do
auxiliary verb
uk/də//du//duː/us/də//du//duː/did|donedoauxiliary verb(FOR QUESTIONS/NEGATIVES)
A1
used with anotherverbtoformquestionsandnegativesentences,includingnegativeorders, and sometimes inaffirmativesentencesforreasonsofstyle:
（与另一动词连用构成疑问句和否定句，包括表示禁止的命令，有时因文体原因亦可用于肯定句）Where do youwork?你在哪里上班？
Why did you do that?你为什么那么做？
Why don't we havelunchtogether onFriday?我们周五为什么不一起吃午饭呢？
Doesn't Matthewlookoldthesedays?这些天马修是不是有些见老？
"Didn't yourealizeshe wasdeaf?" "No I didn't."/"OfcourseI did."“你没发现她耳聋吗？”“没有。”／“当然发现了。”
Not only did Ispeakto her, Ievengot herautograph!我不仅和她说了话，而且还得到了她的亲笔签名。
formalNever did Ihearsuch aterriblenoise.我从没听到过如此可怕的噪音。
Don't (you)speakto me like that!（你）别和我这样说话！
UKDon't let'sargueabout it(= let's notargueabout it).这件事我们不要再争了。
formalSoquietlydid shespeak(= shespokesoquietly)that I couldscarcelyhearher.她说话的声音太小，我几乎听不到。
Littledoes heknow(= heknowsnothing about it), but we'reflyingtoGenevanextweekendtocelebratehisbirthday.他还不知道呢，下周末我们要飞往日内瓦去给他庆祝生日。
"Iwanttwochocolatebarsand anicecream." "Do younow/indeed?(= that issurprisingorunreasonable)."“我要两个巧克力棒和一份冰激凌。”“你现在就要／真的要吗？”
A2
usedinsteadof themainverbinquestionsthat areaddedto the end of asentencetocheckinformation:
（在用来确认信息的疑问句中代替主要动词）Youmethim atourparty, didn't you?晚餐会上你和他见过面，对不对？
You don'tunderstandthequestion, do you?你没理解这个问题，是吗？
usedinsteadof themainverbinquestionsthat areaddedto the end of asentenceas a way ofexpressingsurprise:
（在表示惊奇的疑问句中代替主要动词）So Susannah and Mayfinallygotmarried, did they?苏珊娜和梅终于结婚了，是吗？
- Whatsortofmusicdo you likedancingto?
- "And where do youthinkyou're going?"demandedthepoliceofficer.
- Please don'tdisturbGeorgina when she'sworking.
- How much do youearn, if you don'tmindmeasking?
- Parkingrestrictionsdo notextendtodisabledpeople.
Questioning people & asking questions in general
- ask aftersomeone
- ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- besomeone'sfor the askingidiom
- beat
- beatsomethingout ofsomeone
- bombard
- cross-examine
- doorstep
- inquire withinidiom
- interviewer
- putsomeonetosomethingidiom
- Q, q
- reinterview
- resurvey
- retest
- rhetorical question
- roll
- survey
- the third degreeidiom
- trick question
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Yes, no & not
Acting and acts
Linguistics: intensifying expressions
Expressions of surprise
doauxiliary verb(TO AVOID REPEATING)
B1
used toavoidrepeatingaverborverbphrase:
（用于避免动词或动词短语的重复）Sherunsmuchfasterthan he does.她跑得比他快多了。
Marialooksmuchhealthierthan she did.玛丽亚看起来比过去健康了许多。
"I don't likeintenseheat." "Neither/Nordo I."“我不喜欢酷热的天气。”“我也是。”
"Ihateintenseheat." "Sodo I."“我讨厌炎热的天气。”“我也是。”
"Youleftyourumbrella." "SoI did. I'm soforgetfulthesedays."“你忘了拿雨伞。”“还真是，这些天我有些健忘。”
UK"Would youmindtidyingup thekitchen?" "I already have done."“你介意收拾一下厨房吗？”“我已经收拾过了。”
"May Ijoinyou?" "Please do!"“我可以加入你们吗？”“请吧！”
"Who said that?" "I did."“谁说的？”“我。”
"TillyspeaksfluentJapanese." "Does she really?"“蒂丽日语说得很流利。”“真的吗？”
"IthoughtI'd take adayoffschooltoday." "Oh no you don't(= I'm not going toletyou do that)!"“我本想今天请一天假不上学了。”“哦，那可不行！”
- I'm all forsexualequality, but I don'twantmywifeearningmore than I do.
