Định nghĩa của từ do1

Phát âm từ vựng do1

do1verb

do1

/duː//duː/

Nguồn gốc của từ vựng do1

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’.

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1action

used to refer to actions that you do not mention by name or do not know about

  • What are you doing this evening?
  • We will do what we can to help.
  • Are you doing anything tomorrow evening?
  • The company ought to do something about the poor service.
  • What have you done to your hair?
  • There's nothing to do (= no means of passing the time in an enjoyable way) in this place.
  • There's nothing we can do about it (= we can't change the situation).
  • What can I do for you (= how can I help)?

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1behave

to act or behave in the way mentioned

  • Do as you're told!
  • They are free to do as they please.
  • You would do well to (= I advise you to) consider all the options before buying.
Ví dụ bổ sung:
  • Just do what they tell you to do.
  • Do whatever you like.

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1succeed/progress

used to ask or talk about the success or progress of somebody/something

  • How is the business doing?
  • She did well out of (= made a big profit from) the deal.
  • He's doing very well at school (= his work is good).
  • Both mother and baby are doing well (= after the birth of the baby).
  • How are you doing (= how are you)?

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1task/activity

to work at or perform an activity or a task

  • I'm doing some research on the subject.
  • I have a number of things to do today.
  • I do aerobics once a week.
  • Let's do (= meet for) lunch.
  • Sorry. I don't do funny (= I can't be funny).

to perform the activity or task mentioned

  • I like listening to the radio when I'm doing the ironing.
  • You could help me by doing the dishes.
  • She did a lot of acting when she was at college.

used with nouns to talk about tasks such as cleaning, washing, arranging, etc.

  • to do (= wash) the dishes
  • to do (= arrange) the flowers
  • I like the way you've done your hair.

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1job

to work at something as a job

  • What do you do (= what is your job)?
  • What does she want to do when she leaves school?
  • What did she do for a living?
  • What's Tom doing these days?

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1study

to learn or study something

  • I'm doing physics, biology and chemistry.
  • Have you done any (= studied anything by) Keats?

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1solve

to find the answer to something; to solve something

  • I can't do this sum.
  • Are you good at doing crosswords?

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1make

to produce, make or provide something

  • to do a drawing/painting/sketch
  • Does this pub do lunches?
  • Who's doing the food for the wedding reception?
  • Many hotels don't do single rooms at all.
  • I'll do a copy for you.
  • I'll do you a copy.
Ví dụ bổ sung:
  • He did a beautiful drawing of a house.
  • Who's doing the flowers for the wedding?

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1be suitable/enough

to be suitable or be enough for somebody/something

  • ‘Can you lend me some money?’ ‘Sure—will $20 do?’
  • These shoes won't do for the party.
  • The box will do fine as a table.
  • This room will do me nicely, thank you (= it has everything I need).

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1perform

to perform or produce a play, an opera, etc.

  • The local dramatic society is doing ‘Hamlet’ next month.

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1copy somebody

to copy somebody’s behaviour or the way somebody speaks, sings, etc., especially in order to make people laugh

  • He does a great Elvis Presley.
  • Can you do a Welsh accent?

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1finish

to finish something

  • Sit there and wait till I'm done.
  • I've done talking—let's get started.
  • Did you get your article done in time?

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1travel

to travel a particular distance

  • How many miles did you do during your tour?
  • My car does 40 miles to the gallon (= uses one gallon of petrol to travel 40 miles).

to complete a journey

  • We did the round trip in two hours.

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1speed

to travel at or reach a particular speed

  • The car was doing 90 miles an hour.

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1visit

to visit a place as a tourist

  • We did Tokyo in three days.

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1spend time

to spend a period of time doing something

  • She did a year at college, but then dropped out.
  • He did six years (= in prison) for armed robbery.

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1deal with

to deal with or attend to somebody/something

  • The hairdresser said she could do me (= cut my hair) at three.

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1cook

to cook something

  • How would you like your steak done?

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1cheat

to cheat somebody

  • This isn't a genuine antique—you've been done.

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1punish

to punish somebody

  • They did him for tax evasion.
  • She got done for speeding.

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1steal

to steal from a place

  • The gang did a warehouse and a supermarket.

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1take drugs

to take an illegal drug

  • He doesn't smoke, drink or do drugs.

Ví dụ của từ vựng do1have sex

to have sex with somebody

Thành ngữ của từ vựng do1

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
  • It's my decision—it's nothing to do with you.
  • ‘How much do you earn?’ ‘What's it got to do with you?’
  • We don't have very much to do with our neighbours (= we do not speak to them very often).
  • I'd have nothing to do with him, if I were you.
    • 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
  • ‘What do you want to see me about?’ ‘It's to do with that letter you sent me.’
  • Her job has something to do with computers.
  • Hard work has a lot to do with (= is an important reason for) her success.
    • do right, well, etc. by somebody
    to treat somebody in a way that is right, good, etc.
  • If we cannot keep the streets safe, then we are not doing right by the people of this country.
  • We need to do better by children failed by our care system.
  • We have done badly by the unemployed.
    • it won’t do
    (especially British English)used to say that a situation is not acceptable and should be changed or improved
  • This is the third time you've been late this week; it simply won't do.
    • not do anything/a lot/much for somebody
    (informal)used to say that something does not make somebody look attractive
  • That hairstyle doesn't do anything for her.
    • nothing doing
    (informal)used to refuse a request
  • ‘Can you lend me ten dollars?’ ‘Nothing doing!’
    • no you don’t
    (informal)used to show that you intend to stop somebody from doing something that they were going to do
  • Sharon went to get into the taxi. ‘Oh no you don't,’ said Steve.
    • that does it
    (informal)used to show that you will not accept something any longer
  • That does it, I'm off. I'm not having you swear at me like that.
    • that’s done it
    (informal)used to say that an accident, a mistake, etc. has had a very bad effect on something
  • That's done it. You've completely broken it this time.
    • that will do
    used to order somebody to stop doing or saying something
  • That'll do, children—you're getting far too noisy.
    • what do you do for something?
    used to ask how somebody manages to obtain the thing mentioned
  • What do you do for entertainment out here?
    • what is somebody/something doing…?
    used to ask why somebody/something is in the place mentioned
  • What are these shoes doing on my desk?

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