| 单词 | to go for |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go for —— to go for —— 1. intransitive. a. To depart from a place in order to fetch; to fetch. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > transference > bringing > bring [verb (transitive)] > fetch fetchc1000 fet1297 to go for ——c1405 get1594 to round up1873 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Miller's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 481 He is wont for tymber for to go And dwellen atte graunge, a day or two. 1534 N. Udall Floures for Latine Spekynge gathered oute of Terence f. 124v I knowe wel that he wol be here with you anone together with the messanger that wente for hym. 1594 C. Marlowe & T. Nashe Dido iii. i. sig. C4 Anna, good sister Anna, go for him. 1633 Match at Mid-night i. sig. B3v Y'are best bee gone sirrah: I am going for the Constable. 1657 J. Davies tr. H. D'Urfé Astrea I. 344 He desired them to stay a little, till he went for the Inke. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 85 The Servant went for the Ale. 1760 C. Johnstone Chrysal I. ii. vi. 146 While the porter went for him [sc. the parish constable], my mistress..stood trembling. 1832 Metropolitan Jan. 86 I offered to go for assistance. 1873 L. M. Alcott Work iii. 54 Why the devil somebody didn't go for a doctor? 1923 J. Miner Jack Miner & Birds xv. 61 He went for his bird dog, thus giving the drake nearly an hour to make his escape. 1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon vi. 110 Crutchley, you'd better go for the police. 2005 G. M. Flynn Currach Race & Other Stories iii. 20 If I leave her here while I'm going for help she will drown herself. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > departure, leaving, or going away > depart from or leave [verb (transitive)] > set out on (a journey, etc.) > set out for to go for ——1579 1579 J. Frampton tr. B. de Escalante Disc. Nauigation x. f. 28 The Portingales doe vse the like [galleries] now in their galleons & ships that go for the India. 1616 J. Chamberlain Let. 12 Oct. in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1848) (modernized text) I. 428 The Lord Roos is gone for Spain. 1689 H. Pitman Relation Great Sufferings 28 When they had shared her Cargo, they parted Companies, the French with their shares went for Petty Guavers, in the Grand Gustaphus. 1704 Duke of Marlborough Let. 9 Mar. (1845) I. 244 I may have the satisfaction of embracing you before I go for Holland. 1726 Dublin Jrnl. 12 Mar. 196/1 On Sunday last Dean Swift went for London. 1807 J. Milner Martyrs iii. ii. 124 At length having left Rome, we went for Bavaria. 1837 United Service Jrnl. Nov. 294 We who were resolved to go for India, used our endeavour to get into the Gulf of Amapalla. c. To depart for the purposes of becoming. Esp. in to go for a soldier (also sailor): to leave for war as a soldier or sailor; to leave and become a soldier or sailor. ΚΠ 1653 C. Mauger True Advancem. of French Tongue 127 For he is gone for a Souldier, say not, il est party pour un soldat; but, il est allé á la guerre. 1657 True Relation Life J. Naylor 5 His Father being a Sow-gelder, brought up his Son James to the same Trade, who us'd it a long while, untill the late wars, at which time he went for a Souldier. 1740 tr. C. de F. de Mouhy Fortunate Country Maid I. 11 He shall hear Reason; or, Wounds, I'll go for a Soldier. 1776 Gentleman's Mag. June 301/2 Was it for this I passed so many sleepless nights and miserable days when you were gone for a soldier? 1830 Polar Star 2 79/1 Dick Suds, who went for a sailor last Lammas-fair twelvemonth. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xxxi. 110 He walked along at a brisk pace, big with great thoughts of going for a soldier and dying in some foreign country. 1863 All Year Round 17 Oct. 172/1 I mean to go for a governess, and then I shall cost mamma nothing. 1919 C. F. Saunders With Flowers & Trees in Calif. ix. 185 Sturdy peasant stock who went for soldiers and sailors. 1987 S. Elkin Rabbi of Ludd iii. 43 He'd have been too old to go for a soldier. 2000 Times 27 Dec. 23/3 If the rules against discrimination on grounds of disability and age come in, I shall be off to the recruiting office to go for a soldier again. d. To set out on, undertake, engage in (a specified activity). ΚΠ 1672 tr. Mem. Henrietta Silvia Moliere 281 This young Virgin and I went for a walk together at some certain times. 