- Thegovernmenthasfailedtoraiseeducationalstandards,despiteitspromiseto do so.
- Please don't getinvolvedwith him. You'llregretit if you do.
- Don'tmixup thebottles- you'll have torepeattheexperimentif you do.
- Onaverage,peoplewho don'tsmokearehealthierthanpeoplewho do.
Similar and the same
- -esque
- adjacent
- affinity
- akin
- alike
- allied
- echo
- evenly
- every inchidiom
- extent
- family
- firm
- pale imitation
- para
- parallel
- parity
- playsomeoneattheirown gameidiom
- put/turn the clock backidiom
- respecter
- snap
doauxiliary verb(FOR EMPHASIS)
B2[+ infinitive without to]
used to giveextraforceto themainverb:
（用于强调主要动词）"Can Ibuystampshere?" "Well, we dosellthem, but we don't have any at themoment."“我能在这儿买些邮票吗？”“我们这里确实卖邮票，但现在没货。”
UKDoshutup, Georgia, and get on withyourhomework.赶快闭嘴吧，乔治娅，赶紧写作业吧。
UKDo write andletmeknowhow you're getting on.务必写信告诉我你的情况。
UKHecooksa lot does Alex. He doesfarmore than me.亚历克斯常做饭，他比我做的次数多得多。
- Although Icherishmychildren, I doallowthemtheirindependence.
- I do like her - after all, she is mysister.
- If youseeJames, doconveymyapologiesto him.
- Ohdarling, I doloveyou.
- Ifeveryou're in Cambridge, do give me aring.
Stressing & emphasizing
- accentuate
- accentuation
- all day longidiom
- believe
- driveyourmessage/point homeidiom
- drive/hammersomethinghomeidiom
- drop the micidiom
- exactly
- insistence
- intensely
- like blazesidiom
- misemphasis
- overemphasis
- overemphasize
- percent
- ram
- stress
- underscore
- work/laugh/freeze, etc.yourarse offidiom
- work/laugh/freeze, etc.yourass offidiom
Grammar
Do
Do is an irregular verb. Its three forms are do, did, done. The present simple third person singular is does:…Do: forms
Do is an irregular verb. Its three forms are do, did, done. The present simple third person singular is does:…Do: uses
We use do as a main verb and an auxiliary verb. We can also use it as a substitute verb.…Doas a main verb
Do as a main verb has a number of meanings.…Doas an auxiliary verb
Do is one of three auxiliary verbs in English: be, do, have. We use do to make negatives (do + not), to make question forms, and to make the verb more emphatic.…Doas an auxiliary verb: typical errors
We don’t use auxiliary do to make questions or negatives for clauses with modal verbs:…Doas a substitute verb
We often use do instead of repeating all the words in a clause. Do substitutes for the words we don’t repeat:…do
verb
uk/də//du//duː/us/də//du//duː/did|donedoverb(PERFORM)
A1[T]
toperform, takepartin, orachievesomething:
做；履行；执行That was a reallystupidthing to do.那么做真是太愚蠢了。
What are you doing over theweekend?这周末你准备干什么？
The only thing we can do now iswaitandseewhathappens.我们现在唯一能做的就是坐观事态发展。
UKWhy were yousenttoseetheheadmaster? What have you done now?为什么让你去见校长？你又干了什么事？
USWhy were yousentto the principal'soffice? What did you do now?为什么让你去见校长？你又干了什么事？
You should beableto do it by yourself/onyourown.你自己应该能做到。
UKWhat have you done(= madehappen)toher?你对她都做了些什么？
USWhat did you do(= makehappen)toher?你对她都做了些什么？
What (onearth)were you doing in thelibrary(= why were you there)at two o'clock in themorning?凌晨两点钟你（到底）在图书馆做什么？
What are thesetoysdoing here?(= Why are they here?)这些玩具放在这里做什么？
Whatdo you do(for aliving)?(= What isyourjob?)你做什么工作？
Whatcan I doforyou?(= How can Ihelpyou?)我能为您做些什么？
UKWhat have you donewith(= where have you put)mycoat?你把我的外套弄哪儿去了?
