融洽:I’m glad you get on so well with her. 我很高兴你和她相处得如此融洽。 ◇ She and her sister have never really got on. 她与妹妹一直合不来。
2) (with sth)= get along (with sth) 进步;进展:He’s getting on very well at school. 他在学校学得很好。How did you get on at the interview? 你面试的情况怎么样? ◇ I’m not getting on very fast with this job. 我这项工作进展不太快。
3) (with sth)(尤指中断后)继续做某事:Be quiet and get on with your work. 安静下来,继续干你的事。 ◇ Let’s get on with the meeting. 我们继续开会吧。
get over sb/sth
从疾病(或不愉快的经历)中恢复过来:He was disappointed at not getting the job, but he’ll get over it. 他没得到这份工作非常失望,不过他会想得开的。◇He never really got over Jennifer when their relationship finished. 自从和珍妮弗分手后,他从未真正恢复过来。 ◇ It has taken me ages to get over the flu. 我得了感冒,很久才好起来。
get over sth
to successfully deal with a problem or difficulty 解决(问题);克服(困难):She can’t get over her shy
ness. 她无法克服羞怯心理。 ◇ I think the problem can be got over without too much difficulty.
我认为这个问题不太难解决。
get sth ↔ over (to sb)
(= get sth ↔ across) to make sth clear to sb 向(某人)讲清某事;让(某人)明白某事:He didn’t really get his meaning over to the audience. 他未能完全把他的意思向听众讲清楚。
get through sth
to manage to do or complete sth 处理;完成:We’ve got a lot of work to get through. 我们有许多活儿要干。
get through sth; get sb through sth
(帮某人)渡过(难关);(帮某人)应对(困难):I don’t know how we’re going to get through the winter. 我不知道我们如何挨过这个冬天。◇I don’t know how I got through the first couple of months after Andy’s death. 安迪去世后的那几个
月我都不知道是怎么熬过来的。◇It was their love that got me through those first difficult months.
是他们的爱帮助我熬过头几个月的困难时期。
get through (sth)
顺利通过(考试等):Tom failed but his sister got through. 汤姆考试不及格,可她顺利通过了。
◇The whole class got through the exam. 全班都通过了考试。
get through (to sb)
(用电话)接通,打通,联系上:I tried calling you several times but I couldn’t get through. 我试着给你打了几次电话,但都没打通。
get (sth) through to sb
使(某人)明白;(把…)向(某人)讲清楚:I find it impossible to get through to her. 我发觉根
本无法让她听懂。
get together (with sb)
聚会;相聚:We must get together for a drink sometime. 我们什么时候得聚在一起喝一杯。
get up
站起;起来;起身:The class got up when the teacher came in. 老师进来时全班起立。
get up; get sb up
(使)起床:What time do you usually get up? 你通常几点起床? ◇ Could you get me up early tomorrow? 你明天早点叫我起床行吗?
give sb/sth ↔ away
to make known sth that sb wants to keep secret 泄露;暴露:It was her eyes that gave her away (= showed how she really felt). 她的眼睛流露了她的真实情感。 ◇ She gave away state secrets to the enemy. 她把国家机密泄露给了敌人。
give sth ↔ away
to give sth as a gift 赠送;捐赠:He gave away most of his money to charity. 他把大部分钱都捐赠给了慈善事业。◇I gave most of my books away when I left college. 我大学毕业时把大部分书都送掉了。
give in
1) to admit that you have been defeated in a game,
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fight, competition etc 屈服;认输;投降:The rebels were forced to give in. 叛乱分子被迫投降了。◇You’ll never guess the answer — do you give in? 你永远也猜不到答案的——你认输吗?
