单词 | to go through |
释义 | > as lemmasto go through to go through 1. intransitive. a. To complete or reach the end of an undertaking, process, etc.; to carry or follow something to completion or to its natural end; to do something thoroughly or completely. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > carrying out > execute, perform, or carry out [verb (intransitive)] dightc1275 dispensec1374 performa1382 to go througha1460 voyagec1500 to do one's do1650 to put down1943 a1460 E. Clere in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 199 I seid his maister schuld leve his mayntenaunce, wherof I schuld haue right good suerte or ellys we schuld not go thorgh esyly. a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 52/2 & since he had ones begon, he would stoutly go through. 1635 J. Shirley Traytor iv. sig. G3v You chang Your purpose, why did you not goe through And murder him? a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 515 They promised these witnesses a large share of the confiscated estates, if they went thro' in the business. 1716 J. Collier tr. Gregory of Nazianzus Panegyrick upon Maccabees 9 I have seen you all go nobly through, and come off with Conquest about you. 1821 J. Dagley Life 44 If I begin and can't go through, Then, alas! what must I do? 1865 E. Stoddard Two Men vii. 66 ‘I do not mean to go next term. I shall stay here.’ ‘Oh, Parke, you must go through.’ (b) With with. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > following up, through, or prosecution > follow up, through, or out [verb (transitive)] > to the end to go through1548 to set on1596 to set through1600 to carry through1609 to see outc1700 to follow out1762 to see through1828 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xvii. f. cxli The which were..onely ministers and seruauntes, assured to be punished if they had lingred or slacked to goe through with executyng that was geuen theim in charge & commission to dooe. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 32 He seazed vpon his goods..whereby he became the stronger, and better able to go thorowe with this enterprise. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. vii. sig. S3 Finding him able euery way to goe thorow with that kinde of life. 1660 G. Newton Expos. John 17th sig. a3 Christ did not do his work by halves, but went through with it. 1680 W. Temple Ess. Cure of Gout in Miscellanea 231 The Gout is commonly the disease of aged men, who cannot go through with these strong Remedies. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. iii. 323 They were prepared for going through with this undertaking. 1787 W. Cowper Let. 27 Aug. (1982) III. 18 It is the only one [sc. romance] indeed of an old date that I ever had the patience to go through with. 1820 Examiner No. 629. 287/1 He would have gone through with it to the very bottom, or else have perished in the attempt. 1890 New Rev. Jan. 85 He is only going through with it as a duty. 1937 M. Allingham Case of Late Pig vii. 54 I've made up my mind to go through with it. 1977 R. Caron Go-Boy 45 I've got this weird feeling that something very, very bad is going to happen to me if I go through with this play. 2000 J. Goodwin Danny Boy vii. 170 Now that I was here I didn't know if I'd got the bottle to go through with it. b. With with. To give a complete or thorough description or enumeration of something. Now rare. ΚΠ ?1570 T. Drant Two Serm. i. sig. B.j I will trust Pagnine in this matter, & go through with his exposition in this sort. 1582 R. Robinson tr. V. Strigel Pt. Harmony King Dauids Harp xix. 217 It were too long to goe through with all partes of this comparyson, I doe therefore make speede to the exposition of the other Similitudes. a1626 A. Lake Serm. (1629) ii. 236 I purpose now (God willing) to goe on, and goe through with the particulars which remaine vntoucht. 1698 W. Congreve Amendments Mr. Collier's False & Imperfect Citations 93 I have now gone thorough with all Mr. Collier's Quotations; I have been as short as I could possibly in their Vindication. 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture II. 73/2 I think I have now gone thro' with all the ornaments that relate to public Edifices. 1753 Parl. Hist. Eng. IX. 58 We have now gone through with the Journals of the House of Commons. 1841 S. S. Goodrich Sketches from Student's Window 60 I cannot go through with the details of Mr. Duck's adventures. 1902 Railway Surgeon Aug. 72/1 Having the patient go through with the details of the accident. 