【英语一题一讲】go to any length to do sth.

   

        go to great / any length(s) to do sth.

                                                                                            

                                                                                                 佳中

 

 

 

 

 

 We will go to any __________ to dissuade him from carrying on the dangerous attempt.

 [A] ability                                                [B] effort

 [C] extent                                                [D] length

 

【答案】D

【题意】 我们会尽一切努力劝说他不要再继续进行这项危险的企图。

 

 

                             

 

  

     go to great / any length(s) to do sth. 意为“想尽一切办法”、“尽最大的

努力”、“竭尽全力”、“千方百计”地做某事，多用于褒义，也可表示贬义。

 

例句：

      

    1）He said that he would go to any length to help us solve the difficult problem.   

 他说他会尽力帮助我们解决这个难题。

    2）She went to any length to satisfy the demands of his son.      

 她尽了一切努力满足孩子的要求。

    3）Bill will go to any length to keep Dick from getting a date with Mary.

         比尔将竭尽全力阻止迪克跟玛丽约会。

4）He goes to any length to extort wealth and want to become rich by any

      means.    

 他无所不用其极地搜刮财物，不择手段地想成为富人。

5）Having gone through ups and downs with her fiancé, she will go to great

      lengths  to make sure her wedding perfect.

 和未婚夫经历了许多曲折后，她想方设法要举办一个完美的婚礼。

    6）She 's so afraid of him that she goes to great lengths to avoid him.   

 她很怕他，所以她千方百计地躲着他。

    7）We go to great lengths to ensure every component we design , manufacture

          and use is the best in every way.   

 我们竭尽全力确保每一件我们设计，制造和使用的部件在各方面都是最优质的。

   8）Parents always go to great lengths to ensure the studentsperform well in the

         exams.

 父母们总是竭尽所能确保其子女能够在考试中有良好的发挥。