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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，幹，辦（某事） What are you doing this evening? 你今晚打算做什麽？ We will do what we can to help. 我們會盡力幫助。 Are you doing anything tomorrow evening? 你明晚有事嗎？ The company ought to do something about the poor service. 公司應該對差勁的服務采取點措施。 What have you done to your hair? 你的頭發是怎麽搞的？ There's nothing to do (= no means of passing the time in an enjoyable way) in this place. 這地方沒什麽好玩的。 There's nothing we can do about it (= we can't change the situation). 這種事情我們毫無辦法。 What can I do for you (= how can I help)? 我能爲您做點什麽？
- [intransitive]
to act or behave in the way mentioned （以某種方式）做，行動，表現 - do as…
Do as you're told! 叫你怎麽做你就怎麽做！ They are free to do as they please. 他們想怎麽做就怎麽做。 - + adv./prep.
You would do well to (= I advise you to) consider all the options before buying. 你購買之前最好對各種選擇都考慮一下。
Extra ExamplesJust do what they tell you to do. 照他們所說的去做就是了。 Do whatever you like. 你喜歡做什麽就做什麽。
- do as…
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
used to ask or talk about the success or progress of somebody/something （問詢或談論時用）進展，進行 How is the business doing? 生意好嗎？ She did well out of (= made a big profit from) the deal. 她從這筆交易中賺了不少錢。 He's doing very well at school (= his work is good). 他在學校裏學習很不錯。 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)? 你好嗎？
- [transitive] do something
to work at or perform an activity or a task 從事（工作）；進行（活動）；執行（任務） - [transitive]
to perform the activity or task mentioned 做；從事 - do the ironing, cooking, shopping, etc.
I like listening to the radio when I'm doing the ironing. 我喜歡邊熨衣服邊聽收音機。 You could help me by doing the dishes. 你可以幫我洗碗。 - do some, a little, etc. acting, writing, etc.
She did a lot of acting when she was at college. 她在大學時演過很多戲。
Vocabulary Building Household jobs: do or make?Household jobs: do or make? 家務活：用 do 還是 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:
做家務活可用下列短語表示：wash the dishes（洗餐具）、clean the kitchen floor（擦洗廚房地板）、set the table（擺餐具）等，在口語中常用動詞 do 取代： Let me do the dishes. 我來洗碗吧。 Michael said he would do the kitchen floor. 邁克爾說他來擦洗廚房地板。 It’s your turn to do the table. 輪到你擺餐具了。
do 常與以 -ing 結尾的名詞連用： to do the shopping/cleaning/ironing/vacuuming 買東西；打掃衛生；熨衣服；用吸塵器吸塵
- The verb make is used especially in the phrase make the beds and when you are talking about preparing or cooking food:
動詞 make 尤用於短語 make the beds（鋪床）以及談論烹調： He makes a great lasagne. 他做的寬面條真好吃。 I’ll make breakfast while you’re having a shower. 你淋浴時我就做早餐。
Can you get dinner while I put the kids to bed? 我照料孩子們上床睡覺時你做飯行嗎？ Sit down—I’ll fix supper for you. 坐下吧，我給你做晚飯。
- do the ironing, cooking, shopping, etc.
