/get; ˇɛt/
v (-tt-, pt got / gCt; ^Bt/, pp got; US gotten / 5gCtn; `^Btn/)

RECEIVING OR OBTAINING 接到或得到
1 [Tn no passive 不用于被动语态] receive (sth) 收到, 接到（某物）
*I got a letter from my sister this morning. 今晨我接到妹妹的信.
* Did you get my postcard? 你收到我的明信片了吗?
* What did you get for Christmas? 你收到什么圣诞节礼物了吗?
* He gets (ie earns) ￡25000 a year. 他每年收入25000英镑.
* This room gets very little sunshine. 这房间没什么阳光.
* Schoolteachers get long holidays. 中小学教师有长假.
* He got (ie was hit by) a bullet in the thigh. 他大腿中弹.
* She got a shock when she saw the telephone bill. 她看到电话帐单大吃一惊.
* I got the impression that he was bored with his job. 我得到的印象是他对工作感到厌倦.
2 [no passive 不用于被动语态
*Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr]
(a) ~ sth (for oneself/sb) obtain sth 得到某事物
*Where did you get (ie buy) that skirt? 你那条裙子是从哪儿买的?
* Did you manage to get tickets for the concert? 你弄到音乐会的票了吗?
* She opened the door wider to get a better look. 她为了看得更清楚, 把门开大了一些.
* Try to get some sleep. 去睡一会儿吧.
* He doesn't look as though he gets enough exercise. 他似乎缺乏锻炼.
* Johnson got (ie won) the gold medal in the
100 metres. 约翰逊获得百米金牌.
* She's just got (ie been appointed to) a job with a publishing company. 她刚得到在出版公司的工作.
* Why don't you get (yourself) a flat of your own? 你为什么不弄套房子?
* Have you remembered to get your mother a birthday present/to get a birthday present for your mother? 记得给你母亲买生日礼物了吗?
(b) ~ sb/sth (for oneself/sb) fetch sb/sth 接（某人）; 取（某物）
*Go and get a dictionary and we'll look the word up. 去拿词典来, 我们查查这个字.
* Somebody get a doctor! I think this woman's had a heart attack. 谁去把医生找来! 我看这女人心脏病发作了.
* I have to go and get my mother (ie collect her in a car) from the station. 我要到车站接母亲.
* Could you get me that book (down) from the top shelf? 请你把最高一格的那本书给我取（下）好吗?
* Can I get you a drink/get a drink for you? 我给您弄点什么喝好吗?
3 [no passive 不用于被动语态
*Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (for sth) obtain or receive (an amount of money) by selling sth （卖某物）得到或收到（钱）
*`How much did you get for your old car?' `I got ￡800 (for it).' ｀你的旧汽车卖了多少钱?＇｀卖了800英镑.
4 [Tn no passive 不用于被动语态] receive (sth) as a punishment 受到（某种）惩罚
*He got ten years (ie was sentenced to ten years in prison) for armed robbery. 他因械劫罪被判十年徒刑.
5 [Tn no passive 不用于被动语态]
(a) be able to receive broadcasts from (a particular television or radio station) 收听或收看到（某电视台或电台的）节目
*We can't get Channel
4 on our television. 我们的电视机收看不到第4频道的节目.
(b) be connected with (sb) by telephone （与某人）接通电话
*I wanted to speak to the manager but I got his secretary instead. 我想找经理说话, 可是接电话的是他的秘书.
6 [Tn no passive 不用于被动语态] regularly buy (a newspaper) 定期买（报纸）
*Do you get `The Times' or the `Guardian'? 你经常买《泰晤士报》还是《卫报》?
7 [Tn no passive 不用于被动语态] become infected with (an illness); suffer from or be affected by (a pain, etc) 感染（某病）; 患（病）; 受（疼痛等）侵袭
*get bronchitis, flu, measles, etc 患支气管炎、流感、麻疹等
* She gets (ie regularly suffers from) bad headaches. 她经常头痛.
8 [Tn no passive 不用于被动语态] achieve or be awarded (the specified examination grade, class of degree, etc) （考试）达到（某等级）; 获授予（某学位）
*She got a first in English at Oxford. 她在牛津大学学习英文, 获优等学位.