2) to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time (先是拒绝,后来)勉强同意,让步:Eventually I gave in and accepted the job on their terms. 最后我作出让步,按照他们的条件接受了这份工作。 ◇ The government refused to give in to their demands. 政府对他们的要求拒不妥协。
give sth in (to sb); hand sth ↔ in (to sb)
to hand over sth to sb in authority 呈上;交上:Please give your work in before Monday. 请在星期一之前把作业交上来。
give off sth
发出(气味、光、热、声音等):The flowers gave off a fragrant perfume. 花儿散发出芳香。
give out
1) 用完;耗尽:After a month their food supplies gave out. 一个月后他们的食物储备消耗殆尽。
◇Her patience finally gave out. 她终于忍无可忍了。
2) if a machine or part of your body gives out, it stops working 停止运行;停止运转:One of the plane’s engines gave out in mid-Atlantic. 飞机飞到大西洋中部时一个发动机失灵了。◇At the end of the race his legs gave out and he collapsed on the ground. 到比赛终点时,他腿一软倒在了地上。
give sth ↔ out
to give sth to a lot of people 分发;散发:The teacher gave out the exam papers. 老师分发了试卷。
give out sth
1) 发出,放出(光、热等):That lamp doesn’t give out a lot of light. 那盏灯不够亮。
2) to tell people about sth or broadcast sth 公布;
宣布;播放:No details of the accident have been given out yet. 事故的详情尚未公布。
give up
to stop trying to do sth 放弃(努力):You shouldn’t give up so easily. 你不应该这么轻易就放弃。 ◇ We spent half an hour looking for the keys, but eventually gave up and went home. 我们了半小时的钥匙,但最后还是放弃,回家去了。
give sth ↔ up; give up doing sth
to stop doing or having sth 停止;中止;放弃;抛弃:She didn’t give up work when she had the baby.
她生了孩子后并未放弃工作。 ◇ She gave up all hope of seeing him again. 她对再次见到他不报任何希望。 ◇ You ought to give up smoking.
你应该戒烟。
go about sth; go about doing sth
to start working on sth 开始做某事;着手做某事:I want to learn German but I don’t know the best way to go about it. 我想学德语,但我不知道怎样学最好。 ◇ How should I go about finding a job?
我该怎样着手工作呢?
go after sb
to chase or follow sb 追赶某人;跟在某人后面:He went after the burglars. 他追赶那些窃贼。 ◇ She left the room in tears so I went after her. 她流着泪离开了房间,所以我随后追了出去。
go after sb/sth
to try to get sb/sth 追求;谋求:We’re both going after the same job. 我们俩都在谋求同一份工作。
go against sb/sth
to resist or oppose sb/sth 反抗(或反对)某人(或某事);违背(信仰、原则等):He would not go against his parents’ wishes. 他不愿违背父母的意愿。 ◇What you’re asking me to do goes against everything I believe in. 你现在要求我所做的事情违背了我的所有原则。
go ahead
1) 走在(某人)前面;先走:She went ahead of him into the house. 她在他前面进了屋子。 ◇ You go ahead and we’ll follow when we’re ready.
你先走一步,我们准备好了随后就去。
2) to happen; to be done 发生;进行:The building of the new bridge will go ahead as planned. 新桥的修建将按计划进行。
3) (with sth) to start to do sth 开始做;着手干:to go ahead with the plan 开始实施这一计划
4)(用于给别人许可)请吧;说吧:“Do you mind if I open the window?” “No, go ahead.” “我开窗你介意吗?”“没关系,开吧。”
go along
to make progress; to develop 进展;发展:Things are going along nicely. 情况进展良好。
go around/round
1) 足够分给每个人;够每人一份:There aren’t enough chairs to go around. 椅子不够坐。◇Is there enough ice-cream to go around? 冰激凌够分吗?
2)(消息、疾病等)流传,传播:There’s a nasty virus going around the school. 有一种恶性病毒正在这所学校传播。◇There’s a rumor going around that they are having an affair. 谣传他们之间关系暧昧。
go away
1) to leave a person or a place 走开;离开:Go away and leave me alone! 走开!别管我!
