38 get about phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE a) TRAVELto go or travel to different places 四處走動[旅行]She’s 80 now, and doesn’t get about much anymore. 她現在80歲，不再經常出門走動了。
He’s got an old van which he uses for getting about. 他有一輛舊面包車，出門就靠它。
b) SPREADif news or information gets about, it is told to a lot of people 〔新聞或消息〕傳開I don’t really want this to get about. 我實在不想讓這事傳開。
39 get across phrasal verbphr v EXPRESSto succeed in communicating an idea or piece of information to someone, or to be communicated successfully 解釋清楚，傳達get something ↔ acrossIt took him ages to get his point across. 他花了好長時間才把他的意思說清楚。
We must get across the simple fact that drugs are dangerous. 我們必須讓人們知道這個簡單的事實——毒品是危險的。
The message isn’t getting across. 這個意思沒有被人們理解。
toIt is important that we get this message across to voters. 我們一定要把這個信息傳遞給選民。
get to• These are numbers that are finally getting across to governors and legislators with whom we entrust our money.• I just can't get across to her.• That expenditure is well worth while if it gets across to people the facts about what their rights really are.• One of the most important was getting across to pupils and staff that good attendance was a high priority.• That is what he wants to get across to the other person.• It's difficult to get across to those who didn't know him just how outlandish this idea seemed. 40 get ahead phrasal verbphr v to be successful and do better than other people in a job or work 〔工作上〕取得成功，出人頭地She soon found that it wasn’t easy to get ahead in the movie business. 不久，她就發現在電影圈裏出人頭地並不容易。
41 get along phrasal verbphr v a) RELATIONSHIPif two or more people get along, they have a friendly relationship 相處融洽We’ve always got along quite well. 我們一向相處得很好。
withThey seem to get along with each other. 他倆好像相處得不錯。
b)PROGRESS 進展 PROGRESSto deal with a job or situation or to make progress 應付；進展How’s Sam getting along at university? 薩姆在大學裏過得怎麽樣?
withoutDon’t worry, we’ll get along without you. 不要擔心，沒有你我們也能應付。
c) CONTINUE/START AGAIN I must/I’d better be getting along spoken used to say that it is time for you to leave, for example because you have something else to do 我得走了
get along• I don't understand why you two girls don't get along.• I wasn't sure whether David and Ann would like each other, but they got on like a house on fire.• Julie's nice, but I don't really get on with her brother.• We all get on really well, so we're going to share a flat next year.• I used to argue a lot with my parents, but now we get along fine.• Martin was chosen because she is a good administrator who gets along with everyone.• He's a nice boy - very easy to get along with. get with• The people with cancer I was working with were cooperative and easy to get along with.• Rachel doesn't get along with Cyrus at all.• It tells smokers and nonsmokers that they ought to be able to get along with each other.• Her major concern is how she will succeed at making sure the people on the teams get along with one another.• He knew how to get along with people, how to twist arms without causing fractures.• He prides himself on his ability to get along with people of all political persuasions.• Perhaps they do not get along with their children.• Unlike his brother, David tended to talk to people, get along with them, hang out with them.• Our students are markedly lacking in social skills, the ability to meet people and to get along with them. get without• As to the stardom, well, the truth is, Alice could no longer get along without it.• You can't get along without it.• We've had to get along without much help from the main office.• He has allowed the country to see that it can get along without Washington.• But how will I get along without you? 42 get around phrasal verbphr v a) get around (something)TRAVEL to go or travel to different places 出行，各處走動We had to use public transport to get around. 我們只得使用公共交通工具出行。
It’s quite easy to get around London. 倫敦出行很方便。
b) SPREADif news or information gets around, it is told to a lot of people 〔新聞或消息〕傳開News of the accident soon got around. 發生事故的消息很快就傳開了。
Word got around that the department might be closed. 有消息說這個部門可能要關閉。
c) AVOID get around something to avoid something that is difficult or causes problems for you 回避，克服〔困難或問題〕I think we should be able to get around most of these problems. 我想這些問題大部分我們都能解決。
She was always very clever at getting around the rules. 她總是很善於避開規章制度。
get around (something)• It would take some time for the news to get around.• He could then expect to get around four pounds ten shillings.• So there was no getting around it: the car was dead.• Fedotenko got around Matthieu Descoteaux and centered to White.• And they also get around New York.• Either that or there was some way to get around the lock.• Julian had never got around to asking, but now he knew that it had been Guy Hanthorpe.• Individuals and businesses are obliged to pay $ 49, but many never get around to sending in the check. get around something• If we can get round these difficulties, we'll be able to discuss the really important points.• It would take some time for the news to get around.• He could then expect to get around four pounds ten shillings.• So there was no getting around it: the car was dead.• There's no way of getting around it - you're going to have to tell her the truth.• Fedotenko got around Matthieu Descoteaux and centered to White.• And they also get around New York.• Either that or there was some way to get around the lock.• How do we get around the new tax laws?• Julian had never got around to asking, but now he knew that it had been Guy Hanthorpe.• Individuals and businesses are obliged to pay $ 49, but many never get around to sending in the check. 43 get around to something phrasal verbphr v DOto do something that you have been intending to do for some time 終於去做〔一直想做的事〕I meant to phone her yesterday, but I never got around to it. 我本打算昨天給她打電話的，可一直沒有時間。
get around to doing somethingWe finally got around to clearing out the garage. 我們終於把車庫清理了。
get around to • We never got around to buying a quilt, although Selina knows feathers make me sneeze.• Once I finally got around to finding a definition, I see that it was never any such thing.• I suppose I could get around to it myself in time.• Perhaps he ought to remember those days and get around to living up to the promise he made to the last Tory conference.• Probably because no one ever got around to starting one.• Somehow, they never got around to thinking about it. get around to doing something• It was a year before he finally got around to unpacking his books.• Finally, it also is tangible satisfaction when I get around to using it because I remember the work put into it.• I suppose I could get around to it myself in time.• Once I finally got around to finding a definition, I see that it was never any such thing.• Perhaps he ought to remember those days and get around to living up to the promise he made to the last Tory conference.• Probably because no one ever got around to starting one.• Somehow, they never got around to thinking about it.• We never got around to buying a quilt, although Selina knows feathers make me sneeze. 44 get at somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) CRITICIZEcriticize 批評 to keep criticizing someone in an unkind way 一再批評，老是指責Why is he always getting at me? 他爲什麽老是責備我？
He felt he was being got at by the other students. 他覺得自己老是受到其他同學刁難。
b) be getting at somethingCLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTAND to be trying to say something in a way that is difficult for other people to understand 設法說明某事What are you getting at, Helen? 你到底想說什麽，海倫？
Do you see the point I’m getting at? 你明白我的意思嗎？
c) REACHreach 夠到 to be able to reach something 夠得到，能夠着We had to move the washing machine out to get at the wiring behind it. 我們只得把洗衣機挪出來，才能夠到後面的電源線。
d) FIND OUTinformation 信息 to discover information, especially the truth about a situation 查明，發現I was determined to get at the truth. 我決心要查明事情的真相。
e) threaten 威脅 informalTHREATEN to use threats to influence the decision of people who are involved in a court case 恐嚇〔涉及案件審理的人〕Do you think some of the jury have been got at? 你認爲陪審團裏有人受到恐嚇了嗎？
get at • I never felt deprived, if that's what Winifred Shalcross is getting at.• I was trying to get at least enough money for the precinct work.• They use him to get at me.• It is much more difficult to get at property profits than at share profits - everyone has to live somewhere.• The squirrel did not chew bark to get at sap or something else.• Another way of getting at the question of disciplinary spaces is to ask about the boundaries of the discipline.• Even worse, some think public relations stands in the way of getting at the real facts.• They tore the fence down to get at us. 45 get away phrasal verbphr v a) LEAVE A PLACEleave 離開 to leave a place, especially when this is not easy 離開，脫身The meeting dragged on, and I didn’t get away until seven. 會議開個沒完，我直到七點鐘才脫身。