REACHING OR BRINGING TO A PARTICULAR STATE OR CONDITION 达到或使处于某状态或情况
9 (a) [La] reach the specified state or condition; become 达到某状态或情况; 变得
*get angry, bored, hungry, worried, etc 发怒、生厌、饥饿、不安
* get fat, fit, thinner, etc 发胖、健康、变瘦
* It/The weather is getting colder. 天气渐冷.
* She's getting better, eg after her illness. 她渐渐好了（如病後）.
* You'll get wet if you go out in the rain without an umbrella. 雨天外出不带伞会淋湿的.
* You'll soon get used to the climate here. 你很快就会习惯这里的气候.
* We ought to go; it's getting late. 我们该走了, 天越来越晚了. =>Usage at become 用法见become.
(b) [La, Cn.a] cause oneself to be in the specified state or condition 使自己处于某状态或情况
*get dressed/undressed, ie put one's clothes on/take one's clothes off 穿上[脱下]衣服
* They plan to get married in the summer. 他们打算夏天结婚.
* She's upstairs getting (herself) ready (to go out). 她在楼上（更衣）准备（外出）.
(c) (used in place of be with a past participle to form passive constructions 代替be, 与过去分词连用构成被动结构)
*Do you think the Tories will get (ie be) re-elected? 你认为保守党能再次当选吗?
* I wouldn't go there after dark; you might get (ie be) mugged. 天黑之後我就不到那里去了, 怕有人抢劫.
10 [Cn.a] cause (sb/sth) to be or become 使（某人[某事物]为）成
*She soon got the children ready for school. 她很快帮孩子做好上学的准备.
* I must get the dinner ready, ie prepare it. 我得把饭做好.
* Don't get your new trousers dirty! 别把你的新裤子弄脏!
* Don't let the incident get you upset. 别为这事烦恼.
* Do you think you'll get the work finished on time? 你认为你的工作可以如期完成吗?
* He got his wrist broken, ie broke it accidentally. 他扭伤了手腕.
* I couldn't get the car started this morning. 今晨我无法把汽车发动起来.
* Go and get your hair cut! 你去理理发去!
* She got her fingers caught in the door. 她的手指让门给夹了.

MAKING SOMETHING HAPPEN 使某事发生
11 [Cn.g] bring (sb/sth) to the point at which he/it is doing sth 使（某人[某事物]）做某事
*Can you really get that old car going again? 你真能让那辆旧汽车再跑起来?
* It's not hard to get him talking; the problem is stopping him! 让他说话不难, 难的是说开了止不住他!
12 [Cn.t] cause, persuade, etc (sb/sth) to do sth 使, 说服...（某人[某事物]）做某事
*I couldn't get the car to start (ie make it start) this morning. 今早我无法把汽车发动起来.
* He got (ie persuaded) his sister to help him with his homework. 他说服他姐姐帮他做家庭作业.
* You'll never get him to understand. 谁也无法让他明白.
* I can't get her to talk at all. 我简直无法叫她说话.

REACHING THE POINT WHERE ONE DOES SOMETHING 做起某事来
13 (a) [Tg] reach thestage at which one is doing sth; start doing sth 做起某事来; 开始做某事
*I got talking to her/We got talking. 我和她谈起话来了[我们谈起话来了].
* We got chatting and discovered we'd been at college together.我们聊起天来才发现我们原是校友.
* get working on a problem 开始研究某问题
* You have an hour to clean the whole house -- so get scrubbing! 你只有一个小时来打扫整座房子--快开始擦洗吧!
(b) [It] reach the point at which one feels, knows, is, etc sth 开始感觉到、认识、成为...某事物
*You'll like her once you get to know her. 你一旦了解她, 就喜欢她了.
* How did you get to know (ie discover or learn) that I was here? 你怎么知道我在这里?
* One soon gets to like it here. 谁都会很快就喜欢这里的.
* She's getting to be an old lady now. 她现在可算是位老妇人了.
* After a time you get to realize that these things don't matter. 你过些时候就知道这些事无关紧要.
* His drinking is getting to be a problem. 他酗酒越来越成问题了.
* Your mother will be furious if she gets to hear of this. 你母亲若知此事定会怒不可遏.
14 [It] (esp US) have the chance or opportunity to do sth; manage to do sth 有做某事的时机; 设法做某事
*Did you get to see the Louvre while you were in Paris? 你在巴黎时有机会参观罗浮宫吗?
* One day we'll both get to see New York. 总有一天我俩都有机会看看纽约.
* When do I get to go to a movie? 我什么时候才可以去看场电影?

