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单词 go for someone
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go forsomeone

phrasal verbwithgoverb
uk
/ɡəʊ/us
/ɡoʊ/
present participlegoing|past tensewent|past participlegone
UK
toattacksomeone:
Theirdoghad to be put tosleepafter it went for thepostwoman.
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to try to hurt someone using violence
  • attackHe was attacked in the car park.
  • assaultThe intruder assaulted him in his home.
  • go forUKShe suddenly lost her temper and went for me.
  • come atHe came at me with a baseball bat.
  • mugYes, that is the man who mugged me.
  • ambushThey ambushed him and left him for dead.
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go forsomething

phrasal verbwithgoverb
uk
/ɡəʊ/us
/ɡoʊ/
present participlegoing|past tensewent|past participlegone

(CHOOSE)

B1UK
tochoosesomething:
Instead ofbutter, I always go formargarineor alow-fatspread.
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to choose or choose to do something
  • chooseThere are thirty-one flavours of ice cream to choose from.
  • pickHe's been picked for the school football team.
  • selectWe've selected three candidates.
  • opt (for)Mike's opted for early retirement.
  • decide (on)I've decided on blue walls for the bathroom.
  • go forUKI think I'll go for the chocolate cake.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking and choosing
  • adopt
  • adopted
  • adoption
  • appoint
  • bags I...idiom
  • either-or
  • elect
  • empanel
  • faute de mieux
  • favoured
  • go off withsomeone
  • picker
  • plump
  • select
  • selection
  • selective
  • selectively
  • selectivity
  • selector
  • skim
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(LIKE)

to like oradmire:
I don't go forwarfilmsin abigway(= very much).
Whatsortof men do you go for(= are youattractedto)?
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Liking
  • adorkable
  • affection
  • appreciate
  • attached
  • be a glutton forsomethingidiom
  • be a hit withsomeoneidiom
  • dig
  • grow onsomeone
  • have a lot of time forsomeoneidiom
  • have a thing aboutsomething/someoneidiom
  • lickyourlipsidiom
  • liking
  • shook
  • smile
  • smile onsomething/someone
  • smitten
  • soft corner
  • taste
  • tight
  • warm
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(TRY)

B2
totryto have orachievesomething:
Shetrippedme as I went for theball.
TheRussianrelayteamwill again be going for thegoldmedalat theOlympicGames.
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Trying and making an effort
  • A game
  • all-out
  • assault
  • attempt
  • attempted
  • bid
  • commitment
  • crack
  • go down swinging/fightingidiom
  • go for itidiom
  • go out ofyourwayidiom
  • go the extra mileidiom
  • go to great lengthsidiom
  • nose
  • seek
  • square the circleidiom
  • step on the gasidiom
  • stick atsomething
  • stick tosomething
  • strain after/for effectidiom
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(MONEY)

If something goes for acertainamountofmoney, it issoldfor thatamount:
Thepaintingisexpectedto go for at least a milliondollars.
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to have a certain monetary value
  • costHiring a car for the week will cost close to £300!
  • beThe cakes were £1.50 each or two for £2.
  • sell forThe tickets sell for £100 each.
  • fetchThe medieval manuscript fetched a record-breaking £1.2 million at auction.
  • go for somethingHouses around here usually go for about £500,000.
  • set someone back (something)Phew, that ring looks like it set you back.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Costs & expenses
  • aliment
  • all in
  • blue book value
  • book value
  • carriage
  • carrying charge
  • cash flow
  • entrance fee
  • expenditure
  • fee
  • flat rate
  • gate money
  • purchasing power
  • starting price
  • sticker price
  • sunk cost
  • time is moneyidiom
  • top rate
  • transfer fee
  • tuition fees
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(Definition ofgo for someonefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

go for something/someone| American Dictionary

go forsomething/someone

phrasal verbwithgoverb
us
/ɡoʊ/
present tensegoes|present participlegoing|past tensewentus/went/|past participlegoneus/ɡɔn,ɡɑn/

(TRY TO GET)

totrytoachieveagoal, ortrytoattractsomeone'sromanticinterest:
He’ll be going for his thirdstraightOlympicgoldmedalin the 200-meterdash.

go forsomething/someone

phrasal verbwithgoverb
us
/ɡoʊ/
present tensegoes|present participlegoing|past tensewentus/went/|past participlegoneus/ɡɔn,ɡɑn/

(CHOOSE)

tochoosesomething or someone:
Offered thechoicebetween ahighersalaryand morevacationtime, Iknowwhich one I’d go for.
He can'tevencounton all thevoterswho went for him the lasttime.

go forsomething

phrasal verbwithgoverb
us
/ɡoʊ/
present tensegoes|present participlegoing|past tensewentus/went/|past participlegoneus/ɡɔn,ɡɑn/
infml

(LIKE)

to like oradmiresomething:
I don’t go foractionmoviesorromances.
(Definition ofgo for something/someonefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

go for sth| Business English

go for sth

phrasal verbwithgoverb
uk
/ɡəʊ/us
going|went|gone
totryto have orachievesomething:
ThePresidentsaid that he wouldn't go for such aplanif itmeanthe had tocutMedicare.
if something goes for acertainamountofmoney, it issoldfor thatamount:
Cheapbottlesofvodkathat go for less than $2apiece.
(Definition ofgo for sthfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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