get
verb In spoken North American English the past participle gotten is almost always used.Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they get | |
he / she / it gets | |
past simple got | |
past participle got | |
-ing form getting |
- [transitive, no passive] get something
to receive something 收到;接到 I got a call from Dave this morning. 今天早上我接到戴夫的電話。 What (= What presents) did you get for your birthday? 你收到什麽生日禮物了? He gets (= earns) about $40 000 a year. 他一年掙 4 萬美元左右。 This room gets very little sunshine. 這個房間幾乎照不進陽光。 I got a shock when I saw the bill. 我看到賬單時大吃一驚。 I will report back when I get a chance. 有機會我會匯報的。 I get the impression that he is bored with his job. 我的印象是他厭倦他的工作。 Where did you get the idea from? 你是從哪裏得到這個想法的? It's the best way to get a sense of what's actually going on here. 這是了解這裏實際情況的最好方法。 She got great satisfaction from seeing his embarrassment. 看到他困窘的樣子,她感到非常滿足。
- [transitive, no passive]
to obtain something 獲得;得到 He has just got a new job. 他剛找到一份新工作。 I'll get the money somehow. 我會想辦法弄到錢的。 She opened the door wider to get a better look. 她把門開大些以便看得更清楚。 Try to get some sleep. 盡量睡會兒吧。 You can also get information on careers in social work from their website. 你也可以從他們的網站上獲得社會工作的職業信息。 I think someone's trying to get your attention. 我覺得有人想引起你的注意。 She really knows how to get results. 她真的知道怎麽得到結果。
- [transitive]
to buy something (定期)買,購買 - get something
Where did you get that skirt? 你在哪兒買的那條裙子? Did you manage to get tickets for the concert? 你弄到音樂會的票了嗎? - (North American English)
Can I get a Coke? 我能要一杯可樂嗎?
- get something for somebody
Did you get a present for your mother? 給你母親買禮物了嗎? - get somebody/yourself something
Did you get your mother a present? 給你母親買禮物了嗎? Why don't you get yourself a car? 你爲什麽不買輛汽車呢? $100 will get you the basic model. 100美元就能買到基本款。 You can get yourself the basic model for $100. 你可以花100美元買到基本款。
- get something
- [transitive, no passive]
to obtain or receive an amount of money by selling something (賣某物)掙得,獲得 - [transitive]
to go to a place and bring somebody/something back synonym fetch去取(或帶來) - get somebody/something
Quick—go and get a cloth! 快,去拿塊布來! Somebody get a doctor! 誰去叫個醫生來吧! She went to get help. 她去尋求幫助。 I have to go and get my mother from the airport (= collect her). 我得去機場接我的母親。 - get something for somebody
Get a drink for John. 給約翰拿杯飲料來。 - get somebody/yourself something
Get John a drink. 給約翰拿杯飲料來。
Extra ExamplesShe's gone to get a few more chairs. 她去買幾把椅子了。 Could you go upstairs and get my wallet for me, please? 能請你上樓幫我把錢包拿來嗎? Can I get you anything to eat or drink? 我給你弄點吃的喝的好嗎?
- get somebody/something
- [transitive, no passive] get something
to achieve or be given a particular mark or grade in an exam (考試)獲得,達到 - [transitive, no passive] get something
to start to develop an illness; to suffer from a pain, etc. 感染上;患上;遭受…之苦 I got this cold off (= from) you! 我這感冒是被你傳染的! She gets (= often suffers from) really bad headaches. 她經常頭痛得厲害。 I think I'm getting a cold. 我覺得自己感冒了。
- [transitive, no passive] get something
to receive something as a punishment 受到;遭到;被判(刑) - [transitive, no passive] get something
to connect to the internet or a phone network; to receive broadcasts from a particular television or radio station 接收到;收聽到;收看到 - [transitive, no passive] get somebody
to be connected with somebody by phone 與(某人)電話聯系;與(某人)通電話 - [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to arrive at or reach a place or point 抵達,到達(某地或某點) We got to San Diego at 7 o'clock. 我們 7 點鐘到達了聖叠戈。 We're aiming to get to the party at about nine. 我們想要在9點左右去到聚會地點。 You got in very late last night. 你昨晚回來得很晚。 I got back an hour ago. 我一個鐘頭前回來的。 Wait till we get home. 等到我們回家。 What time did you get here? 你什麽時候到達這兒的? Let me know when you get there. 你到那裏的時候讓我知道。 I haven't got very far with the book I'm reading. 我那本書還沒讀多少呢。
- [intransitive, transitive]
to move to or from a particular place or in a particular direction, sometimes with difficulty; to make somebody/something do this (使)到達,離開,沿…移動,艱難地移動 - + adv./prep.