fromI like to get away from London at the weekend. 我喜歡離開倫敦出去過周末。
b) on holiday 休假 informalDLHOLIDAY to take a holiday away from the place you normally live 外出度假Will you manage to get away this summer? 今年夏天你能外出度假嗎？
toWe’re hoping to get away to Scotland for a few days. 我們希望到蘇格蘭度幾天假。
c) ESCAPEescape 逃離 to escape from someone who is chasing you or trying to catch you 逃離，逃脫The three men got away in a stolen car. 那三個人開着一輛偷來的汽車逃掉了。
fromWe knew it wouldn’t be easy to get away from the police. 我們知道要擺脫警察不容易。
withThe thieves got away with jewellery worth over £50,000. 竊賊帶着價值5萬多英鎊的珠寶逃之夭夭。
d) get away! British EnglishBrE spokenSURPRISED used to say you are very surprised by something or do not believe it 别胡扯！〔表示驚訝或不相信〕 e) the one that got awayGOOD/EXCELLENTNOT HAVE something good that you nearly had or that nearly happened 幾乎到手的好東西，差點發生的好事 get from• I remember what a relief it was to get away from home.• Coe, on the other hand, is getting away from it all with a weeks holiday in Helsinki.• Henriksen tries to get away from Roberts, but to no avail.• I got away from Slim on my own, and nobody had to fork out no fifty thousand.• To get away from some guys in a Camaro who wanted to race, Juan says, the friend gassed the bike.• He climbed out of a window to get away from the attacker.• I felt great about getting away from the Cav, even if for only one day.• They can not get away from the characters as they have fist fights or shoot up. get from• I remember what a relief it was to get away from home.• Coe, on the other hand, is getting away from it all with a weeks holiday in Helsinki.• Henriksen tries to get away from Roberts, but to no avail.• I got away from Slim on my own, and nobody had to fork out no fifty thousand.• To get away from some guys in a Camaro who wanted to race, Juan says, the friend gassed the bike.• I felt great about getting away from the Cav, even if for only one day.• They can not get away from the characters as they have fist fights or shoot up.
the one that got away• Saucy Cecil Parkinson lets his fingers do the talking about the one that got away. 46 get away from somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) to avoid something that is difficult or unpleasant for you, or something that limits what you can do in some way 擺脫〔困難或不愉快的事，或某種限制〕I needed to get away from the pressures of work. 我需要排遣工作的壓力。
She wanted to get away from the traditional ideas of what theatre is about. 她想擺脫傳統的戲劇觀念。
There is no getting away from this fact (=you cannot avoid or deny this fact). 這是無法回避的事實。
b) ATTENTIONto begin to talk about other things rather than the subject you are supposed to be discussing 偏離〔討論的主題〕I think we’re getting away from the main issue. 我想我們偏離了主題。
c) get away from it allHOLIDAY to have a relaxing holiday 過個輕鬆的假期You need to get away from it all for a couple of weeks. 你需要放下一切，休息幾個星期。
get away from • I remember what a relief it was to get away from home.• Coe, on the other hand, is getting away from it all with a weeks holiday in Helsinki.• Henriksen tries to get away from Roberts, but to no avail.• I got away from Slim on my own, and nobody had to fork out no fifty thousand.• I felt great about getting away from the Cav, even if for only one day.• They can not get away from the characters as they have fist fights or shoot up. There is no getting away from• There is no getting away from the euro. get away from it all• Get away from it all in sunny Barbados.• Coe, on the other hand, is getting away from it all with a weeks holiday in Helsinki. 47 get away with something phrasal verbphr v a) to not be caught or punished when you have done something wrong 〔做錯事而〕不被發現，不受懲罰Watch Frank – he’ll cheat if he thinks he can get away with it. 留神弗蘭克——他逮到機會就會作弊。
No one insults my family and gets away with it! 沒有人可以白白地侮辱我的家人！
b) get away with murder informal to not be punished for doing something wrong 做了壞事而不受懲罰Some of those children get away with murder! 那些孩子有的簡直無法無天！
c) to receive only a small punishment for something 受到輕微處罰The charge was reduced to manslaughter, and she got away with three years in prison. 罪名減輕爲過失殺人，她只被判刑三年。
d) to do something without experiencing any problems or difficulties, even though it is not the best thing to do 應付過去At school he had always got away with doing the bare minimum amount of work. 他上學的時候功課總是能不做就不做。
The colour’s not quite right, but I think you’ll get away with it. 這顔色不是很合適，不過我想你穿問題不大。
get away with murder• His parents let him get away with murder.• Where are these men when, as you say, there are men literally getting away with murder?• She lets those kids get away with murder.• But the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is angry that some other local authorities are letting agents get away with murder.• I think the women of your time have been allowed to get away with murder.• In those days people throughout the organization often got away with murder.• Sorcerer thought he could get away with murder.• When we played them last week, the officials let Erik Williams get away with murder.• He can get away with anything, he could get away with murder and my mom would still love him.• They get away with murder because of their buying power. 48 get back phrasal verbphr v a) RETURNreturn 回到 to return to a place 回來，回到某地I’ll talk to you when I get back. 我回來再和你談。
toHe got back to the office just before lunchtime. 他回到辦公室的時候正好快要吃午飯了。
b) CONTINUE/START AGAINdo STH again 再次做某事 to start doing something again or talking about something again 回到〔某事上〕 toLet’s get back to the main point of the discussion. 我們還是回到討論的要點吧。
Well, I must get back to work. 好啦，我得回去幹活了。
intoHave you ever thought about getting back into teaching? 你有沒有想過再去教書？
c) be in a state again 回到某種狀態 to change to a previous state or condition again 回到〔以前的狀態〕 toLife was beginning to get back to normal. 生活開始恢複正常了。
I couldn’t get back to sleep. 我再也睡不着了。
togetherDo you think they’ll get back together (=start having a relationship again)? 你說他們還能和好如初嗎？
d) GIVEget STH again 拿回某物 get something ↔ back to get something again after you have lost it or someone else has taken it 找回某物，拿回某物Did you get your books back? 你的書拿回來了嗎？
e) punish SB 懲罰某人 get somebody back informalREVENGE to do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you 報複某人get somebody back forI’ll get you back for this! 這事我會找你算賬的！
get to• We have to really get back to dealing with each other as partners.• The author just got back to her adopted city of Tucson after a three-month book tour.• Now, all he wanted was to get back to his typewriter and put them on paper before they faded.• She's promised to get back to me as soon as she hears any more news from the hospital.• I was told they would look into my case and get back to me.• He got back to normal in no time.• You never got back to running, huh, Bern?• But now he's awake and he can't get back to sleep.• When we got back to the boardinghouse, Frank seemed to assume that we would both sleep in his room.• Tell you what, let me talk it over with the guys and I'll get back to you. get to• We have to really get back to dealing with each other as partners.• The author just got back to her adopted city of Tucson after a three-month book tour.• Now, all he wanted was to get back to his typewriter and put them on paper before they faded.• I was told they would look into my case and get back to me.• He got back to normal in no time.• You never got back to running, huh, Bern?• But now he's awake and he can't get back to sleep.• When we got back to the boardinghouse, Frank seemed to assume that we would both sleep in his room.
get to• We have to really get back to dealing with each other as partners.• The author just got back to her adopted city of Tucson after a three-month book tour.• Now, all he wanted was to get back to his typewriter and put them on paper before they faded.• I was told they would look into my case and get back to me.• He got back to normal in no time.• You never got back to running, huh, Bern?• But now he's awake and he can't get back to sleep.• When we got back to the boardinghouse, Frank seemed to assume that we would both sleep in his room.
get for• Jerry's just trying to get back at her for leaving him.
