before the court. 这个案子将在法庭审理。 The proposal is likely to go before the committee. 这个提议可能会提交给委员会讨论。63 go beyond something phrasal verb to be much better, worse, more serious etc than something else 超出，超过 Their relationship had gone beyond friendship. 他们已经超出了朋友关系。 This goes beyond all limits of acceptable behaviour. 这是绝对不容许的行为。64 go by phrasal verb a) PASS/TIME PASSINGif time goes by, it passes 〔时间〕过去 Things will get easier as time goes by. 随着时间过去，情况会好起来的。as the days/weeks/years go by As the weeks went by, I became more and more worried. 一周又一周过去了，我越来越担心。hardly a day/week/month etc goes by Hardly a week goes by without some food scare being reported in the media. 媒体上几乎每个星期都有食物恐慌的报道。in days/times/years etc gone by (=in the past) 在过去的日子里/岁月里/年月里等 These herbs would have been grown for medicinal purposes in days gone by. 以前这些香草可能是当作药材来种的。b) go by something to form an opinion about someone or something from the information or experience that you have 根据某事作判断 You can’t always go by appearances. 你不能总是以貌取人。 If his past plays are anything to go by, this should be a play worth watching. 照他以往的剧作来看，这出戏应该是值得一看的。c) go by somethingUSE something to do things according to a set of rules or laws 遵照某事，遵循某事 Only a fool goes by the rules all the time. 只有傻瓜才会什么时候都循规蹈矩的。 There was no doubt that the referee had gone by the book (=had obeyed all the rules). 毫无疑问，裁判员是严格按照比赛规则来判的。 → go by the board at board1(8), → go by the name of something at name1(1)65 go down phrasal verb a) get lower 下降LESS to become lower in level, amount etc 〔水平、数量等〕下降，下跌 His income went down last year. 去年他的收入减少了。 Computers have gone down in price. 电脑价格下跌了。go down by 10%/250/$900 etc Spending has gone down by 2%. 支出减少了2%。b) standard 标准WORSE if something goes down, its quality or standard gets worse 〔质量或标准〕降低，下降 This neighbourhood has really gone down in the last few years. 这个街区最近几年大不如前了。c) go down well/badly/a treat etcLIKE somebody OR somethingDON'T LIKE i. to get a particular reaction from someone 反应很好/不佳/不错等 His suggestion did not go down very well. 他的建议没有得到很好的反响。 The movie went down very well in America. 这部影片在美国深受好评。 The speech went down a treat with members (=members liked it very much). 这个演说在会员中反应很好。 The idea went down like a lead balloon (=was not popular or successful). 这个想法没有得到大家的响应。 ii. if food or drink goes down well, you enjoy it 〔食物或饮料〕被喜欢 I’m not that hungry so a salad would go down nicely. 我不是很饿，来一份色拉就够了。d) go from one place to another 从一地到另一地TRAVEL to go from one place to another, especially to a place that is further south 去，去到〔尤指从北到南〕 to We’re going down to Bournemouth for the weekend. 我们打算去伯恩茅斯度周末。 He’s gone down to the store to get some milk. 他去商店买牛奶了。e) go down the shops/club/park etc British English spoken informal to go to the shops, a club etc 去商店/俱乐部/公园等 Does anyone want to go down the pub tonight? 今天晚上有谁想去酒吧吗？f) ship 船只DOWN if a ship goes down, it sinks 〔船只〕沉没，下沉 Ten men died when the ship went down. 船沉了，十人遇难。g) plane 飞机 if a plane goes down, it suddenly falls to the ground 〔飞机〕坠落 An emergency call was received shortly before the plane went down. 坠机前不久收到过紧急呼救。h) become less swollen 消肿SMALL to become less swollen 〔肿〕消退，消下去 The swelling will go down if you rest your foot. 你让脚休息休息，肿胀就会消退。i) lose air 没有气 if something that is filled with air goes down, air comes out and it becomes smaller and softer 〔充气的东西〕瘪下去 Your tyre’s gone down. 你的轮胎瘪了。j) be remembered 被记住 [always + adverb/preposition]REMEMBER to be recorded or remembered in a particular way 被记录下来，被记住 as The talks went down as a landmark in the peace process. 这几次会谈成了和平进程中的一个里程碑。 The carnival will go down in history (=be remembered for many years) as one of the best ever. 这次狂欢节将作为有史以来最精彩的一次为后人称道。k) competition/sport 竞赛/体育运动 i. LOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WARto lose a game, competition, or election 输掉〔比赛、竞赛或选举〕 The Hawkers went down 5–9. 鹰队以5比9落败。 by The government went down by 71 votes. 政府以71票失利。 to Liverpool went down to Juventus. 利物浦队输给了尤文图斯队。 ii. LOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WARto move down to a lower position in an official list of teams or players 〔在运动队或运动员的官方排名中〕降级，排名下降 to United went down to the second division. 联队降为乙级。l) computer 计算机TD if a computer goes down, it stops working for a short time 暂停运转，死机 If one of the file servers goes down, you lose the whole network. 文件服务器只要有一个瘫痪，整个网络就都不能用了。m) lights 灯DARK if lights go down, they become less bright 〔灯光〕暗下来 The lights went down and the curtain rose on an empty stage. 灯光暗下来，帷幕升起，露出空荡荡的舞台。n) sun 太阳 when the sun goes down, it appears to move down until you cannot see it anymore 〔太阳〕落下，西沉o) wind 风 if the wind goes down, it becomes less strong 〔风势〕减弱，减小 The wind had gone down but the night had turned chilly. 风小了，但是夜更冷了。p) prison 监狱 informalSCJ to be sent to prison 入狱，被关进监狱 He went down for five years. 他在牢里蹲了五年。q) happen 发生 spoken informal to happen 发生，进行 the type of guy who knows what’s going down 那种消息灵通的人 What’s going down? 出什么事了？r) leave university 离开大学 British English formal old-fashionedSEC to leave Oxford or Cambridge University at the end of a period of study 〔从牛津大学或剑桥大学〕毕业66.go down on somebody phrasal verb to touch someone’s sexual organs with the lips and tongue in order to give them sexual pleasure 和…口交67 go down with something phrasal verb British English informal ILLto become ill, especially with an infectious disease 感染上，患上〔传染病〕 Half the team had gone down with flu. 队里一半的人都患了流感。68 go for somebody/something phrasal verb a) attack 攻击ATTACK British English to attack or criticize someone 攻击；抨击 The dog suddenly went for me. 那条狗突然向我扑来。b) try to get STH 争取得到某物TRY something TO SEE IF IT IS GOOD to try to get or win something 争取得到，争取赢得 Jackson is going for his second gold medal here. 杰克逊在争取拿到在这里比赛的第二块金牌。go for it spoken (=used to encourage someone to try to achieve something) 好好争取吧 If you really want the job, go for it! 如果你真的想要那份工作，那就好好争取吧！ → go for broke at broke2(3)c) choose 选择CHOOSE British English to choose something 选择 I think I’ll go for the chocolate cake. 我想我就选巧克力蛋糕吧。d) I could/would go for something spoken used to say that you would like to do or have something 我要某物 A full meal for less than five bucks! I could go for that! 一顿丰盛的饭菜连五美元都不到！我要了！e) like 喜欢 informalLIKE somebody OR something to like a particular type of person or thing 喜欢〔某种类型的人或物〕 Annie tends to go for older men. 安妮一向喜欢年长的男人。f) the same goes for somebody/something (also that goes for somebody/something too) spokenTRUE used to say that a statement you have just made is true about someone or something else too 某人/某物也一样 Close all doors and lock them when you go out. The same goes for windows. 出去的时候要关上并锁好所有的门，窗子也一样。n69 go forward phrasal verb a) if something that is planned to happen goes forward, it starts to happen or starts to make progress The trial is expected to go forward next week as planned. The project can only go forward if we can get enough financial support.b) to compete in the next stage of a competition The team will go forward into the next round of the World Cup.c) the clocks go forward when the clocks go forward in the spring, the time officially changes so that the clock shows one hour later than it was before The clocks go forward this weekend.d) going forward in the near future – used especially in business and economic contexts Going forward, we will be able to deliver better products to our customers and better returns for our shareholders. There are a number of concerns going forward and some areas are likely to face difficult times. Analysts are predicting a gloomy picture for the U.S. economy going forward.70.go in phrasal verb COVERwhen the sun or the moon goes in, cloud moves in front of it so that it cannot be seen 〔太阳或月亮〕躲进了云层，被云遮住71 go in for something phrasal verb a) TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto do an examination or take part in a competition 参加〔考试或竞赛〕 I go in for all the competitions. 我什么比赛都参加。b) LIKE somebody OR somethingto do or use something often because you enjoy it or like it 爱好，对…感兴趣 I never really went in for sports. 我对体育活动从来都不是很感兴趣。c) to choose something as your job 从事〔某种工作〕 I suppose I could go in for advertising. 我想我可以从事广告行业。72 go in with somebody phrasal verb to join with someone else to start a business or organization 和…合伙〔成立一家公司或机构〕 Ellie’s going in with a friend who’s just started a café. 埃莉打算和一位刚开了一间咖啡馆的朋友合伙。73 go into something phrasal verb a) job 工作WORK/DO WORK to start to do a particular type of job 从事〔某类工作〕 I always wanted to go into nursing. 我一直想从事护理工作。 She’s thinking of going into business (=starting a business). 她在考虑去经商。b) time/money/effort 时间/金钱/精力SPEND MONEYSPEND TIME to be spent or used to get, make, or do something 用在，用于 Years of research have gone into this book. 这本书记录了作者多年研究的心得。go into doing something A great deal of time and effort has gone into ensuring that the event runs smoothly. 为了确保活动顺利进行，大量的时间和精力已投入其中。c) explain 解释EXPLAIN to explain, describe, or examine something in detail 详细解释；详细描述 I don’t want to go into the matter now. 我现在不想详谈这件事。 I don’t want to go into details now. 我现在不想细谈。d) computer 计算机 to open a particular computer program, window, or file 打开〔计算机程序、窗口或文档〕 Go into your D drive. 打开你的D盘。e) be in a particular state 处于某种状态 to start to be in a particular state or condition 开始，进入〔某种状态或情况〕 She went into labour at midnight and the baby was born at 8 am. 她半夜开始分娩，早上8点孩子出生。 The company went into liquidation. 这家公司停业清盘了。f) hit 碰撞HIT/BUMP INTO if a vehicle goes into a tree, wall, or another vehicle, it hits it 〔车辆〕撞在…上 His car went into a lamppost in the high street. 他的车子撞上了大街的路灯柱。g) divide 除COUNT/CALCULATE if a number goes into another number, the second number can be divided by the first 可整除 12 goes into 60 five times. 