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do /duː, də, du/ Most idioms containing the verb do are at the entries for the nouns or adjectives in the idioms, for example do a runner is at runner . 大多数含动词 do 的习语列在该类习语中的名词或形容词相关词条下,如 do a runner 在词条 runner 下。 ► SEE ALLbe/have to do with sb/sthcould do with sthcould/can do without sthdo a sbdo’s and don’tsdo something for sb/sthit/that (just) won’t doit/that will never donot do anything/a lot/much for sbthat will dowhat did you, etc. do with sth?what do you do for sth? ●be/have to do with sb/sthbe connected or concerned with sb/sth 与…有关系(或有联系)◆‘What do you want to see me about?’ ‘It’s to do with the letter you sent.’ “你想见我有什么事?”“是关于你寄的那封信。”◆I’m not sure what he does for a living but I know it’s something to do with computers. 我拿不准他是以什么谋生的,但我知道与计算机有关。●could ˈdo with sth (spoken) want or need sth 想要;需要◆I could really do with a coffee. 我很想喝一杯咖啡。◆Her hair could have done with a wash. 她的头发该洗了。◆You look as if you could do with a good night’s sleep. 你看上去需要好好睡一觉。●could/can do withˈout sth (spoken) not want sth, for example criticism, advice or complaints 不需要(批评、建议或抱怨等)◆I could do without him telling me what to say all the time. 我不需要他时时告诉我该说什么。◆I could have done without her ringing me up just as I was about to go out. 我刚要出门她来了个讨厌的电话。●do a sb (informal) do or behave as sb did or would do 仿效某人;亦步亦趋◆Now don’t go and do a Mr. Carpenter on us. He told us he was leaving only three weeks before he went, and it took us months to find a replacement. 别学卡彭特先生那样,他离开前三周才通知我们,我们花了几个月的时间才找到人接替他。●do’s and ˈdon’ts (informal) what to do and what not to do; rules 规则;注意事项◆This book is a useful guide to the do’s and don’ts of choosing and buying your first car. 这本书给你提供一些首次买车时的注意事项。●ˈdo something for sb/sth (informal) make sb/sth look better 使某人/某物更好看◆You know, that hat really does something for you! 你知道吗?那顶帽子使你看上去更漂亮!●it/that (just) won’t ˈdo●it/that will never ˈdo (especially BrE) used to say that a situation is not satisfactory and should be changed or improved (表示情况不令人满意,应加以改进)那不行,那不合适◆He’s spending every afternoon in the park with his friends instead of going to school, and that just won’t do! 他每天下午都不上学,而是跟朋友们在公园玩,这可不行!◆I feel very upset but it would never do to show it. 我很不安,可是绝不能表现出来。●not ˈdo anything/a lot/much for sb (informal) used to say that sth does not make sb look attractive 并不使某人漂亮一些/很多◆That hairstyle doesn’t do anything for her. 那种发型并没有使她漂亮些。●that will ˈdo (informal) used to order sb to stop doing or saying sth (用于制止某人的行动或话语)行啦,够啦◆That’ll do! I’ve heard enough of your complaints. 行啦!我受够了你的抱怨。●what did you, etc. do with sth? (usually in perfect and simple past tenses 通常用于完成时和一般过去时) where did you, etc. put, lose or hide sth? 你把…弄到哪里去了◆What have you done with my scissors? They were on the kitchen table the last time I saw them. 你把我的剪刀放哪儿了?我最后看见它时是在厨房的桌子上。●what do you do for sth?used to ask how sb manages to obtain the thing mentioned 你是怎么设法获得…的◆It’s very quiet, isn’t it? What do you do for entertainment out here? 这里真安静,是吧?你在这里是怎么消遣的? |