| 词汇 | get at somebody/something |
| 释义 | get at somebody/somethingget at somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) CRITICIZEcriticize 批评 to keep criticizing someone in an unkind way 一再批评，老是指责 Why is he always getting at me? 他为什么老是责备我？ He felt he was being got at by the other students. 他觉得自己老是受到其他同学刁难。 b) be getting at somethingCLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTAND to be trying to say something in a way that is difficult for other people to understand 设法说明某事 What are you getting at, Helen? 你到底想说什么，海伦？ Do you see the point I’m getting at? 你明白我的意思吗？ c) REACHreach 够到 to be able to reach something 够得到，能够着 We had to move the washing machine out to get at the wiring behind it. 我们只得把洗衣机挪出来，才能够到后面的电源线。 d) FIND OUTinformation 信息 to discover information, especially the truth about a situation 查明，发现 I was determined to get at the truth. 我决心要查明事情的真相。 e) threaten 威胁 informalTHREATEN to use threats to influence the decision of people who are involved in a court case 恐吓〔涉及案件审理的人〕 Do you think some of the jury have been got at? 你认为陪审团里有人受到恐吓了吗？ Examples from the Corpus get at • I never felt deprived, if that's what Winifred Shalcross is getting at.• I was trying to get at least enough money for the precinct work.• They use him to get at me.• It is much more difficult to get at property profits than at share profits - everyone has to live somewhere.• The squirrel did not chew bark to get at sap or something else.• Another way of getting at the question of disciplinary spaces is to ask about the boundaries of the discipline.• Even worse, some think public relations stands in the way of getting at the real facts.• They tore the fence down to get at us. be getting at something• But I knew what they were getting at...• I never felt deprived, if that's what Winifred Shalcross is getting at.• Let me try to explain what I am getting at.• She wondered what on earth he could be getting at.• Try to identify the heart of the matter the question is getting at.• Half the time it wasn't Clemence she was getting at - it was me.• Propaganda could be effective - this was what Eliot was getting at - only by ceasing to be mere propaganda.• I am sure he is the toad behind the unprecedented negative media coverage we are getting at the moment. → get at somebody/something at get(PHRASAL VERB) |
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