英语词汇“to go the extra mile”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. to go (also walk, travel) the extra (also second) mile: to expend more time or effort in an activity than is strictly necessary, as a sign of goodwill; to be especially assiduous in pursuit of an objective.Originally an allusion to Matthew 5:41, ‘And whosoeuer shall compell thee to goe a mile, go with him twaine’ (King James Bible).

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1819 Durham County Advertiser 8 May That Christian.., who, when his liberty is assailed, instead of going the second mile, would pour out the last drop of his own blood, and that of his assailant, rather than go one rod?

1901 Cambridge (Mass.) Chron. 11 May 6/4 Beyond all that, love steps in and leads to all those little amenities which are just as sweet and precious after marriage as before, and we ‘go the extra mile’ in fulfilling love's demands.

1944 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 31 492 Dr Coleman worked indefatigably for the historical interests of the state. One editorial writer..spoke of him as ‘ever willing to walk the second mile’.

1966 Mil. Affairs 29 207 The U.S. can go the extra mile to ensure that any future determination to employ, or not, nuclear weapons is left not to amorphous and desultory decision-processes.

a1979 J. Grenfell Turn back Clock (1983) 132 Working like a beaver Always with a smile Ready to take the rough and the smooth To go the extra mile.

1990 Independent 1 Dec. 1/2 I'm not hopeful we're going to get a lot out of this. We're just going the extra mile.

2008 Eyes Jan. 10/1 The businesses that survive and even prosper in a recession are those that go the extra mile when it comes to attention to detail.

单词	to go the extra mile
释义	> as lemmas to go (also walk, travel) the extra (also second) mile a. to go (also walk, travel) the extra (also second) mile: to expend more time or effort in an activity than is strictly necessary, as a sign of goodwill; to be especially assiduous in pursuit of an objective.Originally an allusion to Matthew 5:41, ‘And whosoeuer shall compell thee to goe a mile, go with him twaine’ (King James Bible). ΚΠ 1819 Durham County Advertiser 8 May That Christian.., who, when his liberty is assailed, instead of going the second mile, would pour out the last drop of his own blood, and that of his assailant, rather than go one rod? 1901 Cambridge (Mass.) Chron. 11 May 6/4 Beyond all that, love steps in and leads to all those little amenities which are just as sweet and precious after marriage as before, and we ‘go the extra mile’ in fulfilling love's demands. 1944 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 31 492 Dr Coleman worked indefatigably for the historical interests of the state. One editorial writer..spoke of him as ‘ever willing to walk the second mile’. 1966 Mil. Affairs 29 207 The U.S. can go the extra mile to ensure that any future determination to employ, or not, nuclear weapons is left not to amorphous and desultory decision-processes. a1979 J. Grenfell Turn back Clock (1983) 132 Working like a beaver Always with a smile Ready to take the rough and the smooth To go the extra mile. 1990 Independent 1 Dec. 1/2 I'm not hopeful we're going to get a lot out of this. We're just going the extra mile. 2008 Eyes Jan. 10/1 The businesses that survive and even prosper in a recession are those that go the extra mile when it comes to attention to detail. extracted from milen.¹ < as lemmas
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