| 单词 | do |
| 释义 | auxiliary verb | verb | noun | noun dodo1 /də; strong du/ ●●● S1 W1 auxiliary verb (does /dəz; strong dʌz/, past tense did /dɪd/, past participle done /dʌn/) 1used with another verb to form questions or negatives: Do you know Nancy? We don’t eat much red meat. How does this machine work? Don’t make a lot of noise. Doesn’t Rosie look fat? I didn’t say anything.2spoken used at the end of a sentence to make a question or to show that you expect someone to agree with it: You didn’t go alone, did you? It looks just like new, doesn’t it?3used to emphasize the main verb in a sentence: I don’t have any brothers, but I do have a sister. “Why didn’t you tell me?” “I did tell you – you just forgot.”4used to avoid repeating another verb: She speaks much better English than I do. “You broke my glasses!” “No, I didn’t.” “Which train goes to Tokyo?” “That one does.” “I love this place.” “I do too.” “I speak French and so does my wife.” “You didn’t eat much.” “Neither did you.”5used to change the order of the subject and the verb for literary effect, especially when a negative adverb or adverbial phrase starts a sentence: Not only did she tell lies, but she also stole things.6used before a verb instead of “should” in questions asking for instructions or suggestions: What do I say if someone asks me where you are? [Origin: Old English don] auxiliary verb | verb | noun | noun dodo2 /du/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1ACTION/ACTIVITY a)[transitive] to perform an action or an activity: Do your homework before you watch TV. You should do more exercise. “What are you doing?” “Making cookies.” All he does is watch TV.do the dishes/laundry/ironing etc. It’s Jim’s turn to do the dishes. It’s a pleasure doing business with you. b)do something/anything (about something) to take necessary action to stop or improve a bad situation: He’s hurt! Do something! Can’t you do anything about it? → see Word Choice at make12SUCCEED/FAIL [intransitive only in progressive] used to ask or say whether someone is being successful SYN get along: How are you doing? Are you nearly finished?do with How is Erica doing with the new baby?do well/badly/okay etc. Neil is doing very well at school this year.3HAVE AN EFFECT [transitive] to have a particular effect on someone or something: This could do serious damage to your career. The new car factory has done a lot for (=had a good effect on) the local economy. The changes have done nothing to improve the situation. If she doesn’t like Kevin, you can’t do anything about that (=you cannot change that). Come on, let’s go to the beach. It’ll do you good (=make you feel better or happier). I don’t think one more cookie will do any harm (=cause problems).not do anything/a thing for somebody Red doesn’t do a thing for her (=it doesn’t make her look good). Moving to the city has done wonders for (=has really improved) my social life.4JOB [transitive] to have a particular type of job or work: What do you want to do when you finish school? She hopes to do something in education. What does Ann do for a living (=what is her job)?5BE ACCEPTABLE/ENOUGH [intransitive, transitive not in progressive] to be acceptable or be enough: The recipe calls for butter, but margarine will do. I wanted to get a new dress for the wedding, but my blue one will have to do. “Do you want a glass this size?” “Yeah, that’ll do.”something will do somebody Just a sandwich will do me for lunch.6TRAVEL FAST/FAR [transitive] to travel at a particular speed, or to travel a particular distance: I’m only doing 50 miles an hour. We did 300 miles on the first day.7SPEND TIME [transitive] informal to spend a period of time doing something difficult or something that you have to do: He did three years in the army. → see also do time at time1 (41)8MAKE FOOD [transitive] informal to make a particular type of food SYN make: I was thinking of doing a casserole tonight.9PROVIDE A SERVICE [transitive] to provide a particular service: They do music for weddings mostly. We do both interior and exterior design.10VISIT [transitive] informal to visit a particular place, especially when you are going to see a lot of other places: Let’s do the Empire State Building tomorrow.11TAKE A DRUG [transitive] to use an illegal drug, especially regularly: I would never do drugs.12COPY [transitive] informal to copy someone’s behavior, in order to entertain people SYN imitate: He does Bush very well.13BEHAVE [intransitive] to behave in a particular way: They think they can do as they please. Do as you’re told.14PERFORM A PLAY [transitive] to perform a particular play: They did “Hamlet” last year.SPOKEN PHRASES15what is somebody/something doing...? used to ask why someone or something is doing something or why he or she is in a particular place, especially when you do not approve: What’s this cake doing on the floor? What are you doing eating that cookie when I’m about to fix dinner?16do lunch/a meeting/a movie etc. informal to have lunch, have a meeting, see a movie, etc. with someone else: Let’s do lunch next week.17do it a phrase meaning “have sex,” used humorously or when you do not want to say this directly18that’ll do used to tell a child that you want them to stop being noisy, angry, excited, etc.: That’ll do, you two. Stop arguing.19what will you do for something? used to ask someone what arrangements he