60除以12得5。h) begin to move in a particular way 开始某个动作START DOING something if a vehicle goes into a particular movement, it starts to do it 〔交通工具〕开始做〔某种动作〕 The plane had gone into a steep descent. 飞机已经开始陡降。74 go off phrasal verb a) leave 离开 to leave a place, especially in order to do something 离开，走〔尤指为了做某事〕 John decided to go off on his own. 约翰决定自己一个人走。 to He went off to work as usual. 他和往常一样去上班。go off to do something Geoff went off to play golf. 杰夫去打高尔夫球了。b) explode 爆炸EXPLODE to explode or fire 爆炸；开火 The bomb went off at 6.30 this morning. 炸弹在今晨6时30分爆炸。 Fireworks were going off all over the city. 城里到处在燃放烟花。 The gun went off and the bullet went flying over his head. 枪响了，子弹从他头上飞过。c) make a noise 发出响声SOUND if an alarm goes off, it makes a noise to warn you about something 〔警报器〕发出响声 The thieves ran away when the alarm went off. 警报器一响，小偷就逃走了。 I’ve set the alarm clock to go off at 7 am. 我把闹钟设在早上7点。d) stop liking 不再喜欢 go off somebody/something British English informalDON'T LIKE to stop liking something or someone 不再喜欢某人/某物 Many women go off coffee during pregnancy. 许多女性怀孕时不再喝咖啡。go off doing something I’ve gone off cooking lately. 我最近对做饭不感兴趣了。e) stop working 停止工作OFF/SWITCHED OFF if a machine or piece of equipment goes off, it stops working 〔机器或设备〕停止运转 The central heating goes off at 9 o’clock. 中央供暖系统9点钟停开。 Suddenly, all the lights went off. 霎时间，所有的灯都熄灭了。f) go off well/badly etcHAPPEN to happen in a particular way 进展很好/很糟糕等 The party went off very well. 派对开得很顺利。g) happen 发生 British English spoken informal to happen 发生 SYN go on There was a blazing row going off next door. 隔壁吵得正凶。h) decay 腐烂 British EnglishDECAY if food goes off, it becomes too bad to eat 〔食物〕变坏，变质 The milk’s gone off. 牛奶坏了。i) sleep 睡觉SLEEP to go to sleep 入睡 I’d just gone off to sleep when the phone rang. 我刚入睡，电话铃响了。j) get worse 变坏 British English informalWORSE to get worse 变坏，变差 He’s a singer whose talent has gone off in recent years. 他是一名近年来才华已尽的歌手。75 go off on somebody phrasal verb American English informal a) to criticize or speak to someone in a very angry way 责骂〔某人〕nb) go off on one British English informal to suddenly start speaking and behaving in a very angry way When I told him I wouldn’t be back till midnight, he went off on one.76 go off with something/somebody phrasal verb informal a) RELATIONSHIPto leave your usual sexual partner in order to have a relationship with someone else 〔抛弃配偶〕移情别恋于…，跟…私奔 She’s gone off with her husband’s best friend. 她跟她丈夫最好的朋友跑了。b) STEALto take something away from a place without having permission 私自拿走 Who’s gone off with my pen? 谁拿走了我的钢笔？77 go on phrasal verb a) continue 继续CONTINUE/NOT STOP i. to continue doing something or being in a situation 继续下去；继续做go on doing something He went on working until he was 91. 他一直工作到91岁。 with One of the actors was unwell and couldn’t go on with the performance. 其中一名演员身体不适，不能继续演出。 I can’t go on like this for much longer. 像这样子我支撑不了多久。 ii. to continue without stopping 持续 The noise goes on 24 hours a day. 噪音一天24个小时不消停。 The screaming went on and on (=continued for a long time). 尖叫声持续了很久。 → ongoingb) happen 发生HAPPEN to happen 发生，进行 I don’t know what’s going on. 我不知道发生了什么事情。 What were the children doing while all this was going on? 这一切发生时孩子们都在干什么？ Like all good resorts, there is plenty going on. 和所有的旅游胜地一样，这里也是非常热闹。 → goings-onc) do STH next 接着做某事CONTINUE/START AGAIN to do something after you have finished doing something else 进而做go on to do something She went on to become a successful surgeon. 她后来成了一名成功的外科医生。 to Go on to the next question when you’ve finished. 做完后接着做下一道题。d) continue talking 继续讲话CONTINUE/START AGAIN to continue talking, especially after stopping or changing to a different subject 接着说 Go on, I’m listening. 接着说呀，我在听呢。 ‘But, ’ he went on, ‘we have to deal with the problems we’re facing.’ “但是，”他接着说道，“我们必须解决现在所面临的问题。” with After a short pause Maria went on with her story. 玛丽亚停顿了一会儿，又接着讲她的故事。e) go on spoken i. CONFIDENTused to encourage someone to do something 来吧〔用于鼓励某人做某事〕 Go on, have another piece of cake. 来吧，再吃一块蛋糕。 ii. used when you are agreeing to do something or giving permission for something 好吧〔表示同意或允许〕 ‘Are you sure you won’t have another drink?’ ‘Oh, go on then.’ “你真的不再来一杯吗？”“噢，那就再来一杯吧。” ‘Can I go outside, Dad?’ ‘Yeah, go on then.’ “我能出去吗，爸爸？”“行，你去吧。” iii. (also go on with you) British English old-fashionedBELIEVE used to tell someone that you do not believe them 我才不信f) use as proof 用作证据 go on somethingPROVE to base an opinion or judgment on something 以某事为根据〔作出判断〕 Police haven’t much to go on in their hunt for the killer. 警方手中追查凶手的线索不多。g) start to work 开始运转START DOING something if a machine or piece of equipment goes on, it starts to work 〔机器或设备〕开始运转 The heat goes on automatically at 6 o’clock. 6点开始自动供暖。h) time 时间PASS/TIME PASSING to pass 过去 As time went on, I grew fond of him. 随着时间的推移，我慢慢开始喜欢他了。i) behave 行为BEHAVE British English informal the way someone goes on is the way they behave 以某种方式行事 The way she’s going on, she’ll have a nervous breakdown. 她这样下去会精神崩溃的。j) be going on (for) 5 o’clock/60/25 etcALMOST to be nearly a particular time, age, number etc 快到5点/60岁/25等 Nancy must be going on for 60. 南希肯定快60岁了。 She’s one of those wise teenagers who’s 16 going on 70 (=she behaves as though she is older than she is). 她是那种少年老成的聪明女孩，16岁的人好像有70岁的见识。k) go in front 走在前面BEFORE (also go on ahead) to go somewhere before the other people you are with 先走，先行 Bill went on in the car and I followed on foot. 比尔坐车先走，我步行跟在后面。l) talk too much 说话太多 informalTALK TO somebody to talk too much 没完没了地说，唠叨个没完 I really like Clare but she does go on. 我很喜欢克莱尔，不过她太爱唠叨了。 about I got tired of him going on about all his problems. 他没完没了讲他的各种问题，我都听烦了。 He just went on and on about his new girlfriend. 他一个劲地讲他的新女友。m) criticize 指责 British English informal to continue to criticize someone or ask them to do something in a way that annoys them 数落，指责；缠着 The way she went on, you would have thought it was all my fault. 她如此数落指责，你会觉得一切都是我的错。 at Stop going on at me! 别再数落我了！go on at somebody to do something My wife’s always going on at me to dress better. 我妻子老是唠叨，要我穿得好些。go on at somebody about something He’s always going on at me about fixing the door. 他老是缠着要我修门。n) develop 发展 British English spoken informalPROGRESS to develop or make progress 发展，进展o) to be going on with/to go on with British English informalNOW if you have enough of something to be going on with, you have enough for now 暂时够用 Have you got enough money to be going on with? 你现在钱够用吗？78 go out phrasal verb a) leave your house 离家SOCIALIZE to leave your house, especially in order to enjoy yourself 出去〔尤指为了娱乐〕 Are you going out tonight? 你今晚要出去吗？ for We went out for a meal and then on to a movie. 我们出去吃了饭，然后又看了一场电影。go out doing something Liam goes out drinking every Friday. 利亚姆每个星期五都出去喝酒。go out to do something Can I go out to play now? 我现在可以出去玩吗？go out and do something You should go out and get some fresh air. 你应该出去呼吸一下新鲜空气。b) relationship 关系RELATIONSHIP to have a romantic relationship with someone 谈恋爱，〔男女之间〕交往 They’ve been going out for two years now. 他们谈恋爱已经两年了。 with Tina used to go out with my brother. 蒂娜以前和我哥哥谈过恋爱。 together How long have you been going out together? 你们俩交往有多长时间了？c) fire/light 火/灯STOP something THAT IS HAPPENING to stop burning or shining 熄灭 Suddenly the candle went out. 蜡烛突然熄灭了。d) tv/radio 电视/广播 British EnglishTELEVISION/RADIO to be broadcast on television or radio 〔在电视或无线电中〕广播，播放，播出 The programme goes out live at 5 o’clock on Mondays. 这个节目每周一5点现场直播。e) be sent 被送出 to be sent 被送出 A copy of the instructions should go out with the equipment. 设备中应该附一份说明书。 The magazine goes out to all members at the end of the month. 杂志会于月底寄给所有的会员。f) game/sport 比赛/体育运动 to stop playing in a competition because you have lost a game 被淘汰，出局 He went out in the first round. 他第一轮就被淘汰了。g) move abroad 移居国外LEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRY to travel to another country in order to live and work there 出国〔生活、工作〕 to They are looking for nurses to go out to Saudi Arabia. 他们在寻找护理人员到沙特阿拉伯去。h) no longer fashionable 不再流行FASHIONABLE to stop being fashionable or used 不再流行；不再使用 Hats like that went out years ago. 那样的帽子早就不流行了。 This kind of entertainment went out with the ark (=is very old-fashioned). 这种娱乐老掉牙了。i) sea 海洋DN when the tide goes out, the sea moves away from the land 〔潮水〕退落，退潮 OPP come inj) make public 公开PUBLICIZE/MAKE KNOWN if news or a message goes out, it is officially announced to everyone 〔消息〕公布，发布 The appeal went out for food and medicines. 呼吁号召公众提供食物和药品。k) your heart/thoughts go out to somebodySYMPATHIZE used to say that you feel sympathy for someone and are thinking about them 十分同情某人 Our hearts go out to the victim’s family. 我们非常同情受害者的家人。l) time 时间 [always + adverb/preposition] literaryFINISH/COME TO AN END to end 结束，终结 March went out with high winds and rain. 3月在劲风暴雨中结束。79 go over phrasal verb a) think about 考虑 go over somethingTHINK ABOUT to think very carefully about something 仔细考虑某事 I had gone over and over what happened in my mind. 发生的这一切，我在心里想了又想。b) examine 检查 go over somethingLOOK FOR to search or examine something very carefully 仔细审查[检查]某物 In the competition, the judge goes over each dog and assesses it. 比赛中，评委仔细检查每一条狗，给它们评分。c) repeat 重复 go over somethingREPEAT to repeat something in order to explain it or make sure it is correct 重复某事，练习某事 Once again I went over exactly what I needed to say. 我把我要说的话又一字不差地重复了一遍。d) clean 清除 go over somethingCLEAN to clean something 清除某物，打扫某物e) go over well (also go over big American English) if something goes over well, people like it 反响良好 That kind of salesman talk doesn’t go over very well with the scientists. 