| 词组 | go about |
| 释义 | go about 1. go about sth if you go about something in a particular way, you start to do it or deal with it in that way: ▪ Growing orchids is not so difficult, providing you go about it in the right way. how do you go about doing sth? (=what is the best way to start doing or dealing with something) ▪ How do I go about finding out about the different courses available? ▪ Joe had always wanted to get into politics, but he had no idea how to go about it. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑set about, tackle 2. go about your business/work/daily life etc to continue doing your job or your activities in the usual way, often after something unusual has happened: ▪ Even after last night's air attack, the people of the town are going about their business as usual. ▪ I watched Frank going about his work, and wondered how to tell him the news. 3. go about doing sth BrE if someone goes about doing or saying something, they do it a lot, especially when it is annoying or unpleasant for other people: ▪ Mima went about saying that it was all my fault. ▪ You shouldn't go about spreading malicious gossip. ■ SIMILAR TO: go around/round doing sth 4. go about BrE to dress or behave in a particular way, especially regularly or over a period of time + in ▪ In the days that followed, Liza went about in a daze, not knowing what she should do. ▪ You can't go about in shorts and sandals at the office - you should wear a suit. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go around/round 5. go about sth • go about BrE to move or travel around a place, going from one part of it to another: ▪ She went about the room, putting everything back in its place. ▪ Before an election, party leaders usually go about from town to town making speeches. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go around/round 6. go about • go about sth usually progressive BrE if a story or piece of information is going about, a lot of people are talking about it and telling other people, especially when it is not certain that it is true: ▪ That story's been going about the office for weeks now and it's absolute rubbish! + that ▪ Rumours have been going about that the couple are planning to get married. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go around/round, circulate formal 7. go about usually progressive BrE if an illness is going about, a lot of people are getting it: ▪ At least three people are away with flu - there's a lot of it going about at the moment. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go around/round 8. a ship/boat goes about BrE if a ship or boat goes about, it turns around and starts to go in the opposite direction: ▪ The boat went about and headed back towards the land. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑turn around/round |
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