词组G27
go without . continue in spite of lacking something 没有…也能对付过去
If there's no sugar you will have to go without;it won't do you any harm anyway.假如没有糖,你就对付一下,无论如何这对你毫无害处。
He went without food for three days.他一连三天没吃东西。
It looks as though we shall have to go without a holiday this year.看起来,我们今年只好不休假了。
at one time men never went without a hat.有一个时期人们不戴帽子不出门
go without saying . be perfectly clear without the necessity of mentioning不用说
It goes without saying that he's a top student.他是个优等生,这是不消说的。
It goes without saying that children should not be given knives to play with.小孩不应该玩刀,这是不言而喻的。
It goes without saying that she will lose all her friends if she continues to gossip about them.不用说,她如果继续背后乱说,她会失去她所有的朋友。
go wrong . take the wrong road travelling走错路
We must have gone wrong somewhere;we should have reached the village by now.我们一定在什么地方走错了路,这个时候我们本应到达那个村子了。
go wrong . live immorally堕落
What's the best way to help young girls who go wrong? 什么是帮助失足少女的最好方法?
you follow my advice you can't go wrong.你听我的话不会错。
go wrong . fail失败
All his plans went wrong.他所有的计划都落空了。
The sum is wrong,but I can't see where I went wrong.总数不对,可我看不出我错在哪里。
go wrong . have a fault有毛病(错误)
Something has gone wrong with my car.我的车子出了毛病。
going strong . in good health;flourishing(used mainly of people and organizations)健康活跃;兴旺;繁荣
She's nearly eighty but is still going strong.她年近八十,但还很健康。
The Literary Society is still going strong.文学社还很兴旺。
good at . skilled in善于;精于
He is good at Japanese.他精通日语。
good for . proper for;suitable for适于;胜任
What's this good for? 这有什么用?
He 's good for several years more service.他还有精力再干几年。
good for .beneficial to;advantageous to有益于
This kind of medicinal herb is good for rheumatism.这种草药对风湿病很有疗效。
good for . able to;willing to pay the sum有支付…的能力
He is good for two thousand dollars.他付得起两千美元。
good for . valid有效的
The return ticket is good for another three months.回程票有效期还有三个月。
This licence is good for one year.这张执照的有效期为一年。
grab at . (attempt to)seize(试图)抓到
Those who can grab at the opportunity will succeed.能够抓住这个机会的人就会成功。
He grabbed at the chance the moment it was offered him.那个机会一到手,他便抓住不放。
grab off . take quickly迅速取得;抢先取得;捷足先登
Hurry up to grab off good seats.快点,去找好位子。
The women hurried to the store to grab off the things on sale.女士们急忙涌向商店抢购减价商品。
The prettiest girls at the dance were grabbed off for partners first.舞会中最漂亮的小姐是男士们抢先邀请的对象。
grasp at . catch at 抓住
As he fell,he grasped at a hanging chain but missed it .跌倒时他向一条悬挂的链条抓去,但没有抓到。
grasp at . try to seize企图攫取
A man who grasps at too much may lose everything.贪得无厌的人可能毫无所得。
grasp at straws . catch at straws . clutch at straws . depend on something that is useless or unable to help in a time of trouble or danger;try something with little hope of succeeding捞救命稻草(将要溺死之人连一根草也要去抓)
To depend on your memory without studying for a test is to grasp at straws.应付考试只凭记忆而不学习那是枉费心机。
grateful to . thankful for感谢
We are particularly grateful to him for his timely help.我们特别感谢他的及时帮助。
grease somebody 's palm . pay for something ,esp.dishonestly;bribe;give a tip塞红包;贿赂;给小费
Some politicians will help you if you grease their palms.有的政客只要你给他们好处就会给你帮忙。
We had to grease the palm of the waiter to get a table in the crowded restaurant.在客满的饭店我们只有给服务员小费才能找到桌位。
green with envy . full of envy;very jealous充满嫉妒
They were green with envy at our success.他们十分嫉妒我们的成功。
She was green with envy because you won the first prize.你得了一等奖,她很嫉妒。
grow on . become more interesting or liked by更加使人感到有趣;使人更加喜欢
At first glance this doesn't seem interesting but it grows on me.乍一看这并不有趣,但是它渐渐吸引了我。
I didn't like the song at first,but it grows on me the more I hear it .我起初并不喜欢这首歌,可是我越听越觉得好听。
The more Jack saw Mary,the more she grew on him.杰克看玛丽,越看越喜欢。
grow on . become stronger in;increase as a habit of对…越来越有影响
The sense of uneasiness grew on the little girl as she came before the silent stranger.在那个沉默的陌生人面前,这个小女孩越来越感到紧张。
The habit of early rising has grown on me.我已经养成了早起的习惯。