2. intransitive. With to. Esp. of a train: to travel or pass through various places to a final destination, esp. in a single journey. ΚΠ 1724 D. Defoe Tour Great Brit. I. 67 Easie Passage to London, either by Land or Water, the Coach going through to London in a Day. 1867 N.Y. Times 18 May 7/4 (advt.) Freight shipped by this line goes through to destination without breaking bulk. 1874 Punch 29 Aug. 91/1 This train goes through to Kester. 1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 18 Apr. (Mag. section) 7/4 The object of this [extra train]..is to allow those going through to Alberni to reach their destination the same day. 1991 ‘B. Vine’ King Solomon's Carpet ix. 113 The train went through to Latimer Road unhindered. 3. intransitive. a. Of a bill, motion, etc.: to be passed or ratified by a legislative or deliberative body. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > carrying out > execute, perform, or carry out [verb (intransitive)] > be carried into effect forthgoa1325 to go through1812 1812 Weekly Reg. (Baltimore) 21 Mar. 45/1 The bill having gone through, was reported to the house. 1895 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 14 Jan. 7/7 Confirmation of Secretary Francis considered, but does not go through. 1905 Pacific Monthly July 101 He called for a vote, and it was a tie. Tellers were called for, and the motion went through. 1950 Times 22 June 3/7 He suggested there would be good ground for saying, if this measure went through, that it was a sloppy piece of legislation. 2006 West Austral. (Perth) (Nexis) 13 Sept. 14 Their votes will not be enough to prevent the Bill from going through. b. Of a deal, transaction, etc.: to be completed; to be officially approved or processed. ΚΠ 1887 Amer. Stationer 24 Mar. 482/1 Rumor gives it that an old firm in the fancy goods line will find a successor about May 1, provided the deal goes through. 1919 Printers' Ink 21 Aug. 10/1 You go back and see Mr. Skinner. If he lets your order go through then we will do the same thing here. 1963 J. Didion Run, River xxii. 237 The deal on which he had been working had not quite gone through. 1997 W. L. Fox Lodge of Double-Headed Eagle 247 The Spanish Ambassador reported that the money had gone through, but Cowles queried him about why the check had not cleared the local bank. 2011 M. Roffey With Kisses of his Mouth 36 The flat..had been sold, and while the deal was going through, it was fine for my ex to stay here. c. Of wholesale commercial goods (esp. textiles): to be produced for (and accepted by) a particular market. Now rare. ΚΠ 1901 Economist 31 Aug. 1326/1 A fair enquiry has been experienced for Egypt, and several small lines have gone through. 1924 Times Trade & Engin. Suppl. 29 Nov. 247/1 Some modest lots of miscellaneous cloths have gone through for the smaller markets of the Far East. 1933 Times 8 May 23/6 While a few fair lines are going through, the volume of business passing at the moment is far from being sufficient to meet the needs of all producers. 4. intransitive. Australian colloquial. Of a person: to desert, decamp; to abscond. Also: to desist, give up. Cf. to shoot through at shoot v. 2e. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] > quit or give up to give offa1616 quita1642 to tie up1760 that'll be the day1916 to turn in1918 to go through1933 to walk away1950 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > go away suddenly or hastily > secretly or abscond to run awayOE elope1596 to step aside1620 abscond1652 shirk1681 decamp1751 levant1797 absconce1823 skip1865 skin1871 to shoot the crow1887 sneak1896 to go through1933 to take a run-out powder1933 1933 Austral. Women's Weekly 19 Aug. 11/5 He dumped me every time—went through on me. 1943 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang (ed. 2) 35 Go through, to desert from a northern base to the south. War slang. 1944 J. Devanny By Tropic Sea & Jungle xi. 89 ‘Cutting cane's not living: it's death in life... You're going through,’ I told myself. ‘You're going through!’ 