go·ing1 /ˈɡəʊɪŋ $ ˈɡoʊ-/ ●○○ noun [uncountableU] 1 SPEEDthe difficulty or speed with which something is done 难度;进展速度hard/rough/slow etc going I’m getting the work done, but it’s slow going. 这事我正在做,但是进度很慢。
good going/not bad going We climbed the mountain in three hours, which wasn’t bad going. 我们在三小时内爬上了山,这样的速度不错了。
2 LEAVE A PLACEthe act of leaving a place 离开,离去 SYN departure His going will be no great loss to the company. 他的离去对公司来说并不算多大的损失。
4 while the going’s good NOW spoken if you suggest doing something while the going’s good, you think it should be done before it becomes difficult or impossible 趁情况还有利时 Let’s leave while the going’s good. 我们趁现在这个机会快走吧。
while the going’s good• Let's get out while the going's good.
5. when the going gets tough, the tough get goingthe tough get going when the going gets tough when the conditions become difficult, strong people begin to do something in a determined way 时势造英雄,环境造就人 6. the going British EnglishBrEDSO the condition of the ground, especially for a horse race 〔尤指赛马场的〕地面状况 → comings and goings at coming1(2)