那种推销的说辞，科学家是不会相信的。80 go over to something phrasal verb a) to change to a different place or person for the next part of a television or radio programme 〔电视或广播节目〕切换到，转到 We’re going over to the White House for an important announcement. 我们把镜头切换到白宫，收看一则重要公告的发布。b) to change to a different way of doing things 改用〔不同的方法〕 They went over to a computerized records system. 他们改用计算机化的档案系统。c) to change to a different political party or religion 转投〔别的政党〕；改信〔另一宗教〕 the Labour MP who went over to the Conservatives last year 去年投奔保守党的那位工党议员n81.go round phrasal verb British English  → go around82 go through phrasal verb a) difficult/unpleasant situation 困难的/不愉快的情形 go through somethingSUFFER to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation, feeling etc 经受某事，经历某事〔指困境、痛苦等〕 When you’re going through a crisis, it often helps to talk to someone. 遇到危机的时候，找个人说说往往很有帮助。 He’s going through a divorce at the moment. 目前他正经历离婚的变故。 It is devastating for a parent to watch a child go through misery. 看着孩子经受痛苦会让父母心碎。b) process 过程 go through something to experience a particular process 经过[经历]某过程 Candidates must go through a process of selection. 候选人必须经过筛选。 Caterpillars go through several stages of growth. 毛虫要经历好几个生长阶段。c) use 使用 go through somethingSPEND MONEY to use up money or a supply of something 用完〔钱财或供应品〕 We went through five pints of milk last week. 我们上个星期用了五品脱牛奶。d) law 法律 go through (something)PPV if a law goes through, or goes through Parliament, it is officially accepted 〔法律〕被（议会）通过e) deal/agreement 交易/协定BBBF if a deal or agreement goes through, it is officially accepted and agreed 〔交易或协定〕被认可；成交 He accepted the offer and the deal went through. 他接受了这个报价，生意成交了。 The sale of the land went through. 土地买卖成交了。f) practise 练习 go through somethingPRACTISE/PRACTICE to practise something, for example a performance 练习…，排练… Let’s go through the whole thing again, from the beginning. 我们从头开始再排练一遍吧。g) search 搜寻 go through somethingLOOK FOR to search something in order to find something in particular 在某物中找，检查某物 Dave went through his pockets looking for the keys. 戴夫翻遍了衣袋找钥匙。 Customs officers went through all my bags. 海关官员检查了我所有的旅行袋。h) read/discuss 阅读/讨论 go through somethingEXAMINE to read or discuss something in order to make sure it is correct 审阅…；讨论某事 We’ll go through the details later on. 我们稍后再讨论细节。 Do you want me to go through this and check your spellings? 你要我把这通读一遍，帮你检查拼写吗？83 go through with something phrasal verb PROMISEto do something you had promised or planned to do, even though it causes problems or you are no longer sure you want to do it 将…进行到底 He bravely went through with the wedding ceremony even though he was in a lot of pain. 他虽然疼痛万分，但还是毅力惊人地坚持到婚礼结束。 I had no choice but to go through with it. 我没有别的选择，只有坚持到底。84 go to somebody/something phrasal verb [not in passive] a) START DOING somethingto begin to experience or do something, or begin to be in a particular state 面临，开始做〔某事〕；进入〔某种状态〕 I lay down and went to sleep. 我躺下来睡觉了。 Britain and Germany went to war in 1939. 1939年，英国和德国开战。b) GIVEto be given to someone or something 归于，被给予 All the money raised will go to local charities. 募集的所有钱款都将捐给当地慈善机构。85 go together phrasal verb a) if two things go together, they exist together or are connected in some way 同时存在，相伴而生 Alcohol abuse and eating disorders often go together. 酗酒往往伴随着饮食紊乱。n GrammarIn this meaning, go together is not used in the progressive. You say: The problems go together. ✗Don’t say: The problems are going together.b) RELATIONSHIP old-fashioned if two people are going together, they are having a romantic relationship 恋爱86 go towards something phrasal verb if money goes towards something, it is used to pay part of the cost of that thing 〔钱〕用于支付…的部分款项 The money will go towards a new hospice. 这笔钱将用于支付新建安养院的部分费用。go towards doing something All money raised will go towards renovating the building. 所筹资金都将用于支付修缮大楼的部分款项。87 go under phrasal verb a) FAILif a business goes under, it has to stop operating because of financial problems 〔公司〕倒闭，破产 More than 7,000 businesses have gone under in the last three months. 在过去三个月里有7,000多家公司倒闭。b) DOWNto sink beneath the surface of water 沉没，下沉 The Titanic finally went under. “泰坦尼克”号最后还是沉没了。 She went under, coughing and spluttering. 她身子往下沉，边咳嗽边呼呼地吐气。88 go up phrasal verb a) increase 增加INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT to increase in price, amount, level etc 〔价格、数量等〕上升，增加；〔水平〕提高 Train fares have gone up. 火车票涨价了。 Blood-sugar levels go up as you digest food. 消化食物的时候血糖会升高。go up by 10%/250/£900 etc Unemployment in the country has gone up by a million. 国内的失业人数增加了100万。go up from something to something Spending on research went up from $426 million to $461 million. 研究费用从4.26亿美元增加到了4.61亿美元。b) building/sign 建筑/标牌BUILD if a building or sign goes up, it is built or fixed into place 〔建筑〕建造起来；〔标牌〕竖立起来 It was a lovely place before all these new houses went up. 在这些新房子盖起来之前，这儿原来是一个很漂亮的地方。c) explode/burn 爆炸/燃烧EXPLODE to explode, or be destroyed in a fire 爆炸；被烧毁 He had left the gas on and the whole kitchen went up. 他没有关煤气，整个厨房都烧起来了。 The whole building went up in flames. 整座大楼燃起了熊熊大火。 → go up in smoke at smoke1(3)d) shout 叫喊SHOUT if a shout or a cheer goes up, people start to shout or cheer 〔喊声或欢呼声〕响起 from A great cheer went up from the audience. 观众爆发出热烈的欢呼声。e) to another place 到另一地 British EnglishVISIT to go from one place to another, especially to a place that is further north, or to a town or city from a smaller place 去，到〔尤指从南到北〕；进城 to We’re going up to Scotland next weekend. 我们下个周末要去苏格兰。 He went up to the farm to get some eggs. 他上农场去拿些鸡蛋。f) lights 灯 if lights go up, they become brighter 〔灯光〕变亮 when the lights went up at the end of the performance 演出结束后灯光亮起的时候g) university 大学 British English formal old-fashionedSEC to begin studying at a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge University 上大学〔尤指牛津或剑桥大学〕89 go with somebody/something phrasal verb a) be part of 属于INCLUDE to be included as part of something 是…的一部分，附属于 The house goes with the job. 这份工作提供住房。 He had fame, money, and everything that goes with it. 他有名有利，还有名利所带来的一切。go with doing something Responsibility goes with becoming a father. 当了父亲也就有了责任。b) exist together 共存RESULT to often exist with something else or be related to something else 伴随 Ill health often goes with poverty. 疾病经常与贫穷相伴。c) relationship 关系 old-fashionedSEX/HAVE SEX WITH to have a romantic relationship with someone 与〔某人〕谈恋爱d) have sex 发生性关系 informal to have sex with someone 与〔某人〕发生性关系e) agree 同意AGREE to accept someone’s idea or plan 同意，接受〔看法或计划〕 Let’s go with John’s original proposal. 我们听从约翰原来的提议吧。90 go without phrasal verb a) go without (something)NOT HAVE to not have something that you usually have 没有（某物）也行 I like to give the children what they want even if I have to go without. 孩子们想要的，我宁可自己不要也要给他们。 It is possible to go without food for a few days. 几天不吃东西是可以的。b) it goes without saying (that)CLEAR used to say that something is so clearly true that it does not need to be said 不用说（…），不言而喻（…） The Internet, too, it goes without saying, is a good source of information. 不用说，因特网也是一个很好的信息来源。→ See Verb table

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go• I've packed all my bags, and I'm ready to go.• I can't get the lawnmower to go.• I don't exactly remember how the song goes.• I dropped my watch, but it's still going.• Come on, Joe, it's time to go.• Do you know what time the next bus goes?• Do you think this goes?• Her face went bright red with embarrassment.• Don't go just yet - it's not that late!• How many of you actually went last week?• "How are your exams going, Luke?" "Fine, thanks."• Cats go "meow."• Fiona says that her new teaching job is going really well.• As soon as the band started playing, the crowd went silent.• I'll have to go soon - was there anything else you wanted to talk about?• How's the job going these days?• Did you go to the baseball game last weekend?• How far have we gone today?• Did the party go well?be/get going• It's late - I should be going.• Fundamental arguments will be found to support a boom if one gets going.• Stillman never seemed to be going anywhere in particular, nor did he seem to know where he was.• I still felt grumpy, but as the preacher got going I also discovered that somehow I wanted him to do well.• Incidentally, he seemed to be going long in avocados.• She is very brave, which is plenty to be going on with.• If you are known to be seeing a shrink you are deemed to be going round the bend.• So whichever you happen to be going to.go for a walk/swim etc• I decided to go for a walk.• I thanked him, went for a walk by myself and sobbed.• So if you go for a walk in the desert in a few years time and a plane flies overhead, hide.• I laced up the Docs and went for a walk in the hills behind Gallanach.• I go for walks, sometimes, when I have time.• Constance and Will loved going for walks together.• Tonight when supper was over she said she wanted him to go for a walk with her.go bad/sour etc• In 1993, a wage garnishment was filed against him stemming from a diamond sale gone sour.• There is a difference between a project which never gets off the ground and one which suddenly goes bad.• Why then do inspectors go bad?• The deal went sour and Coles lost A $ 18 million.• The whole place is always going bad, marching relentlessly towards the sell-by date.• The taste of manna has gone sour on them.• Too often relationships go sour or become impoverished through lack of attention.• What items would go bad quickly and should be eaten first?go well/smoothly/fine etc• All seemed to be going well.