1949 L. Glassop Lucky Palmer xvii. 155 'Suppose you think I know nothing about the day you took over the S.P. business..how you went through to Sydney just afterwards. Run away from home. 1968 W. N. Scott Some People 45 The first few times she went through on him nearly broke his heart. to go through —— to go through —— 1. intransitive. To experience, undergo (esp. a difficult process, phase, etc.); to suffer, endure.See also to go through a phase at phase n.2 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > suffer mental pain [verb (transitive)] thave835 i-dreeeOE tholec897 underbearc950 adreeOE dreeOE driveOE i-tholeOE throwOE underfoc1000 bearOE takec1175 bidec1200 suffera1250 leadc1330 drinka1340 endure1340 wielda1375 underfong1382 receivec1384 sustain1398 finda1400 undergoa1400 underganga1470 ponder?a1525 tolerate1531 to go through ——1535 to feel the weight of?1553 enjoy1577 carry1583 abrook1594 the mind > emotion > calmness > patience > endure patiently [verb (transitive)] takec1175 dure1297 suffer1297 eata1382 to take in patiencec1385 to take awortha1387 endure1477 to go through ——1535 pocket1589 to sit down1589 hack1936 the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] > be subjected to or undergo an action > undergo or experience feelOE seeOE passa1325 provec1330 attastec1374 wielda1375 tastec1380 sufferc1390 to pass through ——c1400 expert?a1475 traverse1477 experiment1484 savour1509 to taste of1526 to go through ——1535 sustain1575 approve1578 try1578 experience1588 undergo1600 to run through ——1602 pree1806 1535 W. Marshall tr. Marsilius of Padua Def. of Peace ii. iv. f. 51 All men that euer please god: haue gone throughe [L. transierunt] many trybulacyons. 1605 W. C. tr. C. Paschal False Complaints xxvii. 209 Other ages must goe through many difficulties. 1685 C. Cotton tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. II. xvi. 464 I do not remember I have any where read, that Caesar was ever wounded; a thousand have fallen in less Dangers, than the least of those he went through. 1712 J. Arbuthnot App. to John Bull Still in Senses ii. 14 I tell thee, it is absolutely necessary for the Common Good, that thou shouldst go through this Operation. 1799 Missionary Mag. 15 July 322 There are men found willing to go through these greater hardships. 1820 Examiner No. 619. 113/1 He has already gone through unutterable agonies. 1889 C. Smith Repentance Paul Wentworth I. viii. 158 Wentworth had gone through a process of moral hardening. 1931 Motor Boating June 142 Boating is going through a period of great public enthusiasm. 1950 A. White Lost Traveller i. iii. 20 None of them had thought of him as a man likely to go through any kind of spiritual crisis. 2011 J. Cocker Mother, Brother, Lover 156 A former club-singer going through a messy divorce and with a drinking problem. 2. intransitive. a. To consider in detail or in serial order; to examine the whole of; to look through, search through. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > examination by discussion > examine by discussion [verb (transitive)] examinec1384 discussa1400 discutea1475 canvass1530 ventilate?1530 to go through ——1535 touta1568 dissert1623 1535 W. Marshall tr. Marsilius of Padua Def. of Peace ii. xxx. f. 137 Thus than to haue gone throughe [L. pertransisse] the doubtes moued in the thyrde and the. xxvii. chapytres of this dyccyon, lette it be suffycyente. 1560 J. Knox Answer Great Nomber Blasphemous Cauillations 299 I wil go through your questions, and seuerally answer to euerie one. 1622 J. Brinsley Consol. Gram. School 82 Whiche three bookes being well gone through, scholars will easily and speedily run through all other Greek Authors. 1668 A. Marvell Let. 25 Apr. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 74 The Committee of the whole House hath now gon through that bill. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 44. ¶8 I have now gone through the several dramatick Inventions which are made use of by ignorant Poets. 1756 W. Walton Miraculous Powers Church of Christ ii. 125 I shall go through his remarks on each of these gifts. 1861 Temple Bar 1 405 It took the party some time to go through the contents of the casket. 1887 ‘L. Carroll’ Game of Logic i. §1. 14 It would take far too long to go through all the Propositions. 1931 Pop. Aviation Dec. 116/2 I went through our files and did a little statistical work. 1990 J. Eberts & T. Ilott My Indecision is Final vii. 71 Every week we would..go through the list again to see who we had missed. 2001 P. P. Read Alice in Exile (2002) ii. iii. 142 The head waiter..went through the menu with him, making his recommendations sotto voce. b. Originally slang. To search (a person) for the purpose of finding or stealing goods. Cf. to go over —— 3d at Phrasal verbs 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search a place or receptacle thoroughly asearch1382 searcha1387 ransacka1400 ripea1400 upripe?a1400 riflec1400 ruffle1440 gropea1529 rig1572 rake1618 rummage1621 haul1666 fish1727 call1806 ratch1859 to turn over1859 to go through ——1861 rifle1894 rancel1899 to take apart1920 fine-tooth comb1949 1861 Calif. Police Gaz. (San Francisco) 31 Mar. 2/4 Upon ‘going through him’, over $2,000 was found upon his person. 