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verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they do | |
| he / she / it does | |
| past simple did | |
| past participle done | |
| -ing form doing |
- [transitive] do something
used to refer to actions that you do not mention by name or do not know about 做，干，办（某事） What are you doing this evening? 你今晚打算做什么？ We will do what we can to help. 我们会尽力帮助。 Are you doing anything tomorrow evening? 你明晚有事吗？ The company ought to do something about the poor service. 公司应该对差劲的服务采取点措施。 What have you done to your hair? 你的头发是怎么搞的？ There's nothing to do (= no means of passing the time in an enjoyable way) in this place. 这地方没什么好玩的。 There's nothing we can do about it (= we can't change the situation). 这种事情我们毫无办法。 What can I do for you (= how can I help)? 我能为您做点什么？
- [intransitive]
to act or behave in the way mentioned （以某种方式）做，行动，表现 - do as…
Do as you're told! 叫你怎么做你就怎么做！ They are free to do as they please. 他们想怎么做就怎么做。 - + adv./prep.
You would do well to (= I advise you to) consider all the options before buying. 你购买之前最好对各种选择都考虑一下。
Extra ExamplesJust do what they tell you to do. 照他们所说的去做就是了。 Do whatever you like. 你喜欢做什么就做什么。
- do as…
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
used to ask or talk about the success or progress of somebody/something （问询或谈论时用）进展，进行 How is the business doing? 生意好吗？ She did well out of (= made a big profit from) the deal. 她从这笔交易中赚了不少钱。 He's doing very well at school (= his work is good). 他在学校里学习很不错。 Both mother and baby are doing well (= after the birth of the baby). 母子平安。 - (informal)
How are you doing (= how are you)? 你好吗？
- [transitive] do something
to work at or perform an activity or a task 从事（工作）；进行（活动）；执行（任务） - [transitive]
to perform the activity or task mentioned 做；从事 - do the ironing, cooking, shopping, etc.
I like listening to the radio when I'm doing the ironing. 我喜欢边熨衣服边听收音机。 You could help me by doing the dishes. 你可以帮我洗碗。 - do some, a little, etc. acting, writing, etc.
She did a lot of acting when she was at college. 她在大学时演过很多戏。
Vocabulary Building Household jobs: do or make?Household jobs: do or make? 家务活：用 do 还是 make？ - To talk about jobs in the home you can use such phrases as wash the dishes, clean the kitchen floor, set the table, etc. In conversation the verb do is often used instead:
做家务活可用下列短语表示：wash the dishes（洗餐具）、clean the kitchen floor（擦洗厨房地板）、set the table（摆餐具）等，在口语中常用动词 do 取代： Let me do the dishes. 我来洗碗吧。 Michael said he would do the kitchen floor. 迈克尔说他来擦洗厨房地板。 It’s your turn to do the table. 轮到你摆餐具了。
do 常与以 -ing 结尾的名词连用： to do the shopping/cleaning/ironing/vacuuming 买东西；打扫卫生；熨衣服；用吸尘器吸尘
- The verb make is used especially in the phrase make the beds and when you are talking about preparing or cooking food:
动词 make 尤用于短语 make the beds（铺床）以及谈论烹调： He makes a great lasagne. 他做的宽面条真好吃。 I’ll make breakfast while you’re having a shower. 你淋浴时我就做早餐。
Can you get dinner while I put the kids to bed? 我照料孩子们上床睡觉时你做饭行吗？ Sit down—I’ll fix supper for you. 坐下吧，我给你做晚饭。
- do the ironing, cooking, shopping, etc.
- [transitive] do something
used with nouns to talk about tasks such as cleaning, washing, arranging, etc. （与名词连用，表示打扫、清洗、整理等） - [transitive] do something
(usually used in questions 通常用于疑问句 to work at something as a job 从事（职业） What do you do (= what is your job)? 你干什么工作？ What does she want to do when she leaves school? 她毕业后想干什么？ What did she do for a living? 她过去干哪一行为生？ What's Tom doing these days? 汤姆最近在干什么？
- [transitive] do something
to learn or study something 学习；攻读；研究 - [transitive] do something
to find the answer to something; to solve something 解答；解决 - [transitive]
to produce, make or provide something 做出；制作 - do something
to do a drawing/painting/sketch 画画；绘画；画素描 Does this pub do lunches? 这家酒馆供应午餐吗？ Who's doing the food for the wedding reception? 谁在承办婚宴的酒席？ Many hotels don't do single rooms at all. 很多旅馆根本不提供单人间 - do something for somebody
I'll do a copy for you. 我将为你复印一份。 - do somebody something
I'll do you a copy. 我将复印一份给你。
Synonyms makemake- do
- create
- develop
- produce
- generate
- form
- make to create or prepare something by combining materials or putting parts together; to cause something to exist or happen:
She makes her own clothes. 她自己做衣服。 She made a good impression on the interviewer. 她给主持面试者留下了很好的印象。
- do (rather informal
) to make or prepare something, especially something artistic or something to eat: 指制作、准备（尤指艺术品或食品）： He did a beautiful drawing of a house. 他画了一栋漂亮的房子。 Who’s doing the food for the party? 谁为聚会准备食物？
- create to make something exist or happen, especially something new that did not exist before:
Scientists disagree about how the universe was created. 科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。
