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Go out 是什么意思?和一个人出去就一定是约会吗?

Go out 常指外出娱乐,go out with 也可能表示恋爱关系。With friends 和 with Tom 为什么会让人产生不同理解?约朋友喝咖啡时尤其要留意。

Go out 表示离开家,到外面消遣,例如去咖啡馆、电影院或散步。Go out with 后接某个人时,常表示与对方谈恋爱。说灯或火时,go out 还表示熄灭:The lights went out。

想在对话中用 go out 吗?

练习在对话中灵活使用英语词汇

开始学习

go out (for a meal/walk); go out + -ing; go out with + person; go out of + room/building

  • We don't go out much during the week because we both start work early.
  • It's such a nice evening. Let's go out for a walk after dinner.
  • Sara has been going out with a guy from her gym for about six months.

修改原因

修改前On Saturday I'm walking with friends, so I won't be home for dinner.

修改后On Saturday I'm going out with friends, so I won't be home for dinner.

Walk with friends 具体指与朋友一起步行,听者会想到走路这个动作。如果是到咖啡馆、酒吧或电影院度过晚上,应说 go out。真的要散步时,可以说 go for a walk。

Cambridge Dictionary

Go out with friends 通常只是与朋友一起外出。但 with 后若只接一个人,就可能被理解为恋爱关系:How long have you been going out with Tom? 通常是在问你和 Tom 交往多久了。若只是朋友见面,用 I'm meeting Tom for a coffee 更清楚。

动手练习

Mark doesn't want to stay in on Friday night, so he's going to ___ with his friends to a new bar.

(go out / go outside)

查看答案

go out — Mark 不想周五晚上待在家,而是要与朋友去一家新酒吧,属于外出娱乐,所以选 go out。Go outside 只强调走到建筑外面,例如出去透气,不能准确表达这里去酒吧消遣的意思。

描述你喜欢怎样在外面度过一个晚上。说出通常去哪里,以及和谁一起去。

On Friday evenings I like to go out to a small Georgian restaurant with my two best friends from school.

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