31. Get off it! **住口!不要再说了!
解 〈口〉习语;词义溯源:去[停止(off)]
例 You know I have contributed more to this company than anyone else, so get off it with this
bullshit about me not doing my part!你知道我对公司的贡献比任何人都多,所以别再说那些
我没有做好分内事的鬼话了!
32. get on sb. or sth. ***责怪,责骂
解 短语动词;词义溯源:去[瞄准、对着(on)]某人或某物
例 Idon't like to get on the kids, but sometimes I have to scold them for their own good. 我不
喜欢责骂孩子,但是有时为了他们好又不得不说。
33. get 〔have〕 one's best shot *尽最大努力
解 俚语;词义溯源:获得最大的[尝试、努力(shot)];give sth. one's best shot表
示“对某事尽全力”
例 The report got my best shot and it still wasn't good enough for Mr. Crowley. 我尽全力写
的报告对克劳利先生来说还是不够好。
34. get 〔have〕 one's dander 〔back,hackles,Irish〕 up / get one's goat **使某人恼
火
解 〈口〉习语;词义溯源:将某人的[怒气、愤怒(dander)]移到[上面(up)]
例 It would get my dander up too if someone insulted my mother like Tom did Frank's mom.
如果有人像汤姆侮辱弗兰克的妈妈那样侮辱我妈妈,我也会很恼火的。
35. get 〔have〕 one's fill of sb. or sth. **厌烦(厌倦)
解 习语;词义溯源:得到[填满的量(one's fill)]
例 Readers had gotten their fill of the story and were no longer interested in its
outcome1. 读
者们看腻了这个故事后,对它的结尾不再感兴趣。
36. get 〔have〕 one's number **识破,看穿
解 习语;词义溯源:得知(看破)某人的[号码、心计(number)]
例 Iused to consider him as my best friend, but now I've got his number— he is a selfish man.
以前我当他是最好的朋友,现在算是看穿他了——他就是个自私的人。
37. get〔have〕 one's say **说明自己的立场或想法
解 习语;词义溯源:得到[主张、意见、心声(say)]
例 Everyone will get his say, so please sit down and wait your turn to speak. 每个人都有机
会表达自己的观点,所以请坐下,按顺序发言。
38. get 〔have〕 one's way with sb. or sth. / get one's way **遵照自己的计划,按自己
的意愿处理
解 习语;词义溯源:[对(with)]某人或某物得到[自己的(one's)][道路、方
法(way)]
例 You may have gotten your way with the last boss, but you won't find me as easily swayed.
或许你跟你的前任老板相处有妙招,但是你会发现我不是轻易动摇的人。
39. get 〔have〕 one's wits about one **抖擞精神,全神贯注
解 习语;词义溯源:得到对于自身的[清醒的意识、理智(wits)]
例 After waking up in the morning, it takes me twenty minutes or so to get my wits about me.
早晨醒来后,我花了大约20分钟的时间才清醒过来。
40. get out ***出去;离开,远离
解 短语动词;词义溯源:去[外面(out)];这是一种无礼的表达,通常用于祈使句
中
例 How dare you say that to me in my own house!Get out before I throw you out!你怎么敢
在我家对我说那种话!在我把你撵出去之前,给我滚!
41. get out of one's way **避开或摆脱某人
解 习语;词义溯源:去[远离(out of)]某人的[道路、进程(way)]
例 You'd better get out of the workers' way before they accidently hit you with one of those
boards. 你最好别挡着工人们的路,以免不小心被木板碰到。
42. get out of sth. ***逃离,从…出来,脱离
解 短语动词;词义溯源:去[脱离、离开(out of)]某事物
例 The children get out of school at 3:30. 孩子们三点半放学。
I got out of the cave at the first sound of bats. 我一听到蝙蝠的叫声就跑出了山洞。
43. get ready to do (sth) . / get ready **准备好,准备就绪
解 习语;词义溯源:变成[准备好的(ready)]状态
例 The bus will be here in 30 minutes so tell your group to get ready to leave. 车子30分钟后
能到,所以,告诉你的成员准备出发。
44. get sb. or sth. down ***拿下,降低;好不容易吞下;使沮丧,使伤心
解 短语动词;词义溯源:使得[在下面、降低、吞下(down)]
例 Afirefighter had to come and get the boy down from the tree. 得叫消防员过来把这个男
孩从树上抱下来。
45. get sb. or sth. out of the way **躲避;拿开
解 习语;词义溯源:使得某人或某物移到[通道外面(out of the way)];keep...out
of the way表示“使…不造成妨碍”
例 Hey!Get your books out of the way so I can set this box on the desk. 嘿!把你的书挪一
下,这样我才能把这个盒子放在桌子上。
46. get 〔have〕 sb. or sth. started **使(人或事)开始
解 习语;词义溯源:使得某人或某事[开始(started)]
例 Several
delegates2 were late, so it took nearly an hour to get the meeting started. 因为有几
个代表迟到了,所以会议过了将近一个小时才开始。
47. get 〔have〕 something on sb. ***掌握某人的把柄,抓住不放
解 短语动词;词义溯源:得知[对(on)]某人来说不利的事情
例 Although she is not a good worker, her boss never criticizes her because she has got
something on him. 尽管她工作干得不好,她的老板却从未批评过她,因为她掌握了他的把
柄。
48. get 〔have〕 stars in one's eyes **自鸣得意
解 习语;词义溯源:获得[趾高气扬的表情、得意洋洋的心情(stars in one's eyes)]
例 Victoria got stars in her eyes at the thought of winning the $4 million
lottery3. 维多利亚一
想到可以赢得四百万美元的抽奖便得意洋洋。
49. get sth. 〔it〕 ** 获得;受罚;理解笑话的原意
解 习语;词义溯源:得到(获得,得知,理解)某物或it
例 It's easy to get a taxi if you go to the taxi stand. 去出租车站很容易就能打到车。
50. get sth. back ***得到(本属于自己的东西),取回
解 短语动词;词义溯源:得到某物[返还(back)]
例 Have you got the golf clubs back from Terry? 你从特里那里把高尔夫球杆取回来了
吗?
