英语词汇“go on”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

go on

— phrasal verb with go uk/ɡəʊ/us/ɡoʊ/verb present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone

(HAPPEN)

B1 to happen:

I'm sure we never hear about a lot of what goes on in government.

This war has been going on for years.

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He likes to know what's going on.
Hello, hello. What's going on here then?
The meeting was going on in the room next door.
The matches were going on simultaneously.
It's hard to know what goes on behind my back.

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Occurring and happening

afoot
assail
asynchronous
attendant
be at work idiom
become
come round
come up
event
go ahead
go down
go hand in hand with sth idiom
go together
go with sth
hand
happen
intervene
materialize
turn up
underway

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(CONTINUE)

B1 to continue:

Please go on with what you're doing and don't let us interrupt you.

[ + -ing verb ] We really can't go on living like this - we'll have to find a bigger house.

If you go on (= continue behaving) like this, you won't have any friends left at all.

to move to the next thing or stage:

[ + to infinitive ] She admitted her company's responsibility for the disaster and went on to explain how compensation would be paid to the victims.

What proportion of people who are HIV-positive go on to develop (= later develop) AIDS?

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The award ceremony goes on for another hour.
Go on for another 50 metres until you come to the traffic lights.
We can't go on until we've fixed the puncture.
The second chapter went on to describe his early career.
If you can't answer a question, go on to the next one.

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Continue & last

(it's) business as usual idiom
bash on
carry (sth) on
cease
cont
contd
drag
keep at sth
keep on doing sth
keep on trucking idiom
keep sb at it idiom
leg
nine
push
run on
run over (sth)
see sth out
segue
soldier on
string

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(OPERATE)

to start operating:

The spotlights go on automatically when an intruder is detected in the garden.

When does the heating go on?

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I didn't hear the central heating go on.
The lights go on automatically at six o'clock.
I flicked the switch but it didn't go on.
The street lights go on at about three o'clock in winter.
I don't think the heating went on this morning.

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Engineering - mechanical

-engined
artificer
automatic
automative
hydraulic
idle
internal combustion engine
mechanic
mechanical
mechanically
octane
octane number
outboard motor
strip
tick
tick over
torque
tune
vane
wheelbase

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(TALK AGAIN)

B2 to start talking again after a pause:

She paused to have a sip of coffee and then went on with her account of the accident.

[ + speech ] "What I want more than anything else," he went on, "is a house in the country with a large garden for the children to play in."

informal something that you say to encourage someone to say or do something:

Go on, what happened next?

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He took a sip of coffee and went on with his story.
After stopping to clear his throat the politician went on with his speech.
Go on, tell me more.

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Starting again

back
back to square one idiom
continue
get back to sth
go
go back to sth
pick
pick sth up
pick up the thread(s) idiom
pick sth up
reborn
recreation
renew
reopen
restart
resumption
slate
start
start over
with the slate wiped clean idiom

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Encouraging and urging on

(TALK A LOT)

C2 to talk in an annoying way about something for a long time:

He went on and on until I finally interrupted him and told him I had to go.

I just wish he'd stop going on about how brilliant his daughter is." "Yes, he does go on (a bit), doesn't he?"

I wish you'd stop going on at me (= criticizing me repeatedly) about my haircut.

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I heard you the first time, you don't need to go on about it.
He tends to go on a bit in his lectures.
The after-dinner speaker went on a bit.
He's always going on about how much money he earns.

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Ways of talking

-mouthed
babel
blab
blather
croon
declamatory
drone
drone on
expressive
hold the floor idiom
loose
lyrical
meanderings
rabbit
sink to a whisper idiom
tattle
telegrammatic
throw
waffle
yap

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(PLEASE DO)

used when encouraging someone to do something:

Go on, have another drink.

"I don't really feel like seeing a film tonight." "Oh go on. We haven't been to the cinema for ages."