The bridge was destroyed so we couldn't get across the river. 大橋已經毀壞,我們無法過河了。 She got into bed. 她上床睡覺了。 He got down from the ladder. 他從梯子上下來了。 We didn't get (= go) to bed until 3 a.m. 我們直到淩晨 3 點才上床睡覺。 Where do we get on the bus? 我們在哪兒上公共汽車? I'm getting off (= leaving the train) at the next station. 我在下一站下車。 Where have they got to (= where are they)? 他們到什麽地方去了? We must be getting home; it's past midnight. 我們得回家了,已過半夜了。 - get somebody/something + adv./prep.
We couldn't get the piano through the door. 我們無法將鋼琴搬過這道門。 We'd better call a taxi and get you home. 我們最好叫輛出租車送你回家。 The general had to get his troops across the river. 將軍必須讓部隊過河。 I can't get the lid off. 我打不開蓋子。
Extra ExamplesHow can we get to the other side of town? 我們怎麽才能到城的另一邊? I don't know how he managed to get down from the roof. 我不知道他是怎麽設法從房頂上下來的。 It takes an hour to get from Oxford to London. 從牛津到倫敦需要一個小時。 We only got as far as the next town. 我們最遠只去到了下一個城鎮。 You can get to the hotel by bus or taxi. 你可以乘公共汽車或出租車去酒店。
- + adv./prep.
- [transitive, no passive] get something
to use a bus, taxi, plane, etc. 搭乘,乘坐(公共汽車、出租車、飛機等) Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by bus and traina1Get a train to Newport and then get a bus from the station. 乘火車到新港,然後從車站乘公共汽車。 He got the next plane home. 他乘下一班飛機回家。 I ran all the way to the station and just managed to get my train. 我一路跑到車站,好不容易才趕上了火車。 I'll try and get a flight home tomorrow. 我會盡量搭乘明天的航班回家。 You won't be able to get a plane there—there's no airport. 你不能在那裏搭飛機——那裏沒有機場。
- linking verb
to reach a particular state or condition; to make somebody/something/yourself reach a particular state or condition (使)達到,處於 - + adj.
to get angry/bored/hungry/fat 發怒;生厭;饑餓;發胖 to get better/worse 變好/變壞 You'll soon get used to the climate here. 你會很快習慣這兒的氣候的。 We ought to go; it's getting late. 我們該走了,天色越來越晚了。 to get dressed/undressed (= to put your clothes on/take your clothes off) 穿上/脫下衣服 They plan to get married in the summer. 他們打算夏天結婚。 She's upstairs getting ready. 她在樓上做準備。 As he's got older his tastes have changed. 随着年齡的增長,他的口味變了。 She was getting sick of hearing him complain. 她聽膩了他的抱怨。 There's nothing to get excited about. 沒有什麽可激動的。 He got drunk and passed out. 他喝醉了,昏了過去。 I was starting to get tired. 我開始累了。 I wouldn't go there alone; you might get (= be) mugged. 我不會一個人去那兒,說不準會碰上搶劫的。 My car got (= was) stolen at the weekend. 我的汽車周末被偷了。 - get somebody/something + adj.
Don't get your dress dirty! 别把你的連衣裙弄髒了! He got his fingers caught in the door. 他的手指給門夾了。 She soon got the children ready for school. 她很快幫孩子們做好了上學的準備。
- + adj.