1865 T. W. Knox Camp-fire & Cotton-field 421 Not being privileged to ‘go through’ me as they had anticipated, the gentlemanly guerrillas went through the overseer. They took his money, his hat, his pantaloons, and his saddle. 1880 A. A. Hayes New Colorado (1881) xi. 154 The road agents had ‘gone through’ all the passengers of the stage. 1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route 205 Train crews also go through the hobos. 1945 R. W. Service Ploughman of Moon 194 The girls were ‘going through’ a drunken sailor. c. To search (a person's pockets, possessions, etc.). ΚΠ 1865 Rogues & Rogueries N.Y. 112 While this is done, the others go through the man's pockets. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 20 Apr. 2/3 Two men were charged in the police-courts on Saturday with attempting to ‘go through’ the pockets of an elderly gentleman. 1965 Life 2 July 59/4 He went through my belongings and took away my..empty notebooks, ballpoint pens, all my documents. 1996 J. King Football Factory (1997) 49 He only goes through her handbag and nicks twenty quid. 2006 ‘T. Reynolds’ Blood, Sweat & Tea (2009) 202 If the patient is unconscious then we need to get as much information as possible, and one way of doing this is to go through their possessions. 3. intransitive. a. To work through or complete the stages of (an undertaking, process, course of study, etc.). Also in early use: †to execute (a plan) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > carrying out > execute, perform, or carry out [verb (transitive)] > carry into effect (a command, promise, plan, etc.) fillOE fulfilc1300 performc1300 executec1405 to draw in(to) consequencec1420 forthfillc1420 persolve1548 to go through ——a1586 effecta1593 to fill up1600 complete1680 to carry (something) into effect (also execution, practice, etc.)1715 implement1806 to put into effect1936 the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupy or engage (a person) [verb (transitive)] > conduct (an affair) > deal with (a matter) > in succession to go through ——1700 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. v. sig. D5 The world sooner wanted occasions, then he valour to goe thorow them. 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales vi. viii. 133 Barbarous people count temporizing and delay, as base and seruile; and to goe through presently their deseignments, a royall pointe. 1653 J. Davies tr. C. Sorel Extravagant Shepherd i. 6 He had already gone through his Studies at the Colledge of Navar. 1700 J. Wallis Let. Nov. in C. R. L. Fletcher Collectanea (1885) I. 316 He did with them go through a whole course of chymistry. 1707 J. Addison Present State War (1708) 38 The greatest Powers in Germany are borrowing Mony, in order to..go thorough their part of the Expence. 1813 R. Southey Life Nelson II. vi. 37 When he discovered that the judge's orders were to go through the business in a summary manner [etc.]. 1868 Every Sat. 4 Jan. 8/2 A young lady of fair abilities, who had gone through her course of music and other studies. 1942 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 6 Jan. 1/7 The champion..went through a rigid course of body-bending exercises. 1989 L. G. Brockington Leverage of Labor iv. 77 He went through the transaction of receiving the mules with haste and anger. 2013 Daily Tel. 31 July 8/5 It's possible to get it [sc. ragwort] cleared but..few people have the time to go through the whole process. b. To perform or rehearse fully; to recite, sing, or act (in full).See also to go through the motions at motion n. Phrases 2c. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > perform [verb (transitive)] > in detail to go through ——1725 1725 M. Davys Lady's Tale in Wks. II. 178 Of all things, I admire your Memory: were I to go through this Story after you, what Stumbles and Blunders shou'd I make by the way? 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. xvii. 174 He has taught that song to our Dick..and I think he goes thro' it very prettily. 1815 T. Chalmers Let. 27 Oct. in W. Hanna Mem. T. Chalmers (1851) II. 21 They must have four [Ministers] to every funeral, or they do not think that it has been genteelly gone through. 1869 A. W. Ward tr. E. Curtius Hist. Greece II. ii. iv. 33 The youths went through their exercises under the superintendence of the law. 1927 Pop. Sci. Jan. 19/2 Forty or fifty young men..were cheerfully going through a series of calisthenics. 