go against1（及物，不可分）违反
His argument goes against common sense.他的论据违反常识。
It would go against my principles to get a reward without deserving it.让我无功受禄是违反我的信念的。
The result went against what I had expected.结果与我原来预料的正好相反。
This action went against the agreement between the two parties.这种行动违背双方之间的协议。
go against2（及物，不可分）不利于
The cold weather has gone against the crops lately.最近天气寒冷，对农作物不利。
The trend is going against them.事物发展的趋势对他们不利。
The policy goes against no more than a small number of lazy people.这项政策仅仅对少数懒汉不利。
go ahead1（不及物）进行，取得进展
The preparations against flood went ahead well.防洪准备工作进行顺利。
A month has passed and the work has not gone ahead.一个月已过，可是工作却没有进展。
"May I set to work now？""Yes，go ahead."“现在我可以开始工作了吗？”“行，动手吧。”
go along（不及物）继续进行
I found the job easier as I went along.干着干着我觉得这工作比较容易了。
There is no plan for training retail dealers.They have to learn the job as they go along.没有训练零售商的计划，他们只得边学边干。
Some students studying abroad always lived with the local American students.They learned spoken English naturally as they went along.有些留学生经常同当地的美国学生生活在一起。这样下去他们自然而然地学会了英语口语。
go along with（及物，不可分）赞同
He doesn't go along with the way you do it at all.他最不赞成你们这样搞。
The minority nationalities went along with that proposal.少数民族赞成那项建议。
What you said is somewhat reasonable，so I partly go along
with you.你的话有些道理，所以我部分地同意。
I don't go along with early marriage.我不赞成早婚。
go at（及物，不可分）不遗余力去做
We haven't found the solution to the problem yet.We are still going at it.我们尚未找到解决这个问题的办法，我们仍然在努力去解决。
He went at the job with vigour.他精力充沛地干这工作。
English is a subject that he hasn't gone at.英语是他不曾下工夫学的一门课程。
go back（不及物）追溯
His clan goes back to the Ming dynasty.他的家族可以追溯到明朝。
The cultural exchanges between China and Japan go back to very ancient times.中日文化交流可以追溯到遥远的古代。
The legend goes back to remote antiquity.这个传说可以追溯到遥远的过去。
go back on（及物，不可分）不履行（诺言）
He is a man who often goes back on his word.他是个常常食言的人。
If you make a promise，you ought not to go back on it.假如你许下诺言，你就不应食言。
Promises are made to be kept，and not lightly to be gone back on.说话就应算数，而不能随随便便出尔反尔。
go by1（不及物）（时光）流逝
In a twinkle three years went by.转瞬之间三年过去了。
Six years has gone by since their last visit.从他们上次访问到现在已经六年了。
Many months went by and no more savages came to the island.好几个月过去了，再没有野人来到这个岛屿。
go by2（不及物）被放过
It is silly of you to let this wonderful opportunity go by.你真糊涂把这个大好机会放过了。
We will never wrong a single good person nor let a single bad one go by.我们决不冤枉一个好人，也决不放过一个坏人。
Don't let the error go by this time.这次别把错误放过了。
go by3（及物，不可分）根据…判断
Going by his certificates，I think he will suit the post.根据他的证件判断，我认为他将适合这个职位。
A man should be gone by his deeds，not his words.判定一个人，看其行为而不是言语。
We can't go by people's appearance.我们不能以貌取人。
go down1（不及物）被记载下来
How the poet died didn't go down.那个诗人怎么死的没有记下来。
He will go down in history as a great surgeon.他将作为一个著名的外科医生载入史册。
That day will go down as one of great importance in the history of the world.那天将作为非常重要的日子载入世界史。
go down2（不及物）（价格等）下降
Production costs go down every year.生产成本逐年下降。
It is said that the prices of medicines will go down.据说药品价格将下降。
The tide is going down.正在退潮。
go for1（及物，不可分）抨击
They went for the essayist in the newspapers under their control.他们在自己控制的报纸上抨击这位小品文作家。
He went for me with false accusations.他罗织罪名攻击我。
The opposition speaker went for the minister for promising to help the loafers.反对党发言人抨击那位部长答应帮助无业游民。
go for ［after］2（及物，不可分）去请，去找
I shall go for an electrician.我要去找一位电工来。
Hood told me you were going for a job in London.Did you get it？胡德告诉我，你在伦敦找工作。你找到了吗？
Your mother is in a high fever.Go for the doctor.你的母亲在发高烧，去请医生来。
go for3（及物）喜欢
How do you go for my new motorcycle？你觉得我的新摩托车怎么样？
He doesn't go for tomatoes.他不喜欢吃西红柿。
I go for reading at night.我喜欢在夜间读书。
Do you go for pop？你喜欢流行歌曲吗？
go in for1（及物，不可分）参加（考试、比赛等）
How many of you are going in for the certificate examination？你们当中有多少人要参加证书考试？
Did you go in for the track and field events？你参加了田径赛吗？
You can't drive by yourself until you've gone in for and passed your driving test.要参加并通过驾驶考试才能单独开车。
They went in for cycle racing with one another for the championship.他们参加了比赛，争夺赛车冠军。
go in for2（及物，不可分）致力
Few women went in for sports in those days.那时很少有妇女从事体育运动。
Having left college，Monick went in for education.莫尼克离开大学后就从事教育工作。
My father has gone in for the study of traditional Chinese medicine all along.我父亲一直致力中医学的研究。
go into1（及物，不可分）调查
The police are going into the disappearance of a large quantity of cultural relics.警方正在调查大量文物失窃的问题。
We can go into all the causes of the war at this time.我们能够调查这次战争的全部起因。
We went into the case of arson.我们对这起纵火案进行了调查。
We have had a complaint from a customer.I'm afraid we'll have to go into it.一位顾客对我们有怨言，恐怕我们得调查一下。
go into2（及物，不可分）讲述
Go into your name and address.请说出你的名字和地址。
This book goes into the case for women's rights very clearly.这本书对女权情况叙述得很清楚。
Shall I go into my experiences？我可以谈我的经历吗？
He went into the story of his escape from the enemy's concentration camp.他讲述了他逃出敌人集中营的故事。
go into3（及物，不可分）投身于（某种行业等）
He has decided to go into the army.他已决定从军。
Dalton wants to go into law when he gets out of school.多尔顿想毕业后当律师。
The professor went into a new project of the defence department.这位教授投身到保卫部门一项新计划的工作中去。
Abby is going into coaching the jobless young people in vocational arts.艾比正在辅导无业青年学习职业技术。
go off1（不及物）（铃等）突然响起来
My alarm clock did not go off this morning.我的闹钟今天早晨没有响。
My gun went off accidentally and made a hole in the wall.我的枪意外走火，在墙上打了个洞。
He got up as soon as the alarm clock went off.闹钟一响，他就起床了。
The bell went off at six o'clock for supper.钟在6点的时候响，表示该吃晚饭了。
go off2（不及物）爆炸
Some shells went off and destroyed the building.一些炮弹炸毁了大楼。
A bomb fell in a field and went off.一个炸弹落在田野上爆炸了。
They kept loading the truck until one of the tyres went off.他们不断往卡车上装东西，直到压爆了一个轮胎。
go off3（不及物）情况好或不好
How is your work going off？你的工作情况怎么样？
The operation went off quite well.手术进行得很顺利。
Prospecting has already been going off steadily.勘探工作已经在稳步进行。
New clashes occurred when the negotiations were going off.谈判进行期间发生了新的冲突。