动词词组 GET 26

词组讲解

1. get 〔have〕 a 〔the〕 day off **休假

解 习语；词义溯源：得到一天的［休息、休假（off）］；参照take the day off

例 Hey, the first time I get a day off, why don't we go to Mount¹ Heng with our families? It's

my favorite mountain, but I haven't been there since I was a university student. I'm too busy these

days!

2. get 〔catch〕 the devil / get 〔catch〕 hell **受到严斥

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：遭受（得到）［难过的事情（the devil, hell）］

例 I'm going to get hell from my wife if I don't get home soon, so we'd better get out of here.

How about meeting here again tomorrow night to finish our billiards² game?

3. get 〔have〕 the feel of sth. **学会，熟悉（某种感觉）

解 习语；词义溯源：得到（知道）对某事物的［触感、感觉（feel）］

例 The keyboard on this new laptop is quite compact³. It'll take you a few days to get the feel

of it, but once you do, you'll find it's actually more convenient and requires less effort.

4. get the floor **有发言权

解 习语；词义溯源：获得［发言权（the floor）］

例 Sir, if I could get the floor for five minutes, I could explain the reasoning behind this

House Resolution. I am a member of the subcommittee which wrote it.

5. get the glad hand **受到（由衷的或虚伪的）热烈欢迎

解 〈口〉 习语；词义溯源：受到［热情洋溢的欢迎、带有虚假动机的热情欢迎（the

glad hand）］；give sb. the glad hand表示“由衷或虚情假意地款待”

例 I'm always uncomfortable in that restaurant. The atmosphere's good and the food is great,

but the service—it's just...I know they have to be friendly, but I don't like their way of being

friendly because it feels like I'm getting the glad hand. It makes me uncomfortable.

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