an activity such as cleaning that is done carefully and completely彻底做的事情;仔仔细细做的事情
This carpet's filthy! It needs a really good going-over.这地毯太脏了!得好好洗洗。
Detectives have given the apartment a thorough going-over (= examined it carefully).侦探们把公寓仔细搜查了一遍。
UK informal an occasion when someone is hit repeatedly被毒打,被痛打
They said I'd get a real going-over if I didn't pay them by tomorrow.他们说我要是明天还不给他们钱,他们就会狠揍我一顿。