gets

CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING 改变；导致；移动；到达

In most of its uses get is a fairly informal word. Gotten is an American form of the past tense and past participle. 在其大多数用法中，get是个很不正式的词。美国英语中，get的过去式及过去分词形式为gotten。


1. V-LINK （与形容词连用）变得
   You use get with adjectives to mean 'become'. For example, if someone gets cold, they become cold, and if they get angry, they become angry.
   1. The boys were getting bored...
      男孩子们开始感到厌烦。
   2. There's no point in getting upset...
      苦恼是无谓的。
   3. From here on, it can only get better.
      从此，情况只会越来越好。
2. V-LINK （用于表示状况或处境的表达中）陷入，处于
   Get is used with expressions referring to states or situations. For example, to get into trouble means to start being in trouble.
   1. Half the pleasure of an evening out is getting ready...
      晚上外出时一半的乐趣在于出门前的准备。
   2. Perhaps I shouldn't say that — I might get into trouble...
      也许我不该讲那些话——我可能会惹来麻烦。
   3. How did we get into this recession, and what can we do to get out of it?
      我们是怎样陷入这次经济衰退的，又该做些什么才能从中摆脱呢？
3. VERB 使陷入，使处于（某种状况或处境）
   To get someone or something into a particular state or situation means to cause them to be in it.
   1. I don't know if I can get it clean...
      我不知道自己是否能把它清理干净。
   2. What got me interested was looking at an old New York Times...
      我感兴趣的是看一份旧的《纽约时报》。
   3. Brian will get them out of trouble.
      布赖恩会帮助他们走出困境。
4. VERB 使…，让…（做）
   If you get someone to do something, you cause them to do it by asking, persuading, or telling them to do it.
   1. ...a long campaign to get US politicians to take the Aids epidemic more seriously...
      旨在使美国政界人士更加重视艾滋病流行的长期运动
   2. How did you get him to pose for this picture?
      你想了什么办法让他摆姿势照了这张照片？
5. VERB 使做好；使完成
   If you get something done, you cause it to be done.
   1. I might benefit from getting my teeth fixed...
      补牙可能对我有好处。
   2. It was best to get things done quickly.
      最好是赶快把事情弄完。
6. VERB 来到，移动到（某处）
   To get somewhere means to move there.
   1. I got off the bed and opened the door...
      我下床把门打开了。
   2. How can I get past her without her seeing me?...
      我怎样才能从她身边经过而又不被她发现呢？
   3. I heard David yelling and telling them to get back.
      我听到戴维高声喊叫着要他们回来。
7. VERB 到达；抵达
   When you get to a place, you arrive there.
   1. Generally I get to work at 9.30am...
      我通常上午9点半到单位。
   2. It was dark by the time she got home.
      她回到家时天已经黑了。
8. VERB 使移动到
   To get something or someone into a place or position means to cause them to move there.
   1. Mack got his wallet out...
      麦克掏出钱包。
   2. Go and get your coat on...
      去把你的外套穿上。
   3. The UN was supposed to be getting aid to where it was most needed.
      联合国应该把援助送到最需要的地方。
9. AUX （常用作助动词，代替be构成被动语态）
   Get is often used in place of 'be' as an auxiliary verb to form passives.
   1. Does she ever get asked for her autograph?...
      有人向她索要过签名吗？
   2. A pane of glass got broken.
      一块玻璃碎了。
10. VERB （最终或逐渐）到达（某阶段）
    If you get to do something, you eventually or gradually reach a stage at which you do it.
    1. Miller and Ferlinghetti got to be friends...
       米勒和费林盖蒂渐渐成了朋友。
    2. No one could figure out how he got to be so wealthy.
       谁也不知道他怎么会变得如此富有。
11. VERB 得以做；有机会做
    If you get to do something, you manage to do it or have the opportunity to do it.
    1. How do these people get to be the bosses of major companies?...
       这些人是怎样成为大公司的老总的？
    2. Do you get to see him often?...
       你经常能见到他吗？
    3. They get to stay in nice hotels.
       他们住进了舒适的宾馆。
12. VERB （让…）迅速行动起来/干起来/工作起来
    You can use get in expressions like get moving ,get going, and get working when you want to tell people to begin moving, going, or working quickly.
    1. I aim to be off the lake before dawn, so let's get moving...
       我计划黎明前从湖畔出发，大家马上行动起来吧。
    2. We need to get thinking, talking and acting on this before it is too late.
       我们得赶紧就此事开动脑筋，展开讨论，并采取行动，否则就来不及了。
13. VERB 到达（人生、事业的某一阶段）
    If you get to a particular stage in your life or in something you are doing, you reach that stage.
    1. We haven't got to the stage of a full-scale military conflict...
       我们还未到全面军事冲突的地步。
    2. If she gets that far, Jane may get legal aid to take her case to court...
       如果走到那个地步，简也许能得到法律援助去打官司。
    3. It got to the point where I was so ill I was waiting to die.
       病到这个程度，我只能等死了。
14. V-ERG （用于谈论进展情况）（使…）取得进展/不会有进展
    You can use get to talk about the progress that you are making. For example, if you say that you are getting somewhere, you mean that you are making progress, and if you say that something won't get you anywhere, you mean it will not help you to progress at all.
    1. Radical factions say the talks are getting nowhere and they want to withdraw...
       激进派宣称谈判没有进展，他们打算退出。
    2. My perseverance was getting me somewhere.
       我锲而不舍，总算有了一些进展。
15. V-LINK 到，接近（…时间）
    When it gets to a particular time, it is that time. If it is getting towards a particular time, it is approaching that time.
    1. It got to after 1am and I was exhausted...
       已是凌晨一点多了，我累得筋疲力尽。
    2. It was getting towards evening when we got back...
       我们回来的时候已经快到晚上了。
    3. It's getting late.
       时间不早了。
16. VERB 对…产生影响；使痛苦
    If something that has continued for some time gets to you, it starts causing you to suffer.
    1. That's the first time I lost my cool in 20 years in this job. This whole thing's getting to me.
       干这份工作20年来，我头一次失去了冷静，这一切让我大伤脑筋。
17. VERB 使烦恼；使恼怒
    If something gets you, it annoys you.
    1. What gets me is the attitude of so many of the people.
       让我恼怒的是这么多人都是这样的态度。

