单词 | along |
释义 | along (əlɒŋ , US əlɔːŋ ) In addition to the uses shown below, along is used in phrasal verbs such as 'go along with', 'play along', and 'string along'. 1. preposition A2 If you move or look along something such as a road, you move or look towards one end of it. Newman walked along the street alone. The young man led Mark Ryle along a corridor. I looked along the length of the building. 2. preposition B1 If something is situated along a road, river, or corridor, it is situated in it or beside it. ...enormous traffic jams all along the roads. ...houses built on piles along the river. Along each wall stretched green metal filing cabinets. Synonyms: next to, near, close to, alongside 3. adverb [ADVERB after verb] B1 When someone or something moves along, they keep moving in a particular direction. She skipped and danced along. He raised his voice a little, talking into the wind as they walked along. The wide road was blocked solid with traffic that moved along sluggishly. Synonyms: ahead, on, forwards, in front 4. adverb [ADVERB after verb] If you say that something is going along in a particular way, you mean that it is progressing in that way. ...the negotiations which have been dragging along interminably. Everything was coming along fine after all. My life is going along nicely. 5. adverb [ADVERB after verb] B1+ If you take someone or something along when you go somewhere, you take them with you. This is open to women of all ages, so bring along your friends and colleagues. Simply cut out this voucher and take it along to your nearest store. 6. adverb [ADVERB after verb] B1+ If someone or something is coming along or is sent along, they are coming or being sent to a particular place. She invited everyone she knew to come along. He had the material tested and sent along the results. Synonyms: for companionship, with you, as company, as a companion 7. phrase B2 You use along with to mention someone or something else that is also involved in an action or situation. The baby's mother escaped from the fire along with two other children. There are 32 different kinds of chocolate on sale along with the bread and cakes. 8. all along phrase B2 If something has been true or been present all along, it has been true or been present throughout a period of time. I've been fooling myself all along. I think she had been planning all along to leave Hungary. Synonyms: the whole time, from start to finish 9. along the way phrase B1+ If something happens on the way or along the way, it happens during the course of a particular event or process. You may have to learn a few new skills along the way. Idioms: bump along the bottom [British] to reach a low level of performance, and not get any better or any worse New car sales are continuing to bump along the bottom as the motor industry shows little sign that it is going to revive substantially this year. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers go along for the ride to decide to join in an activity without doing it seriously or getting deeply involved in it Your boyfriend is not likely to be serious about anything this week except having a good time. Go along for the ride. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers along the line or down the line during the course of a situation or activity, often at a point that cannot be exactly identified And then somewhere along the line I looked at what was really happening. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: drift along Instead of letting a love relationship drift along, you can make plans to secure its future. The Sun Maybe you've let your relationship drift along and become boring but don't cheat. The Sun Leaving matters to drift along will only increase the instability in the present, and may well spell disaster in the future. ST Drift along by day and camp by the waterside at night. Times, Sunday Times Will things ever change or will we just drift along? The Sun Much of the railway has vanished, too, although perhaps barges will again glide along the waterway's 34-odd miles in the not too distant future. Times, Sunday Times Now that you've shown others you are willing to co-operate professionally and socially, life should glide along at a much easier pace. The Sun That said, some things can make the festivities glide along quite merrily, and can even be obtained without prescription. The Sun The self-driving 'pods' will carry two people plus their baggage and glide along a separate lane from pedestrians at speeds of up to 12mph. Times, Sunday Times The actors perform on moving platforms that glide along the tracks and on an old steam train - the real star of the show- which was used in the 1970 film. Times, Sunday Times These poems often dream, occasionally hymn and sometimes simply hum along to the music of time. The Times Literary Supplement As you hum along you fully and gloriously experience the day, the sunshine, the clouds, the breezes. Times, Sunday Times He seems to assume we will already know his back catalogue and can hum along to his recorded life. Times, Sunday Times Not even hum along, however catchy the tune. Times, Sunday Times Some chose to hum along to the tune. Times, Sunday Times Teams will not be able to plod along in the same way during powerplays, with only three fielders on the boundary. Times, Sunday Times We'd rather just plod along quietly. Times, Sunday Times This period drama continues to plod along. The Sun The new history curriculum will plod along in strict time. Times, Sunday Times Her default approach has been cautious, happy to plod along. Times, Sunday Times On the motorway, you can put your hands up and get a real sense of speed as you race along - at precisely 70mph, of course. The Sun A four-day holiday has been called - and the young men who race along the main roads in their minibuses, waving the flags of their party, are taking full advantage. Times, Sunday Times Only 350 people turned up, mostly young men on motorbikes who raced along the main road towards a line of army tanks deployed in some olive groves. Times, Sunday Times You'll happily roll along with changes if they're justified and the details are thought through. Times,Sunday Times We roll along capacious, rhododendronlined streets, past mansion after mansion worth from 10m to 18m. Times, Sunday Times Surfers and paddle boarders roll along the waves in the distance. Times, Sunday Times Test cricket used to roll along at this gentle pace. Times, Sunday Times I was happy just to roll along at that pace. Times, Sunday Times Little creamy sand gazelles trot along their territorial paths and the darker mountain gazelles graze on trees on their hind legs. Times, Sunday Times If the tides are right, you can even trot along the beach. The Sun We trot along the shore, past vast grey boulders. Times, Sunday Times Together, we splash through lily ponds and walk or trot along the beautiful open savannah. Times, Sunday Times I can trot along steadily for a couple of hours, allowing things to get sorted in my mind. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 顺着, 一起 Japanese: ・・・に沿って, ・・・を持って |
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