MOVING OR CAUSING TO MOVE 移动或使移动
15 (a) [Ipr, Ip] move to or from a specified point or in a specified direction, sometimes with difficulty 到或离开某处或沿某方向移动（有时有困难）
*The bridge was destroyed so we couldn't get across (ie cross) the river. 桥已毁坏, 我们无法过河.
* She got back into bed. 她回到床上.
* She got down from the ladder. 她从梯子上下来.
* He got into the car. 他钻进汽车里.
* Can you get over the wall? 你能爬过那堵墙吗?
* We didn`t get (ie go) to bed till
3 am. 我们凌晨3时才上床睡觉.
* I'm getting off (ie leaving the train) at the next station. 我下站下（火车）.
* Where have they got to? ie Where are they? 他们到什么地方去了?
* Please let me get by, ie pass. 请让我过去.
* We must be getting home; it's past midnight. 我们得回家了, 已经半夜了.
(b) [Tn.pr, Tn.p] cause (sb/sth) to move to or from a specified point or in a specified direction, sometimes with difficulty 使（某人[某事物]）到或离开（某处）或沿某方向移动（有时有困难）
*The general had to get his troops across the river. 将军要使其部队过河.
* We couldn't get the piano through the door. 我们无法将钢琴搬过这道门.
* He's drunk again; we'd better call a taxi and get him home. 他又醉了, 最好叫辆计程车把他送回家去.
* I can't get the lid on/off. 我盖不上[取不下]盖子.
(c) [Ipr, Ip] ~ to/into...; ~ in arrive at or reach a place or point 来到或到达某地或某点
*We got to London at
7 o'clock. 我们7点到达伦敦.
* The train gets into Glasgow at
6 o'clock in the morning. 火车早晨6点到达格拉斯哥.
* You got in/home very late last night. 昨夜你回来[回家]很晚.
* What time did you get here? 你什么时候到这里的?
* I haven't got very far with the book I'm reading. 那本书我还没读多少呢.
16 [Tn no passive 不用于被动语态] travel by (bus, taxi, plane, etc); take (a bus, etc) 乘（公共汽车、计程车、飞机等）
*We're going to be late; let's get a taxi. 我们要迟到了, 坐计程车吧.
* `How do you come to work?' `I usually get the bus.' ｀你怎么来上班的?＇｀一般坐公共汽车.＇

/get; ˇɛt/
v (-tt-, pt got / gCt; ^Bt/, pp got; US gotten / 5gCtn; `^Btn/)

