| 词组 | carry on |
| 释义 | 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 |
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