| 单词 | go about |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go about to go about 1. intransitive. a. To move round in a circle; to revolve, rotate; to complete a revolution. rare in later use. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement in circle or curve > move in a circle or curve [verb (intransitive)] > move in a circle to go aboutOE whirlc1290 circule1430 circlec1440 to cast, fet, fetch, go, take a compass?a1500 circuit1611 circumgyre1634 revolve1660 circulate1672 orba1821 circumvolve1841 to loop the loop1902 orbit1948 OE Ælfric Hexameron (Hatton 115) 44 On þam oðrum dæge ure Drihten geworhte þone firmamentum þe men hatað rodor..and he æfre gæð abutan swa swa yrnende hweowol, and he næfre ne stent stille on anum. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. cxxxi. 1386 It is yseide þat heuene goþ aboute wiþ consonancy and acord of melody. c1450 (?c1408) J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte (1901) l. 430 I saugh my selve In hir cercle sygnes twelve, In ther course..From Est to West goynge aboute. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 569/2 I go aboute, as a whele dothe, je rotis. 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas ii. 36 The months of the year haue not yet gone about, wherin the Lorde hath bowed the heavens, and come downe amongst vs. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. iii. 32 The weyward [form emended by Theobald (1733) to weïrd] Sisters, hand in hand..Thus doe goe, about, about. View more context for this quotation a1646 J. Gregory Posthuma (1649) 262 Julius Cæsar allotted 365 daies and 6 hours to this Revolution, but the Sun goeth about in less time. 1679 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. iii. 43 The fewer the Teeth on a wheel are, the sooner a wheel goes about, and the more Teeth on a wheel, the slower the wheel goes about. 1754 W. Emerson Princ. Mech. xiii. 264 When the mill goes about, the cog V raises the side OP. 1804 C. L. Lewes Comic Sketches 117 Sir Minikin..cried out, Bravo, before one wheel went about. 2012 M. Palu Jesus & Time iv. 87 As the wheels go about in their cyclic movement, they carry the chariot forward. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > be copious [verb (intransitive)] > use periphrasis to beat (formerly also go, wend, seek) about the bushc1440 wind1528 periphrase1652 to go about1815 circumlocute1859 circumlocutionize1886 to go (all) round the houses1958 1815 Woman's Will ii. i Why do you go about with me thus—why not speak to be understood? 2. intransitive. a. To go here and there; to move to and fro; to go from place to place, typically while engaged in a specified activity. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [verb (intransitive)] > travel about or visit many places runeOE to go aboutc1300 passc1400 discur1557 dispace1588 perambulate1607 to get about1776 to go around1796 to get around1798 circulate1848 c1300 Life & Martyrdom Thomas Becket (Harl. 2277) (1845) l. 76 (MED) Heo..ȝeode aboute as a best that ne couthe no wysdom. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 12611 Sua lang a-bute þan had mari gan þat weri was sco bath lith and ban. a1500 (?a1400) Sir Torrent of Portyngale (1887) l. 1940 As seynt Antony aboute yede, Byddyng his orysoun. a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) iii. sig. N.iiiiv As I goe more about than you, so must I more heare nedes..ye maner of men in thys matter. 1670 H. Stubbe Legends No Hist. 6 Glory is not due to such as go about with a dog and a hoop. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. viii. ii. 155 I think it is great Pity that such a pretty young Gentleman should undervalue himself so, as to go about with these Soldier Fellows. View more context for this quotation 1794 Scots Mag. Sept. 519/2 The lower class..believed in benevolent spirits, which they called brownies, who went about in the night time. 1829 C. Lamb Let. 10 Apr. (1935) III. 214 You go about, in rain or fine at all hours. 