2) 外出(尤指度假):They’ve gone away for a few days. 他们已外出几天了。◇We’re going away for the weekend. 我们要出去过周末。
go back on sth
to fail to keep a promise; to change your mind about sth 违约;食言;改变主意:He never goes back on his word. 他从不食言。 ◇ He went back on his promise. 他违背了诺言。
go by
(时间)流逝,过去:As time goes by, my memory seems to get worse. 随着时间的推移,我的记忆力似乎每况愈下。
go down
(物价等)下跌;(温度等)下降:The price of oil is going down. 油价正在下跌。
go down (in sth)
to be written in sth; to be recorded or remembered in sth 被写下;被记下;载入:It all goes down in her notebook. 那些东西全记在她的笔记本上。
◇He will go down in history as a great statesman.
他作为伟大的政治家将名垂青史。
go in for sth
1) 参加考试(或竞赛):I go in for all the competitions. 我什么比赛都参加。
2) 对…感兴趣;爱好:She never went in for dancing. 她对跳舞从不感兴趣。
go off
1) to leave a place, especially in order to do sth 离
开(尤指去做某事):She went off to get a drink.
她拿饮料去了。
2) to be fired; to explode 开火;爆炸:The gun went off by accident. 走火了。 ◇ The bomb went off in a crowded street. 在挤满人的大街上爆炸了。
3)(警报器等)突然发出巨响:I’ve set the alarm clock to go off at 7 am. 我把闹钟设在早上7点。
4) if a light, the electricity, etc. goes off, it stops working (电灯)熄灭;(电)中断;停止运行:Suddenly the lights went off. 灯突然熄灭了。 ◇ The heating goes off at night. 暖气夜间停止供热。
go on
1)(灯)亮;通(电);开始运行:Suddenly all the lights went on. 突然所有的灯都亮了。
2)(时间)流逝;过去:As time went on, I grew fond of him. 随着时间的推移,我慢慢地开始喜欢他了。
3) to happen (通常用于进行时)发生:What’s going on here? 这儿出了什么事?
4)(情况、形势)继续下去,持续:This cannot be allowed to go on. 决不允许这种情况继续下去。
◇ How much longer will this hot weather go on for? 这样炎热的天气还会持续多久?
5) to continue speaking, after a short pause (短暂
停顿后)继续说:She hesitated for a moment and then went on. 她犹豫了一会儿,然后继续往下说。
◇ “You know,” he went on, “I think my brother could help you.” “嗯,”他接着说,“我想我哥哥可以帮助你。”
6)(用于鼓励)来吧:Go on! Have another drink!
来吧!再喝一杯! ◇ Go on — jump! 来呀——跳吧!
go on (with sth)
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(尤指停顿或中断之后)继续做(某事):That’s enough for now — let’s go on with it tomorrow. 现在就到这里——咱们明天再继续吧。◇I’m sorry I interrupted. Go on with your story. 对不起,打断你了。继续讲你的故事吧。
go on doing sth
to continue an activity without stopping 不停地做某事:He said nothing but just went on working.
他什么都不说只是不停地干活。
go on to do sth
to do sth after completing sth else (完成某事后)接着做另一件事:After they had read the text, the students went on to do the exercises.读完课文后,学生们继续做练习。
go out
(火或灯光)熄灭:Suddenly the candle went out.
