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Go-getter 是什么意思?主动争取机会、能把事办成的人

A go-getter 是积极主动、能做出成果的人。它是名词,所以不能说 very go-getter;它夸的是主动性,也不等于工作狂。

A go-getter 指凭着精力和主动性取得成果的人,不会只是等着别人提供机会。它用于称赞主动寻找客户、想法和机会的同事、学生或创业者。这个词比较口语;作文中用 ambitious 或 proactive 更中性。

什么情境适合说 a go-getter?

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be a (real) go-getter; a go-getter who + verb; the go-getter type

  • Maria is a real go-getter: she found three new clients in her first month.
  • We're looking for a go-getter who can open our new office in Manchester.
  • At university he was a go-getter, running two clubs and working part-time.

修改原因

修改前Our new manager is very go-getter, so the team is already busier.

修改后Our new manager is a real go-getter, so the team is already busier.

Go-getter 容易被当成 ambitious 那样的形容词,但它是指一类人的名词。因此,前面不能直接加 very,而要加冠词:a go-getter、a real go-getter。修改只把 very 换成 a real。

Cambridge Dictionary

A go-getter 得到赞赏的是主动性和成果。A workaholic 则强调工作很多,往往还会牺牲个人生活:He's a workaholic who never takes a holiday。Go-getter 不一定比别人工作更久,但会在没有人要求时主动寻找可以推进的事情。

动手练习

Lena is quite shy at parties, but she found five sponsors for the festival without anyone asking. She's a real ___.

(go-getter / social butterfly)

查看答案

go-getter — Lena 没等别人要求,就找到了五位赞助人,体现主动性和成果,所以是 go-getter。A social butterfly 喜欢社交、很容易交朋友,但 Lena 在聚会上相当害羞。

描述一个会主动把事情办成的人,可以是同事、同学或朋友。说说对方独立完成了什么,以及花了多长时间。

My friend Dasha is a real go-getter: she started a cake business at nineteen and had twenty regular customers within a year.

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