1792 Fanny I. iii. 166 Sir John was gone for a ride, and she had taken up a book. 1872 Net 1 Mar. 41 On Saturday the orphans went for a picnic on Table Mountain. 1914 Cosmopolitan Dec. 22 Maud was not averse to going for a row with two handsome..young men. 1981 D. Adams et al. Not 1982 114 I have gone for a piss. I'll be back in a couple of minutes. 2010 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) Feb. 168/2 I used to comfort-eat chocolate when I was down. Now I go for a run. e. Originally U.S. To reach for (something, esp. a weapon) quickly or suddenly. ΚΠ 1892 Southeastern Reporter 10 652 Whether the deceased first went for the pistol.., or whether defendant first went for his gun. 1906 San Antonio (Texas) Daily Light 16 Nov. 9/5 Martinez made a pass at him and Gonzales went for his knife. 1977 M. Torres in R. P. Rettig et al. Manny i. 21/1 One night in a real heavy rumble Tommy went for his chain and ripped the hell out of his balls. 1993 Independent (Nexis) 9 May 85 Ray went for the handle but after several minutes the thing still refused to budge. 2014 J. Vandersteen White Knight Syndrome xxxiii. 119 Then Ty made his move and went for the shotgun. I saw him coming and smashed him in the throat. 2. intransitive. a. To have as one's aim; to aim at; to try for; to concentrate on securing or attaining. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > intend [verb (transitive)] > have as purpose or object followeOE studylOE turna1200 pursuea1382 purposec1384 to shoot atc1407 ensue1483 proponea1500 studyc1503 prick1545 tread1551 suit1560 to go for ——1568 to set (up) one's rest1572 expect1578 propose1584 propound1596 aima1616 scope1668 to set up1691 aim1821 to go in for1835 to be out for1887 to be flat out for1930 target1966 shoot1967 the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > have liking for [verb (transitive)] > be enamoured of or enthusiastic about to go for ——1568 to be shook on1888 to go nap on1918 1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) 47 Quha suld my dullit spreitis raiss, Sen for no lufe my lady gaiss? 1641 H. Peacham Worth of Peny 32 Some go for recreations which trouble..the mind more then the hardest study, as Chesse. 1790 By-stander 288 It is a pity Captain Parslowe did not go for twenty thousand pounds, for through such a judge and such a jury he would have received every halfpenny of it. 1800 A. Addison Rep. Cases Pennsylvania 23 The present form of action..goes only for the money supposed to have been actually received. 1864 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 25 ii. 445 Their breeders go for open wool as much as possible. 1877 Scribner's Monthly 15 7/1 Each dog selected his bird, and went for it steadily. 1981 N.Y. Mag. 16 Feb. 74/3 The film goes for laughs rather than physical terror. 1987 M. C. Brau in R. P. Bissell Stretch on River 245 He..decided to go for his mate's and then his pilot's license. 2005 A. T. Soffee Nerd Girl rocks Paradise City 3 Mama buries her face in her hands and shrieks. Just the effect I was going for. b. colloquial. To make an attack on, assault; to abuse verbally. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (transitive)] greetc893 overfallOE riseOE assail?c1225 to lay on or upon?c1225 onseekc1275 to set on ——c1290 infighta1300 saila1300 to go upon ——c1300 to turn one's handc1325 lashc1330 annoyc1380 impugnc1384 offendc1385 to fall on ——a1387 sault1387 affrayc1390 to set upon ——1390 to fall upon ——a1398 to lay at?a1400 semblea1400 assayc1400 havec1400 aset1413 oppressa1425 attachc1425 to set at ——c1430 fraya1440 fray1465 oppugn?a1475 sayc1475 envaye1477 pursue1488 envahisshe1489 assaulta1500 to lay to, untoa1500 requirea1500 enterprise?1510 invade1513 assemblec1515 expugn1530 to fare on1535 to fall into ——1550 mount1568 attack?1576 affront1579 invest1598 canvass1599 to take arms1604 attempt1605 to make force at, to, upon1607 salute1609 offence1614 strikea1616 to give a lift at1622 to get at ——1650 insult1697 to walk into ——1794 to go in at1812 to go for ——1838 to light on ——1842 strafe1915 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] assail?c1225 to set on ——c1290 saila1300 to turn one's handc1325 lashc1330 to set against ——c1330 impugnc1384 offendc1385 weighc1386 checka1400 to lay at?a1400 havec1400 to set at ——c1430 fraya1440 rehetea1450 besail1460 fray1465 tuilyie1487 assaulta1500 enterprise?1510 invade1513 sturt1513 attempt1546 lay1580 tilt1589 to fall aboard——1593 yoke1596 to let into1598 to fall foul1602 