• At a full council meeting in Darlington members heard the appeal is going well.• That is a hope that goes well beyond the findings of the sciences at the present time.• But complaints go well beyond the present campaign.• He was given an ultimatum by Murphy to prove his fitness by Friday but went well in training on Monday.• At the same time I think some people are going well over the top in slagging off Wilko.• When things go well, pat yourself on the back and tell at least one other person.• If the group review process goes well, the next step may include some experimentation, market research, or prototype development.go in/under/inside etc• The first crop of experienced lawmakers was eliminated in November and a second crop will go in 2002.• Because it was attached to the straw and the string, it went in a straight line.• All 2,060 workers will go in a town which is already an unemployment blackspot.• When I went in, everyone laughed.• Lilya would go in her car, and I would go in mine.• When the imitation worked and the ball went in, I could barely contain myself.• Few people went in or out to gossip with her.• If the problem is one of bedwetting then the chart should go in the child's bedroom.go by/through/to etc• But the other night they went to a carnival at Amphi and each won some goldfish.• The younger boys go to bed at nine o'clock.• But they can not walk from reserve to reserve without going through cities.• Anyway, we went out to dinner and then went to a speakeasy.• His place at No. 3 goes to Gary Harrington.• What is he going to put in new bathrooms for?• One thousand cars went to the cemetery.• Jasper and I went to the limousine, and Jasper asked the better-looking bartender for two glasses of red wine.go hungry• Without welfare benefits, many may become homeless, others will go hungry.• Frankie had learned to prepare in advance for those days and nights when he might otherwise go hungry.• Most of the 300,000 people live off the land and no one has gone hungry.• No-one is allowed to go hungry.• It was a compulsion I'd starved for, and even if I never went hungry again I would feel that compulsion for ever.• Thousands of families go hungry every day.• Many people had lost everything they owned in the floods and many were now going hungry, he said.• Families went hungry, lost nine months of income, and for what, really?• She has never gone hungry, suffered horrible illness or seen some one she loves die.• The mother bird will often go hungry to keep her babies alive.get going• The impish Forrester scribbles pedagogic remarks all over Jamal's unformed jottings and a sparky, mutually nurturing relationship gets going.• Then Tam would come out and we could get going.• We've got so much to do - let's get going.• Could a form of cumulative selection get going?• I know I need to get up and get going.• The coach was supposed to leave at 10:30 but we eventually got going at 3 o'clock.• Everyone wanted to get going but no one was confident about how.• Let's get going now or we'll miss the train.• Races could only get going on a majority vote of the Student Union, and then only if it was quorate.• They were sharp and deadly and able to cut off anything that the Sparks tried to get going on offense.• You need to get going on that report. It's due tomorrow.• Once he gets going, there is no stopping this longtime Chicago talk-show host, sports commentator, actor, professional raconteur.• Get going, you two! Didn't you hear the school bell?get ... going• Fundamental arguments will be found to support a boom if one gets going.• I know I need to get up and get going.• It kind of got us going.• Magnus could have made one of his rude jokes which would really have got Claire going.• Dave gets the conversation going again, explaining how courting and nailing down a prospect take some time.• Then my son-in-law managed to get her heart going again.• He actually got the adrenalin going, forced the pendulum which had almost stopped to swing again.• Things were just getting going when a neighbour appeared.go on• Occasionally he would stop writing, read through what he had written, and then go on.• It has to do with not knowing what is going on.• Marlon: What's going on?• Their remit is not to charge or discipline officers, but to uncover exactly what has gone on.• I wish you'd stop going on about how expensive everything is.• Mick went to have his hair cut just to stop his wife going on about it.• I wish you'd stop going on about work all the time.• He went on and on until we were all half asleep.• Mum was always going on at me to do something with my musical talent, but I was more interested in sport.• Look, I'll do the dishes when I've finished writing this letter. Just stop going on at me!• As part of the class, they go on company tours and job shadows organized by the business partners.• Go on, have another piece.• He went on in a soft voice, "I love you, Jane."• They were sharp and deadly and able to cut off anything that the Sparks tried to get going on offense.• If student reports are anything to go on, the system does appear to work at Thayer.• He went on to say that there would be times when she would be expected to attend evening or weekend meetings.• Once everyone was quiet, Michael went on with his story.• If you'd been with me, I might have stiffened myself and gone on with it.• Let's stop now. We'll go on with this tomorrow.• After a short break for coffee, they went on working until 3 o'clock.go for/at• It is best to go for fabrics which are stretch- and fade-resistant as well as stain- and mildew-resistant.• There are obvious benefits in allowing each student to go at his own pace.• Your educated boys went at it a little more privately and gracefully, but sometimes destroyed more people in the long run.• A year of unprecedented success for a band that has been gone for more than a quarter-century.• So, the two golden rules when buying are to go for quality and buy the largest you can afford.• I go for walks, sometimes, when I have time.go with• I think everybody just goes with a certain flow.• It's best to go with an organised group if you want to cycle or paddle your way through the area.• Years ago he persuaded me to go with him up to Tigouga, his home village, and the near-mystical Tichka Plateau above.• Emerson talks about listening to that inner voice and going with it, all voices to the contrary.• "What do you think of Jo's idea?" "I think we should go with it - I can't think of anything better."• We considered all the options and decided to go with John's original proposal.• In the end the Chairman of Governors went with me.• I love that pale blue wallpaper, but I don't think it would go with the carpet.• It was agreed that I would go with them under the aegis of Bhopal ji who immediately understood photographic requirements.• When they're excluded, a great many calories will go with them!• If you want an on-line service, go with them.• That jacket will go really well with your blue skirt.• I'm not sure that those earrings will go with your dress.go2 ●●● S1 noun (plural goes)  1  try 尝试 [countable]TRY TO DO OR GET something an attempt to do something 尝试 ‘I can’t open this drawer.’ ‘Here, let me have a go.’ “我打不开这个抽屉。”“来，让我试试看。” On the tour, everyone can have a go at making a pot. 这次去参观，每个人都可以试着做一个陶罐。 I’d thought about it for some time and decided to give it a go (=try to do something). 这事我考虑了一段时间，决定尝试一下。 I had a good go (=tried hard) at cleaning the silver. 我费了老大的劲清洁银器。at/in one go Ruby blew out all her candles at one go. 鲁比一口气吹灭了所有的蜡烛。 I’m not sure it will work but it’s worth a go. 我不知道这是否可行，但是值得一试。2  your turn 轮到你的机会 [countable]PLAY A GAME OR SPORT someone’s turn in a game or someone’s turn to use something 轮到的机会 Whose go is it? 轮到谁了？ It’s your go. 轮到你了。 Can I have a go on your guitar? 我能玩玩你的吉他吗？ Don’t I get a go? 就没有我的机会吗？3  make a go of something informalSUCCEED IN DOING something to make something succeed, especially a business or marriage 使某事〔尤指生意或婚姻〕成功 Nikki was determined to make a go of the business. 尼基下决心一定要把公司办成功。 Many businesses are struggling hard to make a go of it. 许多公司都在努力打拼，想要干出一番名堂。4  £3/$50 etc a go informal used for saying how much it costs to do something or buy something 3英镑/50美元等一回[一个] At £3 a go, the cards are not cheap. 这卡片3英镑一张，不便宜。5  on the go informal a) if you have something on the go, you have started it and are busy doing it 在忙碌 Even with three top films on the go, Michelle is reluctant to talk about herself. 虽然在忙着拍三部大片，米歇尔还是不愿意谈论自己。 He has at least two other projects on the go. 他至少还有两个其他的项目在忙。 b) very busy doing a lot of things 忙碌的；活跃的 Children are always on the go. 小孩子总是闲不住。6  something is a go American English spoken used to say that things are working correctly or that you have permission to do something 某事顺利进行；某事获得同意 The trip to London is a go. 伦敦之行敲定了。7  something is (a) no go spokenNO used to say that something is not allowed or will not happen 某事是不允许的；某事是不可能的 The hotel is no go for dogs. 宾馆里不允许带狗进来。 → no-go area8  it’s all go British English spokenBUSY PLACE it is very busy 非常忙碌 It’s all go around here. 这里很忙。 It’s all go in the commercial property market. 商业地产市场非常活跃。9  have a go British English spoken a) to criticize someone 指责，数落 You’re always having a go. 你老是在说人家的不是。have a go at Will you stop having a go at me! 你别说我了好不好！have a go at somebody for/about something Mum had a go at me for not doing my homework. 妈妈因为我没有做家庭作业而数落我。 b) ATTACKto attack someone 打，袭击 A whole gang of yobs were standing around, just waiting to have a go. 一帮野小子站在那里，就等着寻衅打架。 c) SCCATCHto try to catch someone who you see doing something wrong, rather than waiting for the police 〔不等警察到来〕企图自行抓坏人 The public should not be encouraged to have a go. 不应鼓励公众自行抓坏人。10  energy 活力 [uncountable] British EnglishENERGETIC energy and a desire to do things 活力；热情；干劲 There’s plenty of go in him yet. 他依然精力充沛。11. all the go old-fashionedFASHIONABLE very fashionable 十分流行的

