单词 | be going on |
释义 | > as lemmasto be going on —— a. To approach (a certain age, time, or point in time). Chiefly (now only) in the progressive, as going on ——, to be going on ——. Cf. sense 47, to go on 7 at Phrasal verbs 1, to go upon —— 3 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [verb (transitive)] > approach an age to go on ——1567 touch1851 push1869 crowd1943 squeeze1976 the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > future [verb (transitive)] > approach a time to go upon ——1567 to go on ——1798 1567 G. Fenton tr. M. Bandello Certaine Tragicall Disc. f. 139 For goinge on the .xvi. yere of her age, albeit her doinges were not voied of diuerse argumentes of bad disposicion. 1568 W. Fulwood Enimie Idlenesse iii. f. 105 It is already three monthes ago, and now at thys present going on the fourth, synce we receiued any Letters from thee. 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Socrates Scholasticus vii. ii, in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 377 When the Emperour Theodosius went on the eyght yeare of his age. 1670 W. Walker Idiomatologia Anglo-Latina 226 I am going on my fourscore and four. Quartum annum ago & octogesimum. 1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher III. 160 Scarce any body have come to see her here, though she have been here going on three weeks. 1876 T. E. Brown Doctor 17 The only child,..And just about goin' on twenty-one. 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xx. 193 Been here going on two years. 1924 C. C. O'Connor Case of Galileo viii. 45 He..appealed to his judges to consider his age (he was going on seventy). 1940 Boys' Life July 4/1 I'm eighteen, going on nineteen, now. 1998 R. L. Ruiz Guiseppe Rocco iii. 220 I've been working at that store going on ten years now. (to be) (a specified age) going on (another age) b. colloquial (somewhat humorous) (to be) (a specified age) going on (another age): to be a particular age but wish to be, behave, or feel like a much older or younger person (cf. 2a.). ΚΠ 1942 Story Jan. 66/2 Oh, yes, Sue is nearly sixteen now..going on ninety, you know. 1968 N.Y. Times 27 Feb. i. 5/2 ‘I'm the oldest 19-year old in the..Marine Corps,’ said one young man as he got up stiffly... ‘Nineteen going on ninety.’ 1999 G. Dawson Simmer all Night 70 Shame washed through her. You are twenty going on two, Chrissy Delaney. How childish could she be? 2003 J. Mitchell Dark Shade of Justice xx. 109 Just look at me now. A real winner. Gone to hell. Twenty-six going on sixty-five. < as lemmas |
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