USWhat did you dowith(= where did you put)mycoat?你把我的外套弄哪儿去了?
She just hasn'tknownwhat to dowith herself(= how tokeepherselfbusy)since sheretired.自从退休以后，她一直都不知道该干些什么。
dosomethingaboutsomething
to takeactiontodealwith something:
对…采取行动It's aglobalproblem- what canindividualsdo about it?这是全球性的问题——个人能为此做些什么？
do well/badly bysomeoneformal
totreatsomeone well orbadly
对…招待周全／不周- Theworkthat thestudentsdo during theyearwillcounttowardstheirfinaldegrees.
- Mybosswantsme to do a day-releasecourseincomputing.
- She has to do a lot ofdrivingin herjob.
- They've alwaysencouragedme in everything I'vewantedto do.
- I do a fewstretcheseverymorningtoloosenup before Irun.
Acting and acts
- (your)every moveidiom
- -ation
- act
- act/dosomethingonyourown responsibilityidiom
- activity
- ADL
- agency
- ant
- er
- execution
- exploit
- fait accompli
- move
- responsibility
- role play
- rot
- step
- step up
- stuff
- talk
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Treating someone well
Treating people or animals badly
doverb(ACT)
[IorT]
toactor takeaction:
行动，采取行动Stoparguingwith me, Daryl, and doasyou're told!别再和我争辩了，达里尔，让你干什么你就干什么！
She told me not toaskanyquestions, just to doasshe did.她让我不要问任何问题，只管像她那样去干就行了。
"Was itwrongof me to go to thepolice?" "Oh no, I'msureyou didright/did therightthing."“我去找警察不对吗？”“哦，不，我肯定你干的没错。”
You'd dowellto take someprofessionaladviceon thismatter.在这件事上听听专业人士的意见会大有裨益。
- Should thegovernmentdo more tohelpyoungcouplesbuytheirownhomes?
- Iwishyou'd do something aboutyourbedroom- it's arealmess.
- He would never do anything toendangerthelivesof hischildren.
- Just do whatever youthinkfit- I'msureyou'll make therightdecision.
- I'm nothappywith thesituationbut, youknow, there isn't much I can do about it.
Acting and acts
- (your)every moveidiom
- -ation
- act
- act/dosomethingonyourown responsibilityidiom
- activity
- ADL
- agency
- ant
- er
- execution
- exploit
- fait accompli
- move
- responsibility
- role play
- rot
- step
- step up
- stuff
- talk
doverb(CONNECTED)
to do with
B2
connectedwith:
与…相关"Why did youwanttotalkto me?" "Well, it's to do with acomplaintthat's been made aboutyourwork."“为什么你要跟我谈话？”“因为这涉及到一起对你工作的投诉。”
"But I didn't have anymoney." "What does thathaveto do with it? You still shouldn't have taken mywalletwithoutaskingme."“可是我没有钱了。”“那和这件事有什么关系？你还是不应该不打招呼就把我的钱包拿走呀。”
Sherefusedtohave anything(more)to do with him after he wasarrestedfordrinkinganddriving.自从他因酒后驾车被捕后，她就拒绝与他（再）有任何联系。
"IthoughtI shouldtellyou Isawyoursonsmokingtoday." "Mindyourownbusiness! What mysondoeshas nothingto do with you!"我今天看见你儿子抽烟了，我觉得应该把这件事告诉你。”“你还是管好自己的事吧！我儿子做什么和你一点关系都没有！”
to be about something
- be aboutWhat is the story about?
- have (got) to do withWhat's that got to do with it?
- relate toThat relates to what I was saying earlier about the need for reform.
- concernThe film concerns the complicated nature of marriage.
- coverWe will cover the passive voice later in the course.
- deal withWe will deal with the use of antidepressants in chapter three.
