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ˌgoing-ˈover noun [singular] informal 1 EXAMINEa thorough examination of something to make sure it is all right 彻底检查，仔细审查 → once-over The media gave his personal life a pretty firm going-over. 媒体对他的私生活刨根究底。2 give something a going-over informal to improve the condition of something, for example by cleaning it thoroughly 改善某物；彻底清理某物 You ought to give the place a going-over with the Hoover once in a while. 你应该隔一阵子就用吸尘器把家里收拾收拾。3. give somebody a going-over informal British EnglishHIT to hit someone and hurt them 把某人痛打一顿Examples from the Corpusgoing-over• I gave him a good going-over, I can tell you.• It was neat as a new pin and showed no signs of the going-over it had suffered when Newman was last there.ˌgoing-ˈover nounChineseSyllable of is something make thorough it a sure to examination Corpus |