More examples

Go on, take a day off work. You deserve it.
Please can we get a kitten? Oh go on.
Go on, have another glass of wine.
Wear the low-cut blouse with your pink shorts - go on, I dare you!
Have another slice of cake - go on, be a devil!

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Urging & persuading

argumentation
blag
brainwash
bring
browbeat
butter
get sth out of sb
incite
persuasion
pitch
preach
press-gang
prevail on/upon sb
proselytize
rush sb into (doing) sth
sucker sb into sth
talk sb down
talk sb out of sth
twist
work on sb

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(AGREE)

informal something that you say in order to agree to do or allow something that you did not want to do or to allow before:

"Are you sure you don't want another slice of cake?" "Oh go on then, but just a small one."

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Words & phrases expressing agreement & acceptance

accha
achha
amen
amen to that idiom
as you wish/like idiom
beggar
couldn't agree/disagree more idiom
course
I know idiom
I wouldn't say no idiom
mind
no problemo
of course idiom
okey-doke
right
take
ten-four
there you go idiom 1
very
you said it! idiom

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(TIME)

to continue or pass:

Tomorrow will start cold but it should get warmer as the day goes on.

As the evening went on, it became clear that we should never have agreed to see each other again.

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Spending time & time passing

all the time in the world idiom
Anno Domini
course
elapse
employ
fall
fall away
misspend
pass
passage
passing
roll
run
slip away
spread sth over sth
the sands of time are running out idiom
tick
tick away/by
time and tide wait for no man idiom
while sth away

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(NOT BELIEVE)

go on! mainly UK old-fashioned

used when you do not believe someone

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Linguistics: interjections

(well) what do you know! idiom
aiyo
alas
aw shucks
awesomesauce
bam
bless
boo
charming
good show idiom
goodness
heck
hot dog! idiom
talk
use your loaf idiom
voilà
wake up! idiom
watch out
what an idea! idiom
yes