Linking and relating
- affiliated
- AL
- appertain tosomething
- applicable
- around
- attach
- concern
- interconnected
- interconnectedness
- interconnection
- intercorrelate
- intercorrelation
- relatable
- relate
- relate tosomeone/something
- relation
- relationship
- relative
- tar
- tie
doverb(DEAL WITH)
A1[T]
todealwith or beresponsiblefor something:
处理；对…负责Lucia is going to do thepublicityfor theschoolplay.露西娅将负责这部校园剧的宣传工作。
If theyaskanyawkwardquestions, justletme do thetalking.一旦他们提出棘手的问题，就让我来负责回答。
- Ifinditconvenientto beableto do mybankingbyphone.
- I've got enoughworkto do at themoment, without being given any more.
- Why should I have to do all thecleaning? It's notfair!
- "I'll do thecooking, " heoffered.
- It's abiggarden, but we do all thegardeningourselves .
Dealing with things or people
- attend tosomeone/something
- be all over itidiom
- beard the lion (inhis/herden)idiom
- bed
- come/get to grips withsomethingidiom
- cut
- fire
- have it out withsomeoneidiom
- hold onidiom
- I/I've got thisidiom
- ill-prepared
- jump-start
- overcome
- square
- tough
- toughsomethingout
- turn tosomeone/something
- unprocessed
- weather
- weather the stormidiom
doverb(STUDY)
A1[T]UK
tostudyasubject:
研究，学习，读（专业）Diane didanthropologyatuniversity.黛安娜在大学读的是人类学。
- "Whatdegreedid you do at York?" "Geography."
- Tim did a three-yearcourseinlinguisticsat Newcastle.
- She didEnglishliteratureat St Andrews before goingabroadtoteach.
- Richard didengineeringat Manchester University.
- Thisproblemshould beeasyenough for someone who's donephysicsat Alevel.
Learning & knowing
- absorptive capacity
- acquire
- acquisition
- assimilate
- autodidact
- extension
- familiar
- journey
- non-academic
- non-library
- onboard
- onboarding
- outlearn
- shadow
- sit
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- unlearnable
- unteachable
- upskill
doverb(SOLVE)
[T]
tosolveorfindtheanswerto something:
解决；解答；回答to do apuzzle玩智力游戏
I've never beenableto docrosswords.我从来不会玩填字游戏。
- I do the Timescrosswordeverymorning.
- When youfinishdoing thecrossword, thesolutionis on the backpage.
- Wespentalleveningdoing a 1000-piecejigsaw.
- Itrainedfor theentireholidayso they juststayedin and didjigsawsallweek.
- Irememberhow much Ihateddoingsumswhen I was atschool.
Solving and solutions
- band-aid solution
- be at the bottom ofsomethingidiom
- bottom
- clear(something)up
- clue
- conquer
- figure
- fix
- holding operation
- ironsomethingout
- it will (all) come out in the washidiom
- kill or cureidiom
- lateral thinking
- round
- solution
- talksomethingout
- untangle
- way roundidiom
- worksomethingout
- work throughsomething
doverb(MAKE)
A2[T]
to make,produce, orcreatesomething:
制作，生产，创作I can't go outtonight- I've got to do myhistorypaper.今晚我不能出去——我得把历史课的论文写出来。
[+ two objects]UKCan you do me 20photocopiesof thisreport/do 20photocopiesof thisreportforme?你能把这份报告给我复印20份吗？
- He'supstairsdoing hishomework,believeit or not.
- I've been doing someresearchonourfamilyhistoryand I'vedugup someinterestinginformation.
- Please don'tdisturbGeorgina - she'stryingto do herhomework.
- Inourthirdyearatcollegeeveryone had to do aspecialproject.
- He's done somelovelywatercolours.