1936 Discovery Dec. 396/2 The Portuguese folk-singers, folk-players, and folk-dancers go through their traditional performances with a complete lack of self consciousness. 2005 D. Van Ronk & E. Wald Mayor of MacDougal Street (2006) 185 I broke out the guitar, and I went through the song perfectly. 4. intransitive. To use (a person, entity, etc.) as a mediator or facilitator. ΚΠ a1646 J. Burroughs Christ inviting Sinners (1659) 173 Jesus Christ is not only the great conveyer of all good from God to us, but also, all that comes to us from God, must go through him. 1773 J. Berridge Christian World Unmasked 133 But when you pray to the Father or the Holy Spirit, that is, to the Godhead absolutely, then you must go through the Mediator, as the only ground of your acceptance. 1822 B. E. O'Meara Napoleon in Exile I. 147 All communication, even to his lordship, ought to go through him, and him only. 1934 Pop. Aviation Mar. 140/2 (advt.) We can..assure modelbuilders of..considerably lower prices than would be possible in going through an intermediate party—your local dealer. 1952 Changing Times Feb. 28/1 Sometimes you could get the same job without going through an agency. 1996 L. Al-Hafidh et al. Europe: Rough Guide (ed. 3) i. 4 You can normally cut costs further by going through..a discount agent. 2012 N.Y. Mag. 8 Oct. 32/3 The Internet means we don't have to go through CNN or anybody else to present my data to the public. 5. intransitive. Of a bill, motion, etc.: to be considered for approval by (a legislative or deliberative body); (also in later use) to be subject to the approval or permission of (an authority). ΚΠ 1679 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Reformation: 1st Pt. ii. 145 So speedily did this Bill go through both Houses without any opposition. 1733 D. Neal Hist. Puritans II. 180 While the Money Bill was going through the House of Lords, the Commons were busy in drawing up a Remonstrance of the Grievances of the Nation. 1797 Hist. U.S. for 1796 ii. 62 The latter motion went through the Representatives by sixty-three votes against twenty-seven. 1863 Sat. Rev. 300 (Oxford) Every measure, before it reaches Convocation, must go through Congregation. 1912 Commerc. & Financial Chron. 20 July 141/1 Dissatisfaction..has been growing since the Act went through Parliament in December. 1970 C. Sofer Men in Mid-career x. 210 The job's frustrating in that..you've got to wait for others to agree... A decision has to go through so many people. 1994 K. Perry Business & European Community xi. 215 In 1988 the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act went through Congress. 1998 Indianapolis Star 22 Feb. k2/1 He's a hands-on owner and all decisions must go through him. 6. intransitive. Of a book: to be published successively in (a number of editions); to sell in sufficient quantity to exhaust (an edition or number of editions, impressions, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > publishing > publish [verb (transitive)] > go through (editions) to go through ——1718 1718 H. Prideaux Old & New Test. Connected II. i. 48 I have given an account of this ancient translation of the holy scriptures of the Old Testament, and all the editions it hath gone through both ancient and modern. 1761 in tr. C. Batteux Course Belles Lettres I. Transl. Pref. p. iii The work before us has been received in the most favourable manner in France, where it has gone through several editions. 1820 Examiner No. 629. 278/1 The Cenci..had nearly gone through the first edition. 1889 J. M. Robertson Ess. Crit. Method 18 The ‘Elements’..went through seven editions. 1975 J. I. Whalley Cobwebs to catch Flies viii. 97 The book went through various editions. 1984 S. H. Daniel John Toland i. 12 Toland's book went through ten printings in less than a year. 2001 MLN 116 713 The book went through four editions in eighteen years. 7. intransitive. To wear out; to consume, use up, exhaust. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > use up, expend, or consume [verb (transitive)] spend1297 usea1382 costa1400 consumea1527 to make a hole (in anything)1591 absorb1686 to use up1712 expend1745 to use off1812 to get through ——1833 to go through ——1949 1949 D. M. Davin Roads from Home iii. iv. 241 It was a mystery the way that Paddy went through his stockings. 1966 Which? Jan. 25/1 No fewer than 80 (of 118) reported water pump failure, and these members have between them gone through 103 pumps. 2010 Independent 11 Jan. 7/2 We have gone through 1,900 tonnes of grit since the cold weather started. < as lemmas |
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