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词组讲解

1. get carried away **狂热，兴奋

解 习语；词义溯源：变成［失去理智的（carried away）］状态

例 Some do get carried away and cause a commotion¹, but for the most part, the university

students who come into this café are well-behaved. I don't mind serving them at all.

2. get close to sb. or sth. / get close **与…成为好朋友，熟知…；快赶上…的（实力

等）

解 习语；词义溯源：变成与某人或某物［亲密的、接近的（close）］状态；本词组的

第一个释义同get next to

例 There'll be a lot of people who will try to get close to you now that you've inherited your

uncle's wealth. Be careful about who you make friends with.

3. get 〔have〕 cold feet **害怕，临阵退缩

解 习语；词义溯源：得到［害怕、恐惧的姿势（cold feet）］

例 Don't worry about it. Lots of people get cold feet. Jumping out of an airplane is a scary

experience, even for me. Go home and relax. If you feel like you want to try again to parachute,

come back tomorrow morning.

4. get credit for sth. / get credit **（因…而）得到认可或赞扬

解 习语；词义溯源：获得有关某事的［称赞、威望、名声（credit）］；常与a lot of、

much等词一起使用

例 Does anybody actually read all those notes at the end of movies? You know, like who the

assistant camera crewmembers were and such. If they really wanted those people to get credit for

their work, they'd put the notes at the beginning of the movie.

5. get down to brass² tacks³ **讨论实质问题；转入正题

解 习语；词义溯源：［下降（down）］到达［黄铜平头钉、要点、基本事实（brass

tacks）］

例 Mr. Trovski is the kind of guy who likes to get down to brass tacks without delay. He's

impatient with people who like to make small talk.

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