49 PUNISH SB 懲罰某人get back at somebody phrasal verbphr v REVENGEto do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you 向…報複He’ll probably go out with her just to get back at me. 他約她出去，可能就是爲了報複我。
get back at • So she spends a good part of the movie getting back at everyone for ostracizing her.• She may say things about me from time to time that aren't necessarily true just to get back at me, you know?• Perhaps they feel it is a way of getting back at the system that keeps them in the poverty gap.• The girl later admitted she made the story up to get back at the teacher for punishing her boyfriend.• The four witches dabble in the supernatural to get back at their enemies and fix a few personal-appearance problems.• He'd get back at them.• How I try to get back at them.• Maybe he's getting back at you. 50 get back to somebody phrasal verbphr v informal ANSWER/REPLYto talk to someone or telephone them later in order to answer a question or give them information 回頭再給…答複I’ll find out the prices and get back to you. 我查一下價格再給你答複。
get back to • I was told they would look into my case and get back to me. 51 get behind phrasal verbphr v a) NOT DO somethingif you get behind with a job, payments, rent etc, you do not do or pay as much of it as you should have by a particular time 〔工作、付款、房租等〕拖後；拖欠，拖延 withI don’t want to get behind with my work. 我不想拖延工作。
You can always catch up later if you get behind. 如果你落後了，以後總是可以趕上。
b) get behind somebody informal to support someone 支持某人The crowd really got behind them and cheered them on. 觀衆很支持他們，給他們鼓勁加油。
52 get by phrasal verbphr v SURVIVEto have enough money to buy the things you need, but no more 〔錢〕勉強夠花I don’t earn a huge salary, but we get by. 我薪水不高，但我們還能湊合。
onSometimes they had to get by on very little. 有時候他們只得靠一點點錢勉強過日子。
get by• He went to Tokyo and within a few weeks knew enough Japanese to get by.• We don't have a lot of money to spend on luxuries, but we get by.• When I was at college I used to be able to get by on $20 a week. get on• I can barely get by on $ 60,000 a year.• Winifred Bleasdale, and others like her, have to get by on £77 a week.• Somehow they manage to get by on $800 a month.• The family gets by on a hundred and sixty pounds a week from social security and family allowance payments.• It's, well, enough to get by on, but not much more, not enough to start something.• For all the glamour, players in the currency markets get by on hard work and tough analysis.• Always slightly befuddled, Bennett none the less gets by on his academic prowess.• They get by on talent and at this level that might work for a while.• Some people can get by on three or four hours a night whilst others seem to need much more. 53 get down phrasal verbphr v a) make SB sad 使某人傷心 get somebody downSAD/UNHAPPY to make someone feel unhappy and tired 使某人憂鬱，使某人沮喪His lack of social life was beginning to get him down. 他缺少社交生活，慢慢地就變得很消沉了。
b) write STH down 把某事寫下來 get something ↔ downWRITE to write something, especially something that someone is saying 寫下，記下〔尤指某人說的話〕He was followed by a group of reporters trying to get down every word he said. 他後面跟着一群記者，想把他說的每個字都記下來。
It’s important to get things down on paper. 一定要把事情記在紙上。
c) eat/drink 吃/喝 get something down (somebody)EAT to eat or drink something, or persuade someone else to eat or drink something （使某人）吃下[喝下]某物I knew I’d feel better once I’d got some food down. 我知道只要吃點東西我就會好起來。
Get that tea down you. 你把那杯茶喝了。
He still says he’s not hungry, and I can’t get anything down him. 他還是說不餓，我沒法讓他吃任何東西。
d) after a meal 飯後 British EnglishBrEDFSSC to leave the table after a meal – used by children or when you are talking to children 〔吃完飯〕下桌〔兒語〕Please may I get down? 我可以下桌了嗎？
get somebody down• The endless rain was beginning to get him down.• You can tell me if there's anything that's worrying you or getting you down. 54 get down to something phrasal verbphr v START DOING somethingto start doing something that is difficult or needs a lot of time or energy 開始做〔需要花費許多時間或精力的事〕It’s time we got down to work. 我們該開始幹活了。
We need to get down to some serious talking. 我們需要認真談一談。
get down to doing somethingI always find it hard to get down to revising. 我一直覺得很難打起精神開始溫習。
get down to doing something• And having disposed of these five, thought Douglas, let's get down to the meat of the matter.• And you've got a journey before you, you two, so let's get down to the business of the day.• At bast, at 10: 45, we got down to business.• He soon gets down to the practicalities of building a successful practice.• It was only when they got down to the particular that problems arose.• Let us get down to tackling practical matters such as getting those trade negotiations tied up.• She got down to six month periods.• The next morning, Symington got down to business -- personal business. 55 get in phrasal verbphr v a) ENTERenter 進入 to enter a place, especially when this is difficult 進入〔某地，尤指難進的地方〕We managed to get in through a window. 我們設法從一扇窗戶爬了進去。
The theatre was already full, and we couldn’t get in. 劇院已經滿座了，我們進不去。
b) ARRIVEarrive 到達 if a train, plane etc gets in at a particular time, it arrives at that time 〔火車、飛機等〕到達What time does the bus get in? 公共汽車什麽時候到？
toWe get in to Heathrow at ten o’clock. 我們十點鐘抵達希思羅機場。
c) ARRIVEget home 到家 to arrive home 到家We didn’t get in until late. 我們很晚才到家。
What time do the boys get in from school? 男孩子們什麽時候放學回家？
d) PPbe elected 當選 to be elected to a position of political power 當選〔政治職務〕The Conservatives have promised to increase spending on health and education if they get in. 保守黨承諾當選後增加衛生和教育開支。
e) JOIN AN ORGANIZATIONcollege/university 大學 to be allowed to be a student at a university, college etc 被錄取I applied to Bristol University, but I didn’t get in. 我申請了布裏斯托爾大學，但是沒被錄取。
f) buy a supply 購物 get something ↔ in to buy a supply of something 購買某物品I must remember to get some food in for the weekend. 我一定要記得買點食品周末的時候吃。
g) crops 莊稼 get something ↔ inTADF to gather a crop and bring it to a sheltered place 收割莊稼The whole village was involved with getting the harvest in. 全村的人都在收割莊稼。
h) ask for worker 叫工人來 get somebody ↔ inASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something to ask someone to come to your home to do a job, especially to repair something 請某人來家裏做事〔尤指修理〕We’ll have to get a plumber in. 我們得請一個管子工來。
i) give STH to SB 把某物給某人 get something inGIVE to send something to a particular place or give it to a particular person 遞送某物，送交某物Please can you get your essays in by Thursday. 請你們在星期四以前把文章交上來。
It’s best to get your insurance claim in as quickly as possible. 保險索賠最好盡快遞交。
j) do STH 做某事 get something ↔ in to manage to do something even though you do not have much time 設法擠時間做某事We’re hoping to get in a game of golf over the weekend. 我們希望周末能打一場高爾夫球。
get in• Thieves had apparently got into the apartments by posing as electricians.• We queued in the rain for two hours and still didn't get in.• What time does your flight get in?• You shouldn't have any trouble getting into the concert - they've only sold half the tickets.• Mark just got in a few minutes ago.• Do you think Labour will get in again at the next election?• They got the electrician in because the central heating had stopped working.• Hopefully the bus will get in by 8 o'clock.• How did you get in? I thought the door was locked.• What time did you get in last night?• After the party we can get in professional carpet-cleaners to do the job.• You usually have to wait awhile before you can get in the club.• Some animals hadn't gotten in the shed and made a mess.• It would be much easier if we got somebody in to do all the catering.• The ferry gets in to Harwich around noon. get to• Of 300,000 children of the less affluent social classes, only 3,500 get in to a top 13 university.• There should be a car waitin' fur us at the airport when we get in to Lima.• I seriously don't know what got in to me.• The first is that George shot Lennie to stop him from getting in to more trouble.• They can't get out and the media can't get in to tell the story. 56 get in on something phrasal verbphr v informal TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto become involved in something that other people are doing or planning 參與〔别人正在做或計劃的事〕Quite a few companies would like to get in on the project. 不少公司都想參與這個項目。
