go ahead1 phrasal verbphr v na) START DOING somethingto start to do something, especially after planning it or asking permission to do it withThey’ve decided to go ahead with plans to build 50 new houses on the site.
go ahead and do somethingI went ahead and arranged the trip anyway.
nb) HAPPENif an event or process goes ahead, it happensA judge has ruled that the music festival can go ahead.
nc) spoken used to give someone permission to do something, or let them speak before you‘Do you mind if I open the window?’ ‘No, go ahead.’
If you want to leave, go right ahead.
nd) (also go on ahead)BEFORE to go somewhere before the other people in your groupYou go ahead and we’ll catch you up later.
ofHe stood back to let Sue go ahead of him.
ne) to start to be winning a game or competitionDulwich went ahead after 22 minutes.
→ go-ahead1 → gogo with• If no firm offer has been made within three months the farmer is free to go ahead with his original plans.• For the moment, however, I feel it would be better if he was dissuaded from going ahead with it.• But in practice, if most countries want to go ahead with something, they may well ignore a lone dissenter.• The Ministry of Defence is to go ahead with the partial privatisation of its defence research laboratories.• The manager had agreed to let him go ahead with the remodeling.• The meeting made it crystal clear that Carter was determined to go ahead with the withdrawal.• Be assured that if you go ahead with your plans you will meet with certain defeat.
go right ahead• "Do you mind if I smoke?" "No, go right ahead."• And I said, no, go right ahead.• As he put the phone down he thought: You go right ahead.• EmmyD: Sure, go right ahead.• If it sounds good, go right ahead.• If you want to try it out yourself, go right ahead.• If there are any changes you wish to make concerning a relative, go right ahead and make them. 2 phrasal verbphr v a) START DOING somethingto start to do something, especially after planning it or asking permission to do it 開始〔尤指經過計劃或允許後着手做〕 withThey’ve decided to go ahead with plans to build 50 new houses on the site. 他們決定開始規劃,在這個地塊上新建50棟住宅。
go ahead and do somethingI went ahead and arranged the trip anyway. 不管怎麽樣,我開始安排這次旅行的事情了。
b) HAPPENif an event or process goes ahead, it happens 〔活動或過程〕發生,進行A judge has ruled that the music festival can go ahead. 法官作出裁決,音樂節可以舉行。
c) spoken used to give someone permission to do something, or let them speak before you 請吧;說吧‘Do you mind if I open the window?’ ‘No, go ahead.’ “我開窗你介意嗎?”“沒關系,開吧。”
If you want to leave, go right ahead. 如果你想走,那就走吧。
d) (also go on ahead)BEFORE to go somewhere before the other people in your group 先走,先行You go ahead and we’ll catch you up later. 你先走,我們随後就趕上來。
ofHe stood back to let Sue go ahead of him. 他往後靠讓休先走。
e) to start to be winning a game or competition 〔比賽中〕領先Dulwich went ahead after 22 minutes. 22分鐘以後達利奇領先了。
→ go-ahead1go with• If no firm offer has been made within three months the farmer is free to go ahead with his original plans.• For the moment, however, I feel it would be better if he was dissuaded from going ahead with it.• But in practice, if most countries want to go ahead with something, they may well ignore a lone dissenter.• The Ministry of Defence is to go ahead with the partial privatisation of its defence research laboratories.• The manager had agreed to let him go ahead with the remodeling.• The meeting made it crystal clear that Carter was determined to go ahead with the withdrawal.• Be assured that if you go ahead with your plans you will meet with certain defeat.
go right ahead• "Do you mind if I smoke?" "No, go right ahead."• And I said, no, go right ahead.• As he put the phone down he thought: You go right ahead.• EmmyD: Sure, go right ahead.• If it sounds good, go right ahead.• If you want to try it out yourself, go right ahead.• If there are any changes you wish to make concerning a relative, go right ahead and make them.