51. get sth. off / get off sth. ***脱掉(衣服、长靴等);开玩笑或说俏皮话
解 短语动词;词义溯源:从某物[脱离、离开主题(off)]
例 The ski shoes fit him too
tightly4 he couldn't get them off. 滑雪靴太紧了,他脱不下来。
52. get 〔have〕 sth. over with / get sth. over ***结束,了结
解 短语动词;词义溯源:[结束、终结(over with)]移开(拿走)
例 You know you have to go to the dentist and get that tooth pulled eventually, so why don't
you get it over with today so you can stop
fretting5 over it? 你知道你必须去看牙医,把那颗牙拔
掉,所以为什么不今天把这件事了结呢?这样你就再也不用为它烦恼了。
53. get〔have〕 sth. sewed up **缝合;塞进去;结尾
解 习语;词义溯源:使得某事物[得到缝补、顺利结束(sew up)]
例 He had
ripped6 his pants when he fell, so he got them sewed up at the nearest tailor shop.
他摔倒的时候把裤子撕破了,只得跑到最近的裁缝店缝好。
54. get 〔have〕 sth. under one's belt **吃,喝;学好,消化(知识)
解 习语;词义溯源:使得某物放于[腰带下面(under one’s belt)],此处可以联想
一下食物进入胃部后置于腰带下方的情况
例 Once we had gotten a steak dinner under our belts, we started to talk about the deal. 我们
晚饭只要是吃牛排,就会开始讨论分量问题。
55. get 〔have〕 the 〔an〕 advantage of 〔over〕 sb. / get 〔have〕 the 〔an〕 edge
on 〔over〕 sb. **抢先,占据优势地位
解 习语;词义溯源:获得[对于(of, over, on)]某人的[优势、长处、有利条件
(advantage, edge)];参照take advantage of sb. or sth.
例 Many managers attend language institutes at night to get an edge on their
peers7 in their
careers. 许多管理者到夜校学习语言,为了能在职场上比其他人占优势。
56. get the brushoff *被漠视或赶出去,遭拒绝
解 俚语;词义溯源:遭受[拒绝、碰钉子(the brushoff)];give sb. the brushoff表
示“赶走,拒绝,挡在外面”
例 Reporters hoping to get information from the minister's office only get the brushoff. 想从
部长那里获取消息的记者都遭到了拒绝。
57. get the business **受折磨,吃苦头
解 〈口〉习语;词义溯源:遭受[烦心事、麻烦事(business)];give sb. the
business表示“整人,捉弄人”
例 The
janitor8 complained that he has been getting the business from some of the older
students who laugh and make fun of his job. 门卫抱怨说,有些高年级学生嘲笑他的职业,让
他吃尽了苦头。
58. get 〔have〕 the creeps 〔willies〕 *开始害怕,变得不安
解 俚语;词义溯源:得到[胆颤的感觉(the creeps)或令人毛骨悚然的感觉(the
willies)];参照give sb. the creeps 〔willies〕
例 Iget the creeps whenever I walk by that house where the woman was killed. 每当我走过
那个女人遇害的那栋房子时,总会变得害怕起来。
59. get the gate *被赶出来,被拒绝,被解雇
解 俚语;词义溯源:遭受[解雇、炒鱿鱼(gate)];give sb. the gate表示“赶走,将
某人挡在门外”
例 Iguess Diane didn't want to see me because when I stopped by her house I got the gate
from her mother. 我猜戴安不想见我,因为我去她家的时候被她妈妈赶出来了。
60. get the go-by *被冷落,遭漠视
解 俚语;词义溯源:遭受[经过、装作没看见(the go-by)];give sb. the go-by表
示“不理不睬”
例 Thomas raises his hand in class often, but he gets the go-by from the teacher because she
doesn't want to answer his questions. 托马斯经常在课堂上举手,但是老师总是不理睬他,因
为不想回答他的问题。
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