单词 | going |
释义 | going1 noungoing2 adjective goinggo‧ing1 /ˈɡəʊɪŋ $ ˈɡoʊ-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto do something after a delay or pause► get on with Collocations especially British, spoken to start doing something that you should have started already, or continue doing something that you have stopped doing for a short time: · I'm glad the guests are gone so I can get on with my work.· Heavy rain is preventing rescue teams from getting on with the search.get on with it: · Stop messing around - just get on with it! ► get around to also get round to British to finally do something that you have been intending to do for a long time, but have been too busy or too lazy to do: · I was going to fill out an application, but I never got around to it.get around/round to doing something: · I must get round to painting the kitchen some day. ► get going spoken to start doing something, especially when you should have started already: · We've got so much to do - let's get going.get going on: · You need to get going on that report. It's due tomorrow. to start a journey► set off/set out to start a long journey or start going somewhere, especially if your journey has been planned or has a special purpose: · What time do you have to set off in the morning?· We had meant to set out before lunch but nobody was ready to leave.set off/set out towards/along/in the direction of etc: · Packing herself a couple of sandwiches, she set off along the cliff path.· The weather had been fine on the morning that the climbers set out up the last part of the mountain.set off/set out for: · My mother was only twenty when she married my father and set off for Addis Ababa.set off/set out from: · The Royal Navy set out from Portsmouth on July 13th.set off/set out to do: · Columbus set out to discover America in the fifteenth century. ► start for to start a journey to a particular place: · When are you starting for Seattle?· It was already dark by the time we started for home. ► start off to start moving away from a place where you have been, especially if you are driving a car, riding a bicycle etc: · Before starting off you should check that your seat and mirrors are properly adjusted.start off along/towards/down etc: · The riders got back on their horses and started off along the track again. ► hit the road informal to start a journey: · It's time we hit the road.· The group will be hitting the road again in the new year, in order to promote their new album. ► get going informal to start a journey or start going somewhere, especially when you are late or when there has been a delay: · Let's get going now or we'll miss the train.· The coach was supposed to leave at 10:30 but we eventually got going at 3 o'clock.· Get going, you two! Didn't you hear the school bell? to switch something on► switch on to make something start working, for example by pressing a button - use this about things that use electricity, for example lights, televisions, or computers: switch on something: · Will you switch on the television?· I switched on the radio to listen to the news.switch something on: · Do you mind if I switch the light on?· Exhaust fumes come into the car when I switch on the air conditioner. ► turn on to make something start working, for example by turning a tap or pressing a button - use this about things that use electricity, gas, or water: turn on something: · He went into the bathroom and turned on the shower.· Use timers to turn on indoor lights while you are away.turn something on: · Do you want me to turn the lights on? ► put on to make a light, radio etc start working: put the light/radio/TV/kettle etc on: · Eva put the kettle on to make a cup of coffee.· Put the light on, then we can see what we're doing.· It was so cold I put the heating back on. ► start also start up to make a car, engine, machine etc start working: · She started the car and backed slowly out of the garage.· Clean or replace the air filter before attempting to start the engine. ► get something started/going: get a car/engine/machine etc started/going to succeed in making a car etc start after having some difficulty: · I couldn't get my car started this morning.· He rebuilt the engine and finally got it going.· It took the repairman an hour to get the washing machine going again. ► set off to do something to make a piece of equipment that warns you about something start: set off something: · Someone accidentally set off the fire alarm.· Smoke alarms can be set off by smoke from cigarettes, cooking, and fireplaces.set something off: · The alarm is so sensitive that the slightest movement will set it off. ► activate to make a system start operating - use this especially in technical contexts: · The bomb's firing mechanism is activated by a time-clock.· The smoke activated the sprinkler system. ► set something going to make a clock, toy, or other machine that does not have a power supply start moving: · Mr Carey wound up the old clock and gently set the pendulum going.· She pulled the lever that set the pump going and waited for the water. ► push/press a button to press a button which makes a machine start: · What happens when you press this button?· Somebody pushed the alarm button. ► throw a switch to pull a large control that switches on the electricity supply to something: · The Speaker of the House threw the switch for the Christmas tree lights in front of the Capitol building. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► hard/rough/slow etc going Phrases I’m getting the work done, but it’s slow going. ► good going/not bad going We climbed the mountain in three hours, which wasn’t bad going. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► get the adrenalin going There’s nothing like a good horror film to get the adrenalin going (=make you feel nervously excited). ► going to arbitration The dispute is going to arbitration (=someone is being asked to arbitrate). ► no going back If you decide to marry him, there will be no going back (=you will not be able to get back to your previous situation). ► going bald Dad started going bald when he was in his thirties. ► going full blast I had the gas fire going full blast. ► going blind He was slowly going blind (=becoming blind). ► a bug is going around (=a lot of people have it)· A lot of staff are off because there’s a bug going round. ► going cheap I bought this house because it was going cheap (=selling for a lower price than usual). ► going crazy I feel so alone, sometimes I wonder if I’m going crazy. ► going fishing Terry’s going fishing at Lake Arrowhead next weekend. ► going to fly News is that the plan for the new hotel isn’t going to fly. ► something funny going on There’s something funny going on here. ► going over the same ground At meetings, we just keep going over the same ground (=talking about the same things). ► going head-to-head with Courier companies are going head-to-head with the Post Office. ► found ... heavy going I found his latest novel a bit heavy going. ► The going ... heavy The going was heavy (=it was muddy for the horse races) at Cheltenham yesterday. ► going home I’m going home now. See you tomorrow. ► how’s it going So how’s it going at work these days? Still enjoying it? ► keep the momentum going (also sustain the momentum formal) (=keep being successful)· Hopefully we can keep the momentum going and win the next game as well. ► there is a party going on· Somewhere near the hotel there was a party going on. ► a phase ... going through It’s just a phase he’s going through. ► going for a ramble I quite like the idea of going for a ramble one weekend. ► the going rate (=the usual amount paid)· She could not afford to pay them the going rate. ► going right Everything’s going right for him at the moment. ► rough going (=a difficult and unpleasant experience)· If there is a recession, next year will be very rough going. ► going senile She worries about going senile. ► going ... to the shops I’m just going down to the shops. ► tough going I find his books pretty tough going (=difficult to read). ► when the going gets tough (the tough get going) informal (=used to say that when a situation becomes difficult, strong people take the necessary action to deal with it) ► going under The doctor injected something into my arm and I immediately felt myself going under (=becoming unconscious). COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► coming· Which did not cease to be full of visitors coming and going, eating and drinking.· His room was closest to hers and she often saw him coming and going.· Church commitments, Shanti's friends and our own, our family coming and going, gave us plenty of interest.· It wasn't surprising, Carolyn thought, with all this coming and going.· Those two have always been coming and going, for as long as I can remember.· The place was in its usual chaotic state with people coming and going, discussing racing form or poring over maps.· Sea levels have risen and fallen with the coming and going of the ice ages as they have everywhere else. ► easy· Atmosphere is easy going, service is attentive.· Catherine Prince is tall, athletic-looking, easy going and sociable.· A year younger than Deborah, he was kind and easy going.· Horses are usually pretty easy going creatures who grow fond of people and attention: why then should some be anxious? ► good· On a happier note, list subscriptions are now in the mid-40s; pretty good going.· It's no good going to see her, she just lies like a log.· Even so, given the equipment of the time it was good going.· Though Leeds looked good going forward, their back line looked shakey.· Five minutes footage a day is good going and they use only 1 foot of film out of every 15 feet shot.· Would we please give it a good going over?· He was very fit and good going forward.· But early punters were betting on the idea of good going and well-backed Sovereign Rock just could not handle the faster conditions. ► heavy· He reports that a trip to Catterick Camp to set up rope ladders on the assault course was heavy going.· In part two: Heavy going: Weighing up the competition for the Boat Race.· The findings indicate why groups such as the Pearl are finding it heavy going in their core business activity.· The resulting interview was heavy going for both of them.· Although she usually got on well with children, she found Hilary heavy going.· Mwangaza was dull and heavy going.· Like the writing of all books there are times of great enthusiasm, of heavy going and quite often real blockage.· Postnikova also manages to present in its possible light Tchaikovsky's Sonata, which is distinctly heavy going. ► tough· It's tough going and non stop.· It had been tough going, but Proby was grateful enough to knock a century off the £500 I owe him.