OBTAINING, RECEIVING, OR CATCHING 获得；收到；抓住

1. VERB 获得；得到
   If you get something that you want or need, you obtain it.
   1. I got a job at the sawmill...
      我在锯木厂找了份工作。
   2. The problem was how to get enough food to sustain life...
      问题在于如何找到足够的食物维持生命。
   3. It is impossible to get help, so she is doing everything herself...
      无法获得帮助，所有的活儿只好她自己干。
   4. He had been having trouble getting a hotel room...
      他一直找不到旅馆住。
   5. I asked him to get me some information.
      我请他为我打探一些消息。
2. VERB 收到；得到
   If you get something, you receive it or are given it.
   1. I'm getting a bike for my birthday...
      我过生日时会得到一辆自行车。
   2. He gets a lot of letters from women...
      很多女人给他写信。
   3. They get a salary of $21,000 a year.
      他们的年薪为2.1万美元。
3. VERB 去取；去带来
   If you get someone or something, you go and bring them to a particular place.
   1. I came down this morning to get the newspaper...
      我今天上午过来取报纸。
   2. Go and get me a large brandy...
      去给我拿一大杯白兰地来。
   3. Go and get your daddy for me.
      去把你爸爸给我叫过来。
4. VERB 准备（饭菜）
   If you get a meal, you prepare it.
   1. She was getting breakfast as usual.
      她像往常一样在准备早餐。
5. VERB 得出，计算出（结果）
   If you get a particular result, you obtain it from some action that you take, or from a calculation or experiment.
   1. You could run that race again and get a different result each time...
      如果再参加一次那样的赛跑，每次的结果可能都不一样。
   2. What do you get if you multiply six by nine?
      6乘以9等于多少？
6. VERB 卖得，售得（…钱）
   If you get a particular price for something that you sell, you obtain that amount of money by selling it.
   1. He can't get a good price for his crops.
      他的庄稼无法卖个好价钱。
7. VERB 有（做…的时间或机会）
   If you get the time or opportunity to do something, you have the time or opportunity to do it.
   1. You get time to think in prison...
      你在监狱里有时间反省。
   2. Whenever I get the chance I go to Maxim's for dinner.
      我一有机会便去马克西姆餐厅吃饭。
8. VERB 开始有（想法、印象或感受）
   If you get an idea, impression, or feeling, you begin to have that idea, impression, or feeling as you learn or understand more about something.
   1. I get the feeling that you're an honest man...
      我开始觉得你是个诚实的人。
   2. The study is an attempt to get a better idea of why people live where they do...
      该研究是为了更好地了解人们选择现在居住地的原因。
   3. Doctors can get the wrong impression from even an accurate description.
      即便很精确的病历也可能让医生产生错误的印象。
9. VERB 得到，获得（感受或好处）
   If you get a feeling or benefit from an activity or experience, the activity or experience gives you that feeling or benefit.
   1. Charles got a shock when he saw him...
      查尔斯见到他时大吃一惊。
   2. She gets enormous pleasure out of working freelance...
      做自由职业者让她体会到无穷的快乐。
   3. I would like to take pictures professionally because I get so much out of it.
      我想从事职业摄影，因为我从中获益匪浅。
10. VERB （设法）看到
    If you get a look, view, or glimpse of something, you manage to see it.
    1. Young men climbed on buses and fences to get a better view...
       为了看得更清楚些，年轻人爬上了公共汽车和围墙。
    2. Crowds shouted and pushed to get a glimpse of their hero.
       为了一睹英雄的风采，人群喊叫着，推搡着。
11. VERB 有（…的天气）
    If a place gets a particular type of weather, it has that type of weather.
    1. Riyadh got 25 mm of rain in just 12 hours...
       利雅得在12小时内降水就达25毫米。