The scheme has proved very successful, and now other local authorities are keen to get in on the act (=become involved in something exciting or interesting). 這個計劃非常成功，現在其他地方當局也躍躍欲試。
get in on the act• As the child gets older, other agencies get in on the act.• Now we want to get in on the act.• The Hague Linker is getting in on the act.• The Soviet Army, has also been getting in on the act.• They are not anxious for others to get in on the act.• With Boro in disarray, even Charlton's defenders got in on the act.• Even small independents are getting in on the act in a modest way, though. 57 get in with somebody phrasal verbphr v informal RELATIONSHIPto become friendly with someone 與…結識，結交He got in with a bad crowd and started getting into trouble. 他結交了一幫壞人，開始惹是生非了。
get in with • He reckoned he'd a right to nice things the same as this bad company he'd got in with.• He'd got in with the punks and seen immediately what they were doing, what a renaissance this was in music.• Since they had got in with this crowd, she had not felt very happy. 58 get into something a) enter 進入 to enter a place, especially when this is difficult 進入〔尤指難進的地方〕The door was locked and we couldn’t get into the house. 門鎖着，我們沒法進屋。
b) arrive 到達 to arrive at a place 到達What time do we get into New York? 我們什麽時候到紐約？
c) be elected 當選 to be elected to a Parliament 被選入〔議會〕He first got into Parliament in 1982. 1982年，他第一次入選議會。
d) college/university 大學 to be allowed to be a student at a university, college etc 被錄取She got into UCLA. 她進了加州大學洛杉矶分校。
e) team 團隊 to be made a member of a team 進入〔某個團隊〕Do you think you might get into the Olympic team this year? 你覺得你能進入今年的奧運隊嗎？
f) start doing STH 開始做某事 to start doing or feeling something, or being in a particular situation 養成〔某種習慣〕；陷入〔某種情緒〕；處於〔某種情形〕He’s started getting into trouble at school. 他開始在學校裏惹出麻煩了。
My parents were always terrified of getting into debt. 我父母一直害怕背上債務。
She got into the habit of going for long walks by herself. 她養成了一個人長時間散步的習慣。
He got into a terrible temper and started throwing things around. 他大發脾氣，開始亂扔東西。
g) become involved 參與 to begin to be involved in doing something 開始參與How did you first get into script writing? 你是如何開始從事編劇工作的？
She was starting to get into politics. 她正開始涉足政壇。
h) enjoy 喜歡 informalINTERESTED to begin to enjoy something or be interested in it 開始喜歡，對…發生興趣I first got into jazz when I was at college. 我上大學時開始對爵士樂産生了興趣。
i) clothing 衣服 informalDCC to put on a piece of clothing, especially when this is difficult because the piece of clothing is too small for you 穿上〔尤指太小的衣服〕I don’t know how she managed to get into those trousers. 我不知道那條褲子她是怎麽穿進去的。
j) what’s got into sb? spokenSTRANGE used to express surprise that someone is behaving very differently from the way they usually behave 某人是怎麽了？〔用於對某人的異常表現表示驚訝〕I don’t know what’s got into Sally recently. 我不知道薩莉最近是怎麽了。
59 get off phrasal verbphr v a) LEAVE A PLACEleave 離開 to leave a place, or to help someone to leave a place （使）離開，（使）動身We’ll try and get off straight after lunch. 我們盡量吃過午飯就出發。
get off somethingGet off my land! 從我的地盤走開！
get somebody offI’ll phone you as soon as I’ve got the children off to school. 我把孩子們打發上學後馬上打電話給你。
b) LEAVE A PLACEfinish work 結束工作 get off (something) to finish work and leave the place where you work at the end of the day 下班I usually get off at six o’clock. 我一般六點鐘下班。
What time do you get off work? 你什麽時候下班？
c) send STH 寄出某物 get something offTCMSEND to send a letter or package by post 郵寄某物，寄出某物I’ll have to get this letter off by tonight. 我得在今晚前把這封信寄出去。
get something off toI’ll get the forms off to you today. 今天我會把表格寄給你。
d) clothing 衣服 get something off to remove a piece of clothing 脫下，脫掉〔衣物〕Why don’t you get those wet clothes off? 你幹嗎不把濕衣服脫下來？
e) SCnot be punished 未受懲罰 if someone gets off, they are not punished for doing something wrong, or they receive only a small punishment 沒有受到懲罰；被從輕處罰In the end he got off because there wasn’t enough evidence against him. 最後因爲證據不足，他沒有受到懲罰。
The police felt he had got off very lightly. 警方認爲對他的處罰太輕了。
withIf you’re lucky, you’ll get off with a fine. 你運氣好的話，罰點錢就可以了。
f) help SB not be punished 幫助某人免受處罰 get somebody offPUNISH to help someone avoid being punished for a crime 使某人免受懲罰Her lawyers were confident that they could get her off. 她的律師有信心讓她免受懲罰。
g) SLEEPsleep 睡覺 get (somebody) off to go to sleep, or to help a child go to sleep 睡覺；哄（某人）睡覺I went to bed but couldn’t get off to sleep. 我上了床，但是睡不着。
It took us ages to get the baby off. 我們好久才把寶寶哄睡着。
h) START DOING something get off to a good/bad etc start to start in a particular way 有好的/不好的等開端The day had got off to a bad start. 這一天一開始就不順利。
i) stop talking about STH 停止談論某事 get off something to stop talking about a subject 不再談論某事Can we get off the subject of death, please? 我們不說死亡這個話題了好不好？
j) stop touching STH 不碰某物 get off (something/somebody) informalSTOP DOING something used to tell someone to stop touching something or someone 不要碰（某物/某人）Get off those cakes, or there’ll be trouble. 别碰那些蛋糕，否則有你好看的。
Get off (=stop touching me)! 别碰我！
k) tell somebody where to get off informalDISAGREE to tell someone that they are asking you for too much or are behaving in a way you will not accept 叫某人適可而止He wanted £50, but I told him where to get off. 他想要50英鎊，我叫他别太過分。
l) get off your butt/ass American EnglishAmE spoken not polite used to tell someone that they should stop being lazy and start doing something useful 擡起屁股收收你的懶骨頭 get off• Do you know where we're supposed to get off?• I don't know how I'm going to get this old varnish off.• Tell the driver you want to get off at Greene Street.• You got off easy; you should have been expelled.• However, when at last she got off he was nowhere to be seen, and she felt another thrill of triumph.• At the foot of the hill, she got off her bicycle and began to push it.• If he gets off, it's because he has a smart lawyer.• Despite the evidence against him, Heston got off scot-free.• Bournemouth hopefully won't get off the floor.• Lennox got off the plane and made his way through customs.• How do you get mold stains off the wall?• We got to get off this here hill.• Not only do we punish those who get off welfare, we require little of those who stay on. get off something• However, when at last she got off he was nowhere to be seen, and she felt another thrill of triumph.• He meant to get off, I think, but was petrified.• Now there was a solution, that is, if it ever got off the drawing board.• Bournemouth hopefully won't get off the floor.• Perhaps he could get off the hook by saying he would go in the morning?• Oh yes, they're very good at theory but no bloody good at getting off their bums and looking for themselves!• We got to get off this here hill.• Not only do we punish those who get off welfare, we require little of those who stay on. get off (something)• He meant to get off, I think, but was petrified.• Now there was a solution, that is, if it ever got off the drawing board.• Bournemouth hopefully won't get off the floor.• Perhaps he could get off the hook by saying he would go in the morning?• Oh yes, they're very good at theory but no bloody good at getting off their bums and looking for themselves!• We got to get off this here hill.• Not only do we punish those who get off welfare, we require little of those who stay on.
