单词 | do |
释义 | do (once / 2 pages) 1v 2v 3v 4v 5v 6n 7n To do is to act, perform, or undertake. When you do chores, you engage in the activity of cleaning the kitchen or taking out the trash. Do is one of the most frequently used verbs in English. You do many things in a typical day: you might do the dishes, do your job, and later on, do your taxes. If you meet an old-fashioned gentleman, he might say, "How do you do?" essentially meaning, "Hello." After a difficult test, your friend could ask, "How did you do?" You can also do as you please, or just do nothing all day long. WORD FAMILYdo: did, doable, doer, does, doing, done, doth, overdo+/doable: doabler/doer: doers/doing: doings/done: doner, overdone, underdone, undone/overdo: overdid, overdoing USAGE EXAMPLESNick naively hopes no other women saw it, but of course they did. Time(Jan 02, 2017) To reiterate: A story about a severe weather event that didn’t happen was more popular than most stories about events that did. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Brewer criticized school busing, as did foes of desegregation, but he appeared moderate on race when compared with Wallace. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v engage in do research do nothing Syn|Hypo make make perform or carry out exaggerate, overdo do something to an excessive degree overpraisepraise excessively oversimplifysimplify to an excessive degree overleapdefeat (oneself) by going too far 2v carry out or perform an action John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters she did a little dance Syn|Hypo execute, perform click off perform or finish an action rapidly carrysing or play against other voices or parts pipe upbegin to play or sing declaim, reciterecite in elocution serenadesing and play for somebody cut cornersdo something the cheapest or easiest way stuntperform a stunt or stunts cutperform or carry out blaze awayperform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly scampperform hastily and carelessly churn outperform in a mechanical way premier, premiereperform a work for the first time starbe the star in a performance appearappear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc. practice, practise, rehearseengage in a rehearsal (of) ad-lib, extemporise, extemporize, improvise, improvizeperform without preparation interpret, rendergive an interpretation or rendition of conduct, direct, leadlead, as in the performance of a composition makeperform or carry out elocutedeclaim in an elocutionary manner peroratedeliver an oration in grandiloquent style scanread metrically co-starbe the co-star in a performance walk throughperform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal scrimmagepractice playing (a sport) singdeliver by singing payrender 3v get (something) done I did my job Syn|Hypo|Hyper perform overachieve perform better or achieve a greater degree of success than expected turnaccomplish by rotating underachieve, underperformperform less well or with less success than expected misdodo wrongly or improperly do one's best, give full measure, give one's best, go all outperform a task as well as possible plyapply oneself diligently accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill put in effect 4v carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions Syn|Hypo exercise, practice, practise shamanise, shamanize practice shamanism 5v proceed or get along How is she doing in her new job? Syn|Hyper come, fare, get along, make out go, proceed follow a certain course 6v behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself What makes her do this way? Syn|Hypo act, behave act, act as, play pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind act, dissemble, pretendbehave unnaturally or affectedly act involuntarily, act reflexively act in an uncontrolled manner bend over backwards, fall over backwardstry very hard to please someone presumetake liberties or act with too much confidence vulgarise, vulgarizeact in a vulgar manner optimise, optimizeact as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world quackact as a medical quack or a charlatan menaceact in a threatening manner makeact in a certain way so as to acquire bluster, swagger, swashact in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner freezesuddenly behave coldly and formally wantonbehave extremely cruelly and brutally romanticizeact in a romantic way sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentise, sentimentizeact in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression bunglespoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly play, toyengage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously act, act as, playpretend to have certain qualities or state of mind stoogeact as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner jest, jokeact in a funny or teasing way piffleact in a trivial or ineffective way makebehave in a certain way make as ifbegin or appear to begin an action break down, lose it, snaplose control of one's emotions dally, dawdlewaste time backslapdisplay excessive cordiality (towards) hugger muggeract stealthily or secretively saucebehave saucily or impudently towards footleact foolishly, as by talking nonsense frivol, trifleact frivolously puff up, swellbecome filled with pride, arrogance, or anger followaccept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of loosen up, relaxbecome less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner rage, ramp, stormbehave violently, as if in state of a great anger sneezeexhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose blink, nictate, nictitate, winkbriefly shut the eyes fartexpel intestinal gases through the anus salivateproduce saliva antic, clown, clown aroundact as or like a clown dissolvelose control emotionally diebe brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame fall apart, go to pieceslose one's emotional or mental composure 7v arrange attractively 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, dress, set curry, dress, groom give a neat appearance to bob cut hair in the style of a bob waveset waves in marcelmake a marcel in a woman's hair gauffer, goffermake wavy with a heated goffering iron permgive a permanent wave to groom, neaten care for one's external appearance 1v give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally Syn|Hypo|Hyper cause, make determine, influence, mold, regulate, shape shape or influence; give direction to initiate, pioneertake the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of effect, effectuate, set upproduce makecompel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way occasiongive occasion to call forth, evoke, kick up, provokeevoke or provoke to appear or occur breed, engender, spawncall forth actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propelgive an incentive for action force, impelurge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate facilitateincrease the likelihood of (a response) dispose, inclinemake receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief disincline, indisposemake unwilling miscreateshape or form or make badly carry weighthave influence to a specified degree decideinfluence or determine reshapeshape anew or differently timeset the speed, duration, or execution of indexadjust through indexation paceregulate or set the pace of predeterminedetermine beforehand accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfillput in effect strike upbegin innovate, introducebring something new to an environment draw, getearn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, tripput in motion or move to act precipitatebring about abruptly hasten, induce, rush, stimulatecause to occur rapidly drivecompel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment inspiresupply the inspiration for pickprovoke constitute, establish, found, institute, plantset up or lay the groundwork for arrange, stageplan, organize, and carry out (an event) mountput up or launch attempt, set about, undertakeenter upon an activity or enterprise devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, preparearrange by systematic planning and united effort servecontribute or conduce to create, make make or cause to be or to become 2v create or design, often in a certain way 3Do my room in blue I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest Syn|Ant|Hyper make undo, unmake deprive of certain characteristics create, make create by artistic means v spend time in prison or in a labor camp 4He did six years for embezzlement Syn|Hypo|Hyper serve admit serve as a means of entrance pass, spend pass time in a specific way v travel or traverse (a distance) 5This car does 150 miles per hour We did 6 miles on our hike every day Hyper go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically 1v be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity Will $100 do? Syn|Hypo|Hyper answer, serve, suffice bridge over, keep going, tide over suffice for a period between two points go a long waysuffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent function, serveserve a purpose, role, or function measure up, qualifyprove capable or fit; meet requirements go aroundbe sufficient preludeserve as a prelude or opening to act asfunction as or act like fulfil, fulfill, live up to, satisfy meet the requirements or expectations of 2v carry on or function 6We could do with a little more help around here Syn manage n an uproarious party 7Syn|Hyper bash, brawl party an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment n the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization Syn|Hyper doh, ut solfa syllable one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization DO (once / 2836 pages) n WORD FAMILY DO USAGE EXAMPLESDO: A whole generation of medical providers in America was taught that IUDs caused all sorts of terrible things. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) A section of the memo under the heading “safety” had a bullet point with: “DO NOT leave the hotel.” Seattle Times(Nov 16, 2016) On Instagram she posted a photo of a burgundy leather purse from her line, stuffed with a large card that read “WOMEN WHO DO ITALL.” Slate(Nov 11, 2016) n doctor's degree in osteopathy Syn|Hyper Doctor of Osteopathy doctor's degree, doctorate one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university |
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