- [transitive] do something
used with nouns to talk about tasks such as cleaning, washing, arranging, etc. （與名詞連用，表示打掃、清洗、整理等） - [transitive] do something
(usually used in questions 通常用於疑問句 to work at something as a job 從事（職業） What do you do (= what is your job)? 你幹什麽工作？ What does she want to do when she leaves school? 她畢業後想幹什麽？ What did she do for a living? 她過去幹哪一行爲生？ What's Tom doing these days? 湯姆最近在幹什麽？
- [transitive] do something
to learn or study something 學習；攻讀；研究 - [transitive] do something
to find the answer to something; to solve something 解答；解決 - [transitive]
to produce, make or provide something 做出；制作 - do something
to do a drawing/painting/sketch 畫畫；繪畫；畫素描 Does this pub do lunches? 這家酒館供應午餐嗎？ Who's doing the food for the wedding reception? 誰在承辦婚宴的酒席？ Many hotels don't do single rooms at all. 很多旅館根本不提供單人間 - do something for somebody
I'll do a copy for you. 我將爲你複印一份。 - do somebody something
I'll do you a copy. 我將複印一份給你。
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. 她給主持面試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、準備（尤指藝術品或食品）： He did a beautiful drawing of a house. 他畫了一棟漂亮的房子。 Who’s doing the food for the party? 誰爲聚會準備食物？
- create to make something exist or happen, especially something new that did not exist before:
Scientists disagree about how the universe was created. 科學家對宇宙是怎樣形成的有分歧。
make or create? 用 make 還是 create？ - develop (used especially in business contexts) to think of and produce a new product:
to develop new software 開發新軟件
- produce to make things to be sold; to create something using skill:
a factory that produces microchips 微芯片制造廠
- generate to produce or create something, especially power, money or ideas:
to generate electricity 發電 Brainstorming is a good way of generating ideas. 集思廣益是出主意的好辦法。
- 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，組成另一單詞。 The chain is formed from 136 links. 這根鏈條由 136 個鏈節組成。
- 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. 他畫了一棟漂亮的房子。 Who's doing the flowers for the wedding? 誰在爲婚禮獻花？
- do something
- [intransitive, transitive]
to be suitable or be enough for somebody/something 適合；足夠 ‘Can you lend me some money?’ ‘Sure—will $20 do?’ “你能借給我一點錢嗎？” “當然可以，20 元夠嗎？” - do for somebody/something
These shoes won't do for the party. 這雙鞋聚會時穿不合適。 - do as something
The box will do fine as a table. 這個箱子用作桌子還蠻不錯。 - do somebody (+ adv./prep.) (especially British English)
This room will do me nicely, thank you (= it has everything I need). 這房間對我很合適，謝謝你。
- [transitive] do something
to perform or produce a play, an opera, etc. 演出，編排（戲劇、歌劇等） - [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（尤爲逗樂） - be/get something done[intransitive, transitive]
to finish something 完成；做完 - [transitive] do something
to travel a particular distance 走過，旅行過（一段路程） How many miles did you do during your tour? 你走了多少英裏的旅程？ My car does 40 miles to the gallon (= uses one gallon of petrol to travel 40 miles). 我的汽車每耗一加侖汽油可行駛 40 英裏。
- [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…速度行進；達到…速度 - [transitive] do something (informal)
to visit a place as a tourist 參觀；遊覽；在…觀光 - [transitive] do something
to spend a period of time doing something 度過（一段時間） - [transitive] do somebody/something
to deal with or attend to somebody/something 處理；照料 - [transitive] do something
to cook something 烹制；煮；燒；煎 - [transitive, usually passive] (British English, informal)
to cheat somebody 欺騙 - [transitive] do somebody (for something) (British English, informal)
to punish somebody 懲罰；處罰 - [transitive] do something (informal)
to steal from a place （從某地方）盜竊；搶劫（某地方） - [transitive] do something (informal)
to take an illegal drug 吸（毒） - [transitive] do somebody/it (slang)
to have sex with somebody 與某人發生性關系
action行爲
behave表現
succeed/progress順利進行；進展
task/activity任務；活動
job職業
study學習
solve解決
make制作
be suitable/enough適合；足夠
perform演出
copy somebody仿效
finish完成
travel旅行
speed速度
visit參觀
spend time度過
deal with處理
cook烹調
cheat欺騙
punish懲罰
steal偷竊
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 與…有些（毫無、有很大等）關系 It's my decision—it's nothing to do with you. 這是我的決定——不關你的事。 ‘How much do you earn?’ ‘What's it got to do with you?’ “你掙多少錢？” “這跟你有什麽關系？” We don't have very much to do with our neighbours (= we do not speak to them very often). 我們與鄰居沒什麽來往。 I'd have nothing to do with him, if I were you. 如果我是你，我就不會跟他有任何瓜葛。
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 關於；與…有關系（或有聯系）
do right, well, etc. by somebody
to treat somebody in a way that is right, good, etc. 以正確的、好的等方式對待某人。 If we cannot keep the streets safe, then we are not doing right by the people of this country. 如果我們不能保證街道的安全，那麽我們這個國家的人民就做得不對。 We need to do better by those suffering from mental illness. 我們需要爲那些患有精神疾病的人做得更好。 We have done badly by the unemployed. 我們對失業者做得不好。
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…?