get something off• And I said, well, but do they get it off?• Firms with shorter names like Boeing do not get chopped off.• Pick your head up to look too far down the road and get it lopped off.• Sometimes, a few cues from Deborah got them off and running.• I see Chapman got sent off for Portsmouth.• Nathan gets and goes off in search of somewhere quiet, clutching a toilet roll and anxious anticipations.• To climb back into the presidential race, he must get abortion off the agenda.• He then got up off the floor and threatened to hit the labour master with his boots in his hand.
get with• I don't see how he should have got off with 7 years.• Phil kept complaining that the $500 fine was unfair, but I think he got off lightly.• If he pleads guilty and begs for the mercy of the court, he may get off with a fine and deportation.• If you're lucky you'll get off with a warning, if you're not you'll have to pay a fine.• He'd been lucky to get off with a year for that.• I know that the bloke who tucked you up will get off with it scot free.• It's against the law, but they get off with it.• He got off with just a small fine.• It's appalling that rapists can get off with such short prison sentences.• You certainly wouldn't get off with that in any normal company. get somebody off• And I said, well, but do they get it off?• Firms with shorter names like Boeing do not get chopped off.• Pick your head up to look too far down the road and get it lopped off.• Sometimes, a few cues from Deborah got them off and running.• I see Chapman got sent off for Portsmouth.• Nathan gets and goes off in search of somewhere quiet, clutching a toilet roll and anxious anticipations.• To climb back into the presidential race, he must get abortion off the agenda.• He then got up off the floor and threatened to hit the labour master with his boots in his hand.
get (somebody) off• And I said, well, but do they get it off?• Firms with shorter names like Boeing do not get chopped off.• Pick your head up to look too far down the road and get it lopped off.• Sometimes, a few cues from Deborah got them off and running.• I see Chapman got sent off for Portsmouth.• Nathan gets and goes off in search of somewhere quiet, clutching a toilet roll and anxious anticipations.• To climb back into the presidential race, he must get abortion off the agenda.• He then got up off the floor and threatened to hit the labour master with his boots in his hand.
get off something• However, when at last she got off he was nowhere to be seen, and she felt another thrill of triumph.• He meant to get off, I think, but was petrified.• Now there was a solution, that is, if it ever got off the drawing board.• Bournemouth hopefully won't get off the floor.• Perhaps he could get off the hook by saying he would go in the morning?• Oh yes, they're very good at theory but no bloody good at getting off their bums and looking for themselves!• Not only do we punish those who get off welfare, we require little of those who stay on.
get off (something/somebody)• However, when at last she got off he was nowhere to be seen, and she felt another thrill of triumph.• He meant to get off, I think, but was petrified.• Now there was a solution, that is, if it ever got off the drawing board.• Bournemouth hopefully won't get off the floor.• Perhaps he could get off the hook by saying he would go in the morning?• Oh yes, they're very good at theory but no bloody good at getting off their bums and looking for themselves!• We got to get off this here hill.• Not only do we punish those who get off welfare, we require little of those who stay on.
tell somebody where to get off• "Did you give him the money?" "No, I told him where to get off."
60.get off on something phrasal verbphr v informal EXCITEDto become excited by something, especially sexually excited 因…感到興奮〔尤指性興奮〕get off on • I expect SHe hardly gets off on this stuff.• Clive thought she might be a rare type of pervert who gets off on vociferously condemning all the vices she actually practises.• If everybody was just gon na get off on weird sounds, there'd be no words. 61 get off with somebody phrasal verbphr v informal SEX/HAVE SEX WITHto start a sexual relationship with someone 與〔某人〕發生性關系She spent the whole evening trying to get off with Phil. 她一晚上都在勾引菲爾。
62 get on phrasal verbphr v a) like SB 喜歡某人 especially British EnglishBrERELATIONSHIP if people get on, they like each other and have a friendly relationship with each other 友好相處 withI’ve always got on well with Henry. 我和亨利一向相處得很好。
The two boys get on well most of the time. 這兩個男孩大部分時間都相處得很好。
b) progress 進展PROGRESS to deal with a job or situation or to make progress 應付；進展How is George getting on at school? 喬治在學校裏怎麽樣？
withHow are you getting on with your essay? 你文章寫得怎麽樣了？
withoutI don’t know how we’ll get on without Michael. 我不知道沒有邁克爾我們該怎麽辦。
c) continue doing STH 繼續做某事CONTINUE/START AGAIN to continue doing something 繼續做 withBe quiet and get on with your work! 安靜，繼續幹你的事！
d) be successful 成功 to be successful in your job 〔工作上〕取得成功You’ll have to work hard if you want to get on. 如果你想取得成功，就得努力工作。
e) clothing 衣服 get something on to put a piece of clothing on 穿上〔衣物〕I can’t get my boots on! 我的靴子穿不上！
f) be getting on i. LATEif time is getting on, it is quite late 〔時間〕晚了Come on, it’s getting on and we ought to go home. 快點，天晚了，我們該回家了。
I realized that time was getting on and we would have to hurry. 我意識到時間不早了，我們得趕快了。
ii. informalOLD/NOT YOUNG if someone is getting on, they are quite old 〔人〕變老
g) getting on for 90/10 o’clock/2,000 etcTIME/AT A PARTICULAR TIME almost a particular age, time, number etc 快到90歲/10點鐘/2,000等Mrs McIntyre must be getting on for 90 by now. 麥金太爾夫人現在肯定都快90歲了。
The total cost was getting on for $100,000. 全部費用將近10萬美元。
h) get it on American EnglishAmE informalSEX/HAVE SEX WITH to have sex 發生性關系，性交 i) get on with it! spokenHURRY used to tell someone to hurry 快一點！Will you lot stop messing around and get on with it! 你們别磨蹭了，快一點啦！
j) let somebody get on with it informal to let someone do something on their own, and not help them or tell them what to do 讓某人自己去弄She wanted to decorate her room, so I just let her get on with it. 她想把自己的房間裝修一下，所以我就讓她自己去搞。
get on• Get on a number 73 bus at the corner. That will take you to Islington High Street.• She's old and needs help getting on and off the bus.• The train stopped in the middle of the night in Nogales. No one got on or off.• We got on the train at Lime Street station. get with• I am sure that I would have got on with both men, famously well.• But the seizures spread to affect the other side of the brain as well, preventing it from getting on with development.• You just get on with it.• Why, therefore, did congress not get on with the business of removing a patently guilty president?• Could we get on with the class, please?• Contestant, Fiona, says she's just eager to get on with the game as soon as possible.• They saw themselves as wanting to get on with the teaching of their subject.