    2. Northern Kentucky is likely to get snow mixed with sleet.
       肯塔基州北部可能有雨夹雪。
12. VERB 理解，明白（笑话或所说的话）
    If you get a joke or get the point of something that is said, you understand it.
    1. Did you get that joke, Ann? I'll explain later...
       安，听懂那个笑话了吗？我过会儿会解释。
    2. You don't seem to get the point.
       你好像没有弄明白。
13. VERB 染（病）；患（病）
    If you get an illness or disease, you become ill with it.
    1. When I was five I got measles.
       我5岁时出过麻疹。
14. VERB 搭乘，乘（火车、公共汽车、飞机或船）
    When you get a train, bus, plane, or boat, you leave a place on a particular train, bus, plane, or boat.
    1. It'll be two pounds to get the bus...
       乘公共汽车要花两英镑。
    2. What time are you getting your train?
       你赶几点的火车？
15. VERB 捕获；猎杀
    If you get a person or animal, you succeed in catching, killing, or hitting them.
    1. Take it easy. We've got him. He's not going to kill anyone else.
       别担心，我们已经抓住他了，他不会再杀人。
16. VERB 定期买（报刊、杂志等）
    If you get a newspaper or magazine, you regularly buy it.
    1. We don't get a paper...
       我们不买报纸。
    2. We already get The Times.
       我们已经订了《泰晤士报》。
17. VERB 接收；收到；收看到
    If you can get a particular radio or television channel, you are able to receive broadcasts from it on your radio or television.
    1. I only get Channel 7.
       我只能收看到第7频道。
18. See also: getting got

PHRASES AND PHRASAL VERBS 短语及短语动词

1. PHRASE 最…；（好…) 极了
   You can say that something is, for example, as good as you can get to mean that it is as good as it is possible for that thing to be.
   1. Consort has a population of 714 and is about as rural and isolated as you can get.
      康索特有714名居民，是极其偏僻的乡村地区。
   2. ...the diet that is as near to perfect as you can get it.
      几乎可以说是最无可挑剔的饮食
2. PHRASE 不能否认；无法否认
   If you say you can't get away from something or there is no getting away from something, you are emphasizing that it is true, even though people might prefer it not to be true.
   1. There is no getting away from the fact that he is on the left of the party.
      他属于该党左派的事实无法否认。
3. PHRASE 休假；度假
   If you get away from it all, you have a holiday in a place that is very different from where you normally live and work.
   1. ...the ravishing island of Ischia, where rich Italians get away from it all.
      意大利富人消遣度假的美丽岛屿伊斯基亚
4. （表示蔑视、不同意或拒绝）滚开，去你的
   Get is used in rude expressions like get stuffed and get lost to express contempt, disagreement, or refusal to do something.
5. PHRASE 你真是太走运了/你真是蠢得无可救药了
   You can say, for example, 'How lucky can you get?' or 'How stupid can you get? ' to show your surprise that anyone could be as lucky or stupid as the person that you are talking about.
   1. I mean, how crazy can you get?
      我是说，你真是太疯狂了。
6. PHRASE 叫…不要指望；叫…别做梦
   If you tell someone where to get off, you tell them in a rather rude way that you are not going to do or agree to what they want.
   1. If somebody tried to do that to you, you'd just go right up to them and tell them where to get off.
      如果有人想那样对待你，你就直截了当地告诉他们别做梦了。
7. PHRASE 有；存在
   You can use you get instead of 'there is' or 'there are' to say that something exists, happens, or can be experienced.
   1. You get a lot of things like that now, don't you...
      你现在有很多那样的东西，是吧？
   2. That's where you get some differences of opinion.
      那就是你们的分歧所在。

