英语短语"go out"是一个多义不及物动词短语,核心含义围绕“离开、停止、传播”等,具体用法需结合语境理解。以下是其常见含义、例句及用法要点:
指从房间、房子、建筑物等内部走到外部,强调“离开当前封闭环境”。
① Please go out and throw the trash away.(请出去把垃圾扔掉。)② I can't go out—I'm waiting for a delivery.(我不能出去,我在等快递。)
指离开家去和朋友聚会、吃饭、看电影等休闲社交,是日常最常用的义项之一。
搭配:
go out with sb:和某人外出(如朋友、同事);
go out for sth:出去做某事(如吃饭、散步)。
① Do you want to go out for dinner tonight?(今晚要不要出去吃晚饭?)② They go out with their neighbors every Friday.(他们每周五和邻居出去聚会。)
指火焰、光源停止燃烧/发光,是不及物用法(无被动)。
① The campfire went out because of the rain.(篝火因为下雨灭了。)② Don't let the candle go out—it's dark.(别让蜡烛灭了,太黑了。)
指风格、时尚、观念等不再被广泛接受。
① Bell-bottoms went out in the 1980s but are back now.(喇叭裤80年代过时,现在又流行了。)② That slang word went out years ago.(那个俚语好几年前就不用了。)
指节目通过媒体向公众传送。
① The news goes out every hour on the radio.(广播每小时播出一次新闻。)② The new series goes out tonight at 8 pm.(新剧今晚8点播出。)
非正式用法,常用进行时,指“处于稳定恋爱关系”或“定期约会”。
① How long have you been going out with Sarah?(你和萨拉谈恋爱多久了?)② He's going out with a girl from his class.(他在和班里的一个女生约会。)
指商店、公司等停止运营。
① The local bakery went out of business last month.(当地面包店上个月停业了。)② Many small shops went out of business during the pandemic.(疫情期间很多小店倒闭了。)
1、 不及物特性:
除了“go out with sb(和某人约会/外出)”外,不直接接宾语。如需说明“从哪里出去”,需加介词of,如:
go out of the room(从房间出去);
go out of the office(从办公室出去)。
2、 与“go outside”的区别:
go out:强调“离开封闭空间”(可以是去商店、餐厅等任何外面的地方);
go outside:更强调“到户外”(如院子、公园等露天场所),例:Go outside and play football.(去户外踢足球。)
3、 常见固定搭配:
go out for a walk:出去散步;
go out to do sth:出去做某事(如go out to buy milk“出去买牛奶”);
go out of one's way:特地(虽包含“go out”,但属于独立短语,意为“特意做某事”)。
"go out"的含义需结合语境判断,核心是“离开当前状态/空间”:从封闭到开放(出去)、从燃烧到熄灭(熄灭)、从流行到过时(过时)、从运营到停业(倒闭)。日常使用中,社交/娱乐义和熄灭义最高频,需重点掌握。