get with• I am sure that I would have got on with both men, famously well.• But the seizures spread to affect the other side of the brain as well, preventing it from getting on with development.• You just get on with it.• Why, therefore, did congress not get on with the business of removing a patently guilty president?• Could we get on with the class, please?• Contestant, Fiona, says she's just eager to get on with the game as soon as possible.• They saw themselves as wanting to get on with the teaching of their subject.
be getting on• Ethel's getting on in years now -- she must be in her late 60s.• That evening her son returned and came to see how she was getting on.• Cal is getting on a bit and doesn't play much golf anymore.• She knew it was a stupid thing to say, but the presence of Magrat was getting on her nerves.• You may not want to risk breeding from such a mare, especially if she is getting on in years.• It was getting on midnight now, and cold.• This child was getting on my nerves.• After numerous attempts I was getting on quite well, managing to get right up on to the bike.• He wondered how she was getting on, she and Violet, and if she was happy in Mitford.• And you must be getting on with your exciting adventures. get it on• Do you think those two are ever going to get it on?• Only he's actually got it on a scooter.• The point was to get it on, and never mind the fusses and frills.• Be careful, though, not to get it on eyelashes.• Shoot, get it on, get it over with.• Now have you got it on the thing or have you got it on the bottom of the frame?• Should he continue getting it on, then go for her.• You get it on your hands. 63 get onto somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) TCCONTACT somebodyspeak/write to SB 和某人說話/寫信給某人 informal to speak or write to someone 和〔某人〕說話；寫信給〔某人〕I’ll get onto my lawyer about this. 這事我要問我的律師。
b) FIND OUTlearn about SB 了解某人 informal to find out about someone who has been doing something wrong 發覺，識破〔某人進行不良勾當〕How did the police get onto him? 警方是怎麽發現他的？
c) CHOOSEbe elected 當選 to be elected as a member of a committee, a political organization etc 當選〔委員會、政治組織等〕的成員She was quite keen to get onto the management committee. 她很想進入管理委員會。
d) SUBJECTtalk about STH 談論某事 to begin to talk about a subject after you have been discussing something else 開始談論〔新的話題〕After a few minutes they got onto the subject of the election. 幾分鐘後他們談起了選舉這個話題。
e) do STH 做某事 informal to start dealing with something 着手處理Right, I’ll get onto it straight away. 好吧，我馬上着手處理此事。
64 get out phrasal verbphr v a) leave 離開 to leave a room or building 〔從房間或大樓裏〕出去You ought to get out into the fresh air. 你應該出去透透氣。
Mary screamed at me to get out. 瑪麗尖叫着要我出去。
ofGet out of the kitchen! 出去，别待在廚房裏！
b) ESCAPEescape 逃跑 to escape from a place 〔從某地〕逃出去Some of the animals had got out. 有些動物逃出去了。
ofHe was determined to get out of prison. 他決心要從監獄裏逃出去。
c) help SB escape 幫助某人逃走 get somebody outESCAPE to help someone leave a place or escape from a place 把某人弄出去；使某人逃出來It’s important to get these people out as soon as possible. 盡快救出這些人是很重要的。
get somebody out ofWe knew it was going to be difficult to get him out of the country. 我們知道要幫他從這個國家逃出來是很困難的。
d) take STH from a place 從某處拿出某物 get something ↔ out to take something from the place where it is kept 拿出某物，取出某物She got out her violin and started to play. 她拿出小提琴拉了起來。
e) FIND OUTinformation 信息 if information gets out, a lot of people then know it although it is meant to be secret 〔信息〕洩露出去We have to make absolutely certain that none of this gets out. 我們得絕對保證這事一點也不被洩露出去。
It’s bound to get out that he’s retiring soon. 他要退休的消息肯定會傳出去的。
f) produce STH 生産出某物 get something ↔ outTCN to produce a book or other product that can be sold to people 印刷，出版〔書籍等〕We’re hoping to get the new catalogue out next week. 我們希望下個星期能把新的商品目錄印出來。
g) say STH 說出某事 get something ↔ outSAY/STATE to succeed in saying something, especially when this is very difficult 說出〔難以啓齒的事情〕I wanted to tell him I loved him, but couldn’t get the words out. 我想告訴他我愛他，但是說不出口。
get of• She got out of bed and began to search for her clothes.• Iphicles screamed and tried to get out of bed, but Hercules sat up and grasped the deadly creatures by the throat.• I got out of bed quietly, careful not to wake her.• Doherty left after behind-the-scenes differences and off-the-set growing pains got out of hand.• These constraints made the hatch difficult to get out of in full spacesuits with lunar backpacks.• Just how much did I get out of myself?• The paranoia's got out of proportion.• He says I should probably try to get out of that girl backing up.
get of• My wife, Ana, and I got married right out of college.• I love to do things for children because I get a kick out of it.• Chick had picked the lock on the back door before we'd even got Proteus out of the car.• Can you imagine trying to get it out of the pot?• Now that we've got that out of the way, we can celebrate the book.• So I wanted to get the hell out of there.• Come get me out of this contraption.• Dominic used to get twenty minutes out of this kind of thing. 65 get out of something phrasal verbphr v a) AVOIDavoid doing STH 逃避做某事 to avoid doing something you have promised to do or are supposed to do 逃脫，逃避See if you can get out of that meeting tomorrow. 看看明天的會議你能不能逃過。
get out of doing somethingHe’s trying to get out of tidying his room. 他想逃避收拾房間。
b) stop doing STH 停止做某事 to stop doing something or being involved in something 放棄I wanted to get out of teaching. 我想放棄教書的工作。
c) make SB give/tell you STH 讓某人給予某物/告訴某事 get something out of somebodyPERSUADE to force or persuade someone to tell you something or give you something 要某人說出某事；要某人給予某物I was determined to get the truth out of her. 我一定要讓她說出真相。
d) enjoy STH 喜歡某事物 get something out of somethingENJOY/LIKE DOING something to enjoy something you do or experience, or to learn something as a result 從某事中得到[學到]某事I hope he got something out of his visit. 我希望他通過這次訪問可以有所獲益。
get something out of doing somethingChildren can get a lot out of being involved in community projects. 兒童參加社區活動可以學到不少東西。
get something out of somebody• My wife, Ana, and I got married right out of college.• I love to do things for children because I get a kick out of it.• Chick had picked the lock on the back door before we'd even got Proteus out of the car.• Can you imagine trying to get it out of the pot?• Now that we've got that out of the way, we can celebrate the book.• So I wanted to get the hell out of there.• Dominic used to get twenty minutes out of this kind of thing. get something out of something• My wife, Ana, and I got married right out of college.• I love to do things for children because I get a kick out of it.• Chick had picked the lock on the back door before we'd even got Proteus out of the car.• Can you imagine trying to get it out of the pot?• Now that we've got that out of the way, we can celebrate the book.• So I wanted to get the hell out of there.• Come get me out of this contraption.• Dominic used to get twenty minutes out of this kind of thing. 66 get over a) illness 疾病 get over something to become well again after an illness 從〔疾病〕中康複過來It’s taken me ages to get over the flu. 我得了流感，很久才好起來。
b) unpleasant experience 不愉快的經歷 get over something to begin to feel better after a very upsetting experience 從〔不愉快的經歷〕中恢複She never got over the death of her son. 關於兒子的死，她一直沒有想開。
c) ideas/information 想法/信息 get something ↔ overEXPRESS to succeed in communicating ideas or information to other people 把某事說清楚get something ↔ over toIt’s important that we get this message over to young people. 我們一定要讓年輕人明白這個道理。
d) finish STH 完成某事 get something over (also get something over with)FINISH DOING something to do and finish something difficult that you have to do 完成某事〔指必須做的難事〕I’ll be in touch once I’ve got my exams over. 我考完試後馬上和你聯系。
I can’t wait to get the interview over with. 我巴不得面試早點結束。
e) problem/difficulty 問題/困難 get over somethingDEAL WITH to successfully deal with a problem or difficulty 解決〔問題〕；克服〔困難〕I don’t know how we’re going to get over this problem. 我不知道我們該怎樣解決這個問題。
Once we’ve got over the first few months, we should be making a reasonable profit. 只要把頭幾個月應付過去，我們就應該能獲得不錯的利潤。
f) can’t/couldn’t get over something spokenSHOCK used to say that you are very surprised, shocked, or amused by something 對某事十分驚訝I can’t get over how well you look. 我很驚訝你的氣色這麽好。
ng) get over yourself informal to stop being so sensitive or proudGet over yourself! Nobody cares if you’ve made a mistake.
