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To go - 英语词汇详解 (3 meaning)

Meaning 1：move/travel (To go)

To go 🔊

/ɡoʊ/

To move or travel from one place to another.

move/travel 🔊

➕

/muːv/ /ˈtrævəl/

To move or travel from one place to another, typically by walking or using a vehicle.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Derived from Old English 'gān', meaning to move or proceed, from Proto-Germanic *gāną.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'go' as a short, powerful word for action. Visualize a green traffic light saying 'Go!'

📖 Example

I need to go to the library to return these books before it closes. 🔊 I need to go to the library to return these books before it closes.

🔗 Collocations

go to school – attend school regularly

go home – return to one's residence

🔄 Synonyms

travel (v.) – to make a journey, usually a longer distance

depart (v.) – to leave a place, especially to start a journey

🚫 Antonyms

stay (v.) – to remain in the same place

🌱 Derivatives

going (n.) – the act of leaving or moving

gone (adj.) – no longer present

📖 Cultural Story

One of the most common verbs in English, 'go' has Germanic roots and has been used for over a thousand years. It appears in many idioms and phrasal verbs, reflecting core human motion.

Meaning 2：proceed/happen (To go)

To go 🔊

/ɡoʊ/

To happen or proceed in a certain way.

proceed/happen 🔊

➕

/prəˈsiːd/ /ˈhæpən/

To happen or proceed in a certain way, often referring to an event, process, or situation.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The team meeting went very well, and we came up with some great ideas. 🔊 The team meeting went very well, and we came up with some great ideas.

🔗 Collocations

go smoothly – proceed without problems

go wrong – fail or develop problems

🔄 Synonyms

proceed (v.) – to continue an action or process

develop (v.) – to change or grow over time, often in a particular way

🚫 Antonyms

stagnate (v.) – to stop moving or developing

🌱 Derivatives

ongoing (adj.) – continuing to happen

Meaning 3：spoil/decay (To go)

To go 🔊

/ɡoʊ/

To become bad or unfit to eat or drink, usually said of food.

spoil/decay 🔊

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/spɔɪl/ /dɪˈkeɪ/

To become bad, unfit for consumption, or spoiled, typically said of food or drink.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Remember to put the milk in the fridge, or it will go bad quickly in this hot weather. 🔊 Remember to put the milk in the fridge, or it will go bad quickly in this hot weather.

🔗 Collocations

go sour – become acidic and unpleasant, like milk

go off – become stale or rotten

🔄 Synonyms

spoil (v.) – to become unfit for use, especially food

rot (v.) – to decay or decompose, often causing odor

🚫 Antonyms

preserve (v.) – to keep food fresh or prevent decay

🌱 Derivatives

gone (adj.) – no longer fresh; spoiled (food)