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    The go-to person for a problem is the one everybody asks, because they are very good at that thing. If the computer breaks, she is the go-to person. If you need a cake, he is the go-to baker.

    The go-to person for a problem is the one everybody asks遇到問題時的go-to person就是大家都會去問的那個人 because they are very good at that thing因為他們對那件事特別在行 If the computer breaks, she is the go-to person如果電腦壞了she is the go-to person If you need a cake, he is the go-to baker如果你需要蛋糕he is the go-to baker

    It sits before a noun: a go-to expert. You may also hear it as a noun: she is my go-to for tax questions.

    It sits before a noun它可以放在名詞前面 a go-to experta go-to expert You may also hear it as a noun你也會聽到它當名詞用 she is my go-to for tax questionsshe is my go-to for tax questions

    Though actually, English now uses go-to for things as well as people — a go-to recipe, a go-to restaurant — the one you always pick. The first sense to learn is still the person.

    Though actually, English now uses go-to for things as well as people不過現在英文裡go-to不只用在人身上也可以用在事物上 a go-to recipe, a go-to restauranta go-to recipe、a go-to restaurant the one you always pick就是你每次都會選的那個 The first sense to learn is still the person要學的第一個意思還是「人」

    Informal, common in American English, and quite new as a set word: people stuck go and to together, from “the one you go to.” It is not the everyday verb in “I go to school.”

    Informal, common in American English, and quite new as a set word這個字很口語在美式英語裡很常見而且作為固定用語算滿新的 people stuck go and to together, from "the one you go to."大家把go和to黏在一起來自「the one you go to」這個概念 It is not the everyday verb in "I go to school."它跟"I go to school"裡日常用的動詞不一樣

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組成Go and to stuck into one word (a univerbation). First it meant the person you go to.

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

go-toadj/ˈɡoʊˌtu/

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    Desired; desirable; of choice.

    • Cheesecake is my go-to food whenever I feel down.
    • The USA Network, let's face it, isn't anyone's go-to channel.
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    Reliable; likely to perform in difficult circumstances.

    • Smith is your go-to person if you want lasting results.
    • Trump resisted for many weeks. He called the Epstein story a “hoax,” his go-to move for maximally damaging accusations.

go-tonoun/ˈɡoʊˌtu/

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    A person or thing that is one’s usual choice.

    • Going for a drink after work is usually my go-to.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。