do (
duː)
– 3rd person singular present tense does (daz) : past tense did (did) : past participle done (dan) : negative short forms don't(dount) doesn't (ˈdaznt) , didn't (ˈdidnt) – verb1. used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements. Do you smoke?
2. used with a more important verb for emphasis; (I did buy a ticket but I must have lost it) ; (Do sit down) .
3. used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before. I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.
4. used with a more important verb after seldom, ~rarely and little. Little did he know what was in store for him.
5. to carry out or perform. What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do. thực hiện
6. to manage to finish or complete. When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour. hoàn thành
7. to perform an activity concerning something. to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows. làm
8. to be enough or suitable for a purpose. Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting? phù hợp
9. to work at or study. She's doing sums; He's at university doing science. nghiên cứu
10. to manage or prosper. How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school. chăm lo
11. to put in order or arrange. She's doing her hair. sắp xếp
12. to act or behave. Why don't you do as we do? hành động
13. to give or show. The whole town gathered to do him honour. bày tỏ
14. to cause. What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm. gây ra
15. to see everything and visit everything in. They tried to do London in four days. tới xem xét
noun –
plural do's –
an affair or a festivity, especially a party. The school is having a do for Christmas. bữa tiệc liên hoan
ˈdoer nouna person who does something. an evildoer; a doer of good deeds. người thực hiện
ˈdoings noun pluralthe things which a person does. He tells me about all your doings. việc làm
done (
dan)
adjective1. finished or complete. That's that job done at last. hoàn thành
2. (of food) completely cooked and ready to eat. I don't think the meat is quite done yet. nấu chín
3. socially accepted. the done thing. có thể chấp nhận về mặt xã hội
ˌdo-it-yourˈself noun, adjective(of) the art or practice of doing one's own decorating, repairs etc (also DIY). I've just bought a book on do-it-yourself so I can try to tile the bathroom; a do-it-yourself job. tự làm lấy
to-ˈdoa fuss. a tremendous to-do about the missing papers. làm ầm lên
I/he etc could be doing with / could do withit would be better if I, he etc had or did (something). I could do with a cup of coffee. pha
do away withto get rid of. They did away with uniforms at that school years ago. từ bỏ
do forto kill or cause the end of. That attack of flu almost did for him. giết chết hoặc chấm dứt
done forruined, defeated or about to be killed etc. The police are coming – run for it or we're done for! bị đánh bại;sẽ bị giết
done inexhausted. kiệt sức
do outto clean thoroughly. The room's tidy – I did it out yesterday. dọn sạch sẽ
do out ofto prevent from getting, especially by using dishonest methods. My boss tried to do me out of a day's holiday. ngăn cản ai làm gì
do's and don'ts (
dounts)
rules or advice for action. If you want to lose weight, I can give you a list of do's and don'ts. lời khuyên
do withoutto manage without and accept the lack of. We'll just have to do without a phone; If you're too lazy to fetch the ice-cream you can just do without; I can do without your opinion, if you don't mind. không cần đến
to do with1. (with have) to have dealings with. I never had anything to do with the neighbours. có quan hệ
2. (with have) to be involved in, especially to be (partly) responsible for. Did you have anything to do with her death? liên quan đến
3. (with have) to be connected with. Has this decision anything to do with what I said yesterday? có mối quan hệ với
4. (with be or have) to be about or concerned with. This letter is/has to do with Bill's plans for the summer. liên quan tới
5. (with have) to be the concern of. I'm sorry, but that question has nothing to do with me; What has that (got) to do with him? có liên quan
what are you etc doing with1. why or how have you etc got. What are you doing with my umbrella?
2. what action are you etc taking about. What are they doing with the children during the day if they're both working?