1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. ix. 94 An attorney's clerk, indeed, that went about with a bag! 1928 Daily Express 23 Feb. 3/5 There are always Jeremiahs who go about saying that we have never had such bad times. 1964 J. R. R. Tolkien Let. 16 July (1995) 348 There was a curious local character, an old man who used to go about swapping gossip and weather-wisdom and such like. 2005 R. L. Parry In Time of Madness 224 The chief of the MLOs..went about in dark glasses brandishing a little cane. b. Of a report, money, etc.: to circulate; to be or become widely current. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publish or spread abroad [verb (intransitive)] > spread or be current springOE spreadc1300 to go abouta1325 quicka1400 risea1400 runa1400 walkc1400 stir1423 voice1429 fly1480 to go abroad1513 to come abroad1525 wandera1547 divulge1604 to get abroad1615 to take aira1616 to make (also do) the rounds1669 to get about1740 reach1970 a1325 St. Hilary (Corpus Cambr.) l. 43 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill S. Eng. Legendary (1956) 6 Misbileue..ȝeode þo aboute faste Leon þe pope..þerto his herte caste And was yturnd in misbileue. 1532 G. Hervet tr. Xenophon Treat. House Holde f. 57 Ye shal not lightly here suche a tale go about, that suche a mans house is vndone, bicause he hath not sowed euen. 1639 W. Balcanquhall Large Declar. Tumults Scotl. 228 They found that both shee knew that shee was speaking, and what shee was speaking (contrary to that report which went about of her). 1664 Waller's Poems Printer to Rdr. For we see clipt and washt Money go about when the entire and weighty lies hoarded up. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 76 Innumerable Stories also went about of the cruel Behaviours and Practises of Nurses. 1840 Evergreen Nov. 622/1 How is it, mother, that there is a report going about that you have money? 1867 Fortn. Rev. 1 Mar. 351 Rumours went about of an impromptu dance. 1918 R. Kipling in European War (N. Y. Times Current Hist.) 15 90/2 There [is]..more money going about and fewer things to buy with it. 1995 K. Ishiguro Unconsoled xiii. 189 I'm sure there's a lot of gossip going about. 3. intransitive. With infinitive. To busy oneself with doing something; to endeavour, contrive, or conspire to do something. Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] > to do something cuneOE seekc1000 fanda1225 suec1325 tastec1330 enforcec1340 study1340 temptc1384 intendc1385 assaila1393 proffera1393 to make meansc1395 search?a1400 fraistc1400 pursuec1400 to go aboutc1405 pretend1482 attempta1513 essay?1515 attend1523 regarda1533 offer1541 frame1545 to stand about1549 to put into (also in) practice1592 prove1612 imitate1626 snap1766 begin1833 make1880 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Physician's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 158 This false Iuge gooth now faste aboute To hasten his delit. a1475 (?a1350) Seege Troye (Harl.) (1927) l. 1187 (MED) Lordyngis..abought ye gon To fellyn Ector. c1520 tr. Terence Andria v. iv, in Terens in Eng. sig. D.iiiv Gost thow abowt to begyle our yong men. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. f. 210 They..that go about to appease God with their owne recompencinges. 1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth i. 71 Cardinall Granuill..went about to set the English and the Netherlanders..at variance. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. vii. 299 Without that any Body..ever went about to shew the reason..of their clearness. 1764 R. Burn Hist. Poor Laws 233 It is a kind of insult upon poverty, to go about to lodge poor people in a superb edifice. 1778 W. Cookworthy & T. Hartley in tr. E. Swedenborg Treat. Heaven & Hell Pref. p. xlviii God forbid that we should go about to straiten that mercy towards others (though even devils), to which the very best of us stand indebted. 1853 E. C. Gaskell Cranford xi Surely the power was never given to such beings to harm those who went about to try to do what little good was in their power. 