Creating and producing
- anti-creative
- artefact
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- barrenness
- bash
- generate
- handmade
- knock
- knock off (something)
- knocksomeoneout
- knocksomethingtogether/up
- mint
- rollout
- runsomethingup
- rushsomethingout
- sand-cast
- scaresomethingup
- spin
- yield
doverb(FINISH)
[I]UK
If you say that you have done with something or someone, or have doneperformingaparticularaction, youmeanthat you havefinishedwhat you were doing with something or someone, or what you were saying to someone, or that you havefinishedtheaction:
结束，完成Have you donewiththosescissorsyet?你用完剪刀了吗？
Where are you going? I haven't donewithyouyet(= I am stilltalkingto you).你去哪儿？我跟你还没说完呢。
[+ -ing verb]I haven't donetalkingto youyet.我跟你还没说完呢。
Abstaining and refraining
- abstain
- abstainer
- abstemious
- abstemiously
- abstention
- cut
- disengagement
- fast
- forbear
- forbearance
- give
- give up
- hors de combat
- pull back
- step
- step back
- stop
- stop short ofsomethingidiom
- swear offsomething
- touch
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Causing something to end
doverb(CLEAN/MAKE TIDY)
B1[IorT]
tocleansomething, or make somethinglookneatandattractive:
打扫，清洁；整理；装饰Icookedthedinnerso you can do(=wash)thedishes.我做了晚饭，所以你来洗碗吧。
doyourhair/make-up/nails做头发／化妆／修指甲
UKIwantto do(=clean)thelivingroomthisafternoon.今天下午我要打扫一下客厅。
- I'll doyourwashingfor you thistime, but I'm not going to make apracticeof it.
- Have you done thedishes?
- I like the way you've hadyourhairdone.
- "I'll do thekitchenif youcleanthecar." "OK, it's abargain."
- Just put thedirtydishesin thewashing-upbowl, and I'll do themlater.
Cleaning & tidying places & things
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- clean(someone/something)up
- cleansomethingout
- dusting
- freshen
- freshen(someone/something)up
- going-over
- Hoover
- hooversomethingup
- muck
- re-rack
- sandblast
- scald
- smarten(someone/something)up
- spiffsomeone/somethingup
- spit and polishidiom
- spruce
- tidy
doverb(ARRANGE)
[T]mainlyUK
toarrangesomething:
安排，排列，安放You've done thoseflowersbeautifully.你把那些花儿插得真漂亮。
Can anyone here do(=tie)bow-ties?这里有人会打领结吗？
- Where did you haveyourhairdone?
- Give me acoupleofminuteswhile I do myhair.
- Who did theflowersfor thewedding? They'rebeautiful!
- Now come on, you'reoldenough to doyourownshoelaces, Carlo.
- Who didyourtiefor you? It's notstraight.
Classifying and creating order
- alphabetize
- anti-hierarchical
- arrange
- arrangement
- arranger
- array
- bracket
- misclassification
- misclassify
- miscode
- mislabel
- misorder
- nest
- set out
- setsomethingup
- shake
- shakesomeonedown
- short-list
- shortlist
- tick
doverb(TRAVEL)
[T]
totravelaparticulardistanceor totravelat aparticularspeed:
行进过（一段路程）；以…速度行进It's anoldcarand it's done over 80,000miles.这是一辆旧车，已经跑了8万多英里。
My newcardoes 50milesto thegallon(= uses onegallonoffueltotravel50miles)我的新车1加仑汽油能跑50英里。
He wascaughtdoing 80milesanhour.他以每小時80英里的速度行驶，被抓住了。
[T]
tocompleteajourney:
完成（一段旅程）We did thejourneyto Boston in fivehours.我们用5小时走完了到波士顿的路程。
- Mycaronly does about 60mph,evenwhen it's goingflatout.
- We were doing 90mph, so that othercarthatpassedus must have been reallytravelling!
Travelling
- around Robin Hood's barnidiom
- backpack
- bag drop
- bourne
- bum
- bum around
- communication
- commuting
- connection
- gad about/around(somewhere)
- hitchhike
- move
- negotiate
- public transport
- shuttle
- swan
- taken
- tootle
- visa
- well travelled
doverb(BE ACCEPTABLE)
C1[IorT]mainlyUK
to beacceptable,suitable, or enough:
可以接受；适合；够用Will thisroomdo or would youpreferone with ashower?这个房间行吗？还是你想要个带淋浴的房间？
Thiskindofbehaviourjust won't do.这种行为根本不能接受。
[+ to infinitive]Itdoesn't dotocriticizeyourparents.不可以批评父母。
I don't have anygrapefruitjuice, but I've got someorangejuice. Will that do (you)?我没有葡萄柚汁，但有一些橙汁。（你）要吗？
"Is that enoughpotato, or would you like some more?" "That'll do(= be enough for)me,thanks."“那些土豆够吗?你还要吗？”“我要那些就够了，谢谢。”
good enough but not excellent
- acceptableYour essay was acceptable, but I think you could have done better.