- [intransitive] get to do something
to reach the point at which you feel, know, are, etc. something 開始(感覺到、認識到、成爲);達到…地步(或程度) - [transitive] get something done
to cause something to happen or be done 使(某事)發生;使完成(某事) - [transitive]
to make, persuade, etc. somebody/something to do something 使,讓(某人或物做某事);說服(某人做某事) - get somebody/something to do something
I couldn't get the car to start this morning. 我今天早上沒法讓這汽車發動起來。 He got his sister to help him with his homework. 他讓姐姐幫助他做家庭作業。 You'll never get him to understand. 你永遠不會使他明白的。 - get somebody/something doing something
It's not hard to get him talking—the problem is stopping him! 讓他談話並不難,難的是讓他住口! Can you really get that old car going again? 你真能讓那老爺車再跑起來嗎?
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementb2I finally got Michael to talk to them and he explained everything. 我終於讓邁克爾和他們談了,他解釋了一切。 We had trouble getting enough people to sign up. 我們沒能說服足夠多的人報名參加。
- get somebody/something to do something
- [transitive] get doing something
to start doing something 開始;開始做 - [intransitive] get to do something (informal)
to have the opportunity to do something 有機會(做某事);得到(做某事的)機會 - [transitive] (especially British English)
to prepare a meal 準備,做(飯) - [transitive, no passive] get something (informal)
to answer the phone or a door when somebody calls, knocks, etc. 接(電話);應(門) - [transitive] get somebody
to catch or take hold of somebody, especially in order to harm or punish them (尤指爲傷害或懲罰)抓住,捉住,逮住 He was on the run for a week before the police got him. 他逃跑一周後警方才將他逮住。 to get somebody by the arm/wrist/throat 抓住某人的胳膊/手腕;掐住某人的喉嚨 She fell overboard and the sharks got her. 她從船上跌入水中被鲨魚咬了。 He thinks everybody is out to get him (= trying to harm him). 他認爲所有人都想害他。 - (informal)
I'll get you for that! 這事我跟你沒完!
- [transitive] get somebody + adv./prep.
to hit or wound somebody 擊中;使受傷 - [transitive, no passive] get somebody/something (informal)
to understand somebody/something 理解;明白 I don't get you. 我搞不懂你的意思。 She didn't get the joke. 她不明白那笑話的含義。 I don't get it—why would she do a thing like that? 我不明白,她怎麽會幹那種事? I get the message—you don't want me to come. 我明白這意思,你是不希望我來。
Synonyms understandunderstand- see
- get
- follow
- grasp
- comprehend
- understand to know or realize the meaning of words, a language, what somebody says, etc; to know or realize how or why something happens, how it works or why it is important:
I don’t understand the instructions. 我不懂這些指令的意思。 Doctors still don’t understand much about the disease. 醫生對這種疾病還了解不多。
- see to understand what is happening, what somebody is saying, how something works or how important something is:
‘It opens like this.’ ‘Oh, I see.’ “這樣就打開了。”“哦,我明白了。” Oh yes, I see what you mean. 噢,我明白你的意思了。
- get (informal
) to understand a joke, what somebody is trying to tell you, or a situation that they are trying to describe: 指理解、明白(笑話、某人試圖告知的事或描述的情況): She didn’t get the joke. 她聽不懂那個笑話。 I don’t get you. 我搞不懂你的意思。
- follow to understand an explanation, a story or the meaning of something:
Sorry—I don’t quite follow. 抱歉,我沒太聽懂(你的話)。 The plot is almost impossible to follow. 故事情節幾乎叫人不明所以。
- grasp to come to understand a fact, an idea or how to do something:
They failed to grasp the importance of his words. 他們沒有理解他的話的重要性。
understand or grasp? You can use understand or grasp for the action of realizing the meaning or importance of something for the first time: It’s a difficult concept for children to understand/grasp. Only understand can be used to talk about languages, words or writing: I don’t grasp French/the instructions.用 understand 還是 grasp? - comprehend (often used in negative statements) (formal
) to understand a fact, idea or reason: (常用於否定句中)指理解、領悟、明白(事實、想法或原因): The concept of infinity is almost impossible for the human mind to comprehend. 無窮的概念幾乎是人類的大腦無法理解的。
