| 词组 | carry |
| 释义 | carry get carried away get carried away to become so excited that you do something you would not normally do, especially something silly: ▪ Andrew got a bit carried away and started dancing on the table. ▪ Mother seemed to have bought the entire contents of the store. "I saw so many nice things. I just got carried away." carry back carry sb back if something carries you back, it reminds you strongly of a time in the past +to ▪ The smell of that perfume carried her back to her youth, and the first time that she had been to Paris. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑take back carry forward 1. carry forward sth • carry sth forward to include an amount of money in a later set of figures or calculations: ▪ $7000 is carried forward to next month's accounts. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bring forward 2. carry forward sth • carry sth forward if you carry a plan forward, you succeed in making progress with it: ▪ Mr Starr set up the program, then left others to carry it forward. ▪ We are looking for a graduate with the ability to lead a team and carry work forward, within deadlines and to budget. carry off 1. carry it off to succeed in doing something difficult, especially when there is a good chance that you will fail: ▪ I was delighted to be offered the job, but I wasn't sure if could carry it off. ▪ She was sent to pose as a Russian diplomat and she almost carried it off. ▪ The company's expansion plans are extremely ambitious, but director Paul Redstone believes that he can carry it off. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pull off, ↑bring off 2. carry off sth • carry sth off to win a prize: ▪ Gwyneth Paltrow carried off the prize for best actress, for her role in the film "Shakespeare in Love". ▪ The winner will carry off a cheque for $3000. 3. carry off sth • carry sth off to look good in a particular piece of clothing or style: ▪ Those long straight dresses are beautiful, but you have to be tall to carry them off. 4. carry off sth • carry sth off to steal something - used especially in news reports: ▪ Thieves broke into the museum, and carried off paintings worth millions of pounds. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑steal, ↑make off with 5. be carried off old-fashioned if someone is carried off by a disease, they die from it: ▪ Little Horace Charles was carried off by pneumonia at the age of eight. carry on 1. carry on to continue doing something: ▪ Don't stop - carry on! ▪ They carried on until all the work was finished. carry on doing sth ▪ I waved at him, but he didn't seem to notice and carried on talking. +with ▪ Look, we're going to have to stop now. We can carry on with this in next week's class. carry on regardless (=continue doing something even though you know it is dangerous or there is a problem) ▪ The doctor told Kevin to stop drinking, but he carried on regardless. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go on 2. carry on BrE to continue going somewhere in the same direction or on the same road: ▪ We carried on down the freeway for a while, enjoying the drive. ▪ Carry on until you get to the traffic lights, then turn left. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go on, continue 3. carry on to do the things that you usually do, even though you are very upset about something or are in a difficult situation: ▪ After my wife died, I felt as if I just couldn't carry on. ▪ Even though the country is at war, people still try to carry on as normal. + with ▪ The divorce was very traumatic, but I was determined to carry on with my life. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go on 4. carry on sth • carry sth on to continue something that someone else has started: ▪ He's hoping his son will carry on the family business. carry on a tradition ▪ In 1814, Samuel Webb leased the mill to Stephen and Edward Blackwell, who carried on the tradition of cloth making. 5. carry on spoken to behave in a silly or excited way: ▪ We won't get anything done if you two don't stop carrying on! a carry-on n singular BrE informal behaviour or a situation that is silly and annoying: ▪ He was out in the street, and she was throwing things out the window at him. What a carry-on! 6. carry on sth BrE if you carry on a particular kind of work or activity you do it or take part in it: ▪ The authorities discovered that Stephens was carrying on a food business without a license. carry on a conversation ▪ I hate it when she calls me at work - I'm always too busy to carry on a conversation with her. 7. carry on old-fashioned spoken to have a sexual relationship with someone - used to show disapproval +with ▪ She's been carrying on with the milkman - I'm certain of it. ■ SIMILAR TO: have an affair 8. carry on informal to keep talking about something in a way that is annoying + about ▪ I wish everyone would stop carrying on about it! ▪ She suddenly noticed that Ruth was crying. "Oh Ruth! And here's me carrying on about my problems." ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go on informal carry out 1. carry sth out • carry out sth to do something that you have organized or planned - used especially in the following phrases carry out an attack ▪ During the 1970s, the group carried out a series of attacks around the world, including the massacre in 1972 at Lod Airport in Israel. carry out a/search/investigation ▪ The Interior Ministry has ordered two of its chief inspectors to carry out an investigation into the death of a journalist whilst in police custody. carry out research/an experiment/a survey ▪ Extensive research is being carried out, which will hopefully result in a cure for this disease. ▪ A survey carried out last week found that 60% of Americans still supported the president, despite the scandal. carry out a task/job ▪ Why is it that whenever I attempt to carry out a simple repair job at home it always seems to cause big problems? 2. carry out a threat/promise/intention to do something that you have said you will do, or intend to do: ▪ Nicholson never carried out his threat to sue Hugo. ▪ The government has failed to carry out its election promises. ▪ Jane carried out her intention of going to Afghanistan, despite the war. 3. carry out instructions/an order to do what you have been told to do: ▪ At his trial, Bousquet claimed that he had only been carrying out orders. ▪ "I want two bodyguards in each car." Masala nodded then went off to carry out Whitlock's instructions. carry over 1. carry over/be carried over if something from one situation carries over or is carried over into another situation, it continues to exist and affects the other situation + to ▪ In the 1940s CBS radio set up a news broadcasting service of the highest quality, a tradition that was later carried over to television. +into ▪ His childhood was a story of pain, rejection, and violence, and these patterns carried over into his marriage. ▪ Many of the old aristocratic values were carried over into the industrial age, so that trade and commerce were regarded as socially inferior occupations. carry-over n singular something from the past that still continues to happen, or continues to affect the way things are done now: ▪ South Korea maintained a curfew until the 1980s, a carry-over from the Korean War days. 2. carry over sth • carry sth over to make an official arrangement to do something or use something at a later time + to ▪ Up to five days' holiday can be carried over from one year to the next. ▪ The Council is unable to carry over funds from one fiscal year to the next. ▪ The game had to be cancelled due to bad weather, and will be carried over to next week. carry through 1. carry through sth • carry sth through to complete something successfully: ▪ Educational reforms were proposed, but never carried through because of the economic crisis. ▪ It is thought that a sum of about $5,000 will be needed to carry the scheme through successfully. 2. carry sb through • carry sb through sth not passive if your determination or other people's support carries you through, it helps you to deal with a difficult situation: ▪ The course was tough, but Amelia's determination and enthusiasm carried her through. ▪ The support of his family had carried him through those difficult times. |
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