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go• In the end I had to have a go!• You told me you're good at most sports, so you'd better just try and give it a go.• The rest of the story is that my great-grandfather could never really make a go of his life after that.have a go• So stay with me and have a go.• I'm not sure I'll be able to persuade him, but I'll certainly have a go.• Mrs James will certainly have gone home, but Gerard will still be up until after the last guest has gone.• The finish could have gone either way.• He says that when burning oak powder it's possible that a spark could have gone astray.• Presidential families have gone to great lengths before to preserve the privacy of their personal correspondence.• I'll have a go at repairing the roof myself.• David kept saying she should simply not have gone up there ... but how could she not have gone, being Harriet?• Since then, scientists have gone back to the lab and improved it.• Maybe he should have gone to work for a firm.have a go on• Meanwhile tens of thousands of Marvs have gone on sale since June.• Students have gone on strike and then failed to make up the days lost.• He was the kind of man Nigel would have liked to have gone on the pick-up with.• Her knees seemed to have gone on strike.• The good life might well have gone on indefinitely.• Out of that initial group, five women have gone on to obtain college degrees, McKenzie said.• The Sergeant was a very good piper and would have gone on all night.From Longman Business Dictionarygogo /gəʊgoʊ/ verb (past tense went /went/, past participle gone /gɒngɒːn/) [intransitive]1to be sold for a particular amount or to a particular persongo for somethingHe believes GM shares will fetch $45 by the year-end, while Ford will go for 40.go to somebodyGovernment spending in the area doubled, but most of it went to the oil industry.2COMMERCE go it alone to do something on your own, for example to start a new businessUnless an entrepreneur wants to go it alone and has the necessary money and talents, he or she may have to take on a partner.3used before an adjective or adjectival phrase to mean that something has happened or been done in a particular way. For example, if someone goes BANKRUPT, they become bankrupt; if a company goes GLOBAL, it starts doing business all over the world → go after → go back on something → go down → go under → go with something→ See Verb tableOrigin go1 Old English gan

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go¹ S1 W1 /ɡəʊ $ ɡoʊ/ verb (past tense went /went/, past participle gone /ɡɒn $ ɡɒːn/, third person singular goes /ɡəʊz $ ɡoʊz/)1.  MOVE/TRAVEL
  a. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] (also been) to travel or move to a place that is away from where you are or where you live ⇨ come:
    There’s nothing more we can do here. Let’s go home.
    Have you ever been to (=have you ever travelled to) Japan?
    I have been to (=have travelled to) Germany several times.
    Where are you going?
    We’re going to Canada in the summer.
    Dinah went into the kitchen.
    She went over and put her arm around him.
    I’m going round to her house to find out what’s wrong.
    I’ll just go up (=go upstairs) and ask him what he wants.
  b. [intransitive and transitive] to move or travel in a particular way or for a particular distance:
    It took us over an hour to go ten miles.
    The car was going much too fast.
    We went a different way from usual that day.
    go by bus/train/car etc
    It’ll be quicker to go by train.
  c. go and do something (also go do something American English) [not in past tenses] to move to a particular place in order to do something:
    Go wash your hands.
    I went and spoke to the manager.
2. go flying/laughing/rushing etc to move in a particular way, or to do something as you are moving:
    The plate went crashing to the floor.
    The bullet went flying over my head.
    John went rushing off down the corridor.
3.  ATTEND
  a. [intransitive] to be at a concert, party, meeting etc
    go to
    Are you going to Manuela’s party?
    I first went to a rock concert when I was 15.
  b. go to school/church/work etc to regularly attend school, a church etc:
    He doesn’t go to the synagogue these days.
4.  LEAVE  [intransitive] to leave a place:
    What time does the last train go?
    Right, let’s go!
    She turned to go.
    be/get going
    It’s late! I must get going.
5.  DO A PARTICULAR ACTIVITY  [intransitive and transitive] to leave the place where you are, in order to do something
    go for a walk/swim etc
    Let’s go for a walk.
    go shopping/swimming/skiing etc
    I need to go shopping this afternoon.
    go on a trip/tour/cruise etc
    My parents are going on a cruise.
6. be going to do something
  a. to intend to do something:
    I’m going to tell Dad what you said.
  b. used to talk about what will happen in the future:
    He looked as if he was going to cry.
    It’s going to rain later. ⇨ gonna
7.  REACH  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, not in progressive] to reach as far as a particular place or to lead to a particular place:
    The road goes through the middle of the forest.
    The belt won’t go around my waist.
8.  CHANGE  [linking verb] to change in some way, especially by becoming worse than before:
    The company went bankrupt last year.
    go bad/sour etc
    The bread’s gone mouldy.
    go grey/white etc
    Her hair is starting to go grey.
    go mad/deaf/bald etc
    He went crazy and tried to kill her.
    go wild/mad/white etc with something
    The crowd was going wild with excitement.
9.  HAPPEN  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to happen or develop in a particular way:
    How did your French test go?
    go well/smoothly/fine etc
    The party went well.
    Everything’s going fine at the moment.
    I feel very encouraged by the way things are going.
    Many industries have been forced to cut jobs and it looks like the electronics industry is going the same way.
10. how are things going?/how’s it going?/how goes it? spoken used to ask someone what is happening in their life, especially used as a greeting:
    ‘Hi Jane. How’s it going?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’
11.  USUAL POSITION  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, not in progressive] if something goes somewhere, that is its usual position:
    Where do the plates go?
    The book goes on the top shelf.
12.  FIT  [intransitive not in progressive] to be the right size, shape, or amount for a particular space
    go in/under/inside etc
    I don’t think all that will go in the suitcase.
13.  BE SENT  [intransitive] to be sent or passed on
    go by/through/to etc
    The email went to everyone in the company.
    That letter should go by special delivery.
    Complaints must go through the proper channels.
14.  BE IN A PARTICULAR STATE/CONDITION  [linking verb] to be in a particular state or condition, especially a bad one:
    Many families are forced to go hungry.
15. go unanswered/unnoticed/unrewarded etc to not be answered, noticed etc:
    All my letters went unanswered.
    He hoped that his nervousness would go unnoticed.
16.  START  [intransitive] to start doing something:
    The preparations have been completed and we’re ready to go.
    Generally the action doesn’t get going (=start) until after midnight.
    I’m going to get going on (=start doing) the decorating next week.
17.  WORK WELL  [intransitive] if a clock, watch, or machine goes, it moves and works as it should do:
    My watch isn’t going.
    I couldn’t get the pump going (=make it work).
18.  MAKE MOVEMENT  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] used when you are telling someone about what movement someone or something made:
    She went like this with her hand.
19.  SAY  [transitive] spoken informal to say something:
    I asked her what she meant and she just went, ‘Don’t ask!’
20.  MAKE A SOUND  [transitive] to make a particular sound:
    The balloon suddenly went bang.
21. don’t go doing something spoken used to tell someone not to do something, especially something that is wrong or bad:
    It’s a secret, so don’t go telling everyone.
22. have gone and done something spoken used when you are surprised or annoyed by what someone has done:
    Kay’s gone and lost the car keys!
23. to go
  a. still remaining before something happens:
    Only ten days to go to Christmas!
  b. still having to be done or dealt with before you have finished:
    Laura’s sat six exams and has two more to go.
  c. still to travel before you reach the place you are going to:
    only another five miles left to go
  d. used for saying that you want to take food away from a restaurant and eat it somewhere else:
    Two chicken dinners with corn to go.
24. don’t go there spoken informal used to say that you do not want to think or talk about something:
    ‘John and Clare having children?’ ‘Don’t go there!’
    ‘What if the two of them ...?’ ‘Don’t even go there!’
25.  STORY/DISCUSSION/SONG ETC  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive not in progressive] used to talk about what something such as a story or song consists of:
    The argument goes like this.
