| 单词 | to carry on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto carry on to carry on 1. transitive. To maintain or keep up (something); to prevent (something) from stopping. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > continue (an action) [verb (transitive)] i-haldOE to hold fortha1325 sustainc1325 containc1330 continuea1340 maintainc1385 carrya1393 keepc1425 to keep upa1535 to stick by ——1551 to hold on1568 to hold out1595 to carry on1609 subsist1633 to keep at ——1825 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 162 He..carries on the streame of his dispose, Without obseruance, or respect of any. View more context for this quotation 1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 32 The Blood will move more weakly, slowly, and rarely, and the Circulation will be carry'd on more rarely. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice III. iii. 52 The conversation was carried on . View more context for this quotation 1877 L. P. Brockett Cross & Crescent 34 The conflict which has been carried on for nearly three hundred years. 2003 Times (Nexis) 7 Apr. 27 Each year Carlisle Racecourse holds a race for the Bell, carrying on a tradition dating back to at least the 16th century when racing bells were commonly given as prizes. 2. transitive. To engage in or conduct (work, a business, etc.); to participate in (esp. a regular or habitual activity). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > practice, exercise, or doing > practise or carry on [verb (transitive)] doeOE followOE holda1100 found1340 exercec1374 enhaunta1382 usea1398 proceed1399 apply?c1400 practise?c1430 exercise1467 takea1500 plya1513 enure1549 prosecute1567 inurea1577 manage1579 to stand on ——1599 to carry on1638 cultivate1654 society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > manage or administer steerc888 leadc1175 guyc1330 guidec1374 governa1382 ministera1382 treat1387 administer1395 dispose1398 skift?a1400 warda1400 solicit1429 to deal with1469 handlea1470 execute1483 convoy?a1513 conveyc1515 mayne1520 to bear (a person or thing) in (also an, a, on) handa1522 keepa1535 administrate1538 solicitate1547 to dispose of1573 manure1583 carry1600 manage1609 negotiate1619 conduct1632 to carry on1638 mesnage1654 nurse1745 work1841 operate1850 run1857 stage-manage1906 ramrod1920 1638 J. Burroughs Excellency of Gracious Spirit i. ii. 106 Where ones spirit is set right, it doth not onely enable to go on with some comfort in one condition, but in any condition that God calls unto, to carry on the work of that condition with joy. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 305. ¶5 The last War, which had been carried on so successfully. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. v. 44 Besides the battery mentioned above, there are three other forts carrying on for the defence of the harbour, none of which are yet compleated. 1801 M. Edgeworth Prussian Vase in Moral Tales III. 28 His trial must be carried on in open day. 1953 Sussex County Mag. 27 454 Mr. Parsons carried on his business as a gilt worker until his retirement at the age of 77. 2000 Church Times 24 Mar. 13/3 He is looking forward to moving to Cambridgeshire where so much experimental bio-technical work is being carried on. 3. transitive. To continue or develop (something) beyond a stage already attained; to advance (something). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > advance (a proceeding) from previous stage [verb (transitive)] evolve1623 to carry on1648 unroll1829 1648 Mercurius Britanicus No. 13. 97 What a strange impertinent deal of diligence they make use to re-spirit and carry on their lost and shattered designs. 1774 J. Bryant New Syst. (new ed.) I. 374 There was another circumstance, which probably assisted to carry on the mistake. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People viii. §5. 511 Poetic Satire had become fashionable in Hall..and had been carried on vigorously by George Wither. 1935 Fellowship Mar. 3/1 Pacifism does not renounce the struggle, but carries it on with the more effective weapons of non-violence. 2015 J. Rebanks Shepherd's Life (2016) 99 I'm not just a grandson, I am the one that carries on his life's work. 4. a. intransitive. Originally U.S. To indulge in behaviour regarded as inappropriate or unacceptable; esp. (colloquial) to speak or behave in an excessively angry, excitable, or unreasonable way. