(TTS發音) 1. move freely（四處）自由走動
People are going about more now that the weather's better. 天氣轉好，人們四處走動的更多了。
Teenage boys tend to go about in groups. 十幾歲的男孩喜歡成群結伙地四處閒逛。
It is dangerous to go about on the construction site without a safety helmet. 不戴安全帽在工地上走來走去是危險的。
2. circulate；go around；spread流傳；四處傳播（謠言、消息等）
The story may not be true，but it is going about all the same. 故事可能不真實，但照樣四處流傳。
There is another rumour going about that the President will resign soon. 還有一條傳聞說，總統不久就要辭職。
There are whispers going about the city that the Bank is to raise its interest. 城裡流傳說銀行要提高利率。
3. be busy with；be occupied with；keep working on 忙于
The children are going about their homework very seriously tonitht. 孩子們今晚忙著認真地做作業。
Go about your businss. 去忙你自己的事吧。
The best cure for grief is to go about your usual work. 消除悲傷的最好辦法是做你通常做的事。
4. tackle；make a start at交涉；對付；著手處理
Can you help me with this problem？I don't quite know how to go about it. 你能幫我解決這個問題嗎？我不太清楚如何處理。
I'm afraid you're not going about it the right way. 你這樣做恐怕方法不對。
He will go about it with his whole heart. 他將全心全意地從事這項工作。
We must go about our work or we'll fall behind the schedule. 我們必須著手這項工作，否則就完不成預定的計劃了。
5. keep company for friendship or for courting 來往密切；戀愛
How long have Eric and Hilda been going about with each other？埃裡克和希爾妲戀愛多久了？
He goes about with a group of nice boys. 他常和一群好孩子在一起玩。
That pretty girl is about with a man who is old enough to be her father. 那位漂亮的姑娘正同一個年紀大得足以做她父親的人來往很密切。
6. （ship）change direction（船）改變航向；掉轉方向
As soon as the captain heard the cry “Man overboard”，he ordered the ship to go about and search for the missing man. 船長一聽到“有人落水”的喊聲，就命令掉轉船頭尋找失蹤的人。