    We need to ‘spread a little happiness’, as the song goes.
    The story goes that my grandfather saved his captain’s life in battle.
26.  WHISTLE/BELL ETC  [intransitive] to make a noise as a warning or signal:
    A bell goes to mark the end of each class.
27. here/there somebody goes again spoken used when someone has annoyed you by doing something they know you do not like:
    There you go again, jumping to conclusions.
28.  DISAPPEAR  [intransitive] to no longer exist or no longer be in the same place
   SYN  disappear:
    Has your headache gone yet?
    The door was open and all his things had gone.
29.  GET INTO WORSE CONDITION  [intransitive] if one of your senses such as sight, hearing etc is going, it is getting worse:
    Dad’s eyesight is starting to go.
    I’d forgotten that. My mind must be going.
30.  TO BE OBEYED  [intransitive] if what someone says goes, that person is in authority and what they say should be obeyed:
    Phil’s in charge, and what he says goes.
31.  BE DAMAGED  [intransitive] to become weak, damaged etc, or stop working properly:
    The bulb’s gone in the bathroom.
    My jeans are starting to go at the knee.
32.  DIE  [intransitive] to die – use this when you want to avoid saying the word ‘die’:
    Now that his wife’s gone, he’s all on his own.
    When I go, I’d like to have my ashes scattered at sea. ⇨ dead and gone at dead¹(1)
33.  BE SPENT  [intransitive] to be spent:
    I don’t know where all my money goes!
    go on
    Half her salary goes on the rent.
34.  BE SOLD  [intransitive] to be sold
    go for/at
    A house like this would go for £250,000.
    go to
    The jewels will go to the highest bidder.
    He bought me some CDs which were going cheap (=were being sold at a low price).
35.  PAY MONEY  [intransitive] to offer a particular amount of money for something:
    I’ll give you $500 for it but I can’t go any higher than that.
    go to
    I think we could probably go to £15,000.
36. going, going, gone! spoken used to say that something has been sold at an auction
37.  TIME  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] used to say how quickly or slowly time passes:
    The day seemed to go so slowly.
38. there/bang goes something spoken used to say that you are disappointed because something has stopped you doing or getting what you wanted:
    Well, there goes my chance of fame!
39. go to show/prove/indicate etc something to help to prove something:
    It just goes to show how much people judge each other by appearances.
40. be going informal to be available:
    Are there any jobs going at the café?
    I’ll take that if it’s going spare.
41.  COLOURS/STYLES/TASTES  [intransitive] if colours, tastes, styles etc go, they look, taste etc good together:
    I don’t think pink and yellow really go.
    go with
    Do you think this shirt will go with the skirt I bought?
    go together
    Pork and apple go especially well together.
42. as somebody/something goes used for comparing someone or something with the average person or thing of that type:
    As marriages go, it certainly wasn’t dull.
43. go all out to try very hard to do or get something
    go all out for
    We’re going all out for victory in this afternoon’s game.
    go all out to do something
    The company will be going all out to improve on last year’s sales.
44. have nothing/not much/a lot etc going for somebody/something used to talk about how many advantages and good qualities someone or something has:
    It’s a town that’s got a lot going for it.
45. where does somebody/something go from here? spoken used to ask what should be done next, especially when there is a problem:
    So where do you think we should go from here?
46. going forward in the future – used especially in business:
    Going forward, we will increase our focus on customer service.
47.  LEAVE A JOB  [intransitive] to leave your job, especially because you are forced to:
    He was becoming an embarrassment to the government and had to go.
    If Jill goes, who will take her place?
48.  GET RID OF SOMETHING  [intransitive] if something goes, someone gets rid of it:
    The policies will have to go if the party is to win the next election.
    A hundred jobs are expected to go following the merger.
49.  TOILET  [intransitive] informal to make waste come out of your body
     
go about phrasal verb
  1. go about something to start to do something:
    I want to learn German but I don’t know the best way to go about it.
    go about doing something
    The leaflet tells you how to go about making a will.
  2. go about something to do something in the way that you usually do:
    The villagers were going about their business as usual.
    She went about her preparations in a quiet businesslike way.
  3. British English if a ship goes about, it turns to go in the opposite direction
go after something/somebody phrasal verb
  1. to follow or chase someone or something because you want to catch them:
    Joe went after her to make sure she was unhurt.
  2. to try to get something:
    I can’t decide whether to go after the job or not.
go against somebody/something phrasal verb
  1. if something goes against your beliefs, principles etc, it is opposite to them:
    This goes against everything I’ve been brought up to believe in.
    I often have to make decisions that go against the grain (=are not what I would normally choose to do).
  2. to do the opposite of what someone wants or advises you to do:
    She was scared to go against her father’s wishes.
  3. if a decision, judgment etc goes against you, you do not get the result you want:
    His lawyer hinted that the case might go against him.
    The vote went against the government.
go ahead phrasal verb
  1. to start to do something, especially after planning it or asking permission to do it
    go ahead with
    They’ve decided to go ahead with plans to build 50 new houses on the site.
    go ahead and do something
    I went ahead and arranged the trip anyway.
  2. if an event or process goes ahead, it happens:
    A judge has ruled that the music festival can go ahead.
  3. spoken used to give someone permission to do something, or let them speak before you:
    ‘Do you mind if I open the window?’ ‘No, go ahead.’
    If you want to leave, go right ahead.
  4. (also go on ahead) to go somewhere before the other people in your group:
    You go ahead and we’ll catch you up later.
    go ahead of
    He stood back to let Sue go ahead of him.
  5. to start to be winning a game or competition:
    Dulwich went ahead after 22 minutes.
  ⇨ go-ahead¹
go along phrasal verb
  1. if you do something as you go along, you do it without planning or preparing it:
    He was making the story up as he went along.
    I never had formal training, I just learned the job as I went along.
  2. to go to an event or a place where something is happening
    go along to
    I might go along to the meeting tonight.
  3. to happen or develop in a particular way:
    Things seem to be going along nicely.
go along with somebody/something phrasal verb
  1. to agree with or support someone or something:
    I would be happy to go along with the idea.
    Often it was easier to go along with her rather than risk an argument.
  2. go along with you! British English spoken old-fashioned used to tell someone that you do not believe what they are saying
go around (also go round British English) phrasal verb
  1.  DRESS/BEHAVE (also go about British English) to behave or dress in a particular way
    go around doing something
    You can’t go around accusing people like that.
    He goes around in a T-shirt even in winter.
  2.  ILLNESS go around (something) (also go about (something) British English) if an illness is going around, a lot of people get it:
    He had a bad dose of the flu virus that was going around.
    There are a lot of nasty bugs going around the school.
  3.  NEWS/STORY go around (something) (also go about (something) British English) if news, a story, a joke etc is going around, a lot of people hear it and are talking about it:
    A rumour was going around that I was having an affair with my boss.
    There was a lot of gossip going around the village.
  4. go around with somebody/go around together (also go about with somebody British English) to meet someone often and spend a lot of time with them:
    I used to go around with a bad crowd.
  5. enough/plenty to go around enough for each person:
    Is there enough ice cream to go around?
    There were never enough textbooks to go around.
  6. what goes around comes around used to say that if someone does bad things now, bad things will happen to them in the future
  7. go around in your head if words, sounds etc go around in your head, you keep remembering them for a long time:
    That stupid song kept going around in my head.
  ⇨ go around/round in circles at circle¹(5)
go at something/somebody phrasal verb [not in passive] informal
  1. to attack someone or argue with someone in a noisy way:
    The two dogs went at each other.
  2. to do something, or start to do something, with a lot of energy:
    Mary went at the task with great enthusiasm.
go away phrasal verb
  1. to leave a place or person:
    Go away and leave me alone!
    I went away wondering if I’d said the wrong thing.
  2. to travel to a place and spend some time there, for example for a holiday:
    Are you going away this year?
    go away for
    We’re going away for the weekend.
    go away to
    He’s going away to college next year.
    go away on
    I’m going away on a business trip next week.
  3. if a problem, unpleasant feeling etc goes away, it disappears:
    Ignoring the crime problem won’t make it go away.
go back phrasal verb
  1. to return to a place that you have just come from:
    I think we ought to go back now.
    go back to/into/inside etc
    I felt so sick I just wanted to go back to bed.
    go back for
    I had to go back for my passport (=to get my passport).
  2. there’s no going back spoken used to say that you cannot make a situation the same as it was before:
    I realized that once the baby was born there would be no going back.
  3. [always + adverb/preposition] to have been made, built, or started at some time in the past:
    It’s a tradition that goes back at least 100 years.
    go back to
    The building goes back to Roman times.
  4. if people go back a particular length of time, they have known each other for that length of time:
    Peter and I go back 25 years.
    We go back a long way (=we have been friends for a long time).
  5. to think about a particular time in the past or something that someone said before:
    If you go back 20 years, most people didn’t own a computer.
    go back to
    I’d like to go back to the point that was made earlier.
go back on something phrasal verb
  to not do something that you promised or agreed to do
    go back on your word/promise/decision
    Delors claimed that the President had gone back on his word.
go back to something phrasal verb
  to start doing something again after you have stopped for a period of time:
    He went back to sleep.
    go back to doing something
    She went back to watching TV.
go before phrasal verb
  1. to happen or exist before something else:
    In some ways this program improves on what has gone before.
  2. go before somebody/something if something goes before a judge, group of people in authority etc, they consider it before making a decision:
    The case will go before the court.
    The proposal is likely to go before the committee.
go beyond something phrasal verb
  to be much better, worse, more serious etc than something else:
    Their relationship had gone beyond friendship.
    This goes beyond all limits of acceptable behaviour.
go by phrasal verb
  1. if time goes by, it passes:
    Things will get easier as time goes by.
    as the days/weeks/years go by
    As the weeks went by, I became more and more worried.
    hardly a day/week/month etc goes by
    Hardly a week goes by without some food scare being reported in the media.
    in days/times/years etc gone by (=in the past)
    These herbs would have been grown for medicinal purposes in days gone by.