or she has made to deal with something: If you quit your job, what will you do for money?20what can I do you for? humorous used to ask someone what you can do to help him or her21HAPPEN [intransitive only in progressive] slang to happen: What’s doing at your place tonight?22CHANGE [transitive] informal to change in a particular way: We’ll have to wait and see what the weather does.23DECORATE [transitive] to paint or decorate something, such as a room or a house: We’re going to do my office in blue.24do somebody’s hair/makeup/nails etc. to spend time arranging someone’s hair, putting makeup on her or him, etc.: It takes her half an hour to do her hair in the morning.25somebody would do well to do something formal used to advise someone that he or she should do something: She would do well to keep her political views to herself.26do something to death to talk about or do something so often that it becomes boring: That joke has been done to death.27something (just) won’t do used to say that something is not good enough or is not acceptable: I’m afraid that apology just won’t do.28do well/right by somebody to treat someone well: He’s left home, but he still does well by his kids. → see also be done for at done2 (5), do-or-die, how do you do at how (21)do away with phrasal verb1do away with something to get rid of something: Maybe it’s time we did away with the old system.2do away with somebody informal to kill someone: She hired two men to do away with her husband.do somebody in phrasal verb informal1to make someone feel extremely tired: That bike ride really did me in.2to kill someone or kill yourself: Do you really think Stan would do himself in?do somebody out of something phrasal verb informal to cheat someone by not giving him or her something that he or she deserves or is owed: The waiter tried to do us out of $10.do something over phrasal verb1to do something again, especially because you did it wrong the first time: I had to do the test over. If I had it to do over, I’d have given myself more time to relax.2to decorate a room, wall, etc. in a different way than before: We’re doing over the whole apartment.do up phrasal verb1do something ↔ up to tie or arrange your hair in a particular way: She had done her hair up with a ribbon.2do somebody ↔ up to make someone look attractive, or to dress him or her in a particular way: The girls were all done up in white robes and tinsel for the Christmas procession.3do something ↔ up to decorate something so that it looks attractive: The bar was done up like a plush salon from 100 years ago.4do (something ↔) up to fasten a piece of clothing in a particular way, or to be fastened or tied in that way: I don’t like blouses that do up in the back.do with something phrasal verb1have to do with something to be about something, related to something, or involved in something: What does this have to do with our situation? The overdose had nothing to do with the patient’s death (=it was not related to the death). The problem has something to do with the computer system (=it is related to the computer system, but no one knows exactly how). Do our moods have anything to do with our temperature?2have nothing to do with somebody to not concern or involve someone: My private life has nothing to do with you.SPOKEN PHRASES3what have you/has he etc. done with something? used to ask where someone has put something: What have you done with the scissors?4what somebody does with himself/herself what someone spends his or her time doing: What will you do with yourself over the summer?5what is somebody doing with something? used to ask why someone has something: What are you doing with my wallet?6what should/do I do with something? used to ask what you should use something for, or where you should put it: Mom, what should I do with this frying pan?7somebody could do with something used to say that someone needs or wants something: I could do with a cold drink.do without phrasal verb1do without something to manage to continue living or doing something without having a particular thing: City residents need to think about what services they can do without.2I can/could do without something spoken used to say that something is annoying you or making things difficult for you: I could do without that constant racket in the next room.WORD CHOICE: do, be doing, do to, do with• If someone asks you what you do, he or she wants to know what type of work you do: “What do you do, Sally?” “I’m a doctor.”• However, if someone asks you what you are doing, he or she wants to know what activity you are doing at that particular moment: “What are you doing, Sally?” “I’m making lunch.”• If someone asks you what you have done to something, you have probably changed it in some way: What did you do to your hair?• However, if someone asks you what you have done with something, he or she wants to know where it is: What did you do with my book? auxiliary verb | verb | noun | noun dodo3 noun [countable] informal 1dos and don’ts things that you should or should not do in a particular situation: the dos and don’ts of office dating2a party or other social event: a family do3a hairdo auxiliary verb | verb | noun | noun dodo4, doh /doʊ/ noun [singular, uncountable] eng. lang. arts the first note in a musical scale according to the sol-fa system |
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