/du: ||; du/verb1 [T] to perform an action, activity or job 干；做: What are you doing? 你在干什么？What is the government doing about pollution (= what action are they taking)? 目前政府对污染问题采取什么措施？What do you do (= what is your job)? 你是做什么工作的？Have you done your homework? 你做完功课没有？I do twenty minutes exercise every morning. 我每天早上锻炼二十分钟。to do the cooking/cleaning/ironing 做饭；打扫；熨烫to do judo/aerobics/windsurfing 练柔道；做有氧运动；玩风帆冲浪What did you do with the keys (= where did you put them)? 你把钥匙搁哪儿了？
2 [I] to make progress or develop; to improve sth 进展；改善: ‘How's your daughter doing at school?’ ‘She's doing well.’ “你女儿在学校的情况怎么样？”“挺好的。”Last week's win has done wonders for the team's confidence. 该队上周的胜利起了奇迹般的作用，大大增强了该队信心。This latest scandal will do nothing for (= will harm) this government's reputation. 最近的这次丑闻将有损这届政府的声誉。
3 [T] to make or produce sth 制造；生产: The photocopier does 60 copies a minute. 这台复印机每分钟可复印60份。to do a painting/drawing 画一幅画
4 [T] to provide a service 提供服务: Do you do eye tests here? 你们这里检查视力吗？
5 [T] to study sth or find the answer to sth 学习；攻读；答（题目）: to do French/a course/a degree 学习法语；攻读课程；攻读学位I can't do question three. 第三道题我做不出来。
6 [T] to travel a certain distance or at a certain speed 走（一段路程）；以…速度行进: This car does 120 miles per hour. 这辆汽车的时速可达120英里。I normally do about five miles when I go running. 我跑步的话通常跑五英里左右。
7 [T] to have a particular effect 具有某种效果: A holiday will do you good. 度个假对你有好处。The storm did a lot of damage. 暴风雨造成严重的灾害。
8 [I,T] to be enough or suitable 足够；合适: If you haven't got a pen, a pencil will do. 如果你没有钢笔，铅笔也行。
be/have to do with sb/sth to be connected with sb/sth 跟…有关系:
I'm not sure what Paola's job is, but I think it's something to do with animals. 我不知道保拉是干什么工作的，但我想跟动物有点关系。‘How much do you earn?’ ‘ It's nothing to do with you!’ “你挣多少钱？”“你管不着！” could do with sth to want or need sth 希望有；需要:
I could do with a holiday. 我想度个假。 how do you do?→
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do away with sth to get rid of sth 摆脱；废除:
Most European countries have done away with their royal families. 大多数欧洲国家都废除了王室制度。 do sb out of sth to prevent sb having sth in an unfair way; to cheat sb 以不公平的手法阻止别人获得某物；欺骗:
They've done me out of my share of the money! 他们骗去了我的那份钱！ do sth up 1 to fasten a piece of clothing 把衣服的扣子扣上；把衣服的带子系好: Hurry up. Do up your jacket and we can go! 快。把你的上衣扣子扣好以后我们可以走了！
2 to repair a building and make it more modern 修缮，装修（建筑物）: They're doing up the old cottage. 他们在重修这旧村舍。
do without (sth) to manage without having sth 没有某事物也行:
If there isn't any coffee left, we'll just have to do without. 要是咖啡喝完了，我们只好得将就一下不喝了。