general had to get his troops
across the river.
部队过河 〇 ◊ VVe couZdn’t
get the pkmo through the door. 我们无法将钢琴搬过这道门。◊ W^d better caH
a taxi and get you home.我们最好叫辆出租车送你回家。
can’t get the 〖id ojf•我打不幵盖子6: 19 [VN] [no .passive] to use a bus，taxi，plane, etc.搭乘，乘坐 i 公兵汽车、租 车、.飞机_ ) : We're going to be late—Zet’s get a taxi.我 们要迟到了——咱们坐出租车吧。◊ 了 usuaHy
get the bus to woHc.我通常坐公共汽车上班。
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MEAL 饭菜 2®
~ sth (for yoursetf/sb) | ~ (yourself/sb) sth (e5pec/’a//y 8r£) to
prepare a meal 准各，#.(饭）：[VN] Who’s getting the
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TELEPHONE/DOOR 电话；u' 21 [VN]
(M/oww/) to answer the telephone or a door when sb calls, knocks, etc. 接（电话）；应（门)：MH you get the phone? 去接 一下电话好吗？
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CATCH/HIT 抓住;击中
22 [VN] to catch or take hold of sb,
especially in order to harm or punish them (尤指 为伤害或惩罚）抓住，捉住，逮住：He was on the rim /or
a weefc be/ore the po〖ice got him.他逃跑一周后警方才
将他逮住。◊ to get sb by
the arm/wrisJ/throat 抓住桌 A 的胳膊/手腕；掐住某人的喉咙oS/ie/eHoverboardand
the sharks got her.她从船上跌入水中裣鲨鱼咬了。◊ He thinks
everybody is out
to get him (=
trying to harm him)•他认夫所W人都想害他。◊ (M/〇/wa/) ni gety〇tt/or that/这事我跟你没完！ 23
[VN +£»办./^印.]to hit or wound _ 中；使受伤：rhe got Aim in the
necfc. 子弹击中了他的颈部。
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UNDERSTAND fflM 24 [VN] [no passive] {informaf)
to under- stand sb/sth理命；明白：J don’t get you.我i不懂你的
意思。◊ She didn’t get
t/ie jofce•她不明白那笑话的含义。
0 / don^ get it—why would she do a
thing like that? ^ 不明白——她怎么会干那种事？ ◊/
get the message—
you don’t want me to come.我明白这意思 你是不希
望我来。note at UNDERSTAND
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HAPPEN/EX丨ST 发生；存在 25 [VN] [no passive]
used to say that sth
happens or exists (.表示发生或存
在）』：You get (— There are) all
these kids hanging around in the street.所有这些孩子都在街'上闲逛。◊ iTiey stiH get cases 〇/ typhoid
there.他们那儿仍有伤寒病
发生。
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CO_SE/ANNOY 使困惑 / 烦‘恼 26 _ [no passive] (informaf)
to make sb feel confused because they do not understand sth使困惑；使迷惑；把…难住BBC3 puzzle ： 'Wha^s
the capital of
there/’（= I don’t know) “葆加利亚的首都在什么地
方？ ”“你可把我给难住了！ ” 27 [VN] [no passive] to annoy sb 使;^恼；使恼火：What gets me is having
to do the same thing all day long.
的是整天都得干同样的事。
iiijIJ Get is one of the most
common words in English, but some people try to avoid it in formal writing. *
get是英语中最常用的单词之一，但有的人在正
式文体中尽量避免使用。Most idioms containing
get are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives, in the idioms, for example
get sb’s goat is at goat.大多 数含get的习语，都可在该等习语中的名词及形容词相
关词条找到，如get sb’s goat在词条goat下纟 be
getting on {informal) 1 (of a person A) to
be becoming old 变老；上卓纪 2
(of time 时间)■ to be becoming
late 渐晚；_迟..：The time's getting
on—we ought to be
going•时间越来越晚了 我们该聿了。be getting on
for ... {especially 6r£) to be nearly a
particular time, age or number接运（尬时刻、年龄或奴目）：Jt must be getting on
/or mfdnight. —定快到半夜了。◊ He’s getting
on/or efg/ity.他近八.，十岁:了i .can’t get ’over sth {informal) used to say that you
are shocked, surprised, amused, etc. by sth因…而感到震惊（或命讶、好笑 ■等} __ J can’t get over how rude s/ie was.她这么粗鲁真 盛我感到惊讶。get a'way from it a丨丨（，>7/o/7rjfl〇 to have a short holiday/vacation in a
place where you can relax (到他处度短假）躲清静，get it 'on (with sb)
(s/fl/ig,
especially
it (
853 get
人；使某人担忧（或激动）get sb nowhere/not