attack1655 do1780 to go in at1812 to pitch into ——1823 tackle1828 vampire1832 bushwhack1837 to go for ——1838 take1864 pile1867 volcano1867 to set about ——1879 vampirize1888 to get stuck into1910 to take to ——1911 weigh1941 rugby-tackle1967 rugger-tackle1967 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > attack (of animal) to venture on (also uponc1528 bait1570 to go at ——1675 tack1720 to go for ——1838 sick1845 aggress1882 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > attack with hostile words or measures fangc1320 hurtlec1374 impugnc1384 weighc1386 to fall upon ——a1398 to start on ——a1398 oppugn?1435 to lay to, untoa1500 onseta1522 wipe1523 to set against ——1542 to fall aboard——1593 aggress1596 to fall foul1602 attack1613 appugn1615 to set upon ——1639 to fall on ——1641 to lay home, hard, hardly to1650 tack1720 bombard1766 savage1796 to pitch into ——1823 to begin upon a personc1825 bulldog1842 to down on (also upon)a1848 to set at ——1849 to start on ——a1851 to start in on1859 set on at or to1862 to let into1872 to go for ——1890 swash1890 slog1891 to get at ——1893 tee1955 1838 Congr. Globe Apr. App. 312/1 I say that it is a gross, rank, palpable fraud! And I go for the fraud! 1865 J. W. Barber & H. Howe Loyal West in Times of Rebellion 275 The railroaders ambushed themselves, and, as he approached, they went for him with a terrific whoop. 1880 Sat. Rev. 18 Sept. 369/2 Every now and then Mr. Mercer goes for the citizens with a bowie. 1890 Illustr. London News 16 Aug. 194/2 A couple of novelists..have ‘gone for’ the critics. 1904 Amer. Bee Jrnl. 13 Oct. 701 The bees got mad, and still madder, and went for us in full force. 1974 R. Durgnat Jean Renoir xliii. 245 Devers..goes for him with a knife. 2004 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 6 May 22 The press went for him. In 24 hours they had done him huge damage. c. colloquial (originally U.S.). to go for it: to put all one's efforts into achieving a specified end; to try one's hardest, to do one's utmost; to make an attempt. Frequently imperative in go for it!, used as an exhortation or to express encouragement or support. ΚΠ 1908 Autocar 18 July 108/1 Mr. Edge would never have..[driven] in a ‘put up job’;..I had every reason to believe that the two champions were really going for it all out. 1976 Skiing Sept. 47/2 Remember, a little air, concentration, and practice—then go for it! 1987 Poetry Rev. Apr. 66/1 ‘Keep writing, keep submitting, keep a positive attitude.’ In a word, Go for it! 1992 Ebony Mar. 80/2 At first we were a bit hesitant to explore different directions... We shook off all those cares and just went for it. 2003 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 23 Nov. vi. 1/4 If you have any desire to be a teacher, go for it. d. to go for broke: see broke adj. 3b. 3. intransitive. a. To amount to or count for (something, nothing, little, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > be valued at [verb (transitive)] to go for ——1574 value1577 inventory1902 the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > make equal [verb (transitive)] > be equivalent to quitc1375 countervailc1380 containa1387 value1561 to go for ——1574 countervalue1581 weigh1583 avail1598 reanswer1598 commeasure1615 imply1634 equivalence1646 equivale1659 1574 St. Avstens Manuell in Certaine Prayers S. Augustines Medit. sig. Nviij He that cares not to liue for thee Lorde, is nothing and goeth for nought. 1679 W. Penn Addr. Protestants ii. sig. M2 This sincere Confession..'twas enough then for a Miracle and Salvation, too, but it goes for little or nothing now. 1688 Bp. G. Burnet Three Lett. State of Italy 186 The oaths..went for nothing, but matters of form. 1711 J. Oldmixon Hist. Addresses II. 223 They say they not; which does not go for much with me. 1791 J. Ranby Observ. Evid. Bill abolishing Slave Trade 32 Such general censure goes for little or nothing. 1820 Examiner No. 655. 690/1 His testimony would go for nothing. 1885 E. Lynn Linton Autobiogr. Christopher Kirkland III. vii. 240 She was pretty too; and that went for something. 1905 M. E. Braddon Rose of Life xxix. 325 Not before the regatta, if my influence goes for anything. 1995 D. F. Rettie Our National Park Syst. ix. 179 A heap of honest effort went for nothing. b. To pass for, be taken for (something one is not). ΚΠ a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. iii. sig. C4v Since she goes for a woman. 