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单词 goings-on
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Definition of goings-on in English:

goings-on

plural nounˌɡəʊɪŋzˈɒnˈˌɡoʊɪŋz ˈˌɑn
  • Events or behaviour, especially of an unusual or suspect nature.

    Aunt Bedelia tut-tutted at all the goings-on
    enjoy the farcical goings-on in this witty comedy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The reason for this letter is because I am deeply concerned about certain events and goings-on around town.
    • Although bullying itself might not have got any worse, what has changed is the way in which adult society looks at playground goings-on.
    • Such suspicions of shady goings-on in high places are common amongst the general public.
    • The family, including nine children, were all sleeping downstairs because of the ghostly goings-on upstairs at their home.
    • Let's start on a dark note, with intrigue and sinister goings-on.
    • Meanwhile a local court has ordered an Assistant Commissioner to investigate into the goings-on and file a report.
    • It would give the Wasps a presence in the city as well as giving York supporters and rugby league fans in general a place to drink and mull over the latest goings-on.
    • What I said was, it appears from the political goings-on that there was very much of a connection.
    • She found her cottage in a ‘really nice village’ whose goings-on she was determined not to get involved with.
    • We generally celebrate our birthdays quietly, without much fuss or fancy goings-on.
    • This book, a copy of the original 1861 classic, is focused almost entirely on the kitchen and the goings-on therein.
    • When you heard that he was now the chief suspect in this and all the goings-on, what did you make of it?
    • Strange goings-on, considering that public transit was supposed to be a priority for this administration.
    • The Australian Medical Association has also raised a curious eyebrow at the apparent goings-on.
    • It's a modern house, commanding magnificent vistas of Clew Bay and the mountains of Mayo as well as a bird's eye view of jetty goings-on.
    • However their display stand was full of information on the goings-on in the club.
    • Today we publish more pictures of the crazy goings-on during a day of chaotic collections and super sponsored events.
    • However, I understand he was kept informed of the goings-on by son Kevin, who was able to report back all the incidents via a mobile phone.
    • The Observer is on the lookout for ghostly goings-on in local haunted houses and tales of the spine-tingling supernatural.
    • While some turn a blind eye to any extra-marital goings-on, others are less forgiving of their partner's behaviour.
    Synonyms
    events, happenings, affairs, business
    behaviour, conduct
    mischief, misbehaviour, misconduct, funny business, chicanery, dishonesty, deception, deceit, trickery, intrigue, skulduggery, subterfuge, machinations
    informal monkey business, hanky-panky, shenanigans, carryings-on, carry-on, fooling around, playing around
    British informal jiggery-pokery, monkey tricks
    North American informal monkeyshines
    archaic knavery
 
 

Definition of goings-on in US English:

goings-on

plural nounˈˌɡoʊɪŋz ˈˌɑnˈˌɡōiNGz ˈˌän
  • Events or behavior, especially of an unusual or suspect nature.

    Aunt Bedelia tut-tutted at all the goings-on
    enjoy the farcical goings-on in this witty comedy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • While some turn a blind eye to any extra-marital goings-on, others are less forgiving of their partner's behaviour.
    • Let's start on a dark note, with intrigue and sinister goings-on.
    • We generally celebrate our birthdays quietly, without much fuss or fancy goings-on.
    • She found her cottage in a ‘really nice village’ whose goings-on she was determined not to get involved with.
    • Although bullying itself might not have got any worse, what has changed is the way in which adult society looks at playground goings-on.
    • This book, a copy of the original 1861 classic, is focused almost entirely on the kitchen and the goings-on therein.
    • Such suspicions of shady goings-on in high places are common amongst the general public.
    • It would give the Wasps a presence in the city as well as giving York supporters and rugby league fans in general a place to drink and mull over the latest goings-on.
    • The reason for this letter is because I am deeply concerned about certain events and goings-on around town.
    • Today we publish more pictures of the crazy goings-on during a day of chaotic collections and super sponsored events.
    • It's a modern house, commanding magnificent vistas of Clew Bay and the mountains of Mayo as well as a bird's eye view of jetty goings-on.
    • The Observer is on the lookout for ghostly goings-on in local haunted houses and tales of the spine-tingling supernatural.
    • The family, including nine children, were all sleeping downstairs because of the ghostly goings-on upstairs at their home.
    • However their display stand was full of information on the goings-on in the club.
    • What I said was, it appears from the political goings-on that there was very much of a connection.
    • Strange goings-on, considering that public transit was supposed to be a priority for this administration.
    • Meanwhile a local court has ordered an Assistant Commissioner to investigate into the goings-on and file a report.
    • The Australian Medical Association has also raised a curious eyebrow at the apparent goings-on.
    • When you heard that he was now the chief suspect in this and all the goings-on, what did you make of it?
    • However, I understand he was kept informed of the goings-on by son Kevin, who was able to report back all the incidents via a mobile phone.
    Synonyms
    events, happenings, affairs, business
 
 
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