| 释义 |
goings-onˌgoings-ˈon noun [plural]   - According to Gwen, there had been some very strange goings-on in the upstairs apartment.
- I could hardly believe it when he told me about the goings-on in his office.
- Kennedy was shocked at some of the goings-on at the school.
- But what could a kid know about such goings-on as were chronicled in the pages she had read?
- Moreover, Eleanor's references to Freddie's goings-on, however much Liza suspected there might have been plenty, upset her.
- None of these goings-on has done anything to calm the Polynesians.
- The book is set in a fictitious village called Paradise, and is full of sexy rural romping and illicit goings-on.
- The spooky goings-on happened when night watchman James Durham spotted a man with a heavy overcoat walking his black retriever.
- There were all these strange chants and goings-on.
- Word is she and McDermott exchanged pleasantries and greetings and watched the goings-on.
a series of bad things that happen at the same time► affair something that happens, especially something unpleasant or shocking, that usually involves several people and several events: · The court case was an awful affair that dragged on for months.· The whole world was waiting for the outcome of the Watergate affair.· Nick Leeson had to serve a prison term in Singapore for his part in the affair. ► business a set of connected events which you think are unpleasant, shocking, annoying etc: · It was a nasty business. In the end, she killed herself, you know.the whole business (of something): · I don't want to argue about this any more -- I'm sick of the whole business.· The whole business of getting a visa can take a very long time. ► goings-on informal things that have been happening somewhere, especially ones that surprise, annoy, or amuse you: · I could hardly believe it when he told me about the goings-on in his office.· According to Gwen, there had been some very strange goings-on in the upstairs apartment. ► scenes things that are happening at the same time in the same place involving a lot of people, all behaving in an angry, excited etc way: · Angry scenes in Parliament followed the minister's statement.· The airport was full of the usual emotional scenes, and people saying 'goodbye'. ADJECTIVE► strange· There were all these strange chants and goings-on. activities or events that are strange or interesting, and often illegal:  She was shocked by some of the goings-on at the school. |