1884 J. Payne tr. Bk. Thousand Nights & One Night VIII. vi. 321 How wilt thou go about to kill him? 1914 R. Frost Code in Poems 73 I went about to kill him fair enough. 1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (London ed.) I. v. 300 How people in this state go about to betray themselves is hard to define. 2003 A. Vincent in B. Haddock & P. Sutch Multiculturalism, Identity & Rights iv. 55 Petitio principi, that is, assuming as true those first principles that one is going about to actually prove. 4. intransitive. a. Nautical. To set on the opposite tack. Cf. to put about 1b at put v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > avail oneself of a wind [verb (intransitive)] > go about to turn, wend the luff?c1225 to turn (the) wind14.. to go about1588 veera1653 1588 T. P. tr. A. Perez de Guzman Orders Voy. Eng. sig. Bv Before she goeth about [Sp. antes de virar], she will shoot off a peece. 1642 T. Richard Warlike Proc. Protestant Army in Ireland sig. A3 This Ship is speedily to go about for Gallway with powder and Bisket. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World x. 299 The Vessel having a Head at each end, so as to sail with either of them foremost (indifferently) they need not tack, or go about, as all our Vessels do, but each end of the Boat serves either for head or stern as they please. 1724 J. Kelly Mod. Navigator's Compl. Tutor App. 55 The Wind will be Northerly, make ready to go about; we shall lie our Course the other way. 1795 Oracle & Public Advertiser 5 Aug. The Lowestoffe opened a well-directed fire; the enemy's second frigate then passing, and exchanging the opposite broadsides, His Majesty's ships were kept on the same tack till she went about. 1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy II. x. 291 Don't you think we had better go about? 1879 J. Inglis Yachtsman's Holidays iv. ii. 124 As we were on the starboard tack we assumed she would go about, or modestly pass under our lee. 1969 Jrnl. Inst. Navigation 22 289 She cannot alter course to starboard..without going about. 1997 Classic Boat May 60/2 There's more to sailing than knowing how to go about, gybe, or hoist sail. ΚΠ 1642 New Declar. Last Affairs Ireland 11 Wee advanced towards the Rebels till by the interposition of a hedge and hollow way, some of the Troops were forced to goe about, and then drew up again in the same order, on the otherside of the Hedge. 1761 C. Dalrymple Mil. Ess. v. 69 The men are to look to the wheeling hand, and should turn to the right about without stopping; which is a much better method than halting first; then going about. 1796 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry 87 Should it be required again to form in line on the same ground, the divisions will go about, ranks by three's. 1851 T. Robbins Cavalry Catech. 51 The Front Line must not go About until the Retiring Line has fronted. to go about —— to go about —— 1. intransitive. To encircle, encompass, or surround wholly or partially. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > surround or lie around [verb (transitive)] befong971 beclipc1000 begoc1000 belieOE bestandc1000 to go about ——OE umbegangc1200 behema1250 befallc1275 berunc1275 girdc1290 bihalvena1300 umlapa1300 umlaya1300 umlouka1300 umbegoc1300 belayc1320 halsea1340 enclose1340 umbelapa1350 embracec1360 betrendc1374 circlec1374 umbecasta1375 to give about1382 environa1393 umbeclipa1395 compassa1400 encircle?a1400 enourle?a1400 umbegivea1400 umbeseta1400 umbeliec1400 umbetighc1400 enroundc1420 measurec1425 umbsteadc1450 adviron?1473 purprise1481 umbeviron1489 belta1500 girtha1500 overgirda1500 engirt15.. envirea1513 round?a1513 brace1513 umbereach1513 becompass1520 circuea1533 girtc1540 umbsetc1540 circule1553 encompass1555 circulate?a1560 ingyre1568 to do about1571 engird1573 circumdate1578 succinge1578 employ1579 circuate1581 girdle1582 wheel1582 circumgyre1583 enring1589 ringa1592 embail1593 enfold1596 invier1596 stem1596 circumcingle1599 ingert1599 engirdle1602 circulize1603 circumscribe1605 begirt1608 to go round1610 enwheela1616 surround1616 shingle1621 encirculize1624 circumviron1632 beround1643 orba1644 circumference1646 becircle1648 incircuitc1650 circumcinge1657 circumtend1684 besiege1686 cincture1789 zone1795 cravat1814 encincture1820 circumvent1824 begirdle1837 perambulate1863 cordon1891 OE Ælfric Old Eng. Hexateuch: Gen. (Claud.) ii. 11 An ea of ðam hatte Fison; seo gæð onbutan [L. circuit] ðæt land ðe is gehaten Euilað, ðær ðær gold wyxð. c1300 St. Brendan (Laud) 18 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 220 Þe see Occean..goth a-boute al þe world and alle oþere cometh þer-to. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) l. 3 Þe see geþ him al aboute, he stond as in an yle. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) i. l. 788 Another [garden] with a diche aboute ygoon is. 1561 J. Hollybush tr. H. Brunschwig Most Excellent Homish Apothecarye f. 6 A fyne linnen cloth a hand broade, and as longe that it maye go aboute hys heade. 1615 T. Adams Blacke Devill 25 His walke is a siege, that goes about the Fort. 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 75 This body, part tawny, part purple, with rings of white and green mixt, that go about her. 1707 J. Drake Anthropol. Nova I. App. 26/2 A branch of the aforesaid Shoot going about the Pneumonick Vein. 1747 J. T. Desaguliers tr. W. J. 's Gravesande Math. Elements Nat. Philos. (ed. 6) I. iv. xi. 79 The Rope goes about the Wheels Q and r. 1857 G. Gaylord Culm Rock xii. 197 Noll's arm went about his uncle's neck. 1888 J. Harris tr. D. Owen Rhys Lewis xxx. 272 With the exception of the path, which went about it [sc. the garden], it was fairly hidden with thorns and brambles. 1912 F. M. Hueffer Ladies whose Bright Eyes ix. 102 The part which went about his waist was red and white chequers. 1922 J. O. Curwood Country Beyond vii. 94 His thin arm went about her. 2006 Manila Times (Nexis) 31 Dec. His hands went about his head, met and clasped behind his neck. 2. intransitive. To busy oneself with; to set to work on, deal with; to continue or carry on with. Also in early use: †to seek after (obsolete).See also to go about one's business at business n. Phrases 4a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake [verb (transitive)] > tackle or proceed to deal with entreat?a1450 overtakea1500 to go on ——1508 take1523 to go about ——?1533 to set upon ——1555 fall1589 to turn one's hand1628 to take to task1649 tackle1847 to take on1898 a1325 (c1280) Southern Passion (Pepys 2344) (1927) l. 294 Some ȝeode..aboute hare Marchaundise. c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Friar's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 230 Bothe we goon abouten oure purchas Taak thow thy part what þt men wol thee yeue And I shal myn. ?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Ci To go about rychesse, Ambicion. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 187 Yf they [sc. bees] goe about their businesse cheerefully. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 436 The worke which himselfe and Paul went about. 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Num. xi. 13) 19 Lust is unsatisfiable; to go about it, is to go about an endless piece of work. 1687 Bp. G. Burnet Def. Refl. Varillas's Hist. Heresies 33 Those who write upon true Information, know what they go about. 1739 J. Wesley Let. 16 Sept. in Wks. (1872) XII. 108 Let the leaden cistern be gone about. 1772 Crit. Rev. Aug. 99 They went about the work in good earnest. 1826 Lancet 9 Dec. 316/2 He went about his usual employments until within his few hours previous to his death. 1885 M. Linskill Lost Son 247 She went about her work in a cold, impassive way. 1902 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly May 84/2 If they wanted me for a recruit they were going about it the wrong way. 1992 P. Auster Leviathan (1993) iii. 112 Sachs understood that she was playing with him, but he rather enjoyed the way she went about it. 2004 Guardian 18 May i. 23/4 We ought to rethink how we go about the important task of preventing heart disease. < as lemmas |
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