OTHER MEANINGS 其他意义
17 [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth (for oneself/sb) prepare (a meal) 准备（饭菜）
*Don't disturb your mother while she's getting (the) dinner. 你母亲做饭时不要打搅她.
* I have to go home and get the children their supper/get supper for the children. 我得回去给孩子做晚饭.
18 [Tn, Tn.pr]
(a) catch or seize (sb/sth) 抓住或捕获（某人[某物]）
*He was on the run for a week before the police got him. 他逃跑一周後警方才逮住他.
* get sb by the arm, scruff of the neck, throat, wrist, etc 抓住某人的胳膊、脖子的後部、喉咙、手腕等.
(b) catch and harm, injure or kill (sb), often in revenge for sth 捉住并伤害或杀死（某人）（常指报复）
*She fell overboard and the sharks got her. 她从船上跌落水中, 被鲨鱼咬了.
* He thinks the Mafia are out to get him. 他意识到黑手党要来报复他.
* I'll get you for that, you bastard! 我早晚要跟你算那笔帐, 你这坏蛋!
(c) hit or wound (sb) 击中或伤（某人）
*Where did the stone get you? 那石头砸到你哪儿了?
* The bullet got him in the neck. 子弹击中他的颈部.
* I got him on the back of the head with a crowbar. 我一撬棍打在他头的後部.
19 [Tn no passive 不用于被动语态] (infml 口)
(a) understand (sb/sth) 理解（某人[某事物]）
*I don't get you/your meaning. 我不明白你的意思.
* She didn't get the joke. 她没理解那个笑话.
* I don't get it; why would she do a thing like that? 我不明白她为什么要做那种事.
(b) hear (sth) 听见（某事物）
*I didn't quite get what you said. 我没听清楚你说的话.
20 [Tn no passive 不用于被动语态] (infml 口) confuse or puzzle sb 使某人迷惑或困惑; 难住某人
*`What's the capital of Luxembourg?' `I don't know; you've got me there!' ｀卢森堡的首都叫什么?＇｀我不知道, 这你可难住我了!＇
21 [Tn no passive 不用于被动语态] annoy or irritate (sb) 使（某人）烦恼或恼怒
*It really gets me when she starts bossing people around. 她颐指气使地对人, 真叫我厌恶.
22 (idm 习语) be getting `on
(a) (of a person) be/becoming old （指人）老, 变老
*Grandma's getting on a bit and doesn't go out as much as she used to. 奶奶年事日高, 不像从前那样常出门了.
(b) (of time) be/becoming late （指时间）晚, 渐迟
*The time's getting on; we ought to be going. 时间渐晚, 我们该走了. be getting on for... be near to or approaching (the specified time, age or number) 接近（某时刻、年龄或数目）
*It must be getting on for midnight. 八成已经半夜了.
* He must be getting on for eighty! 他一定快八十了! sb can't/couldn't get over sth (infml 口) sb is/was shocked, surprised, amused, etc by sth 某人因某事物而震惊、惊异、觉得有趣等
*I can't get over that shirt he was wearing. 我觉得他穿的那件衬衣真可笑.
* I can't get over how rude she was. 她很粗野, 我仍心有余悸. get a`long/a`way/`on (with you) (infml 口) (used to express disbelief or to rebuke sb gently 用以表示不相信或温和的反驳)
*`How old are you?' `I'm forty.' `Get along with you! You don't look a day over thirty-five!' ｀你多少岁了?＇｀四十岁了.＇｀别瞎说了, 你看上去顶多三十五岁!＇ get a`way from it all (infml 口) have a short holiday in a place that is totally different from where one usu lives 到异地度短假. get (sb) anywhere/somewhere/nowhere (infml 口) (cause sb to) achieve something/nothing or to make progress/no progress （使某人）有所成就[毫无成就]或[有进展/无进展]
*After six months' work on the project, at last I feel I'm getting somewhere. 那计画我搞了半年, 终于觉得有所进展.
* Are you getting anywhere with your investigations?你的调查有进展吗? `get there achieve one's aim or complete a task by patience and hard work （耐心而努力地）达到目的或完成任务
*I'm sure you'll get there in the end. 我相信你最终能成功.
* Writing a dictionary is a long and difficult business but we're getting there. 编写词典是费时费事的工作, 但我们一定能成功. how selfish, stupid, ungrateful, etc can you `get? (infml 口) (used to express surprise, disbelief or disapproval that sb has been so selfish, etc 用以表示对某人自私等的惊讶、不相信或不赞成)
*He wouldn't even lend me ten pence; how mean can you get? 他连十便士都不肯借给我, 你看他有多小气? there's no getting away from sth; one can't get away from sth one has to admit the truth of (sth unpleasant) 只好承认或接受（不愉快的事实）
*There's no getting away from the fact that the country's economy is suffering. 国家经济疲软, 这一事实无法回避. (For other idioms containing get, see entries for ns, adjs, etc 与get搭配的其他习语见有关名词、形容词等的词条, 如 get sb's goat => goat; get square with sb => square1.)
23 (phr v) get a`bout (also get a`round) (be able to) move from place to place （能）各处走动
*He's getting about again after his accident. 他在事故过後, 渐渐又能走动了.
* She doesn't get around much these days. 近来她不大各处走动. get a`bout/a`round/`round (of news, a rumour, etc) spread from person to person; circulate （指消息、谣言等）传播, 流传
*The news of her resignation soon got about. 她辞职的消息不久就传开了.

Édouard Piaget (3 November 1817, Les Bayards – 10 September 1910, Couvet) was a Swiss entomologist who specialised in lice (Phthiraptera).