1. carry on
核心词义：
① 继续(做某事)(基础含义，高考高频，侧重克服困难、干扰持续进行)
② 维持，经营(熟词生义);
常见搭配：
carry on with sth./doing sth. 继续做某事
carry on a business/trade 经营生意/贸易
例句：
Despite the sudden power failure, the students carried on with their self-study quietly.
尽管突然停电，学生们仍继续安静滴自学。
After her husband’s retirement, she had to carry on the small restaurant by herself.
丈夫退休后，她不得不独自维持这家小餐馆的经营。
2. carry out
核心词义：
① 执行，实施(计划、命令、任务、方案等，基础含义)
② 完成，实现(熟词生义)
③ 履行(承诺、义务、合同、职责等)。
常见搭配：
carry out a plan/order/task 执行计划/命令/任务
carry out a promise/obligation 履行承诺/义务
例句：
He finally carried out his childhood dream of exploring the ancient city after years of preparation.
经过多年准备，他最终实现了探索这座古城的童年梦想。
3. go on
核心词义：
① 继续(做某事)，持续(基础含义，侧重自然延续或接着进行，可表示继续做同一件事，也可以表示接着做另一件事)
② 发生(熟词生义，用于描述某件事的继续或者持续发声)
③ (时间)过去，流逝
常见搭配：
go on doing sth. 继续做同一件事
go on to do sth. 接着做另一件事(做完前一件，转向下一件)
as time goes on 随着时间推移
例句：
When the teacher entered the classroom, he noticed something strange was going on.
老师走进教室时，注意到有奇怪的事情正在发生。
4. cut off
核心词义：
① 切断(电源、水源、供应、通讯等)，中断(基础含义)
② 使隔绝，使孤立(熟词生义，侧重地理、情感、社交上的隔绝);
③ 剪下，切掉(物体的部分);
④ 打断(谈话)
常见搭配：
cut off electricity/water/supply 切断电/水/供应
cut off communication/contact 中断通讯/联系;
cut off from 与……隔绝
例句：
The heavy snowstorm cut off the mountain village from the outside world for nearly a week.
暴风雪使这个山村与外界隔绝了近一周。
核心区别：
carry on 表“继续”时强调“克服阻碍、干扰后继续”，后接with sth./doing sth.;go on 则强调“自然延续或切换至另一件事”。
巩固练习
1. To address the problem of food waste, the local government plans to ________ a series of measures, including promoting food-saving campaigns in restaurants.
A. carry on B. carry out C. go on D. cut off
2.Although it was getting dark, the workers ________ working in the factory without any complaint.
A. carried on B. carried out C. went on D. cut off
答案：B D