- reasonableThey have a reasonable chance of winning.
- adequateThe law provides adequate compensation for robbery victims.
- passableI speak passable Spanish.
- will doIt's not perfect, but it'll do.
- Have you got any ID? Adrivinglicenceorchequecardwill do.
- You don't need todressup just to go to thepub-jeansand aT-shirtwill do.
- "Would you like themetalorplasticone?" "Either will do."
- "Morepeas?" "No, that'll do,thankyou."
- That'll donicely,thankyou.
Being suitable or unsuitable
- age-barred
- answer
- appropriately
- be made forsomeone/somethingidiom
- become
- befit
- compatibly
- dress/look/act the partidiom
- extravagantly
- face
- fill/fit the billidiom
- level
- misdirection
- order
- out of orderidiom
- part
- someone'sface doesn't fitidiom
- suit
- suitsomeone(right) down to the groundidiom
- unworthy
doverb(CAUSE TO HAVE)
[T]
toprovideorsellsomething, or tocausesomeone to have something:
提供；销售；供给They are doing aspecialoffer- three for thepriceof two.现在他们正在搞特价优惠，花两件的价钱可以买三件。
Do you dotravelinsuranceas well asflights?除了飞行以外你们提供旅游保险吗？
Thebaronly doesfoodatlunchtimes, not in theevenings.这家酒馆只在午饭时提供食物，晚饭时没有。
- They do really goodfoodat thatrestaurantand it's not veryexpensiveeither.
- They do really goodgrubinourlocal.
- Theshopround thecornerdoesshoerepairsverycheaply.
- Therestaurantdoes a setlunchonSundays.
- They're doing agreatdealonwineat thelocalsupermarket.
Giving, providing and supplying
- accommodate
- accord
- administer
- administration
- assignment
- award
- dish
- hand off
- handsomethingin
- handsomethingout
- handsomethingover
- handsomethinground
- invest
- passing
- reassignment
- rebid
- regift
- reprovision
- resource
- spare
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Selling
doverb(COOK)
[T]
tocookorpreparefood:
做（饭），烹制，准备（食物）Who's doing thefoodforyourparty?谁为你的聚会准备食品？
[+ two objects]UKI'll do you somescrambledeggs.我来给你做点炒鸡蛋。
- I wasthinkingof doing amealalong thelinesof thatdinnerI did for Annie and Dave.
- I didmostlyvegetarianfoodbut put acoupleofmeatdishesout for thecarnivores.
- Thefishwas done toperfection.
- I've justboughta deep-fatfryerfor doingchips.
- I did thedinnerso you can do thedishes.
Preparing food
- batch cooking
- biga
- bind
- boil
- butter
- buttered
- can't boil an eggidiom
- clarify
- glaze
- glazed
- grate
- ingredient
- jerk
- purée
- re-season
- recipe
- rehydrate
- restuff
- toss
- zap
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Providing & serving meals
doverb(MANAGE)
B1[Iusually+ adverb]
todeveloporcontinuewith thestatedamountofsuccess:
进展；继续保持；设法做到Howis Mary doing in her newjob/school?玛丽在新的工作岗位上干得／在新学校里学得怎么样？
Both the newmotherand herbabyare doing verywell.产妇和新生儿目前都状况良好。
Areyourrosesdoingallrightthisyear?今年你的玫瑰长得好吗？
Manysmallbusinessesare doingbadlybecause of theeconomicsituation.由于目前的经济形势，很多小企业都处于惨淡经营的状态。
I didprettywellwhen Itradedin mycar- they gave me a goodpricefor it.我折旧贴换新车的交易很划算——他们给我的旧车出了个好价钱。
Alexa has donewell forherself(= hasachievedgreatpersonalsuccess), getting such ahighlypaidjob.亚历克莎得到这样一份高薪的工作，干得真不错。
Synonym
manage(SUCCEED)
- I wouldn't say she'srich, but she's doing allright.
- You're doing really well - don'tloseheartnow.
- I was doing really well with mydiet, but I'mafraidI'veletitsliderecently.
- Thewholenationwas force-fedgovernmentpropagandaabout how well thecountrywas doing.
