有關(guān)do的習(xí)語和表達(dá)
1.Do a double take
Definition: look twice at someone or something because you are surprised
定義：因驚訝而再看一眼
She did a double take when he walked into the room.
他走進(jìn)房間時(shí)，她驚訝地又看了他一眼。
Did you see that man do a double take as he looked at the price?
你有沒有看到，那個(gè)男人又驚訝地看了一眼價(jià)格?
2.Do a number on someone
Definition: trick someone, cheat someone, hurt someone very badly
定義：捉弄、欺騙某人，深深地傷害某人
I'm afraid she did a number on him when she broke up.
我擔(dān)心她提出分手對他傷害很深。
That guy did a number on John to the tune of $500!
那個(gè)家伙騙了約翰500美元!
3.Do an about face
Definition: turn around, return to where someone came from
定義：轉(zhuǎn)身，轉(zhuǎn)向來的地方
I'd like you to do an about face and go clean your room!
我想你還是回去打掃下房間!
As soon as I got to work I realized I'd have to do an about face because I'd left my briefcase at home.
我一到上班的地方就想起來我得回去一趟，因?yàn)槲野压陌诩伊恕?/p>
4.Do away with something
Definition: prohibit something, make something not available
定義：禁止某事，使其無效。
They tried to do away with coffee in some cultures to little success.
他們嘗試在一些地方禁止咖啡，效果卻不如人意。
Anytime they do away with something people want it even more.
任何時(shí)候，他們越是禁止，人們反而越是貪婪。
5.Do justice to something
Definition: do successfully and with honor, complete in a befitting manner
定義：成功完成，適當(dāng)處理
I think that painting doesn't do justice to him.
我覺得那幅畫不適合他。
Alice really did justice to the presentation.
愛麗絲的陳述做得很棒。
6.Do one's duty
Definition: complete a responsibility, do something that is expected of you
定義：盡職盡責(zé)，完成別人對你的期望。
Remember to do your duty by honoring your parents.
記住，孝敬父母是你的職責(zé)。
I'll do my duty but nothing more.
我只會做我職責(zé)范圍之內(nèi)的事。
7.Do one's part
Definition: do something that is required of you, join in doing something that requires many people
定義：完成被要求做的事，加入需要多人完成的某事。
He feels that volunteering is doing his part.
他覺得志愿活動是他的責(zé)任。
Do you part and get along and you'll have no problems here.
做好你的事，保持下去，就沒問題了。
8.Do or die
Definition: complete a task or utterly fail
定義：非做不可，背水一戰(zhàn)。
It's do or die time now. We're getting married!
現(xiàn)在非做不可了，我們結(jié)婚了!
Well John, it's do or die. Let's go!
好吧，約翰，背水一戰(zhàn)的時(shí)候到了，上吧!
9.Do someone good
Definition: be beneficial for someone
定義：對某人有好處
I think taking the week off will do you good.
我覺得休息一周對你有好處。
She told me a massage would do me good.
她告訴我做個(gè)按摩對我有好處。
10.Do something over
Definition: repeat an action often because of a poor start
定義：由于不好的開頭而重復(fù)某個(gè)動作
Let's do that over! I wasn't concentrated enough!
再做一次!我還不夠?qū)Ｗ?
I'd love to do college over if I had the chance.
如果有機(jī)會，我真想再上一次大學(xué)。
11.Do someone proud
definition: do something so well that another person is proud of you
定義：因某事做得出色使得別人為你驕傲。
David did his father proud throughout his successful life.
大衛(wèi)為他父親成功的一生而感到驕傲。
I think you'll do your family proud this year.
我認(rèn)為你今年會給你們家族帶來榮耀的。
12.Do someone's heart good
Definition: be good for someone emotionally
定義：使某人高興
I think listening to some classical music would do your heart good.
我覺得聽一點(diǎn)古典音樂會使你感到愉悅。
13.Do something by hand
Definition: build something on one's own
定義：親自做某事
He built his house by hand.
他親自建造了自己的房子。
I created that desk by hand.
我親手做的這個(gè)桌子。
14.Do something in vain
Definition: do something with no reason or chance at success
定義：徒勞地做某事
Peter feels his doing the job in vain.
皮特覺得自己做的工作是徒勞無效的。
Never feel you're doing something in vain. There's always a reason.
不要覺得你在徒勞地做某件事。事情總是有其存在的理由的。
15.Do something on the fly
Definition: do something quickly without thinking
定義：快速而不加思考地做某事。
I did it on the fly, it's nothing special.
我不假思索地飛快去做了，它也沒什么特別的。
Let's do it on the fly. It won't take long.
快點(diǎn)動手干吧，不會耗費(fèi)多久的。
16.Do something on the run
Definition: do something while on the way to somewhere else
定義：在去別地時(shí)做某事。
We did it on the run while on the way to Arizona.
我們是在去亞利桑那州的途中完成這個(gè)的。
You can do it on the run. Let's go!
我們可以在途中完成的，出發(fā)吧!
17.Do something on the sly
Definition: do something without having other people notice
定義：秘密地做某事。
She did it on the sly. Her husband never had a clue.
她偷偷地做這件事，她丈夫絕不會有線索。
He made lots of money by doing it on the sly.
他偷偷地掙了很多錢。
18.Do the honors
Definition: do something like cutting a cake, or giving a speech that is an honor
定義：做一些類似于切蛋糕，或做演講之類的被視為榮譽(yù)的事。
I'd like to let your father do the honors.
我想讓你的父親執(zhí)行這份榮耀。
I'll do the honors and toast to happy and long life!
我會執(zhí)行這份榮耀，為快樂長壽干杯!
19.Do the trick
Definition: complete the task, function as a solution
定義：完成任務(wù)，找到解決方案。
I think this pen will do the trick.
我覺得這只鋼筆很耐用。
You'll come up with something to do the trick.
你要想辦法來完成這件事。
20.Do you read me?
Definition: question asked usually in a stern manner to ask if someone understands
定義：通常是嚴(yán)厲地問某人是否理解自己的意思
We'll have no more talk! Do you read me?!
我們沒什么好談的，懂我的意思嗎?
That's enough. Do you read me?
夠了。你懂我的意思嗎?
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