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > behave, conduct, or bear oneself [verb (intransitive)] i-bereeOE workeOE makeOE fere1154 walka1200 steera1250 to take onc1275 fare1340 to fare with oneself1340 containa1375 to let latesa1400 usea1400 dealc1400 rulea1425 act1593 comport1616 carry1650 deport1667 demean1678 behave1721 conduct1754 to carry on1828 the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > be in state of nervous excitement [verb (intransitive)] to take ona1450 seethe1609 trepidate1623 to take on oneself1632 flutter1668 pother1715 to be upon the nettle (also in a nettle)1723 to be nerve all over1778 to be all nerve1819 to be (all) on wires1824 to break up1825 to carry on1828 to be on (occasionally upon or on the) edge1872 faff1874 to have kittens1900 flap1910 to be in, get in(to), a flap1939 to go sparec1942 to keep (also blow, lose) one's cool1964 faffle1965 to get one's knickers in a twist1971 to have a canary1971 to wet one's pants1979 tweak1981 the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > flirt, philander, or dally [verb (intransitive)] > engage in flirtation or have an affair to carry on1828 mash1883 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [verb (intransitive)] > have illicit intimacy intrigue1710 to carry on1828 the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > show anger [verb (intransitive)] > speak angrily spitc1386 ragea1400 blowc1475 blustera1494 storm?1553 pelt1594 tear1602 fare1603 to speak or look daggers1603 to blow hot coalsc1626 rant1647 scream1775 to pop off1914 to carry on1947 1828 A. Royall Black Bk. II. 27 They romped and squalled, and to use a Yankee phraze, ‘carried on at such a rate, that he and Mrs. C. were greatly annoyed by their rudeness’. 1834 S. Smith Sel. Lett. Major Jack Downing 18 These Legislaters have been carrying on so. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Strange Case Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde iv. 37 Stamping with his foot..and carrying on (as the maid described it) like a madman. 1947 ‘N. Shute’ Chequer Board 4 She don't half carry on about the beer I drink. 2006 Word July 12/1 The public misdemeanours of Pete Doherty, Russell Crowe and Kate Moss can't hold a candle to the way stars used to carry on. b. intransitive. To have an affair or flirtation with someone; to have a romantic or sexual relationship which is regarded as socially unacceptable, esp. because of being conducted outside marriage or alongside another relationship. ΚΠ 1856 G. J. Whyte-Melville Kate Coventry iii. 26 With lynx eyes she [sc. the chaperone] notes how Lady Carmine's eldest girl is ‘carrying on’ with young Thriftless. 1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly II. v. 88 She and I carried on for a whole season. People talked. 1903 Daily Chron. 19 Feb. 7/5 Plaintiff accused him of ‘carrying on’ with another girl at the same time as he was engaged to her. 2005 Independent on Sunday 10 July 23/1 Old Georg was carrying on with a floozie in her fifties. 5. a. intransitive. Nautical. To continue a course; to continue sailing, or carrying out one's duties on the ship. Frequently in imperative, as a command given by a senior officer. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > continue doing or keep going in a course of action [verb (intransitive)] to hold a wayOE to hold forthc1200 to hold ona1225 reignc1300 lasta1325 continuea1340 to continue doing or to doc1384 pursuea1425 perseverec1425 to hold one's wayc1480 prosecute1528 to go on1533 to run on1533 keep1548 to follow on1560 insist1586 to keep on1589 to carry on1832 to carry on1857 string1869 society > armed hostility > military service > serve as a soldier [verb (intransitive)] > come on or off duty > continue or resume duty to carry on1832 society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > direct or manage ship [verb (intransitive)] > head in a certain course or direction > continue on course to stand on1627 to carry on1832 1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 643 Carry on, carry on; reef none, boy, none. 1853 T. De Quincey Spanish Mil. Nun in Wks. III. 35 She carried on, as sailors say, under easy sail. 1915 ‘Bartimeus’ Tall Ship i. 14 The ship..began to heel slowly over. The Captain..raised the megaphone to his mouth. ‘Carry on!’ he shouted. ‘Every man for himself.’ 