get to• I've got to get over to a village out on the Bologna road and I can easily drive there via Fiesole.• Go on, get yourself over to May's and meet her company, whoever they are.• Shift him when you like but the sooner you get him over to me the better.• Get him over to the farm.• That should at least get the point over to the whisky bottle interior designers.• When I got myself transferred over to your department, I discovered that you're well-known among the girls in the office. get something over• Gina felt trapped and insecure but found it difficult to get this over to her husband.• I always try to get this idea over to my students. 67 get round phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE a) SPREADif news or information gets round, it is told to a lot of people 〔新聞或消息〕傳開News like this soon gets round. 這樣的消息傳得很快。
b) get round somethingAVOID to avoid something that is difficult or causes problems for you 回避某事，克服某事Most companies manage to get round the restrictions. 大多數公司都設法避開這些限制。
c) get round somebodyPERSUADE to gently persuade someone to do what you want by being nice to them 〔用友善的態度〕說服某人I know how to get round Chris. 我知道怎麽哄克裏斯。
get round• She can always manage to get around her dad.• I managed to get round him by saying he could borrow my car on Saturday. 68 get round to something phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE EVENTUALLYto do something that you have been intending to do for some time 終於去做〔想做的事〕I keep meaning to put a lock on it, but I never get round to it. 我一直想加個鎖，但總是拖着沒做。
get round to doing somethingI haven’t got round to unpacking from my holiday yet. 我度假回來連行李都還沒有打開。
get round to doing something• A deed planned in cold blood may appear very different to the perpetrator if he ever gets round to carrying it out.• Chapter Ten Charles got round to the Stage Door as quickly as he could.• Her friends pushed the boat off down the river and ran across the fields to get round to the bridge.• I couldn't get round to ringing until now.• It is high time that Wolverhampton got round to proposing some reorganisations.• It loves jobs that no human would ever get round to -- or find time to finish.• We just never seemed to get round to them.• Why had he never got round to building another sonic screwdriver? 69 get through phrasal verbphr v a) do work 做工作 get through something to do an amount of work 完成〔工作〕，處理〔事情〕We got through half the application forms this morning. 今天早上我們看了一半的申請表。
We’ve got a lot of work to get through. 我們有許多活兒要幹。
b) use STH 使用某物 get through something informal to use a lot of something 大量使用某物You wouldn’t believe the amount of food children can get through in a week! 你不會相信小孩子一個星期要吃多少東西！
c) spend money 花錢 get through something informalSPEND MONEY to spend a lot of money 花掉，揮霍〔許多錢〕He can get through £100 in one evening. 他一晚上就能花掉100英鎊。
d) difficult time 困難時期 get (somebody) through somethingFINISH DOING something to come successfully to the end of an unpleasant experience or period of time, or to help someone do this （幫助某人）渡過〔難關〕，（使某人）熬過〔困難時期〕I don’t know how we’re going to get through the winter. 我不知道我們如何挨過這個冬天。
It was their love that got me through those first difficult months. 是他們的愛幫助我熬過頭幾個月的困難時期。
e) PASS A TESTtest/competition 考試/競賽 get (somebody/something) through (something) to be successful in a test or competition, or to make sure that someone or something is successful （使某人/某物）通過〔考試、檢測〕；（使）〔在競賽中〕勝利I finally managed to get through my driving test. 我終於通過了駕駛考試。
I knew it was going to be difficult to get the car through its MOT test. 我知道這輛汽車很難通過車檢。
get (somebody/something) through (something) toLiverpool have got through to the final of the FA Cup. 利物浦隊進入了足總杯決賽。
f) reach a person/place 到達某人處/某地 to reach a place or person that is difficult to reach 到達〔難以到達的地方或某人處〕 toAid agencies have been unable to get through to the thousands of refugees stranded on the border. 援助機構無法到達困在邊境的數千難民那裏。
g) TELEPHONEby telephone 通過電話 to succeed in speaking to someone on the telephone 〔用電話〕聯系上，（和…）通上電話I tried phoning her office, but I couldn’t get through. 我給她辦公室打過電話，但是沒聯系到她。
toAt last I managed to get through to one of the managers. 我終於和其中一名經理通上了電話。
h) new law 新的法律PGSCL get (something) through (something) if a new law gets through parliament, or if someone gets it through, it is officially approved （使）〔新的法律在立法機關中〕通過Anti-hunting legislation will never get through the House of Lords. 反狩獵的法律是不可能在上議院通過的。
Once again we failed to get the Bill through Parliament. 我們又一次沒能讓議會通過這項議案。
get through something• Patrons get through 200,000 bottles of champagne a year.• He gets through a couple of bottles a year for chromatography.• I will never know how I got through that day.• Parents who grapple with the problem from the start seem to get through the adjustments much better.• It took nearly two years to get through the formalities for the younger child.• Jody sees that the reporter did manage to get through to Dan Williams for a comment.• Textiles accounted for just over a third, after a slight increase that got through to profit.• Unlike Nelson, we got through without mishap. get through something• Patrons get through 200,000 bottles of champagne a year.• He gets through a couple of bottles a year for chromatography.• I will never know how I got through that day.• Parents who grapple with the problem from the start seem to get through the adjustments much better.• It took nearly two years to get through the formalities for the younger child.• Jody sees that the reporter did manage to get through to Dan Williams for a comment.• Textiles accounted for just over a third, after a slight increase that got through to profit.• Unlike Nelson, we got through without mishap.
get through something• Patrons get through 200,000 bottles of champagne a year.• He gets through a couple of bottles a year for chromatography.• I will never know how I got through that day.• Parents who grapple with the problem from the start seem to get through the adjustments much better.• It took nearly two years to get through the formalities for the younger child.• Jody sees that the reporter did manage to get through to Dan Williams for a comment.• Textiles accounted for just over a third, after a slight increase that got through to profit.• Unlike Nelson, we got through without mishap.
get (somebody/something) through (something)• Jasper got half way through a bowl of ghoulish-looking chowder.• Course is three years, get from Intro through Intermediate if yur under nine.• I at least finished out the year, and it was Abigail who got me through it.• He had to get the message through that they must not advance.• He had a manual of casual jobs - things like grape-picking, which had got him through the summer.• Most consumers with private health insurance get it through their employers.• But it's got to pass through this delicate needle.• So I got into it through those channels ...
get to• Jody sees that the reporter did manage to get through to Dan Williams for a comment.• A glitch in the customer-service software left customers unable to get through to help lines.• How can I get through to him?• Get through to Kirov, ask him if he can advance the project.• Get through to Müller and tell him to contact me there.• They were lucky nobody had got through to that room before, 1 think.• More applications will consequently get through to the ultimate decision makers.• Has Sol got through to you yet?
get (something) through (something)• Jasper got half way through a bowl of ghoulish-looking chowder.• Course is three years, get from Intro through Intermediate if yur under nine.• I at least finished out the year, and it was Abigail who got me through it.• He had to get the message through that they must not advance.• He had a manual of casual jobs - things like grape-picking, which had got him through the summer.• Most consumers with private health insurance get it through their employers.• But it's got to pass through this delicate needle.• So I got into it through those channels ...