- They're doingfantasticallywell thisseason.
Coping and not coping
- balancing act
- be left holding the babyidiom
- bear up
- bite
- bite off more thanyoucan chewidiom
- cut
- head
- hold
- juggling
- keep body and soul togetheridiom
- keep the wolf from the dooridiom
- keepyourhead above wateridiom
- keep/holdyourend upidiom
- manage
- roll
- sink or swimidiom
- stretch tosomething
- stride
- subsist
- subsistence
doverb(PLAY)
[T]
toperformaplayor toplaythepartof acharacter:
演出；扮演Thechildrenare doing aplayat the end ofterm.期末孩子们要演一出剧。
She's done all theimportantShakespeareanrolesexcept forLadyMacbeth.她扮演过莎士比亚戏剧中除麦克白夫人以外的所有重要角色。
Ihopeshe doesn't doaHelen(= do what Helen did)and getdivorcedsixmonthsafter herwedding.我希望她不要像海伦那样结婚6个月就离婚。
Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing
- act out
- amateur theater
- appear
- appearance
- blocking
- camp
- chew
- chew the sceneryidiom
- greasepaint
- improvisation
- interpreter
- method acting
- re-enactment
- recreation
- rep
- tread
- walk
- walk throughsomething
- walkthrough
- wrap party
doverb(VISIT)
[T]informal
tovisittheinterestingplacesin atownorcountry, or tolookaround aninterestingplace:
参观，游览We didn't get to do Nice when we were in France.我们在法国时没能去尼斯游览。
Visiting
- attraction
- beard the lion (inhis/herden)idiom
- been
- call (in) onsomeone
- call by
- come round
- exchange
- happen along/by(somewhere)
- haunt
- homestay
- house-to-house
- look around(somewhere/something)
- pay
- pop
- stop
- stop by(somewhere)
- stop in
- stop offsomewhere
- stop over
- swing by/past(something)
doverb(STEAL)
[T]UKinformal
toenterabuildingillegallyandstealfrom it:
（入室）盗窃，偷盗Ourhousewas done while we were away.我们外出时家中失窃了。
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- anti-burglar
- anti-burglary
- anti-piracy
- hot-wire
- housebreaking
- jemmy
- jimmy
- job
- kleptomania
- piracy
- piratical
- plunder
- poach
- poaching
- rustle
- rustling
- snaffle
- snarf
doverb(CHEAT)
[T]UKinformal
tocheatsomeone:
欺骗，欺诈；骗取$50 for thatoldbike! You've been done!那辆旧自行车花了50美元！你上当了！
He did mefora thousandquidfor thatcar.他那辆汽车骗了我1000英镑。
Cheating & tricking
- anti-fraud
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- deceive
- diddle
- fiddle
- flannel
- gull
- have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
- havesomeoneon
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- pull
- pull a fast oneidiom
- pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
- punk
- putsomethingacross/oversomeone
- racket
doverb(PRISON)
[T]informal
tospendtimeinprison:
服刑，坐牢He did threeyearsfor hispartin therobbery.他因参与抢劫坐了3年牢。
If you're notcarefulyou'll end up doingtimeagain.如果不小心你还会再进监狱。
Putting people in prison
- at His/Her Majesty's pleasureidiom
- bangsomeoneup
- bar
- behind barsidiom
- bird
- commit
- confinement
- immure
- immured
- imprison
- imprisonment
- incarcerate
- intern
- prisoner
- putsomethingaway
- remand
- restraint
- rot
- solitary
- stretch
doverb(PUNISH)
[T]mainlyUKinformal
topunishsomeone:
惩罚，处罚If youmesswith me again, I'll do you good andproper.你如果再跟我捣乱，我可要好好治治你了。
I got done(=stoppedby thepolice)forspeedingon my wayhomelastnight.昨晚回家时，我超速驾驶被警察截住了。
Punishing & punishments
- ankle bracelet
- ankle tag
- attach
- attachment
- bar
- be brought/called to accountidiom
- bring
- discipline
- flay
- flaysomeonealiveidiom
- get what's coming toyouidiom
- grounded
- hair shirt
- sentence
- sortsomethingout
- spare
- spare the rod and spoil the childidiom
- spot fine
- stringsomeoneup
- swing for itidiom
