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dost

/dʌst/

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verb

做，为动词助词。

(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.

Examples :

""Dost thou understand the question?" "

你明白这个问题吗？（这里的“dost”只是古英语的助动词，没有实际意义。）

grammar linguistics

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verb

做，实行，执行。

To perform; to execute.

Examples :

"All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon?"

你整天就知道上网。你今天下午准备做什么？

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verb

使，令。

To cause, make (someone) (do something).

Examples :

"Though I hate chores, my mother dost me clean my room every Saturday. "

虽然我不喜欢做家务，但我妈妈总是令我每个星期六打扫房间。

language grammar

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verb

足够，满足.

Examples :

"it’s not the best broom, but it will have to do; this will do me, thanks."

这扫帚不是最好的，但也只能这样了；这样就足够了，谢谢你。

utility function

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verb

应该，宜。

To be reasonable or acceptable.

Examples :

"It simply will not do to have dozens of children running around such a quiet event."

在这么安静的场合，让几十个孩子到处乱跑，实在是不应该的。

attitude value moral philosophy logic

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verb

造成，导致

(ditransitive) To have (as an effect).

Examples :

"The fresh air did him some good."

新鲜的空气对他有好处，让他感觉好多了。

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verb

做得，为。

To fare, perform (well or poorly).

Examples :

""How dost thy garden grow this year, considering the drought?" "

考虑到今年的旱情，你的花园今年长势如何？

action being function

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verb

职责是，任务是

(chiefly in questions) To have as one's job.

Examples :

""What dost thou, good sir, as thy profession?" (What is your job, sir?) "

先生，您的职业是什么？(Xiānshēng, nín de zhíyè shì shénme?)

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verb

做，实行

To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something).

Examples :

""Each morning, she diligently dost her chores before heading to school." "

每天早上，她都会勤奋地做完家务才去上学。

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verb

做饭，烹饪.

Examples :

"My grandmother dost a pot of stew every Sunday. "

我奶奶每个星期天都做一大锅炖菜。

food utensil action

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verb

旅行，游历，巡游

To travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of.

Examples :

"Let’s do New York also."

我们再去纽约玩一圈吧.

way action vehicle

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verb

对待，处置。

To treat in a certain way.

Examples :

"My teacher doth us fairly, giving everyone the same amount of time to finish the test. "

我的老师对待我们很公平，给每个人完成考试的时间都一样。

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verb

做，料理

To work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.

Examples :

"Original Definition: To work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc. Sentence: "Thou dost the dishes every evening after dinner, so I will dry them." "

你每天晚饭后都洗碗，所以我来擦干它们。

work service job action

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verb

行事，作为。

To act or behave in a certain manner; to conduct oneself.

Examples :

"The student will dost himself with a quiet confidence during the presentation. "

学生在展示时会表现出一种沉静的自信。

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verb

坐牢，服刑。

To spend (time) in jail. (See also do time)

Examples :

"I did five years for armed robbery."

我因为持械抢劫坐了五年牢。

police law government

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verb

扮演，饰演，模仿。

To impersonate or depict.

Examples :

"They really laughed when he did Clinton, with a perfect accent and a leer."

当他惟妙惟肖地模仿克林顿，带着那种眼神和口音时，他们都笑翻了。

art entertainment

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verb

效仿，模仿。

(with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.

Examples :

"He did a Henry VIII and got married six times."

他这是学亨利八世，结了六次婚。

culture action style tradition society language

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verb

杀死，弄死.

Examples :

"The farmer dost the chicken for dinner. "

农民为了晚餐宰杀了那只鸡。

action human inhuman war military

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verb

收拾，解决，完结。

To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.

Examples :

"If you cheat on the exam, the teacher dost your chances of passing the class. "

如果你考试作弊，老师就会断送你通过这门课的机会。

outcome action event disaster

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verb

惩罚，处罚

To punish for a misdemeanor.

Examples :

"He got done for speeding."

他因为超速被罚了。

law moral guilt action

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verb

做爱，性交.

To have sex with. (See also do it)

sex body human action

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verb

欺骗，诈骗

To cheat or swindle.

Examples :

"That guy just did me out of two hundred bucks!"

那个家伙刚刚骗走了我两百块钱！

business economy moral

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verb

翻译，转化

To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.

Examples :

"The student dost the English poem into French for extra credit. "

为了获得额外的学分，那个学生把这首英文诗翻译成了法文。

language communication

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verb

完成，做完。

Examples :

"Once you dost your homework, you can play. "

你做完作业后，就可以玩了。

achievement action

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当佣人, 做家务。

To work as a domestic servant (with for).

Examples :

""She dost for a wealthy family in the countryside, taking care of their children and home." "

她在一个乡下的富裕人家当佣人，照顾他们的孩子和打理家务。

job service work human

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verb

做，为，是。

(auxiliary) Used to form the present progressive of verbs.

Examples :

"Dost thou see what I am doing? "

你看到我在做什么吗？

grammar linguistics language

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verb

贴现，兑付。

To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.

Examples :

"The bank dost the check for me, so I could pay my rent on time. "

银行帮我把支票贴现了，所以我才能及时交房租。

business finance

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verb

给予，提供。

(ditransitive) To make or provide.

Examples :

"Could you do me a burger with mayonnaise instead of ketchup?"

你能给我做一个汉堡，用蛋黄酱代替番茄酱吗？

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verb

弄伤，伤着

To injure (one's own body part).

Examples :

"He dost his hand when he continues to type with a bad wrist. "

他明知道手腕不好，还继续打字，这是在弄伤自己的手啊.

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verb

吸毒，嗑药。

Examples :

"I do cocaine."

我吸可卡因。

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verb

存在，为了...而存在

(in the form be doing [somewhere]) To exist with a purpose or for a reason.

Examples :

"My old textbooks still dost in the attic, gathering dust, but they serve a purpose now as decorations. "

我那些旧课本还在阁楼里，积满了灰尘，但它们现在作为装饰品，也算为了某种目的而存在了。

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