- to understand/see/get/follow/grasp/comprehend what/why/how…
- to understand/see/grasp/comprehend that…
- to understand/see/get/grasp the point/idea (of something)
- to be easy/difficult/hard to understand/see/follow/grasp/comprehend
- to fully understand/see/grasp/comprehend something
- [transitive, no passive] get something (informal)
used to say that something happens or exists (表示發生或存在) - [transitive, no passive] get somebody (informal)
to make somebody feel confused because they do not understand something synonym puzzle使困惑;使迷惑;把…難住 - [transitive, no passive] get somebody (informal)
to annoy somebody Get is one of the most common words in English, but some people try to avoid it in formal writing.使煩惱;使惱火 More Like This Verbs with two objectsVerbs with two objects
receive/obtain接到;得到
bring帶來
mark/grade分數;等級
illness疾病
punishment懲罰
internet/phone/broadcasts
contact聯系
arrive到達
move/travel移動;旅行
state/condition狀態;情況
get something done使完成某事
make/persuade使;讓;說服
start開始
opportunity機會
meal飯菜
telephone/door電話;門
catch/hit抓住;擊中
understand理解
happen/exist發生;存在
confuse/annoy使困惑/煩惱
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse geta ‘obtain, beget, guess’; related to Old English gietan (in begietan ‘beget’, forgietan ‘forget’), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin praeda ‘booty, prey’, praehendere ‘get hold of, seize’, and Greek khandanein ‘hold, contain, be able’.
Idioms Most idioms containing get are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example get somebody’s goat is at goat.
be getting on (informal)
be getting on for…
can’t get over something
get away from it all
- (informal)
to have a short holiday in a place where you can relax (到他處度短假)躲清靜
get going (informal)
to leave a place in order to go somewhere else 得到: 離開一個地方以便去其他地方It's been lovely to see you, but it's probably time we got going. 很高興見到你,但是我們該走了。
to start happening or being done 使(某事)發生;使完成(某事) The project hasn't really got going yet. 這個項目還沒有真正開始。
get somebody going
- (informal)
to make somebody angry, worried or excited 激怒某人;使某人擔憂(或激動)
get something going
to succeed in starting a machine, vehicle, process, etc. 開始;開始做 We finally managed to get the car going. 我們終於設法讓汽車開動了。
get it
(North American English also catch hell)
(British English also catch it)
- (informal)
to be punished or spoken to angrily about something 受罰;受斥責 If your dad finds out you'll really get it! 如果你爸爸發現了,你真的會得到的!
get it on (with somebody)
- (especially North American English, slang)
to have sex with somebody (與某人)性交
get it up
- (slang)
(of a man )男人 to have an erection 勃起
get somebody nowhere/not get somebody anywhere
to not help somebody make progress or succeed 使無所進展(或成就);徒勞 This line of investigation is getting us nowhere. 這種調查方式不會使我們得到任何結果。 Being rude to me won't get you anywhere. 你對我撒野也沒有用。
get somewhere/anywhere/nowhere
get there
to achieve your aim or complete a task 達到目的;完成任務;獲得成功 I'm sure you'll get there in the end. 我相信你最終會成功的。 It's not perfect but we're getting there (= making progress). 雖然這並非完美無瑕,但我們正朝着目標前進。
get this!
- (informal, especially North American English)
used to say that you are going to tell somebody something that they will find surprising or interesting 聽好了(用於表示要告訴大家令人吃驚或有趣的事情)
how selfish, stupid, ungrateful, etc. can you get?
- (informal)
used to express surprise or disapproval that somebody has been so selfish, stupid, etc. (表示驚奇或不贊成)你怎麽這麽自私(或愚蠢、忘恩負義等)
there’s no getting away from something | you can’t get away from something
you have to admit that something unpleasant is true 不容否認,只好承認(不愉快的事實)
what are you, was he, etc. getting at?
- (informal)
used to ask, especially in an angry way, what somebody is/was suggesting Topics Suggestions and advicec2(尤指氣憤地問)你(或他等)這話是什麽意思,你(或他等)用意何在
what has got into somebody?