1. leave離去
Mr. Browder isn't here;he's gone out,but he'll be back in a few minutes. 布魯德先生不在這裡,他出去了,但過幾分鐘就回來。
I must go out shopping for half an hour. 我得外出半小時買東西。
2. leave home for work離開家出去工作
When she was eighteen,she went out as governess. 她18歲時離家當了家庭教師。
3. cease burning熄滅
The match went out in the wind. 火柴被風吹熄了。
The candlelight went out of itself. 蠟燭自己熄滅了。
4. end結束
The year went out,with great achievements on all fronts. 過去的一年以各條戰線上的輝煌成就而結束。
5. cease to be fashionable;cease to be followed,practiced or accepted 過時;不流行
Few Englishmen wear frock coats now. They went out years ago. 現在,英國人很少穿大禮服了。大禮服已經過時多年了。
This expression has gone out;nobody uses it today. 這種表達法已經過時了,現在沒有人再用它。
Short skirts have gone out. 短裙已經過時了。
6. be sent out被送出去了;被發出去
All the invitations for the party have now gone out. 所有宴會的請帖現在都已發出去了。
Have all the wedding invitations gone out yet?所有的婚禮請帖都已發出去了嗎?
7. emigrate移居國外
He went out to Australia about five years ago. 大約5年前他就移居澳大利亞了。
The whole family have gone out to Canada. 全家已移居加拿大。
8. cease to function(usn. in a competition);retire from power(比賽中)被淘汰;辭職
That team went out in the third round. 那個隊在第3輪中被淘汰。
The president that has just gone out was unpopular. 剛下台的那位校長不受大家擁護。
9. (the tide,sea,water)flow back or away(潮、海水等)退潮;退去
The tide has gone out. 潮水退了。
10. be on strike罷工
The workers went out in protest against unbridled in flation. 工人們舉行罷工,抗議失去控制的通貨膨脹。
They gained some victory in going out. 他們罷工取得了一些勝利。
The miners went out for more pay. 礦工罷工要求增加工資。
11. die死
The poor old man went out yesterday. 那位可憐的老人昨天去世了。
Suffering from a sudden heart attack,he went out in a few minutes. 他因心髒病發作,不到幾分鐘就死了。