a go-ahead + singular noun
作定语，置于名词前，常含积极进取、有开拓精神之意。
She works for a go-ahead company that invests in new technology.
她在一家积极进取、投资新技术的公司工作。
有活力的；精力充沛的；领先的（得分）；进步的；发挥领导作用的；活跃的；精力充沛的；使得分队或选手领先的得分
进步的；发挥领导作用的
Progressive; exerting leadership.
活跃的；精力充沛的
Dashing; energetic.
使得分队或选手领先的得分
Being a score which gives the scoring team or player the lead in the game.
The go-ahead manager introduced remote work long before the pandemic.
这位有魄力的经理在疫情之前很久就引入了远程办公。
用法提示：go-ahead 作前置定语形容词，表示‘有魄力的、有远见的’，修饰 manager。
Our go-ahead students organized a recycling program at school.
我们那些积极进取的学生在学校组织了一个回收计划。
用法提示：go-ahead 作形容词，修饰 students，意为‘有干劲的、积极进取的’。
She is a go-ahead leader who welcomes new challenges.
她是一位敢于迎接新挑战、积极进取的领导者。
用法提示：go-ahead 用作定语形容词，表达‘不断进取的’之意。
作定语，置于名词前，常含积极进取、有开拓精神之意。
She works for a go-ahead company that invests in new technology.
她在一家积极进取、投资新技术的公司工作。
体育语境中常与 goal、run、point 等连用，指使本方取得领先的得分。
He scored the go-ahead goal in the final minute.
他在最后一分钟打入了领先的一球。
形容人时表示精力充沛、有闯劲，通常作定语。
The firm is run by a go-ahead young manager.
这家公司由一位干劲十足的年轻经理经营。
grammar · medium
易错句子She works for a go ahead company in Shenzhen.
正确表达She works for a go-ahead company in Shenzhen.
作定语的复合形容词必须用连字符连接。写成 go ahead 时，读者会把它当成动词短语（go + ahead），无法理解成“有进取心的、起带头作用的”这一形容词意思。
grammar · medium
易错句子The board finally agreed to go-ahead with the plan.
正确表达The board finally agreed to go ahead with the plan.
go ahead 是“动词 + 副词”构成的短语动词，两个词分开写；带连字符的 go-ahead 只能作定语形容词（如 a go-ahead company），不能作谓语动词。
grammar · medium
易错句子Our factory uses go-ahead technology from Germany.
正确表达Our factory uses advanced technology from Germany.
go-ahead 形容人或组织有进取心、能起带头作用，不用来修饰技术、设备等事物表示“先进”；汉语“先进的技术”要译成 advanced technology。
forward-looking 强调着眼未来、有前瞻性，多修饰政策、规划和企业战略；go-ahead 强调有干劲、积极进取，多修饰人或公司，语气更口语。
dynamic 强调活力与不断发展，可形容人、市场、经济；go-ahead 侧重敢想敢干的进取劲头，且只作定语，一般不说 “He is very go-ahead”。
leading 指处于领先或首要地位，如 leading scorer、leading company，可用于人和机构；go-ahead 的体育义只指使本方取得领先的那一分（the go-ahead goal），不修饰人。
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