make or create? 用 make 还是 create？ - develop (used especially in business contexts) to think of and produce a new product:
to develop new software 开发新软件
- produce to make things to be sold; to create something using skill:
a factory that produces microchips 微芯片制造厂
- generate to produce or create something, especially power, money or ideas:
to generate electricity 发电 Brainstorming is a good way of generating ideas. 集思广益是出主意的好办法。
- form [often passive] to make something from something else; to make something into something else:
Rearrange the letters to form a new word. 重新排列字母，组成另一单词。 The chain is formed from 136 links. 这根链条由 136 个链节组成。
- to make/create/develop/produce/generate/form something from/out of something
- to make/form something into something
- to make/produce wine
- to create/develop a new product
- to create/produce/generate income/profits/wealth
- to produce/generate electricity/heat/power
Extra ExamplesHe did a beautiful drawing of a house. 他画了一栋漂亮的房子。 Who's doing the flowers for the wedding? 谁在为婚礼献花？
- do something
- [intransitive, transitive]
to be suitable or be enough for somebody/something 适合；足够 ‘Can you lend me some money?’ ‘Sure—will $20 do?’ “你能借给我一点钱吗？” “当然可以，20 元够吗？” - do for somebody/something
These shoes won't do for the party. 这双鞋聚会时穿不合适。 - do as something
The box will do fine as a table. 这个箱子用作桌子还蛮不错。 - do somebody (+ adv./prep.) (especially British English)
This room will do me nicely, thank you (= it has everything I need). 这房间对我很合适，谢谢你。
- [transitive] do something
to perform or produce a play, an opera, etc. 演出，编排（戏剧、歌剧等） - [transitive] do somebody/something
to copy somebody’s behaviour or the way somebody speaks, sings, etc., especially in order to make people laugh 仿效，模仿，扮演（尤为逗乐） - be/get something done[intransitive, transitive]
to finish something 完成；做完 - [transitive] do something
to travel a particular distance 走过，旅行过（一段路程） How many miles did you do during your tour? 你走了多少英里的旅程？ My car does 40 miles to the gallon (= uses one gallon of petrol to travel 40 miles). 我的汽车每耗一加仑汽油可行驶 40 英里。
- [transitive] do something
to complete a journey 走完，完成（旅程） - [transitive] do something
to travel at or reach a particular speed 以…速度行进；达到…速度 - [transitive] do something (informal)
to visit a place as a tourist 参观；游览；在…观光 - [transitive] do something
to spend a period of time doing something 度过（一段时间） - [transitive] do somebody/something
to deal with or attend to somebody/something 处理；照料 - [transitive] do something
to cook something 烹制；煮；烧；煎 - [transitive, usually passive] (British English, informal)
to cheat somebody 欺骗 - [transitive] do somebody (for something) (British English, informal)
to punish somebody 惩罚；处罚 - [transitive] do something (informal)
to steal from a place （从某地方）盗窃；抢劫（某地方） - [transitive] do something (informal)
to take an illegal drug 吸（毒） - [transitive] do somebody/it (slang)
to have sex with somebody 与某人发生性关系
action行为
behave表现
succeed/progress顺利进行；进展
task/activity任务；活动
job职业
study学习
solve解决
make制作
be suitable/enough适合；足够
perform演出
copy somebody仿效
finish完成
travel旅行
speed速度
visit参观
spend time度过
deal with处理
cook烹调
cheat欺骗
punish惩罚
steal偷窃
take drugs吸毒
have sex性交
Word OriginOld English dōn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doen and German tun, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek tithēmi ‘I place’ and Latin facere ‘make, do’.
Idioms Most idioms containing do are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example do a bunk is at bunk.
be/have (got) nothing/not much to do with somebody/something
to be something that somebody does not need to know about or should not get involved in 与…有些（毫无、有很大等）关系 It's my decision—it's nothing to do with you. 这是我的决定——不关你的事。 ‘How much do you earn?’ ‘What's it got to do with you?’ “你挣多少钱？” “这跟你有什么关系？” We don't have very much to do with our neighbours (= we do not speak to them very often). 我们与邻居没什么来往。 I'd have nothing to do with him, if I were you. 如果我是你，我就不会跟他有任何瓜葛。
be/have to do with somebody/something | have (got) something, a lot, etc. to do with somebody/something
to be about or connected with somebody/something 关于；与…有关系（或有联系）
do right, well, etc. by somebody
to treat somebody in a way that is right, good, etc. 以正确的、好的等方式对待某人。 If we cannot keep the streets safe, then we are not doing right by the people of this country. 如果我们不能保证街道的安全，那么我们这个国家的人民就做得不对。 We need to do better by those suffering from mental illness. 我们需要为那些患有精神疾病的人做得更好。 We have done badly by the unemployed. 我们对失业者做得不好。
it won’t do
not do anything/a lot/much for somebody
nothing doing
no you don’t
that does it
that’s done it
that will do
what do you do for something?
what is somebody/something doing…?