1996 P. O'Brian Yellow Admiral vi. 140 If we carry on till come two bells, and then wear ship and stand east-south-east and half east, we fine, we all right, sir. b. intransitive. Military. To continue following or proceed to follow orders or instructions. Frequently in imperative, as a command given by a senior officer. ΚΠ 1915 ‘I. Hay’ First Hundred Thousand in Blackwood's Mag. 198 3 ‘Do you understand my order?’ thundered the Colonel... ‘I do, sir,’ replied Blaikie politely, ‘but—’ ‘Then, for heaven's sake, carry on!’ 1920 Three Hundred & First Engineers iii. ix. 141 Through it all the men ‘carried on’ and accomplished their mission. 1945 Observer 21 Oct. 6/1 (advt.) For thousands of Service men and women the order is ‘carry on’. 2004 D. Hart Favor for FDR 122 ‘Thank you again, Colonel Darby,’ Brock said. ‘It has been a honor to serve with your men.’ Darby just said, ‘Carry on, captain.’ 6. a. intransitive. To continue as before; to continue an activity; (hence) to keep going and make the best of things. ΚΠ 1848 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 9 Dec. 6/5 The general fault with insolvents was, that they carried on until there was nothing left for the creditors. 1939 Poster (Ministry of Information) Keep calm and carry on. 1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 529/2 She formerly had often felt that she couldn't carry on; now she felt able to manage fairly well. 1985 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Sept. In the country as a whole life carries on. 2015 J. Colgan Summer at Little Beach St. Bakery xiii. 211 Do you know how many failed start-ups I ran before we hit it big?..Nine!..But I didn't care, because I knew I could make it. Then I did make it. Then it all went to shit again... But you carry on! b. intransitive. With with: to continue with an activity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > continue doing or keep going in a course of action [verb (intransitive)] to hold a wayOE to hold forthc1200 to hold ona1225 reignc1300 lasta1325 continuea1340 to continue doing or to doc1384 pursuea1425 perseverec1425 to hold one's wayc1480 prosecute1528 to go on1533 to run on1533 keep1548 to follow on1560 insist1586 to keep on1589 to carry on1832 to carry on1857 string1869 1857 Illawarra (Austral.) Mercury 14 Sept. 2/1 At all events, the Ministry have decided in keeping the present House together—that is, we suppose, if they can carry on with it. 1918 Aussie: Austral. Soldiers' Mag. Feb. 2/1 This word ‘Digger’..came to France when the sandgropers gave up digging on the goldfields of W.A. and carried on with it on the battlefields. 1942 R. A. J. Walling Corpse with Eerie Eye vi. 185 You're doing nobly. Carry on with the good work. 1999 A. Hadley Tough Choices 113 Schools are being strongly encouraged to help any pupils who are pregnant to carry on with their studies. c. intransitive. With gerund or verbal noun: to continue doing something. ΚΠ 1885 Glasgow Herald 31 Jan. 7/6 There had not been one [sc. a drought] of such a severe character for 40 years in the field where they carried on working. 1960 I. Jefferies Dignity & Purity xii. 183 She carried on enthusing about cushion covers. 1969 (title of film) Carry on camping. 2020 Gazette (Essex) (Nexis) 29 Jan. The officers..tried to stop the 19-year-old but he carried on walking. 7. intransitive. To continue moving or travelling in a particular direction. Also of a road, path, etc.: to extend in a particular direction. ΚΠ 1906 Boy's Own Paper 14 Apr. 446/1 A third [duck]..carried on until he reached the sea-wall, when he faltered in his flight and pitched amongst a growth of rank grass. 1968 Highway Code 24 If you find that you are heading away from where you want to go, you must carry on until you reach the next exit. 1998 T. Garratt & A. Brown Discovery Road (e-book ed.) These tunnels carry on for miles under the desert. 2007 R. Millward Apples ii. 23 Fairhurst took us down Keith Road near where my house was, but we carried on past the church..and ended up in Acklam. < as lemmas |
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