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单词	go on
释义	Contents phrasal verb(9) go on (HAPPEN) go on (CONTINUE) go on (OPERATE) go on (TALK AGAIN) go on (TALK A LOT) go on (PLEASE DO) go on (AGREE) go on (TIME) go on (NOT BELIEVE) English American go on — phrasal verb with go uk/ɡəʊ/us/ɡoʊ/verb present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone (HAPPEN) B1 to happen: I'm sure we never hear about a lot of what goes on in government. This war has been going on for years. More examples He likes to know what's going on. Hello, hello. What's going on here then? The meeting was going on in the room next door. The matches were going on simultaneously. It's hard to know what goes on behind my back. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Occurring and happening afoot assail asynchronous attendant be at work idiom become come round come up event go ahead go down go hand in hand with sth idiom go together go with sth hand happen intervene materialize turn up underway See more results » (CONTINUE) B1 to continue: Please go on with what you're doing and don't let us interrupt you. [ + -ing verb ] We really can't go on living like this - we'll have to find a bigger house. If you go on (= continue behaving) like this, you won't have any friends left at all. to move to the next thing or stage: [ + to infinitive ] She admitted her company's responsibility for the disaster and went on to explain how compensation would be paid to the victims. What proportion of people who are HIV-positive go on to develop (= later develop) AIDS? More examples The award ceremony goes on for another hour. Go on for another 50 metres until you come to the traffic lights. We can't go on until we've fixed the puncture. The second chapter went on to describe his early career. If you can't answer a question, go on to the next one. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Continue & last (it's) business as usual idiom bash on *carry (sth)* on cease cont contd drag** keep at sth keep on doing sth keep on trucking idiom keep sb at it idiom leg nine push run on run over (sth) *see sth* out segue soldier on string See more results » (OPERATE) to start operating: The spotlights go on automatically when an intruder is detected in the garden. When does the heating go on? More examples I didn't hear the central heating go on. The lights go on automatically at six o'clock. I flicked the switch but it didn't go on. The street lights go on at about three o'clock in winter. I don't think the heating went on this morning. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Engineering - mechanical -engined artificer automatic automative hydraulic idle internal combustion engine mechanic mechanical mechanically octane octane number outboard motor strip tick tick over torque tune vane wheelbase See more results » (TALK AGAIN) B2 to start talking again after a pause: She paused to have a sip of coffee and then went on with her account of the accident. [ + speech ] "What I want more than anything else," he went on, "is a house in the country with a large garden for the children to play in." informal something that you say to encourage someone to say or do something: Go on, what happened next? More examples He took a sip of coffee and went on with his story. After stopping to clear his throat the politician went on with his speech. Go on, tell me more. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Starting again back back to square one idiom continue** get back to sth go go back to sth pick *pick sth* up pick up the thread(s) idiom pick sth up reborn recreation renew reopen restart resumption slate start start over with the slate wiped clean idiom See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Encouraging and urging on (TALK A LOT) C2 to talk in an annoying way about something for a long time: He went on and on until I finally interrupted him and told him I had to go. I just wish he'd stop going on about how brilliant his daughter is." "Yes, he does go on (a bit), doesn't he?" I wish you'd stop going on at me (= criticizing me repeatedly) about my haircut. More examples I heard you the first time, you don't need to go on about it. He tends to go on a bit in his lectures. The after-dinner speaker went on a bit. He's always going on about how much money he earns. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Ways of talking -mouthed babel blab blather croon declamatory drone drone on expressive hold the floor idiom loose lyrical meanderings rabbit sink to a whisper idiom tattle telegrammatic throw waffle yap See more results » (PLEASE DO) used when encouraging someone to do something: Go on, have another drink. "I don't really feel like seeing a film tonight." "Oh go on. We haven't been to the cinema for ages." More examples Go on, take a day off work. You deserve it. Please can we get a kitten? Oh go on. Go on, have another glass of wine. Wear the low-cut blouse with your pink shorts - go on, I dare you! Have another slice of cake - go on, be a devil! Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Urging & persuading argumentation blag brainwash bring browbeat butter get sth out of sb incite persuasion pitch preach press-gang prevail on/upon sb proselytize** rush sb into (doing) sth sucker sb into sth talk sb down talk sb out of sth twist work on sb See more results » (AGREE) informal something that you say in order to agree to do or allow something that you did not want to do or to allow before: "Are you sure you don't want another slice of cake?" "Oh go on then, but just a small one." Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Words & phrases expressing agreement & acceptance accha achha amen amen to that idiom as you wish/like idiom beggar couldn't agree/disagree more idiom course I know idiom I wouldn't say no idiom mind no problemo of course idiom okey-doke right take ten-four there you go idiom 1 very you said it! idiom See more results » (TIME) to continue or pass: Tomorrow will start cold but it should get warmer as the day goes on. As the evening went on, it became clear that we should never have agreed to see each other again. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Spending time & time passing all the time in the world idiom Anno Domini course elapse employ fall fall away misspend pass passage passing roll run slip away spread sth over sth the sands of time are running out idiom tick tick away/by time and tide wait for no man idiom *while sth* away See more results » (NOT BELIEVE) go on! mainly UK old-fashioned used when you do not believe someone Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Linguistics: interjections (well) what do you know! idiom aiyo alas aw shucks awesomesauce bam bless boo charming good show idiom goodness heck hot dog! idiom talk use your loaf idiom voilà wake up! idiom watch out what an idea! idiom yes See more results » go on — phrasal verb with go us/ɡoʊ/verb present tense goes, present participle going, past tense went /went/, past participle gone /ɡɔn, ɡɑn/ to continue:** I won’t go on working in this job forever. Go on, tell me what happened next. He could go on and on (= continue talking for a long time) about his adventures.
随便看	as sure as eggs is eggs as sure as hell as the actress said to the bishop as the case might be as the crow flies as thick as two short planks as things stand as though as to as to the manner born as to/for as tough as nails as tough as old boots as tough as shoe leather as usual as well as well as well (as) as well as as well as as white as a sheet as ye sow, so shall ye reap as yet as you go along as you wish/like