1598 R. S. tr. Amorous Contention Phillis & Flora in G. Chapman Ouids Banquet of Sence sig. H False goes for true, for honny gall. 1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 150 Faith before temptation hath much heterogeneal stuffe that cleaves to it, and goes for faith. 1692 J. Locke Some Considerations Lowering Interest 21 Many who go for English Merchants, are but Dutch Factors, and Trade for others in their own Names. 1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 155 There was in the House, where I Lodg'd, a North Country Woman that went for a Gentlewoman. 1852 Punch May 177/2 Disraly goes for a Littery Man, but praps he aint one of the Reglar Hands. 1885 B. F. Tefft Evol. & Christianity iii. iii. 184 Educated men..soon learn how small a quantity of what goes for science is real knowledge. 1900 Med. Fortn. 1 Jan. 1 The swagger of assurance goes for knowledge with these iconoclasts. 1957 A. Wilson Bit off Map & Other Stories 1 I'm well made all right. I could go for a model if I wanted. 1980 T. R. Kennedy You gotta deal with It 166 Her daughter Mayola and I become so close that we went for sisters. 2005 K. Edlin & M. Kefalas Promises I can Keep (2011) iv. 133 A pseudo-marriage..where the couple ‘goes for’ husband and wife. 4. intransitive. To advocate or be in favour of; to be enthusiastic about; to like, care for. Also: to choose, opt for, decide on. Cf. to go in for at Phrasal verbs 1. ΚΠ 1835 P. Hone Diary 13 Nov. (1889) I. 172 Daniel Webster's claim is incomparably stronger than that of either of the other candidates. He is entitled to the people's votes... I go, therefore, for Webster. 1853 J. Wakeman Mysterious Parchment ix. 156 ‘I thought you was a great advocate for the observance of law’... ‘Well, I do go for law.’ 1872 F. Smith Canary (ed. 3) vii. 49 Agnes goes for elegance of figure. 1930 Amer. Mercury Dec. 456/1 I go for that gee. He's a righto. 1940 T. H. Harrisson & C. H. Madge War begins at Home ix. 241 Comedy songs that are anti-Hitler the public are at first inclined to go for. 1950 A. Baron There's No Home 65 I could go for you in a big way, kid. 1962 Listener 8 Nov. 759/1 I myself don't go at all for that heartiness, that matey stuff..which figures so largely in mountaineering books. 2001 Hull Daily Mail (Electronic ed.) 12 Dec. We went for the deep-fried calamari, served with tartar sauce. 2009 Vanity Fair Jan. 106 Country fans don't go for all that sassy-trampy nonsense. 5. intransitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To be equally valid for or applicable to. Chiefly in that goes for: that applies to; that is true of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [verb (transitive)] > apply apply?a1425 to go for ——1914 1914 Rotarian Dec. 62/2 ‘Elbert expects that every man each day will do his best’—and that goes for the girls too! 1923 C. E. Mulford Black Buttes iii. 36 In case nobody ever told you to go to hell before, I'm tellin' you now. That goes for the town an' everybody in it. 1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas v. 63 I don't care if Pittsburgh chokes. And that goes for Cincinnati, too. 1941 Punch 2 July p. v/2 (advt.) If you require anything that can possibly be connected with wire or wire-ropes (and this goes for manila and hemp ropes and canvas, too), British Ropes Ltd. can supply you. 1983 R. Mason Chickenhawk (1984) xi. 323 ‘I don't want to change anything I'm doing at this stage of the game.’ ‘That goes for me, too,’ said Cannon. 2007 I. McDonald Brasyl 5 She had never had a soundman who wasn't a laconic bastard, and that went for soundwomen too. 6. intransitive. colloquial. In the progressive. To be favourable or advantageous to. Chiefly in to have (something) going for one: to have (something) in one's favour. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > promise, encourage expectation [verb (intransitive)] to have some show1556 promisea1616 frame1863 to have (something) going for one1948 1948 Billboard 27 Nov. 72/2 He not only visits the shows where he has something going for him but also countless others where he doesn't. 1967 Melody Maker 29 July 6/7 But his swing is ridiculous. He's got everything going for him. 1985 Backpacker Nov. 6/1 The kind of Saturday that has nothing going for it except the fact that it won't last forever. 2000 W. Self How Dead Live (2001) iv. 104 The only things I had going for me were a big, blowsy body, a dirty imagination and a talent for back talk. < as lemmas |
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