单词 | go Dutch |
释义 | Dutch /duch/adjective
ORIGIN: Ger deutsch, (literally) belonging to the people, from OHGer diutisc; cf OE thēod, Gothic thiuda nation; see Teutonic Dutch auction see under auction Dutch bargain noun A one-sided bargain Dutch barn noun A storage barn consisting of a roof on a steel framework Dutch cap see under cap1 Dutch carpet noun A mixed material of cotton and wool for floor coverings Dutch cheese noun A small round cheese made in Europe from skimmed milk Dutch clinker noun A hard yellow brick for paving, etc Dutch clock noun A clock of wood and wire with brass wheels, made in the Black Forest Dutch clover noun White clover Dutch comfort noun ‘Thank God it's no worse’ Dutch concert noun A concert in which singers sing their various songs simultaneously, or each person sings a verse of any song of their choosing between bursts of some familiar chorus Dutch courage see under courage Dutch doll noun A wooden doll with jointed legs Dutch drops plural noun A once popular medicine, composed of oil of turpentine, tincture of guaiacum, etc Dutch elm disease noun A fungal, usu fatal, disease of elm trees (in fact of Asian origin), spread by bark-beetles, causing a gradual withering Dutch gold, Dutch leaf or Dutch metal noun A copper-zinc alloy, a substitute for gold leaf Dutch hoe noun A hoe with blade attached as in a spade Dutch liquid noun Ethylene dichloride (C2H4Cl2), an anaesthetic discovered by Dutch chemists Dutch lunch or Dutch supper noun One at which each person brings or pays for their own share Dutchˈman, fem Dutchˈwoman noun
Dutchman's breeches plural noun Dicentra Dutchman's pipe noun A species of Aristolochia Dutch oven noun
Dutch pink see pink5 Dutch rush noun A horsetail (Equisetum hyemale) with much silica in its stem, used for polishing Dutch tiles see under tile Dutch treat noun An occasion (eg a meal or an entertainment) when each person pays for himself or herself Dutch uncle noun Someone who criticizes or reprimands one unsparingly Dutch wife noun
double Dutch
go Dutch (informal) To pay each for himself or herself High Dutch
I'm a Dutchman An expression used ironically to show disbelief and rejection of an earlier statement Pennsylvania Dutch The mixed German dialect of the descendants of German settlers in Pennsylvania talk like a Dutch uncle To utter a rebuke go1 /gō/intransitive verb (prp gōˈing; pap gone /gon/ (see separate entries); pat went (supplied from wend); 3rd pers sing pres indicative goes)
(called to start a race, etc) begin ORIGIN: OE gān to go; cf Ger gehen, Du gaan gōˈer noun
gōˈey adjective (informal) Enterprising, go-ahead gōˈing noun see separate entry goˈ-ahead adjective
Permission to proceed goˈ-around noun
goˈ-as-you-please adjective
goˈ-between noun (pl goˈ-betweens) An intermediary goˈ-by noun
goˈ-cart noun
goˈ-devil noun (oil) A cylindrical plug with brushes, scrapers and rollers able to move, under the oil pressure, through a pipeline to clean it goˈ-down noun
go-faster stripes plural noun (informal; facetious) Matching horizontal stripes painted along the sides of a car for sporty effect, which unaccountably give (esp young male) drivers of cars bearing them a sense of superior power and road skill goˈ-forward noun (informal) Momentum goˈ-getter noun (informal) A forceful ambitious person, determined to get what he or she wants goˈ-getting adjective Forcefully ambitious goˈ-kart noun
goˈ-off noun (informal; old) Start go-slow see go slow below. go'-to adjective (informal) To be resorted to with confidence in an emergency go-to-meeting see under Sunday all systems go
all the go (informal; old) Very fashionable a pretty go (archaic informal; ironic) An awkward turn of events as far as it goes Bearing in mind certain limitations at one go In a single attempt or effort, simultaneously be going on for To be approaching (a particular age) from the word go From the very beginning give it a go (informal) To try, make an attempt at something go about
go about one's business
go abroad
go against
go ahead To proceed at once go all out for To endeavour to achieve with great vigour go along with To agree with, support go along with you (informal) None of that!, away with you!, get away! go and (informal)
go around (or round) with To be a regular companion of go aside
go at To attack vigorously go back To have known someone for a long or specified time go back on To betray, fail to keep (a promise, etc) go bail see under bail1 go by To be guided by or act in accordance with go down
go down on (vulgar sl) To perform fellatio or cunnilingus on go down the drain, the toilet or the tubes (informal)
go down with (informal) To contract (an illness) go Dutch see under Dutch go far
go for
go for broke see under broke go for it (informal) To make every effort to succeed in an undertaking go for nothing To have no value go great guns see under gun go halves see under half go hang (slang)
go hard (with) see under hard1 go in
go in and out To come and go freely go in for
go into
go in unto (Bible) To have sexual intercourse with go in with
go it To act in a striking or dashing manner (often in imperative by way of encouragement) go it alone see under alone go live /līv/ (informal; of a radio station, automation equipment, etc) To go into operation go native To assimilate oneself to an alien culture or to the way of life of a foreign country (usu less advanced than one's own) go off
go off with
go on
go on at To carp at persistently go one better In some card games, to take a bet and increase the stake (also go better) go one better (than)
go one's own way, go one's way see under way1 go out
go out with To have a romantic relationship with go over
go over to To transfer allegiance to go places
go round To be enough for all go slow (of workers) deliberately to restrict output or effort in order to obtain concessions from employers (go-slowˈ adjective and noun) go slow with To be sparing with go steady To court romantically, date regularly (with with) go the whole hog see under whole go through
go through fire and water To undertake any trouble or risks (from the usage in ancient ordeals) go through with To carry out go to (archaic) Come now (a kind of interjection, like the L agedum, the Gr age nyn) go to pieces see under piece go to show (or prove) To serve as an illustration for or as evidence of go to the country see under country go to the wall see under wall go under
go up
go with
go without To suffer the lack of go without saying To be self-evident (a Gallicism; Fr cela va sans dire) great go
have a go (informal)
have a go at (informal)
have something going for one (informal) To enjoy the advantage of something I could go (informal) I could do with, I wouldn't mind (a drink, rest, etc) let go see under let1 make a go of To make a valiant attempt to succeed at something no go
no-go area A part of a city, etc to which normal access is prevented by the erection of barricades, esp by local militants, a paramilitary group, etc on the go Very active to be going on with (informal) For the moment, in the meantime to go (usu N American) (of food or drink from a restaurant or cafe) to be consumed off the premises |
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