go-ahead

go-a·head

(gō′ə-hĕd′) Informal n.1. Permission to proceed: waiting for the go-ahead from the control tower.2. Energetic assertiveness.adj.1. Characterized by energy and assertiveness: a go-ahead marketing strategy.2. Providing a lead in a contest between competitors: scored the go-ahead goal to break the tie.

go′-a•head`

n. 1. permission or a signal to proceed: They got the go-ahead on the building project. 2. ambition, energy, or initiative; enterprise. adj. 3. signaling to proceed: a go-ahead sign. 4. enterprising: a go-ahead farmer. [1830–40, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	go-ahead - a signal to proceed green lighttraffic light, traffic signal, stoplight - a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections
	2.	go-ahead - readiness to embark on bold new venturesenterprisingness, initiative, enterprisedrive - the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"

go-ahead

noun1. (Informal) permission, consent, green light, assent, leave, authorization, O.K. or okay (informal) Don't do any major repair work until you get the go-ahead from your insurers.adjective1. enterprising, pioneering, ambitious, progressive, go-getting (informal), up-and-coming The estate is one of the most go-ahead wine producers in South Africa.

Translations

go

(gəu) – 3rd person singular present tense goes: past tense went (went) : past participle gone (gon) – verb1. to walk, travel, move etc. He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out? 走，旅行，移動 走，旅行，走动 2. to be sent, passed on etc. Complaints have to go through the proper channels. 傳遞 传递3. to be given, sold etc. The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100. 給予，售出 给予，卖 4. to lead to. Where does this road go? 通向 通向5. to visit, to attend. He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie. 去 去6. to be destroyed etc. This wall will have to go. 被銷毀 被毁坏7. to proceed, be done. The meeting went very well. 進行 进行8. to move away. I think it is time you were going. 離開 离开9. to disappear. My purse has gone! 消失 消失10. to do (some action or activity). I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end. 從事(某活動) 打算11. to fail etc. I think the clutch on this car has gone. 故障 失效12. to be working etc. I don't think that clock is going. 運轉 运转13. to become. These apples have gone bad. 變為 变为14. to be. Many people in the world regularly go hungry. 處於...的狀態 处于...的状态15. to be put. Spoons go in that drawer. 被放置 被放置16. to pass. Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself. 消逝 消逝17. to be used. All her pocket-money goes on sweets. 用於 花费18. to be acceptable etc. Anything goes in this office. 可被接受 可被接受19. to make a particular noise. Dogs go woof, not miaow. 發出聲音 发出声音20. to have a particular tune etc. How does that song go? 有特定曲調 有特定曲调21. to become successful etc. She always makes a party go. 成功 成功 noun – plural goes – 1. an attempt. I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go. 嘗試 试一下2. energy. She's full of go. 精力 精力ˈgoing noun1. an act of leaving, moving away etc. the comings and goings of the people in the street. 離去 离去2. the conditions under which something is done. Walking was heavy going because of all the mud. 狀況 工作条件 adjective1. successful. That shop is still a going concern. 成功的 营业发达的2. in existence at present. the going rate for typing manuscripts. 當前的 现行的ˈgo-ahead adjective successful and progressive. His firm is very go-ahead. 有進展的 取得进展 noun permission. We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead. 批准，許可 准许ˌgo-ˈgetter noun a person with a great deal of energy, ability etc who gets what he wants. 積極進取的人 积极进取者ˌgoing-ˈover noun a study or examination. He gave the accounts a thorough going-over. 審查 审查ˌgoings-ˈon noun plural (usually strange) happenings or behaviour. (常指奇怪的)事情，行為 发生的事情，行为 ˌno-ˈgo adjective (of a district etc) which a person etc is not allowed to enter. a no-go area. (地區等)禁止進入的 不准进入的all go adjective very busy. It's all go in this office today. 非常忙碌 非常忙碌be going on (for) to be near or close to (a time, age etc). He must be going on (for) eighty. 接近 接近be going strong to be successful, healthy etc. Our business/grandfather is still going strong. 生意興隆，老當益壯 兴旺，精力充沛 from the word go from the very beginning. 從一開始 从一开始get going to get started. If you want to finish that job you'd better get going. 開始進行 开始工作give the go-by to ignore in an unfriendly way. I think we'll give all his stupid suggestions the go-by. 不理睬 对...不理睬go about1. to (begin to) work at. I don't know the best way to go about the job! 著手進行 着手于2. (of a ship) to change direction or turn around. (船)掉頭 掉转船头go after1. to try to win. He's going after that prize. 試圖贏得 追求2. to follow or chase. Go after him and apologize. 緊跟(追)在後 跟在后面go against1. to oppose or refuse to act on. A child should never go against his parents' wishes. 反對 反对2. to be unacceptable to. This goes against my conscience. 違背 违背go along1. to go. I think I'll go along to that meeting. 去 去2. to proceed or progress. Check your work as you go along. 前進，有進展 前进go along with to agree with. I'm afraid I can't go along with you on that. 贊同 赞同go around (of stories, rumours etc) to be passed from one person to another. There's a rumour going around that you are leaving. 