单词 | go-get |
释义 | go-getv. colloquial (originally U.S.). intransitive. To behave in the manner of a go-getter; to work hard or ambitiously; to show enterprise or initiative. Also transitive: to acquire by such methods. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > act or do vigorously [verb (intransitive)] > be enterprising go-get1921 1921 Jewelers' Circular 11 May 110/3 The jewelry industry..has not been able to ‘get to first base’ in the game of ‘go getting’ what really belongs to it. 1928 F. Hurst President is Born viii. 113 They're the go-getters without your brains to go-get! 1985 Guardian Weekly 8 Dec. 19 Jim..has been go-getting and can-doing for most of his adult life, largely at the expense of the Inland Revenue. 2009 R. Franklin Battle Springs (2011) 244 It made him tired to watch a go-getter actively go-getting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1921 |
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