· All bookshops with an eye to their image have events nowadays, although the competition is tough going.· This was important to her as she was self-supporting and had found it tough going in the last two years.· As they say, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going.· Last summer it'd had topped 14,000 and today almost 20,000 people find the job hunting tough going.· Since then it's been tough going. VERB► find· Robbie's sandals were low-heeled, but even so she found the pace hard going.· The findings indicate why groups such as the Pearl are finding it heavy going in their core business activity.· They will find it extremely difficult going outside on a bright day and may see very little on a sunny day.· Although she usually got on well with children, she found Hilary heavy going.· This was important to her as she was self-supporting and had found it tough going in the last two years.· But the equities salesman who goes to work for a futures dealer may find the going hard. ► get· That's part of their game to get the crowd going.· It's got very little going for it.· Could a form of cumulative selection get going?· It's hard to get a real exchange going.· On trying to get this going in Hartlepool the other week they attracted about six men.· And then there was Devonshire, who at least attempted to get West Ham going.· As they say, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. ► keep· Once the fire is lit, it has to be kept going and refuelled as necessary.· When going to the C section keep the snare going.· Just keep going and hope something turns up.· It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.· Like the rest of Britain's many great long distance runners Zarei has this ability to ignore the pain and keep going.· I just kept going and going, leaving you further and further behind.· Pray, hold on, keep going, work.· It keeps the tension going until the Tsarevich breaks the egg and thus signifies the death of Kostchei. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the going► heavy going 1the difficulty or speed with which something is donehard/rough/slow etc going I’m getting the work done, but it’s slow going.good going/not bad going We climbed the mountain in three hours, which wasn’t bad going.2the act of leaving a place SYN departure: His going will be no great loss to the company.3heavy going if a book, play etc is heavy going, it is boring and difficult to understand4while the going’s good spoken if you suggest doing something while the going’s good, you think it should be done before it becomes difficult or impossible: Let’s leave while the going’s good.5when the going gets tough, the tough get going when the conditions become difficult, strong people begin to do something in a determined way6the going British English the condition of the ground, especially for a horse race → comings and goings at coming1(2)
going1 noungoing2 adjective goinggoing2 adjective ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto have an advantage► have an advantage Collocations to have something that makes you more likely to succeed than other people: · The American team seemed to have all the advantages - better training, better facilities, and much better financial support.have an advantage over: · The winning boxer had an advantage over his opponent because he was several pounds heavier. ► be at an advantage if someone is at an advantage , they have experience or qualities which make them more likely to succeed in doing something or more likely to do something well: · Students with a strong math background will be at an advantage next year when the statistics course starts.be at an advantage over: · Children have several advantages over adults when it comes to learning another language.distinct advantage (=definite advantage): · Mitchell's height gives him a distinct advantage over the other players. ► the odds are stacked in somebody's favour British /the odds are stacked in somebody's favor American used to say that someone has a big advantage in a competition, election etc so that they are very likely to win: · Everyone knows that you can't win at gambling because the odds are stacked in the dealer's favour.· The odds were stacked in the Labour Party's favour, so it was a great surprise when they were not elected. ► have a head start to have a big advantage over others in a particular activity, especially because you started doing it before them: have a head start on: · The British have a head start on many other countries in areas such as genetic engineering. give somebody a head start: · Sending your children to nursery school clearly gives them a head start. ► have everything going for you to have all the qualities that are likely to make you succeed in whatever you decide to do: · She was bright and pretty and had everything going for her.· Barry had everything going for him -- charm, looks, intelligence, but still he was unemployed. ► have youth/experience etc on your side to have an advantage over others because you are young, have a lot of experience etc: · He is a strong player but his opponent will have youth on his side.