词汇 | get at |
释义 | get at [phrasal verb] 1 get at (something or someone) : to reach (something or someone)接近,够得着(某人或某物) The valve is hard to get at unless you have a special tool.这阀门很难够得着,除非你有专门的工具。 An angry mob tried to get at him but the police protected him.一伙愤怒的暴民试图接近他,但警察保护了他。 2 get at (something) : to find out (information that is hidden or hard to know)查明;发现 How can we ever get at the truth?我们如何才能查明真相? 3 get at (something) : to say or suggest (something) in an indirect way暗示— usually used as getting at通常用作getting at Just what are you getting at? [=what are you suggesting?]你究竟在暗示什么? 4 get at (someone) British : to criticize (someone) repeatedly一再批评;老是指责 He says his teachers are always getting at [=(US) getting on] him unfairly.他说他的老师们总是不公正地批评他。 He's always being got at by his teachers.他总是受到老师的批评。 5 get at it US, informal : to start doing something开始做 You have a lot of work to do so you'd better get at it. [=get to it]你有很多工作要做,你最好现在就开始干。 get |
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