70 get (something) through to somebody phrasal verbphr v EXPLAINto succeed in making someone understand something, especially when this is difficult 〔尤指費力地〕使〔某人〕明白I couldn’t seem to get through to her. 我好像沒有辦法讓她明白。
How can I get it through to him that this is really important? 我怎樣才能使他明白這事的確很重要呢？
get through to • It seems Connell got messages through to her somehow.• Anna Well, get a message through to him too.• Can anyone get that through to Lima?• You got right through to me in a way nobody has ever done before.• Father Lefebvre got handed through to the front at the same time.• He was also able to get word through to the Minister of War of what was taking place. 71 get to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v informal a) UPSETto make someone feel annoyed or upset 使生氣[煩惱]I’m under a lot of pressure at work, and sometimes it gets to me a bit. 我工作壓力很大，有時候會有點煩。
Don’t let things get to you. 不要讓什麽事情影響你的情緒。
b) get to thinking/wondering something informal to start thinking something 開始想到某事He got to thinking how disappointed his parents would be. 他想到自己的父母將會多麽失望。
get to thinking/wondering something• There's blood in your body, and I get to thinking about what would happen if your blood froze.• In any case, she had now got to thinking of other things.• Then they got to thinking that maybe you were dead.• When you've been around guys like Mr. B. awhile, you get to thinking the way they think. 72 get together phrasal verbphr v a) MEETif people get together, they meet in order to spend time with each other 聚集，相聚We must get together for a drink. 我們一定要聚在一起喝一杯。
c) get something ↔ together to collect things together 收集某物I need to get some paperwork together for the meeting. 我需要收集一些開會用的資料。
d) get somebody ↔ together to bring people together to make a group 召集某人He got together a group of local businessmen to discuss the problem. 他召集了一群當地的企業家來討論這個問題。
e) get something ↔ together to succeed in getting enough money to do or buy something 湊足，籌集〔資金〕We’re trying to get together enough money to buy a flat. 我們正在想辦法籌集足夠的錢買一套公寓房。
f) get something together informal to change your life so that it is organized and you are in control of it 調整〔生活〕He’s just trying to get his life together at the moment. 目前他正在設法調整自己的生活。
get yourself togetherI’m staying with my parents for a while, until I’ve got myself together a bit. 我暫時和父母住在一起，等我調整好自己的狀況再說。
g) get it together spokenCONTROL to be organized and successful in your life, job etc 理出頭緒並成功地應付〔生活、工作等〕The government can’t seem to get it together on the environment. 政府好像對環境問題茫然無措。
get together• Sal Baldenegro and I ought to get together again and sing a bunch of corridos.• Designers from both countries got together and held a joint exhibition.• Don't forget it's in my best interests that the two of you get together and make it legal!• You run for five seconds, fall down and then everyone gets together for a group hug.• Companies that get together no longer need as many accountants or vice presidents of marketing as each had before the merger.• The whole family needs to get together to decide what to do about the trip.• The idea is that the various farm based tourist attractions get together to help bring in the visitors.• The uncle thought it a good idea for the two of them to get together when Tan passed through Xiamen. get yourself together• After my husband left, it took a year for me to get myself together.• Dispense with the liquor, get himself together.• Just so she could have got herself together?• She paused before the corner to get herself together.• The thing is to get myself together.• What you've got to do now is get yourself together.• And annual; by the time they've got themselves together it will be practically time for them to disperse.• I gather that he's got himself together over the last 18 months and it has certainly paid off. get it together• Why on earth can't they get it together?• Now manufacturers are getting it together and offering brilliant greens, oranges and blues.• I can't seem to get it together at present.• They must have worked fast to get it together, Charles thought.• Some one else had got it together for Adam and there it all was.• Dundela got it together in the second half and it was Dean Smyth's turn to save his side.• When we get it together to be so.• Engineers apart, there are no students who will ever manage to get it together to decide on pay. 73 get up phrasal verbphr v a) get (somebody) upWAKE UP/GET UP to get out of your bed after sleeping, or to make someone get out of their bed （使某人）起床We didn’t get up until lunchtime. 我們到吃午飯的時候才起來。
Get me up at seven, would you? 七點鐘叫醒我好嗎？
b) STANDto stand up 站起來He got up and walked over to the window. 他站起來走到窗邊。
c) DNif a wind or storm gets up, it starts and gets stronger 〔風力或暴風雨〕增強，加劇 d) be got up as/in something British EnglishBrE informalPRETEND to be dressed in particular clothes 裝扮成…/穿着〔某種衣服〕He arrived at the party got up as Count Dracula. 他穿成德拉庫拉伯爵的樣子來參加派對。
The men were all got up in suits. 男人們個個都西裝革履。
e) get it up informalSY to get an erection(1) 勃起 get up• He could not think of a reason to get up.• So they knock me down and I shake my head and I get up.• I got up about seven, had a little breakfast and went to catch the bus for Fulham.• Masklin got up and padded across the metal floor to the door.• She got up and turned off the TV.• Frank gets up at half past five every morning.• I think we should get up early and leave before breakfast.• Why is always me who gets up first?• Max got up from his chair and shook her hand.• When Maura came in, he got up from the table and poured the coffee.• I can't get up. Give me a hand, will you?• I watched how slowly he got up, how stiff he seemed.• She goes to bed late and gets up late.• It would be awful to get up next morning and find she had drifted down the canal.• One of her friends helped her to get up off the floor.• I got up off the grass and strolled over to where Rob was sitting.• I was left with Maria when the others got up to dance.• Alice hurriedly put out the cigarette and got up to empty the ash tray.• Automatically I got up to object, but again I caught myself and sat down without a word.• What time do you need to get up tomorrow? get (somebody) up• I dreaded to think what would happen if the two got mixed up.• Your time and my time ... well they've somehow got all mixed up.• I fell down, knocked me walking-frame over and I couldn't get meself up again.• If you get his/her back up, even if you're right, you're dead!• While attached to Camp Pendleton, however, the Gulf War veteran got swept up in an off-base drug scene.• Any damned fool can get a plane up in the air.• Left unstirred, simmering soup will produce a scum that gets caught up in the eddies.• He could get caught up in the story, so to speak, and little by little begin to forget himself. get it up• He'd see it raise slightly, but he couldn't quite get it up.• Probably a child molester, probably couldn't get it up for anything normal.• She won't be able to get it up on her own anyway.• Energy in one form or another has been invested in it to get it up there.• And she's got it up top, an' all. 74 get up to something phrasal verbphr v DOto do something, especially something slightly bad 幹〔尤指不妥的事情〕Go upstairs and see what the kids are getting up to. 上樓去看看孩子們在搗什麽鬼。
What did you get up to at the weekend? 周末你都幹了些什麽？
