单词 | go to bat for |
释义 | go1 of 4verb ˈgō went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; going ˈgō-iŋ ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; "going to" in sense 13 is often ˈgō-ə-nə, or ˈgȯ-nə, or ˈgə-nə ; goes ˈgōz intransitive verb 1 a : to move on a course : proceed go slow went by train compare stop b : to travel to a place goes to the office every morning went to the gas station before heading home c : to travel to and stay in a place for a period of time went to Paris for a month plan to go to their beach house for the summer 2 : to move out of or away from a place expressed or implied : leave, depart went from school to the party going away for vacation 3 a : to take a certain course or follow a certain procedure reports go through channels to the president b : to pass by means of a process like journeying the message went by wire c : to proceed without delay and often in a thoughtless or reckless manner —used especially to intensify a complementary verb why did you go and spoil itgo jump in a lake d(1) : to extend from point to point or in a certain direction the road goes to the lake (2) : to give access : lead that door goes to the cellar 4 obsolete : walk 5 : to be habitually in a certain state or condition go bareheaded 6 a : to become lost, consumed, or spent our time has gone b : die c : to slip away : elapse the evening went quickly d : to come to be given up or discarded this clutter has to go e : to pass by sale went for a good price f : to become impaired or weakened his hearing started to go g : to give way especially under great force or pressure : break the roof went 7 a : to move along in a specified manner : fare everything was going well b : to be in general or on an average cheap, as yachts go c : to be or become especially as the result of a contest the election went in her favor d : to turn out well : succeed worked hard to make the party go 8 a : to apply oneself went to work on the problem b : to put or subject oneself went to unnecessary expense c chiefly Southern US and Midland US : intend I didn't go to do it 9 a : to have recourse to another for corroboration, vindication, or decision : resort go to court to recover damages b : to be guided, governed, or regulated We were just going by what we'd been told. The police tried to locate the culprit, but they didn't have much to go on. : to act in agreement or cooperation … the echo of my girlfriend's voice comes into my head, saying, "Whatever happens, just go with it."—Jason Schwartzman 10 a : to begin an action or motion here goes b : to maintain or perform a certain action or motion still going strong c : to function in the proper or expected manner : run the motor won't go 11 : to be known goes by an alias 12 a : to act in accordance or harmony a good rule to go by b : to come to be determined dreams go by contraries c : to come to be applied or appropriated all proceeds go to charity d : to pass by award, assignment, or lot the prize went to a sophomore e(1) : to contribute to an end or result qualities that go to make a hero (2) : to be of advantage has a lot going for her 13 : to be about, intending, or expecting something —used in a progressive tense before an infinitive is going to leave town 14 a : extend his knowledge fails to go very deep b : to come or arrive at a certain state or condition go to sleep " … I finally went to pieces and couldn't stop crying for two hours. … "—Gwendoline Christie see also go into sense 2 (below) c : to come to be : become the tire went flat —often used to express conversion to specified values or a specified state gone Hollywoodgo condo d : to undergo a change leaves go from green to red 15 a : to be in phrasing or expression : read as the story goes b : to be capable of being sung or played the tune goes like this 16 : to be compatible, suitable, or becoming : harmonize the tie goes with his suit 17 a : to be capable of passing, extending, or being contained or inserted will these clothes go in your suitcase b : to have a usual or proper place or position : belong these books go on the top shelf 18 : to have a tendency : conduce it goes to show 19 a(1) : to carry authority what she said went (2) : to be acceptable, satisfactory, or adequate anything goes here b : to hold true : be valid the rule goes for you, too 20 : to empty the bladder or bowels transitive verb 1 : to proceed along or according to : follow if I were going his way went the conventional route 2 : to travel through or along : traverse went the length of the street 3 a : to make a wager of : bet go a dollar on the outcome b : to make an offer of : bid willing to go $50 for the clock 4 a : to assume the function or obligation of promised to go bail for his friend b : to participate to the extent of decided to go halves on the winnings 5 : yield, weigh this fish goes ten pounds 6 a : to put up with : tolerate couldn't go the noise b : afford can't go the price c : enjoy I could go a soda 7 a : to cause (a characteristic sound) to occur the gun went bang b : say —used chiefly in oral narration of speech … I started trying to write a novel. I spent about six months on it. And at a certain point I go, "You know, I don't want to finish this. …"—Quentin Tarantino 8 : to engage in don't go telling everyone 9 of a sports team or player : to have a record of went 11–0 last season goer ˈgō-ər noun see also to go go 2 of 4noun (1) ˈgō plural goes 1 : the act or manner of going 2 : the height of fashion : rage elegant shawls labeled … "quite the go"—R. S. Surtees 3 : an often unexpected turn of affairs : occurrence 4 : the quantity used or furnished at one time you can obtain a go of brandy for sixpence—C. B. Fairbanks 5 : energy, vigor 6 a : a turn in an activity (such as a game) it's your go b : attempt, try have a go at painting 7 : a spell of activity finished the job at one go 8 : success made a go of the business 9 : permission to proceed : go-ahead gave the astronauts a go for another orbit go 3 of 4adjective : functioning properly : being in good and ready condition declared all systems go go 4 of 4noun (2)often capitalized : a game played between two players who alternately place black and white stones on a board checkered by 19 vertical lines and 19 horizontal lines in an attempt to enclose the larger area on the board go to bat for phraseas in endorse to promote the interests or cause of an advocate who goes to bat for the poor and marginalized Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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