doverb(TAKE DRUG)
[T]informal
to take anillegaldrug:
服用（毒品），吸（毒）Howlonghave you been doingheroin?你服用海洛因有多久了？
I don't dodrugs.我不吸毒。
Drugs - general words
- abstinence
- abstinence-only
- bindle
- biosimilar
- chase
- medicament
- multidrug
- non-intoxicant
- non-intoxicating
- nondrug
- peddler
- push
- shoot
- snort
- spliff
- spliff up
- substance
- substance abuse
- whacked
- wiped out
doverb(HAPPEN)
be doingUKinformal
to behappening:
发生Thistownis soboringin theevening- there's never anything doing.晚上这座城镇很无聊——从来都没有什么事情发生。
Occurring and happening
- afoot
- asynchronous
- attendant
- be at workidiom
- become
- eventuate
- fall
- fall into placeidiom
- follow on
- go hand in hand withsomethingidiom
- go off
- go on
- pass
- result
- resynchronize
- roll
- roll around
- shake out
- succeed
- supervene
Grammar
Do
Do is an irregular verb. Its three forms are do, did, done. The present simple third person singular is does:…Do: forms
Do is an irregular verb. Its three forms are do, did, done. The present simple third person singular is does:…Do: uses
We use do as a main verb and an auxiliary verb. We can also use it as a substitute verb.…Doas a main verb
Do as a main verb has a number of meanings.…Doas an auxiliary verb
Do is one of three auxiliary verbs in English: be, do, have. We use do to make negatives (do + not), to make question forms, and to make the verb more emphatic.…Doas an auxiliary verb: typical errors
We don’t use auxiliary do to make questions or negatives for clauses with modal verbs:…Doas a substitute verb
We often use do instead of repeating all the words in a clause. Do substitutes for the words we don’t repeat:…Doormake?
When we use do and make with noun phrases, do focuses on the process of acting or performing something, make emphasises more the product or outcome of an action:…Idioms
can't be doing withsomething
do as you would be done by
do it
do something, nothing, etc. for/tosomeone
that does it!
that'll do!
that's done it!
what's done is done
Phrasal verbs
do away withsomething
do away withsomeone
dosomeonedown
do forsomeone/something
dosomeonein
doyourselfin
dosomethingout
dosomeoneout ofsomething
dosomeoneover
dosomethingover
do(something)up
dosomethingup
do without(something)
do
noun[C]
uk/duː/us/duː/pluraldosdonoun[C](TREATMENT)
UKinformal
a way oftreatingpeople:
对待，待人There are nospecialprivilegesfor themanagers- webelieveinfairdos all round(=equaltreatmentfor everyone)in thiscompany.经理没有任何特权——在这家公司里我们讲究人人平等。
It's apoordo(= abad/unfairsituation)when aso-calleddevelopedcountrycan'tevenprovidehomesfor allitscitizens.一个所谓的发达国家竟然无法为所有国民提供住所，这太糟糕了。
Behaving, interacting and behaviour
- as ye sow, so shall ye reapidiom
- atavism
- attachment disorder
- attitude
- behave
- carry
- conduct
- dyadic
- example
- humanization
- humanize
- interact
- interaction
- ism
- nudge theory
- operant
- phase
- presence
- provincialism
- treat
donoun[C](PARTY)
mainlyUKinformal
apartyor othersocialevent:
聚会，社交活动Colin's having abitof ado for his 50thbirthday.科林过50岁生日的时候要办个小聚会。
It was one of those dos where nobody reallykneweach other.那是一次来宾们相互都不认识的社交活动。
Informal words for parties
- bash
- beanfeast
- beano
- blast
- blowout
- booze-up
- knees-up
- mixer
- piss-up
- sausage fest
- shindig
- shivoo
donoun[C](HAIR)
US
ahairdoold-fashioned
（同hairdo）Hairstyles
- Afro
- Afro puff
- bandeau
- Bantu knots
- barnet
- blow-dry
- bowl cut
- chignon
- fade
- hair extension
- hairdo
- kiss curl
- plait
- pudding basin
- relaxed
- shake out
- sidelock
- skinhead
- spiked
- undercut