do away with
To do away with something means to remove it completely or put an end to it.
The long-range goal must be to do away with nuclear weapons altogether.
长远目标一定是销毁所有的核武器。
If one person does away with another, the first murders the second. If you do away with yourself, you kill yourself.
a woman whose husband had made several attempts to do away with her.
一位遭丈夫数次谋杀未遂的女人。
do in
To do someone in means to kill them.
Whoever did him in removed a man who was brave as well as ruthless.
无论是谁杀了他,都除掉了一个勇猛而残忍的人。
do up
If you do something up, you fasten it.
Mari did up the buttons.
玛丽扣好了扣子。
If you say that a person or room is done up in a particular way, you mean they are dressed or decorated in that way, often a way that is rather ridiculous or extreme.
a small salon done up in saffron silks and plum velvet cushions.
一个用橘黄色的丝织品和暗紫色的天鹅绒坐垫装饰起来的小沙龙。
do without
If you do without something you need, want, or usually have, you are able to survive, continue, or succeed although you do not have it.
We can't do without the help of your organization.
我们不能没有你们机构的帮助。
If you say that you could do without something, you mean that you would prefer not to have it or it is of no benefit to you.
He could do without her rhetorical questions at five o'clock in the morning.
他不愿早晨5点就听她那些无须回答的问题。
could do with
If you say that you could do with something, you mean that you need it or would benefit from it.
I could do with a cup of tea.
我需要一杯茶。
what did you do with
You can ask someone what they did with something as another way of asking them where they put it.
What did you do with that notebook?
你把那本笔记本放哪儿去了?
what is someone doing here , what is something doing here
If you ask what someone or something is doing in a particular place, you are asking why they are there.
'Dr Campbell,' he said, clearly surprised. 'What are you doing here?'
“坎贝尔医生,”他一脸惊讶地说道,“你怎么会在这儿?”
have to do with , be to do with
If you say that one thing has something to do with or is something to do with another thing, you mean that the two things are connected or that the first thing is about the second thing.
Mr Butterfield denies having anything to do with the episode.
巴特菲尔德先生否认他和这一事件有关。
dos and don'ts
If someone tells you the dos and don'ts of a particular situation, they advise you what you should and should not do in that situation.
Please advise me on the most suitable colour print film and some dos and don'ts.
请给我推荐最合适的彩色胶卷,并告诉我注意事项。
Do is used to form the negative of main verbs, by putting 'not' after 'do' and before the main verb in its infinitive form, that is the form without 'to'.
They don't want to work.
他们不想工作。
I did not know Jamie had a knife.
我不知道杰米有把刀。
Do is used to form questions, by putting the subject after 'do' and before the main verb in its infinitive form, that is the form without 'to'.
Do you like music?
你喜欢音乐吗?
What did he say?
他说了什么?
Do is used in question tags.
You know about Andy, don't you?
你了解安迪,不是吗?
You use do when you are confirming or contradicting a statement containing 'do', or giving a negative or positive answer to a question.
'Did he think there was anything suspicious going on?'—'Yes, he did.'
“他认为有什么可疑的事情发生吗?” “是的,他是这样认为的。”
Do can be used to refer back to another verb group when you are comparing or contrasting two things, or saying that they are the same.
I make more money than he does.
我挣的钱比他多。
I had fantasies, as do all mothers, about how life would be when my girls were grown.
和所有母亲一样,我也有幻想,想像我的女儿们长大成人后生活会是怎样。
You use do after 'so' and 'nor' to say that the same statement is true for two people or groups.
You know that's true, and so do I.
你知道那是真的,我也知道。
When you do something, you take some action or perform an activity or task. Do is often used instead of a more specific verb, to talk about a common action involving a particular thing. For example you can say 'do your hair' instead of 'brush your hair'.
I was trying to do some work.
我正试图做些工作。
After lunch Elizabeth and I did the dishes.
午餐后,我和伊丽莎白洗了碗。
Do can be used to stand for any verb group, or to refer back to another verb group, including one that was in a previous sentence.
What are you doing?
你在干什么?
You can use do in a clause at the beginning of a sentence after words like 'what' and 'all', to give special emphasis to the information that comes at the end of the sentence.
All she does is complain.
她只顾抱怨。
If you do a particular thing with something, you use it in that particular way.
I was allowed to do whatever I wanted with my life.
我被允许自由安排我的生活。
If you do something about a problem, you take action to try to solve it.
They refuse to do anything about the real cause of crime: poverty.
他们拒绝采取任何行动解决引发犯罪的真正原因:贫困。
If an action or event does a particular thing, such as harm or good, it has that result or effect.
A few bombs can do a lot of damage.
几颗炸弹足以造成严重破坏。
If you ask someone what they do, you want to know what their job or profession is.
'What does your father do?'—'Well, he's a civil servant.'
“你父亲是做什么工作的?” “哦,他是个公务员。”
If you are doing something, you are busy or active in some way, or have planned an activity for some time in the future.
Are you doing anything tomorrow night?
明晚你有事吗?
If you say that someone or something does well or badly, you are talking about how successful or unsuccessful they are.
Connie did well at university and graduated with honours.
康妮在大学表现很好,以优等成绩毕业。
You can use do when referring to the speed or rate that something or someone achieves or is able to achieve.
They were doing 70 miles an hour.
他们的速度每小时70英里。
If someone does drugs, they take illegal drugs.
I don't do drugs.
我不吸毒。
If you say that something will do or will do you, you mean that there is enough of it or that it is of good enough quality to meet your requirements or to satisfy you.
Anything to create a scene and attract attention will do.
只要能当众大闹,吸引人们的注意,做什么都行。
If you do a subject, author, or book, you study them at school or college.
She planned to do maths at night school.
她打算上夜校学数学。