Word
get-go
/ˈgetˌgəʊ/
noun
开始;开头
the very beginning or start
- 1.
the time at which something is supposed to begin
某事应该开始的时间
某事应该开始的时间;开端;开始
In use
From the get-go, I knew this project would be challenging.
She was on board with the plan from the get-go.
We should have fixed this problem from the get-go.
from the get-go
She was in charge from the get-go.
她从一开始就负责。
at the get-go
He was skeptical at the get-go.
他一开始就持怀疑态度。
since the get-go
“get-go”通常用于非正式场合,常与介词 from, at, since 连用。
I've known about it since the get-go.
我打从一开始就知道了。
Common mistakes
I will get-go my homework now.I will start my homework from the get-go.
get-go 是名词,意为'开端',不能作动词。应使用 'start from the get-go' 结构。
He was there at the get-go.He was there from the get-go.
"from the get-go" 是固定搭配,表示'从一开始',介词应用 from 而非 at。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用于固定短语 'from the get-go' 中,且通常以单数形式出现。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.