  2. go by something to form an opinion about someone or something from the information or experience that you have:
    You can’t always go by appearances.
    If his past plays are anything to go by, this should be a play worth watching.
  3. go by something to do things according to a set of rules or laws:
    Only a fool goes by the rules all the time.
    There was no doubt that the referee had gone by the book (=had obeyed all the rules). ⇨ go by the board at board¹(8), ⇨ go by the name of something at name¹(1)
go down phrasal verb
  1.  GET LOWER to become lower in level, amount etc:
    His income went down last year.
    Computers have gone down in price.
    go down by 10%/250/$900 etc
    Spending has gone down by 2%.
  2.  STANDARD if something goes down, its quality or standard gets worse:
    This neighbourhood has really gone down in the last few years.
  3. go down well/badly/a treat etc
  a. to get a particular reaction from someone:
    His suggestion did not go down very well.
    The movie went down very well in America.
    The speech went down a treat with members (=members liked it very much).
    The idea went down like a lead balloon (=was not popular or successful).
  b. if food or drink goes down well, you enjoy it:
    I’m not that hungry so a salad would go down nicely.
  4.  GO FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER to go from one place to another, especially to a place that is further south
    go down to
    We’re going down to Bournemouth for the weekend.
    He’s gone down to the store to get some milk.
  5. go down the shops/club/park etc British English spoken informal to go to the shops, a club etc:
    Does anyone want to go down the pub tonight?
  6.  SHIP if a ship goes down, it sinks:
    Ten men died when the ship went down.
  7.  PLANE if a plane goes down, it suddenly falls to the ground:
    An emergency call was received shortly before the plane went down.
  8.  BECOME LESS SWOLLEN to become less swollen:
    The swelling will go down if you rest your foot.
  9.  LOSE AIR if something that is filled with air goes down, air comes out and it becomes smaller and softer:
    Your tyre’s gone down.
  10.  BE REMEMBERED  [always + adverb/preposition] to be recorded or remembered in a particular way
    go down as
    The talks went down as a landmark in the peace process.
    The carnival will go down in history (=be remembered for many years) as one of the best ever.
  11.  COMPETITION/SPORT
  a. to lose a game, competition, or election:
    The Hawkers went down 5–9.
    go down by
    The government went down by 71 votes.
    go down to
    Liverpool went down to Juventus.
  b. to move down to a lower position in an official list of teams or players
    go down to
    United went down to the second division.
  12.  COMPUTER if a computer goes down, it stops working for a short time:
    If one of the file servers goes down, you lose the whole network.
  13.  LIGHTS if lights go down, they become less bright:
    The lights went down and the curtain rose on an empty stage.
  14.  SUN when the sun goes down, it appears to move down until you cannot see it any more
  15.  WIND if the wind goes down, it becomes less strong:
    The wind had gone down but the night had turned chilly.
  16.  PRISON informal to be sent to prison:
    He went down for five years.
  17.  HAPPEN spoken informal to happen:
    the type of guy who knows what’s going down
    What’s going down?
  18.  LEAVE UNIVERSITY British English formal old-fashioned to leave Oxford or Cambridge University at the end of a period of study
go down on somebody phrasal verb
  to touch someone’s sexual organs with the lips and tongue in order to give them sexual pleasure
go down with something phrasal verb British English informal
  to become ill, especially with an infectious disease:
    Half the team had gone down with flu.
go for somebody/something phrasal verb
  1.  ATTACK British English to attack or criticize someone:
    The dog suddenly went for me.
  2.  TRY TO GET SOMETHING to try to get or win something:
    Jackson is going for his second gold medal here.
    go for it spoken (=used to encourage someone to try to achieve something)
    If you really want the job, go for it! ⇨ go for broke at broke²(3)
  3.  CHOOSE British English to choose something:
    I think I’ll go for the chocolate cake.
  4. I could/would go for something spoken used to say that you would like to do or have something:
    A full meal for less than five bucks! I could go for that!
  5.  LIKE informal to like a particular type of person or thing:
    Annie tends to go for older men.
  6. the same goes for somebody/something (also that goes for somebody/something too) spoken used to say that a statement you have just made is true about someone or something else too:
    Close all doors and lock them when you go out. The same goes for windows.
go in phrasal verb
  when the sun or the moon goes in, cloud moves in front of it so that it cannot be seen
go in for something phrasal verb
  1. to do an examination or take part in a competition:
    I go in for all the competitions.
  2. to do or use something often because you enjoy it or like it:
    I never really went in for sports.
  3. to choose something as your job:
    I suppose I could go in for advertising.
go in with somebody phrasal verb
  to join with someone else to start a business or organization:
    Ellie’s going in with a friend who’s just started a café.
go into something phrasal verb
  1.  JOB  [not in passive] to start to do a particular type of job:
    I always wanted to go into nursing.
    She’s thinking of going into business (=starting a business).
  2.  TIME/MONEY/EFFORT  [not in passive] to be spent or used to get, make, or do something:
    Years of research have gone into this book.
    go into doing something
    A great deal of time and effort has gone into ensuring that the event runs smoothly.
  3.  EXPLAIN to explain, describe, or examine something in detail:
    I don’t want to go into the matter now.
    I don’t want to go into details now.
  4.  COMPUTER  [not in passive] to open a particular computer program, window, or file:
    Go into your D drive.
  5.  BE IN A PARTICULAR STATE  [not in passive] to start to be in a particular state or condition:
    She went into labour at midnight and the baby was born at 8 am.
    The company went into liquidation.
  6.  HIT  [not in passive] if a vehicle goes into a tree, wall, or another vehicle, it hits it:
    His car went into a lamppost in the high street.
  7.  DIVIDE  [not in passive] if a number goes into another number, the second number can be divided by the first:
    12 goes into 60 five times.
  8.  BEGIN TO MOVE IN A PARTICULAR WAY  [not in passive] if a vehicle goes into a particular movement, it starts to do it:
    The plane had gone into a steep descent.
go off phrasal verb
  1.  LEAVE to leave a place, especially in order to do something:
    John decided to go off on his own.
    go off to
    He went off to work as usual.
    go off to do something
    Geoff went off to play golf.
  2.  EXPLODE to explode or fire:
    The bomb went off at 6.30 this morning.
    Fireworks were going off all over the city.
    The gun went off and the bullet went flying over his head.
  3.  MAKE A NOISE if an alarm goes off, it makes a noise to warn you about something:
    The thieves ran away when the alarm went off.
    I’ve set the alarm clock to go off at 7 am.
  4.  STOP LIKING go off somebody/something British English informal to stop liking something or someone:
    Many women go off coffee during pregnancy.
    go off doing something
    I’ve gone off cooking lately.
  5.  STOP WORKING if a machine or piece of equipment goes off, it stops working:
    The central heating goes off at 9 o'clock.
    Suddenly, all the lights went off.
  6. go off well/badly etc to happen in a particular way:
    The party went off very well.
  7.  HAPPEN British English spoken informal to happen
   SYN  go on:
    There was a blazing row going off next door.
  8.  DECAY British English if food goes off, it becomes too bad to eat:
    The milk’s gone off.
  9.  SLEEP to go to sleep:
    I’d just gone off to sleep when the phone rang.
  10.  GET WORSE British English informal to get worse:
    He’s a singer whose talent has gone off in recent years.
go off on somebody phrasal verb American English informal
  to criticize or speak to someone in a very angry way
go off with something/somebody phrasal verb informal
  1. to leave your usual sexual partner in order to have a relationship with someone else:
    She’s gone off with her husband’s best friend.
  2. to take something away from a place without having permission:
    Who’s gone off with my pen?
go on phrasal verb
  1.  CONTINUE
  a. to continue doing something or being in a situation
    go on doing something
    He went on working until he was 91.
    go on with
    One of the actors was unwell and couldn’t go on with the performance.
    I can’t go on like this for much longer.
  b. to continue without stopping:
    The noise goes on 24 hours a day.
    The screaming went on and on (=continued for a long time). ⇨ ongoing
  2.  HAPPEN to happen:
    I don’t know what’s going on.
    What were the children doing while all this was going on?
    Like all good resorts, there is plenty going on. ⇨ goings-on
  3.  DO SOMETHING NEXT to do something after you have finished doing something else
    go on to do something
    She went on to become a successful surgeon.
    go on to
    Go on to the next question when you’ve finished.
  4.  CONTINUE TALKING to continue talking, especially after stopping or changing to a different subject:
    Go on, I’m listening.
    ‘But,’ he went on, ‘we have to deal with the problems we’re facing.’
    go on with
    After a short pause Maria went on with her story.
  5. go on spoken
  a. used to encourage someone to do something:
    Go on, have another piece of cake.
  b. used when you are agreeing to do something or giving permission for something:
    ‘Are you sure you won’t have another drink?’ ‘Oh, go on then.’
    ‘Can I go outside, Dad?’ ‘Yeah, go on then.’
  c. (also go on with you) British English old-fashioned used to tell someone that you do not believe them
  6.  USE AS PROOF go on something to base an opinion or judgment on something:
    Police haven’t much to go on in their hunt for the killer.
  7.  START TO WORK if a machine or piece of equipment goes on, it starts to work:
    The heat goes on automatically at 6 o'clock.
  8.  TIME to pass:
    As time went on, I grew fond of him.
  9.  BEHAVE British English informal the way someone goes on is the way they behave:
    The way she’s going on, she’ll have a nervous breakdown.
  10. be going on (for) 5 o'clock/60/25 etc to be nearly a particular time, age, number etc:
    Nancy must be going on for 60.
    She’s one of those wise teenagers who’s 16 going on 70 (=she behaves as though she is older than she is).
