go on
phrasal verb with go verb uk/ɡəʊ/ us/ɡoʊ/ going | went | gone
(HAPPEN)
B1 进行；发生
to happen
I'm sure we never hear about a lot of what goes on in government. 我肯定，政府内部发生的很多事情我们永远也不会听说。
This war has been going on for years. 这场战争已经持续好几年了。
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- He likes to know what's going on.
- Hello, hello. What's going on here then?
- The meeting was going on in the room next door.
- The matches were going on simultaneously.
- It's hard to know what goes on behind my back.
(CONTINUE)
B1 继续干; （做完一件事）接下来继续做（另一件事）
to continue
Please go on with what you're doing and don't let us interrupt you. 请继续做你的事情，不要因为我们而中断。
[ + -ing verb ] We really can't go on living like this - we'll have to find a bigger house. 我们真的不能再这样生活下去——我们必须要找个大些的房子。
If you go on (= continue behaving) like this, you won't have any friends left at all. 如果你继续这样，你一个朋友都留不住。
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- The award ceremony goes on for another hour.
- Go on for another 50 metres until you come to the traffic lights.
- We can't go on until we've fixed the puncture.
- The second chapter went on to describe his early career.
- If you can't answer a question, go on to the next one.
(OPERATE)
开始运转
to start operating
The spotlights go on automatically when an intruder is detected in the garden. 当探测到有人闯入花园时，聚光灯会自动打开。
When does the heating go on? 什么时候开始供暖？
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- I didn't hear the central heating go on.
- The lights go on automatically at six o'clock.
- I flicked the switch but it didn't go on.
- The street lights go on at about three o'clock in winter.
- I don't think the heating went on this morning.
(TALK AGAIN)
B2 （停顿后）继续说，接着讲
to start talking again after a pause
She paused to have a sip of coffee and then went on with her account of the accident. 她停下来又点了一支烟，然后继续述说她对那次事故的印象。
[ + speech ] "What I want more than anything else," he went on, "is a house in the country with a large garden for the children to play in." “我最想要的，”他接着说，“是一座乡村宅院，里面有个大花园能让孩子们在里面玩。”
informal（用于鼓励）来吧，继续
something that you say to encourage someone to say or do something
Go on, what happened next? 继续说，接着又发生了什么呢？
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- He took a sip of coffee and went on with his story.
- After stopping to clear his throat the politician went on with his speech.
- Go on, tell me more.
(TALK A LOT)
C2 唠叨;没完没了地讲
to talk in an annoying way about something for a long time
He went on and on until I finally interrupted him and told him I had to go. 他唠叨个没完，最后我只能打断他，说我要走了。
I just wish he'd stop going on about how brilliant his daughter is." "Yes, he does go on (a bit), doesn't he?" “我真希望他不要再喋喋不休地说他女儿有多聪明。”“对，他是（有点儿）唠叨，是不是？”
I wish you'd stop going on at me (= criticizing me repeatedly) about my haircut. 我希望你不要再没完没了地数落我的发型了。
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- I heard you the first time, you don't need to go on about it.
- He tends to go on a bit in his lectures.
- The after-dinner speaker went on a bit.
- He's always going on about how much money he earns.
(PLEASE DO)
（用于鼓励或劝说）继续，来吧
used when encouraging someone to do something
Go on, have another drink. 来，再来一杯饮料。
"I don't really feel like seeing a film tonight." "Oh go on. We haven't been to the cinema for ages." “我今晚真的不想去看电影。”“哎呀，来吧。我们都好长时间没去过电影院了。”
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- Go on, take a day off work. You deserve it.
- Please can we get a kitten? Oh go on.
- Go on, have another glass of wine.
- Wear the low-cut blouse with your pink shorts - go on, I dare you!
- Have another slice of cake - go on, be a devil!
(AGREE)
informal（表示改变想法，同意做原来不想做的事）那好吧，也行
something that you say in order to agree to do or allow something that you did not want to do or to allow before
"Are you sure you don't want another slice of cake?" "Oh go on then, but just a small one." “你真的不想再吃一块蛋糕了吗？”“那好吧，但是就来一小块。”
(TIME)
持续;（时间）流逝，过去
to continue or pass
Tomorrow will start cold but it should get warmer as the day goes on. 明天就开始冷了，但是随着日子一天天过去，又会转暖一些。
As the evening went on, it became clear that we should never have agreed to see each other again. 那个晚上，随着时间一分分过去，我们都明白了，我们真不应该答应对方再次见面的。
(NOT BELIEVE)
go on!mainly UK old-fashioned （表示不相信）行了！ 得了！
used when you do not believe someone