· With knowledge of the company on her side, she was more likely to get the job than any of the external candidates. ► hold all the cards to have all the advantages in a particular situation so that you can control what happens: · It seemed that he held all the cards and that there was nothing she could do but say 'yes'. ► have the upper hand to have more power than someone, especially someone who is fighting against you or who does not agree with you, so that you are likely to defeat them: · Although the rebels control areas in the south, the government still has the upper hand. have the upper hand against: · Police finally have the upper hand against the drug dealers in the area. ► be in a strong position/a position of strength to be in a position where you have an advantage over someone and are likely to win, especially in discussions to get something from them: · The government claims that as long as they have nuclear weapons, they can negotiate from a position of strength.· At the end of the war, the US was in a strong position to influence the future of Europe. available for someone to have or use► available if something is available , you can get it, buy it, or use it: · There's no room for more books - we've used up all the available space.available to: · Grants are available to students who have high grades.available from: · The publication is available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.available at/in: · Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster locations.have something available: · Do you have a room available for this weekend?readily/freely available (=very easy to get): · Drugs like heroin are readily available on the streets.make something available: · These statistics are never sold or made available to the public. ► free a room or seat that is free is not being used by anyone now, and no one has asked for it to be kept for them to use later: · Is this chair free?· The only free seats on the train were in a smoking compartment.have something free: · The hotel never has any rooms free over the Christmas period. ► spare something that is spare is not being used now, but it can be used if someone needs it: · I need 50 cents for the parking meter - do you have any spare change?· We're using the spare bedroom as a storage space.· a spare tyre ► empty something such as a room or seat that is empty has no one using it at the moment and is therefore available for someone else to use: · They have three empty rooms now that the kids have moved out.· I think there's an empty seat in the back row.· The house was empty for two months before it was sold. ► vacant a building, home, room, or office that is vacant is available because it is not owned or rented by anyone: · There don't seem to be any vacant rooms in the whole of London!· If you're looking for somewhere to rent, I think there's a vacant apartment in my building.· Of the buildings the company owns, only 3% are vacant. ► to be had/found something that is to be had or to be found is available to anyone who knows where to get it from: · When no work was to be had, he borrowed money from friends.· We looked all over, but there were no fast food restaurants to be found.· She knew of a place where designer clothes were to be had at bargain prices. ► be going British informal if something is going , it is available for anyone who wants it: · Is there any more wine going?· There aren't many jobs going in this part of the country. ► at your disposal if something is at your disposal , someone has provided it for you to use whenever you want or in any way that you want: · We have ample money at our disposal to do this job right.· A limousine and driver were put at her disposal for the entire week. ► be on tap informal if something that you like or enjoy is on tap , it is available to you all the time so that you can have it whenever you want it: · It's a great place for a rest: food, music, alcohol - everything's on tap.· Some three hundred free outdoor shows are on tap during the weekend festival. when something is switched on► on if something is on , it is working - use this about lights, machines, and other things that use electricity, gas, or water: · Is the heating on? I'm freezing.leave something on: · Did you leave the kitchen light on?keep something on: · In the winter, I keep the gas fire on all day. ► be switched on use this about things that use electricity, for example, machines, computers, or heating equipment: · A green light shows that the computer is switched on.· I don't think he has his cell phone switched on.· Have you checked that the power is switched on? ► be turned on use this about machines or about the electricity, gas, or water supply: · If the boiler fails to light, first check that the gas is turned on.· Is the switch turned on? ► be running if an engine or a machine is running , it is working and its parts are moving: · Do not touch the machine while it is running.leave something running: · Nick left the engine running to warm it up, while he buckled the children into their car seats. ► be going especially spoken if a machine is going , it is working and its parts are moving: · The clock stopped during the night, but it's going again now.· The washing machine's going, I can hear it. ► be working if a machine or piece of equipment is working , it has been switched on and is doing what it is supposed to do: · You mustn't open the lid while the sterilizer is working.· You can hear the pump in the refrigerator when it's working. ► be ticking over British if an engine or a vehicle is ticking over , it is working just enough to be on, but at its lowest level: · The plane's engines were ticking over just enough to hold position in the air.