  11.  GO IN FRONT (also go on ahead) to go somewhere before the other people you are with:
    Bill went on in the car and I followed on foot.
  12.  TALK TOO MUCH informal to talk too much:
    I really like Clare but she does go on.
    go on about
    I got tired of him going on about all his problems.
    He just went on and on about his new girlfriend.
  13.  CRITICIZE British English informal to continue to criticize someone or ask them to do something in a way that annoys them:
    The way she went on, you would have thought it was all my fault.
    go on at
    Stop going on at me!
    go on at somebody to do something
    My wife’s always going on at me to dress better.
    go on at somebody about something
    He’s always going on at me about fixing the door.
  14.  DEVELOP British English spoken informal to develop or make progress
  15. to be going on with/to go on with British English informal if you have enough of something to be going on with, you have enough for now:
    Have you got enough money to be going on with?
go out phrasal verb
  1.  LEAVE YOUR HOUSE to leave your house, especially in order to enjoy yourself:
    Are you going out tonight?
    go out for
    We went out for a meal and then on to a movie.
    go out doing something
    Liam goes out drinking every Friday.
    go out to do something
    Can I go out to play now?
    go out and do something
    You should go out and get some fresh air.
  2.  RELATIONSHIP to have a romantic relationship with someone:
    They’ve been going out for two years now.
    go out with
    Tina used to go out with my brother.
    go out together
    How long have you been going out together?
  3.  FIRE/LIGHT to stop burning or shining:
    Suddenly the candle went out.
  4.  TV/RADIO British English to be broadcast on television or radio:
    The programme goes out live at 5 o'clock on Mondays.
  5.  BE SENT to be sent:
    A copy of the instructions should go out with the equipment.
    The magazine goes out to all members at the end of the month.
  6.  GAME/SPORT to stop playing in a competition because you have lost a game:
    He went out in the first round.
  7.  MOVE ABROAD to travel to another country in order to live and work there
    go out to
    They are looking for nurses to go out to Saudi Arabia.
  8.  NO LONGER FASHIONABLE to stop being fashionable or used:
    Hats like that went out years ago.
    This kind of entertainment went out with the ark (=is very old-fashioned).
  9.  SEA when the tide goes out, the sea moves away from the land
   OPP  come in
  10.  MAKE PUBLIC if news or a message goes out, it is officially announced to everyone:
    The appeal went out for food and medicines.
  11. your heart/thoughts go out to somebody used to say that you feel sympathy for someone and are thinking about them:
    Our hearts go out to the victim’s family.
  12.  TIME  [always + adverb/preposition] literary to end:
    March went out with high winds and rain.
go over phrasal verb
  1.  THINK ABOUT go over something to think very carefully about something:
    I had gone over and over what happened in my mind.
  2.  EXAMINE go over something to search or examine something very carefully:
    In the competition, the judge goes over each dog and assesses it.
  3.  REPEAT go over something to repeat something in order to explain it or make sure it is correct:
    Once again I went over exactly what I needed to say.
  4.  CLEAN go over something to clean something
  5. go over well (also go over big American English) if something goes over well, people like it:
    That kind of salesman talk doesn’t go over very well with the scientists.
go over to something phrasal verb
  1. to change to a different place or person for the next part of a television or radio programme:
    We’re going over to the White House for an important announcement.
  2. to change to a different way of doing things:
    They went over to a computerized records system.
  3. to change to a different political party or religion:
    the Labour MP who went over to the Conservatives last year
go round phrasal verb British English
  ⇨ go around
go through phrasal verb
  1.  DIFFICULT/UNPLEASANT SITUATION go through something to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation, feeling etc:
    When you’re going through a crisis, it often helps to talk to someone.
    He’s going through a divorce at the moment.
    It is devastating for a parent to watch a child go through misery.
  2.  PROCESS go through something to experience a particular process:
    Candidates must go through a process of selection.
    Caterpillars go through several stages of growth.
  3.  USE go through something to use up money or a supply of something:
    We went through five pints of milk last week.
  4.  LAW go through (something) if a law goes through, or goes through Parliament, it is officially accepted
  5.  DEAL/AGREEMENT if a deal or agreement goes through, it is officially accepted and agreed:
    He accepted the offer and the deal went through.
    The sale of the land went through.
  6.  PRACTISE go through something to practise something, for example a performance:
    Let’s go through the whole thing again, from the beginning.
  7.  SEARCH go through something to search something in order to find something in particular:
    Dave went through his pockets looking for the keys.
    Customs officers went through all my bags.
  8.  READ/DISCUSS go through something to read or discuss something in order to make sure it is correct:
    We’ll go through the details later on.
    Do you want me to go through this and check your spellings?
go through with something phrasal verb
  to do something you had promised or planned to do, even though it causes problems or you are no longer sure you want to do it:
    He bravely went through with the wedding ceremony even though he was in a lot of pain.
    I had no choice but to go through with it.
go to somebody/something phrasal verb [not in passive]
  1. to begin to experience or do something, or begin to be in a particular state:
    I lay down and went to sleep.
    Britain and Germany went to war in 1939.
  2. to be given to someone or something:
    All the money raised will go to local charities.
go together phrasal verb
  1. [not in progressive] if two things go together, they exist together or are connected in some way:
    Alcohol abuse and eating disorders often go together.
  2. old-fashioned if two people are going together, they are having a romantic relationship
go towards something phrasal verb [not in passive]
  if money goes towards something, it is used to pay part of the cost of that thing:
    The money will go towards a new hospice.
    go towards doing something
    All money raised will go towards renovating the building.
go under phrasal verb
  1. if a business goes under, it has to stop operating because of financial problems:
    More than 7,000 businesses have gone under in the last three months.
  2. to sink beneath the surface of water:
    The Titanic finally went under.
    She went under, coughing and spluttering.
go up phrasal verb
  1.  INCREASE to increase in price, amount, level etc:
    Train fares have gone up.
    Blood-sugar levels go up as you digest food.
    go up by 10%/250/£900 etc
    Unemployment in the country has gone up by a million.
    go up from something to something
    Spending on research went up from $426 million to $461 million.
  2.  BUILDING/SIGN if a building or sign goes up, it is built or fixed into place:
    It was a lovely place before all these new houses went up.
  3.  EXPLODE/BURN to explode, or be destroyed in a fire:
    He had left the gas on and the whole kitchen went up.
    The whole building went up in flames. ⇨ go up in smoke at smoke¹(3)
  4.  SHOUT if a shout or a cheer goes up, people start to shout or cheer
    go up from
    A great cheer went up from the audience.
  5.  TO ANOTHER PLACE British English to go from one place to another, especially to a place that is further north, or to a town or city from a smaller place
    go up to
    We’re going up to Scotland next weekend.
    He went up to the farm to get some eggs.
  6.  LIGHTS if lights go up, they become brighter:
    when the lights went up at the end of the performance
  7.  UNIVERSITY British English formal old-fashioned to begin studying at a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge University
go with somebody/something phrasal verb [not in passive]
  1.  BE PART OF to be included as part of something:
    The house goes with the job.
    He had fame, money, and everything that goes with it.
    go with doing something
    Responsibility goes with becoming a father.
  2.  EXIST TOGETHER to often exist with something else or be related to something else:
    Ill health often goes with poverty.
  3.  RELATIONSHIP old-fashioned to have a romantic relationship with someone
  4.  HAVE SEX informal to have sex with someone
  5.  AGREE to accept someone’s idea or plan:
    Let’s go with John’s original proposal.
go without phrasal verb
  1. go without (something) to not have something that you usually have:
    I like to give the children what they want even if I have to go without.
    It is possible to go without food for a few days.
  2. it goes without saying (that) used to say that something is so clearly true that it does not need to be said:
    The Internet, too, it goes without saying, is a good source of information.

II

go² S1 noun (plural goes)
1.  TRY  [countable] an attempt to do something:
    ‘I can’t open this drawer.’ ‘Here, let me have a go.’
    On the tour, everyone can have a go at making a pot.
    I’d thought about it for some time and decided to give it a go (=try to do something).
    I had a good go (=tried hard) at cleaning the silver.
    at/in one go
    Ruby blew out all her candles at one go.
    I’m not sure it will work but it’s worth a go.
2.  YOUR TURN  [countable] someone’s turn in a game or someone’s turn to use something:
    Whose go is it?
    It’s your go.
    Can I have a go on your guitar?
    Don’t I get a go?
3. make a go of something informal to make something succeed, especially a business or marriage:
    Nikki was determined to make a go of the business.
    Many businesses are struggling hard to make a go of it.
4. £3/$50 etc a go informal used for saying how much it costs to do something or buy something:
    At £3 a go, the cards are not cheap.
5. on the go informal
  a. if you have something on the go, you have started it and are busy doing it:
    Even with three top films on the go, Michelle is reluctant to talk about herself.
    He has at least two other projects on the go.
  b. very busy doing a lot of things:
    Children are always on the go.
6. something is a go American English spoken used to say that things are working correctly or that you have permission to do something:
    The trip to London is a go.
7. something is (a) no go spoken used to say that something is not allowed or will not happen:
    The hotel is no go for dogs. ⇨ no-go area
8. it’s all go British English spoken it is very busy:
    It’s all go around here.
    It’s all go in the commercial property market.
9. have a go especially British English spoken
  a. to criticize someone:
    You’re always having a go.
    have a go at
    Will you stop having a go at me!
    have a go at somebody for/about something
    Mum had a go at me for not doing my homework.
  b. to attack someone:
    A whole gang of yobs were standing around, just waiting to have a go.
  c. to try to catch someone who you see doing something wrong, rather than waiting for the police:
    The public should not be encouraged to have a go.
10.  ENERGY  [uncountable] British English energy and a desire to do things:
    There’s plenty of go in him yet.
11. all the go old-fashioned very fashionable