going UK ['gəʊ.ɪŋ] US ['goʊ-] noun SPEED 速度 uncountable ■how quickly you do something 进展速度•Cambridge to Newcastle in four hours is good going - you must have been driving flat out.用四个小时从剑桥开到纽卡素真是相当快——你肯定是一路全速狂奔。 UK ['gəʊ.ɪŋ] US ['goʊ-] noun DIFFICULTY 困难 uncountable ■how easy or difficult something is 难度•She's obviously very intelligent, but her lectures are heavy going (= they are difficult to understand).显然她很有才智,但是她的课太难懂了。 •He found three 400 metre races in two days hard going (= difficult).他发觉在两天内进行三场400米比赛确实吃不消。 UK ['gəʊ.ɪŋ] US ['goʊ-] noun GROUND 地面 uncountable ■the condition of the ground for walking or riding etc 地面状况•After an inch of rain at the racecourse overnight, the going is described as good to soft.由于第一天晚上的降雨量达到了一英寸,据说赛马场的场地稍偏软。 UK ['gəʊ.ɪŋ] US ['goʊ-] noun LEAVING 离开 only singular ■when someone leaves somewhere 离去;去;离开•His going came as as shock.他的离去令大家都很震惊。 UK ['gəʊ.ɪŋ] US ['goʊ-] noun when the going gets rough / tough ■when a situation becomes difficult or unpleasant 形势越来越困难•I run the farm on my own but a local boy helps me out when the going gets tough.我自己一个人经营农场,但出现困难的时候,当地的一个小伙子会帮我解决。 UK ['gəʊ.ɪŋ] US ['goʊ-] noun When the going gets tough, the tough get going. saying ■said to emphasize that when conditions become difficult, strong people take action 形势越困难,勇者志越坚;艰难之路,唯勇者行 UK ['gəʊ.ɪŋ] US ['goʊ-] noun while the going is good ■while an opportunity lasts 趁还有机会时;趁情况还有利时;趁形势还未发生变化时•Many people fear that the newly-elected government will be ousted in a military coup and are leaving their country while the going is good.很多人担心新当选的政府会被军事政变推翻,所以趁形势尚稳定纷纷离开自己的国家。 UK ['gəʊ.ɪŋ] US ['goʊ-] adjective [after noun] ■available or existing 可得到的;现有的;现行的•I wouldn't trust him if I were you - he's the biggest crook going (= he's the most dishonest person that exists).如果我是你就不会相信他——他是当今世上最大的骗子。 •I don't suppose there's any left-over pie going, is there?我想派饼一点也没有剩下吧,是不是? |