1. All of a sudden, right after the summer, Mother gets married
   突然，刚过夏天，妈妈就结婚了。
2. She gets as many as eight thousand letters a month.
   她一个月里收到的信件多达8,000封。
3. He is used to tough defenders, and he usually gets the better of them.
   他习惯了彪悍的后卫，通常都能战而胜之。
4. People usually draw the curtains once it gets dark
   天一黑，人们通常就会拉上窗帘。
5. That's not a career. She's just filling in time until she gets married.
   那算不上什么事业，她只不过是在嫁人之前打发一下时间而已。
6. The border between science fact and science fiction gets a bit fuzzy.
   科学事实和科幻小说之间的界限变得有点儿模糊了。
7. What gets me is the attitude of so many of the people.
   让我恼怒的是这么多人都是这样的态度。
8. I'll see that it gets round that you've arrived.
   我一定保证让大家知道你到了。
9. At times when my work gets me down, I like to fantasize about being a farmer.
   有时当工作让我沮丧时，我喜欢幻想自己是一个农场主。
10. He gets a terrible going-over in these pages.
    他在这几页中遭到了一顿痛批。
11. You've got to hand it to Melissa, she certainly gets around.
    你不得不佩服梅利莎，她到哪里都吃得开。
12. My small greenhouse gets very hot when the sun is shining.
    我的小温室在太阳照耀下会被烤得炙热。
13. She gets very upset if I exclude her from anything
    要是有什么事情我不让她参加，她会非常难过。
14. Less chemical gets into the subsoil which is particularly important with the light, tropical soils.
    进入底土的化学物质会减少，这对土质松软的热带土壤而言尤为重要。
15. Must you always run when the pressure gets too much?
    难道压力一大你就非要逃开吗？
16. When we're out he gets really bossy and starts ordering me around
    当我们在外面的时候，他变得很爱发号施令，开始不停地让我干这干那。
17. I know he gets fed up with people pestering him for money.
    我知道他烦透了那些缠着他要钱的人。
18. He gets huge pleasure from ballet and contemporary dance.
    他从芭蕾和现代舞中得到极大的快乐。
19. As the child gets older, so his or her strategies for storing and retrieving information improve.
    随着孩子们长大，他们储存和检索信息的能力也会提高。
20. If he gets stuck on a word, he can make the computer prompt him.
    如果他被某个单词绊住，他可以从电脑上获得提示。
21. It more or less gets the thumbs up from everyone.
    它多多少少得到了每个人的支持。
22. It's true she gets madly impatient with him, but what mother doesn't?
    她确实对他极其不耐烦，但哪个母亲不是这样呢？
23. He gets funny turns, you know. It's his age.
    他总是感觉不舒服。也是，他都这个岁数了。
24. He never gets involved in unprincipled disputes.
    他从不介入无原则的争端。
25. It gets nice and cool after a spatter of rain.
    下了一阵雨，天气凉快多了。
26. He is good-tempered; he gets along well with everyone.
    他脾气好，和谁都合得来。
27. It's common sense to dress more warmly when it gets cold.
    天冷了要穿得暖一点儿，这是常识。
28. He gets punished so often that he no longer cares.
    他老挨罚，都皮了。
29. This table is too close to the door, it gets in the way.
    这桌子放在门口太碍事了。