流傳，散播 流传go around with to be friendly with. I don't like the group of friends you're going around with. 與某人友好 与某人友好go at1. to attack. The little boys went at each other with their fists. 進攻 进攻2. to do with enthusiasm. He really went at the job of painting the wall. 積極從事 积极从事go back to return to an earlier time, topic of conversation etc. Let's go back for a minute to what we were talking about earlier. 回顧 回顾go back on to fail to do (something one has promised to do). I never go back on my promises. 違背 违背go by1. to base an opinion on. We can't go by what he says. 根據 以...为根据2. to be guided by. I always go by the instructions. 遵照 遵照go down1. (with well/badly) to be approved or disapproved of. The story went down well (with them). (不)被認同 赞赏或不赞赏2. (of a ship) to sink. They were lost at sea when the ship went down. 沉沒 沉没3. (of the sun or moon) to go below the horizon. (太陽、月亮)西下 （太阳、月亮）落下 4. to be remembered. Your bravery will go down in history. 受人緬懷 被载入，被记下 5. (of places) to become less desirable. This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years. (地方)衰落，凋蔽 变得不吸引人go far to be successful. If you keep on working as hard as this, I'm sure you'll go far. 成功 成功go for to attack physically or in words. The two dogs went for each other as soon as they met. 人身或言語攻擊 攻击go in (of the sun or moon) to become covered by cloud. 被雲遮蔽 被云遮掩go in for1. to take part in. I'm not going in for the 1,000 metres race. 參加 参加2. to do (something) as a hobby, career etc. My son is going in for medicine; She goes in for collecting postcards. 愛好 爱好go into1. to make a careful study of (something). We'll need to go into this plan in detail. 深入研究 深入研究2. to discuss in detail. I don't want to go into the problems at the moment. 詳細討論 详细讨论go off1. (of a bomb etc) to explode. The little boy was injured when the firework went off in his hand. 爆炸 爆炸2. (of an alarm) to ring. When the alarm went off the thieves ran away. (警鈴)響 （警铃）响 3. to leave. He went off yesterday. 離去 离去4. to begin to dislike. I've gone off cigarettes. 開始厭惡 开始厌恶5. to become rotten. That meat has gone off. 腐壞 变坏6. to stop working. The fan has gone off. 故障 出毛病go on1. to continue. Go on reading – I won't disturb you. 繼續 继续下去2. to talk a great deal, usually too much. She goes on and on about her health. 嘮叨 唠叨3. to happen. What is going on here? 發生 发生4. to base one's investigations etc on. The police had very few clues to go on in their search for the murderer. 作為根據繼續調查 依据go on at to nag at. Her mother went on at her for coming home late after the dance. 嘮叨抱怨 唠叨责骂go out1. to become extinguished. The light has gone out. 熄滅 熄灭2. to go to parties, concerts, meetings etc. We don't go out as much as we did when we were younger. 外出社交應酬 参加社交活动3. to be frequently in the company of (a person, usually of the opposite sex). I've been going out with her for months. (與異性)交往 （与异性）交往 go over1. to study or examine carefully. I want to go over the work you have done before you do any more. 仔細檢查 仔细检查2. to repeat (a story etc). I'll go over the whole lesson again. 重覆 重复一遍3. to list. He went over all her faults. 列舉 列举4. (of plays, behaviour etc) to be received (well or badly). The play didn't go over at all well the first night. (戲劇演出、行為)被接受的程度(高或低) 受欢迎go round to be enough for everyone. Is there enough food to go round? 足夠分配 足够分配go slow (of workers in a factory etc) to work less quickly than usual, eg as a form of protest. 怠工 怠工go steady to have a close friendly relationship with someone of the opposite sex. My girl-friend and I have been going steady for a year. 當情侶 成为关系相当确定的情侣go through1. to search in. I've gone through all my pockets but I still can't find my key. 仔細檢查 仔细检查2. to suffer. You have no idea what I went through to get this finished in time. 經歷 经历3. to use up. We went through a lot of money on holiday. 用光 用光（钱等） 4. to complete. to go through certain formalities. 完成 做完（工作等） 5. to be completed. After long hours of negotiations, the deal went through. 被完成 被通过go through with to finish doing. I will go through with this in spite of what you say. 完成 完成go too far to do something which is so bad as to be unacceptable. 做得過火 做得过火go towards to help to buy etc. The money we collect will go towards a new roof. 協助購買 帮助购买go up1. to increase in size, value etc. The temperature/price has gone up. 增加 上升2. to be built. There are office blocks going up all over town. 被建蓋 被建造起来go up in smoke/flames to catch fire; to be destroyed or damaged by fire etc. The building across the street went up in flames. 著火，被燒毀 被烧毁go with1. to be sold with, be part of etc. The carpets will go with the house. 與...一起賣 与...一起卖2. to look etc well with. The carpet goes with the wallpaper. 與...相配 与...相配go without to manage without. If you can't afford a new dress, you'll have to go without (one). 沒有也無妨，沒有也得接受 没有 ... 也行keep going to continue doing what one is doing; to survive. The snow was falling heavily, but we had to keep going; Business is bad at the moment, but we'll manage to keep going. 繼續 继续从事make a go (of something) to make a success (of something). He has never owned a shop before, but I think he'll make a go of it. 成功做到 成功on the go very busy or active. He's always on the go, from morning to night. 非常忙碌，非常積極 非常忙