get sb anywhere
to
not help sb make progress or succeed 使
无所进展（或成就）;徒劳：TViis 〖ine 〇/investigation is getting us nowhere.这种调査方式不会使我们得到任何结
果。◊ Being rude to me won’t gef you
anywhere.你对我
[野也没有用。get
somewhere/anywhere/nowhere to make some progress/no progress 看所（或无所）.:进 展：After six months,
work on the project, at last I feel J’m getting somewhere.那个项目丰J六个月之后我
终于感到有 了一些进展。◊ I don’t seem
to be getting anywhere with this 〖etter.我的这封信看样子没多大进展。
‘get there to achieve your aim or complete a task 达到 目的；完成任务；获得成功：I’m sure youli get
there in the end我相?言你最终会成功的。◊ it’s not ^e/fect but we’re getting there (= making progress).虽病这并非完
美无瑕，但我们正朝着目标前进。how selfish，stupid, ungrateful, etc. can you 'get? (informal) used to express
surprise or disapproval that sb has been so selfish，etc.(表示惊奇或禾赞成 >
你怎么这么自私（或愚
蠢、忘恩负义等）there’s no getting a‘way from sth | you
can’t get
a’way from sth you have to admit that sth unpleasant is
true不容否认，只好承认（不愉快的事
)
what
are you, was
he, etc, getting at? {informal) used to ask, especially in an angry way,
what sb is/was suggesting (尤指气li地问）你（或他等）这话是什么意
思，你（或他等）用意何在：partly to Wame? What
exactly are you getting at?我应负部分责任？你究竟是什
么意思？ what has got into sb?
(/njfo/7r?fl/) used to say that sb has suddenly started to behave in
a strange or different way (表示某人突然行为反常起来）…怎么啦： Wha^s got into Alex? He never used to
worry like that. 亚历克斯怎么啦?他以前从未那样愁过。
UnTiiq ,get a bout (fir£) ?= GET around(I)
,get a'bove yourself {especially Br£) to have too high an
opinion of yourself自以为f不起；自高自大;自视甚高
get
a'cross (to sb) | ,get sth^a'cross (to sb) to be communicated or
understood; to succeed in commu- nicating sth被传达；被理解；把…讲清楚：Your meaning didn’t rea办,get
across.你的意思并未真疋为别
人理解。0 H^s
not very good at getting his ideas across. 他不太善于清楚地表达自己的思想。
,get a head (of sb) to make progress
(further than others have done)遙在(某人W )前面；领先;胜过
(某人）：She wants to get
a/tead in her career.、紲想[在 事ik上脱颖而出。◊ He soon got ahead 〇/ the others in his cZass.地很快嬈在班上名列前茅了。:
,get a‘long *1 (usually used in
the progressive tenses 通
常用于进行时）to leave a place离开；离去：it’s time we were
getting a〖ong.我们该离开了。2 = get on(1)
,get a1 round
1
{BrE also ,get a1
bout) to
move from place to place or from person to person 传播；流传；各 处走动：Sfte gets around with
the he(p 〇/a
stick.她拄着
拐杖四处走动。◊ News soon got
around that he had re啦ned.他辞职的消息很快传开了。2 (叫?ed<?//y N/\m£)
=GET ROUND
'get at sb (usually used in the
progressive tenses 通常
用于进行时）to keep criticizing sb
—再批评，不断指责，
老是数落（某人）：He’s always getting at me•他老是责 备我。.◊ She/eeLs
she’s being got at•她感到自己总是受人
数落。‘get at sb/sth to reach sb/sth; to
gain access to sb/sth到达某处；接近某人（或某物）；够得着某物：
rhe/iies
are iodced up and J can’t get at them.文件资料 锁起来T,我取不出A。‘get at sth to leam or find out
sth 获悉；了鉍；査明；发现：rhe truth is sometimes
di^cuZt to get at.有时S相很婊查明。
,get a'way 1 to have a holiday/vacation ‘度假；休假： We’re hoping to get
away /or a /ew days at Easter•我 们期待着复活节出去休几天假。——related noun getaway^) 2 (8/^， //i/Qjrwfl/^used to
show that you do not believe or are surprised by what sb has said (表示不相
信或惊奇:.）别胡扯：These ricfcets didn’t
cost me .a thing. ’ ‘Getaway/’ “这些票我一分钱也没花。” “别开玩笑 ':了 ,get a'way (from ...) to succeed in leaving a
place (得以）离开，脱身：了 won’t
be aWe to get away 介om the oj5fke be/ore 7.我7点钟之前无法离开办公室。
•get a’way (from sb/ ••,) to escape from sb or a
place 摆 脱（某人.）；逃离（某地）.get a’way with sth 1 to steal sth and
escape with it 偷携某物潜逃；偷走：