| 单词 | to go places |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go places i. to go places. extracted from placen.1 (a) To travel to or visit various places. Also with complement characterizing the places in question. ΚΠ 1871 Country Gentleman's Mag. July 12/2 That 2444 have thought it best to go places where they may get more money for their labour. 1925 S. Lewis Martin Arrowsmith xx. 232 The habit of social ease, of dressing, of going places without nervous anticipation. 1962 Pop. Sci. June 83/2 The second car..sat in the garage..while we went places together in the No. 1 car. 2009 New Scientist (Nexis) 24 Jan. 57 Wheeled robots go places too dangerous for soldiers. (b) colloquial (originally U.S.). To be successful (esp. in one's career); to make progress. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] > achieve success (of persons) speed993 achievec1300 escheve?a1400 succeed1509 to turn up trumps1595 fadge1611 to nick ita1637 to hit the mark (also nail, needle, pin)1655 to get on1768 to reap, win one's laurels1819 to go a long way1859 win out1861 score1882 to make it1885 to make a ten-strike1887 to make the grade1912 to make good1914 to bring home the bacon1924 to go places1931 1931 Rushville (Indiana) Republican 7 Jan. 2/3 Salem, the little surprise team from the South.., seems to going places again. 1944 L. A. G. Strong Director 254 They were jealous because she'd made the grade... She was going places. 1975 J. Wambaugh Choirboys Epilogue 344 A recently promoted thirty-one year old whiz kid who they said was going places in the department. 1990 Creative Rev. Mar. 30 (advt.) If you're interested in design that's going places come and see us in our new building or request our company brochure. 2010 B. Agbaje Off Endz ii. 15 You are a grown man..who I thought was looking to go places..and you hang around lowlifes like that. < as lemmas |
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