动词词组 GET 11

词组讲解

1. get down to business 〔work〕 **开始做正事；进入严肃话题

解 习语；词义溯源：［下降（down）］到达［正事、工作（business，work）］

例 Don't bother to bring your proposals with you tomorrow. Mr. Chen wants everybody to

take a tour of the new factory first. Then we'll get down to business on the second day. Okay?

2. get down to cases **开始谈正事，着手干正事

解 习语；词义溯源：［下降（down）］到达［问题，事件（cases）］

例 Once the engineers have re-drafted the building's plans, we can get down to cases on such

things as what style of bricks you want, the color of the floors, the type of furniture, etc.

3. get down to the nitty-gritty *认真考虑细节

解 俚语；词义溯源：［下降（down）］到达［问题的核心、本质（nitty-gritty）］

例 Ithink it was about 11:00 PM that we actually got down to the nitty-gritty. We worked

through the night and had our costumes ready for the parade by 12:00 the next day.

4. get 〔have〕 goose bumps 〔pimples¹〕 **起鸡皮疙瘩，毛骨悚然

解 习语；词义溯源：得到［（因寒冷、恐惧、兴奋等） 起鸡皮疙瘩（goose bumps，

goose pimples）］的状态

例 You're silly, Debby. You actually get goose bumps when you talk to Mr. Hartz? I admit

he's cute, but don't you think you're reacting like a high school girl?

5. get gray hair 〔hairs〕 **变得非常紧张、焦虑；因担心而变得苍老

解 习语；词义溯源：有着［花白的（gray）］［头发（hair）］；参照give sb. gray

hair〔hairs〕

例 You think taking care of children is easy? Why don't you try it? You'll see just how

demanding and exhausting it is. You'll be getting gray hairs in less than a week.

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