· He left the car ticking over while he dashed into the house. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► get the adrenalin going Phrases There’s nothing like a good horror film to get the adrenalin going (=make you feel nervously excited). ► going to arbitration The dispute is going to arbitration (=someone is being asked to arbitrate). ► no going back If you decide to marry him, there will be no going back (=you will not be able to get back to your previous situation). ► going bald Dad started going bald when he was in his thirties. ► going full blast I had the gas fire going full blast. ► going blind He was slowly going blind (=becoming blind). ► a bug is going around (=a lot of people have it)· A lot of staff are off because there’s a bug going round. ► going cheap I bought this house because it was going cheap (=selling for a lower price than usual). ► going crazy I feel so alone, sometimes I wonder if I’m going crazy. ► going fishing Terry’s going fishing at Lake Arrowhead next weekend. ► going to fly News is that the plan for the new hotel isn’t going to fly. ► something funny going on There’s something funny going on here. ► going over the same ground At meetings, we just keep going over the same ground (=talking about the same things). ► going head-to-head with Courier companies are going head-to-head with the Post Office. ► found ... heavy going I found his latest novel a bit heavy going. ► The going ... heavy The going was heavy (=it was muddy for the horse races) at Cheltenham yesterday. ► going home I’m going home now. See you tomorrow. ► how’s it going So how’s it going at work these days? Still enjoying it? ► keep the momentum going (also sustain the momentum formal) (=keep being successful)· Hopefully we can keep the momentum going and win the next game as well. ► there is a party going on· Somewhere near the hotel there was a party going on. ► a phase ... going through It’s just a phase he’s going through. ► going for a ramble I quite like the idea of going for a ramble one weekend. ► the going rate (=the usual amount paid)· She could not afford to pay them the going rate. ► going right Everything’s going right for him at the moment. ► rough going (=a difficult and unpleasant experience)· If there is a recession, next year will be very rough going. ► going senile She worries about going senile. ► going ... to the shops I’m just going down to the shops. ► tough going I find his books pretty tough going (=difficult to read). ► when the going gets tough (the tough get going) informal (=used to say that when a situation becomes difficult, strong people take the necessary action to deal with it) ► going under The doctor injected something into my arm and I immediately felt myself going under (=becoming unconscious). COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► concern· The factors which, if present, indicate the transfer as a going concern largely relate to intangible assets.· Directors should report that their business is a going concern and auditors should report on this statement. 3.· The possibility that parts of the business could be sold off as a going concern should not be overlooked.· Although its assets are notionally worth £10 billion, their market value as a going concern must be far less.· In consequence, the message contained within a going concern qualification may merely confuse users of financial statements.· An accurate valuation as a going concern is as much in the interests of the owner as of the lender.· There is no hard and fast rule as to what constitutes the transfer of a business as a going concern.· But the Lancashire-based company has now ceased trading and will not be sold as a going concern. ► rate· What is the going rate for bodies in Cairo, Mr el Zaki?· A million pounds is the going rate for an ordinary player in today's inflationary market.· Who is it that sets the going rate for our work?· The going rate for Edwards's 50 percent has risen rapidly since the affair began in August with Knighton's £10m offer.· In 1986, the Employment Appeal Tribunal suggested that the going rate under this heading was £100.· Your opponent will be familiar with these going rates and it may be possible to settle costs advantageously on this basis.· Three thous the going rate, or was a few years back.· It's the going rate - the market price, you understand? PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the going rate/price/salary etc 1the going rate/price/salary etc the usual amount you pay or receive as payment for somethinggoing for Thirty dollars an hour is the going rate for a math tutor.2the biggest/best/nicest etc something going the biggest, best etc of a particular thing: It’s some of the best beer going.3[not before noun] British English informal available: Are there any jobs going where you work?4have a lot going for you to have many advantages and good qualities that will bring success: Stop being so depressed. You have a lot going for you.5a going concern a business which is making a profit and is expected to continue to do so6 (also -going) used after words such as cinema and theatre to form adjectives that describe people who regularly go to the cinema, theatre etc: the cinema-going public
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