蜡烛突然熄灭了。
go over sth
1) to examine or check sth carefully 仔细检查(或
审查)某物:Go over your work before you hand it in. 把作业仔细检查后再交。
2) 温习:I always go over my revision notes just before I go into an exam. 我在参加考试前总是会把复习笔记重温一遍。
go through sth
1) to look at or examine sth carefully, especially in order to find sth 仔细察看;仔细检查;仔细审查:Remember to go through the pockets before you put those trousers in the washing machine. 在把裤子放进洗衣机之前,要记着仔细翻翻裤兜。
2) to experience or suffer sth 经历,遭受(困境、
痛苦等):to go through misery 经历痛苦◇He’s going through a divorce at the moment. 这阵子他正在经受离婚的痛苦。
3) to use up or finish sth completely 用完;耗尽:Have you gone through all your money already? 你把所有的钱都花完了吗?
go through with sth
将…进行到底:He bravely went through with the wedding ceremony even though he was in a lot of pain. 他虽然疼痛万分,但还是在婚礼中勇敢地
坚持了下来。◇I had no choice but to go through with it. 我没有别的选择,只有坚持到底。
go up
(价格、温度等)上涨,上升:The price of oil is going up. 油价正在上涨。
go without (sth)
to manage without sth that you usually have or need 没有…而勉强应付;没有…也行:There wasn’t time for breakfast, so I had to go without. 没有时间吃早饭,我也只好不吃了。◇Since there is no butter left, we had to go without. 既然奶油没了, 我们只得将就一下。
hand sth ↔ down (to sb)
(= pass sth ↔ down) 把某事物传下去;传给(后代):The ring was handed down to her form her grandmother. 这枚戒指是她祖母传给她的。
hand sth ↔ in (to sb)
(= give sth in (to sb)) to give sth to a person in authority, especially a piece of work or sth that is lost 提
交,呈交,上交(尤指书面材料或失物):Did you hand your homework in on time? 你准时交家庭作业了吗?◇I handed the watch in to the police. 我把那块表交给了警察。
hand sth ↔ out (to sb)
分发某物:Could you hand these books out, please?
请把这些书发给大家好吗?
hand over (to sb); hand sth ↔ over (to sb) 把(权力或责任)移交给(某人):She resigned and handed over to one of her younger colleagues.
她辞职了,由一位比她年轻的同事接任。◇On his retirement, he handed the business over to his son. 他退休时把生意移交给了他儿子。
hang about
(在某处附近)等待,逗留,闲荡:kids hanging about in the streets 在街上东游西逛的孩子们
hang about/around with sb
to spend a lot of time with sb (和某人)长时间待在一起,泡在一块儿:I got into drugs because I was hanging around with the wrong people. 我染
上了毒瘾,这是因为我与坏人混在一起。
hang around; hang around sth
(在某处附近)等待,逗留,闲荡:Children hang around the streets because there’s nowhere for them to play. 孩子们在街上东游西逛,是因为他们没有地方玩。◇You hang around here in case he comes, and I’ll go on ahead. 你在这附近等着以防万一他来了,我继续往前走。
hang on
1) (to sth) to hold sth tightly 抓牢;握紧:Hang on tight and you won’t fall off. 你抓牢就不会掉下去。◇Hang on to my hand while we cross the road. 过马路时拉紧我的手。
2) 等一下;停一下:Hang on a minute — I’m nearly ready. 稍等一下,我快准备好了。
3) 别挂电话,等一下:Hang on — I’ll just see if he’s here. 等一下——我这就看看他在不在。
4)(在逆境中)坚持,不放弃:The team hung on for victory. 这个队为了胜利坚持不懈。
hang on to sth; hang onto sth
(= hold on to sth; hold onto sth) to keep sth, not sell it, give it away or lose it 保留;不卖掉;不放弃:Let’s hang on to those old photographs — they may be valuable. 咱们留着那些旧照片吧——它们或许有价值。
hang up; hang sth up
1)(把…)悬挂起来:He took off his suit and hung it up carefully. 他脱掉西装,小心地挂了起来。2) 挂断电话:I said goodbye and hung up. 我说
完再见就挂了电话。
3) 终止使用某物;不再从事(某职业):Kate has hung up her dancing shoes. 凯特已挂起舞鞋退出舞台了。◇to hang up your football boots 挂靴
have sth back
收回被借走(或拿走)的东西:Can I have the book back by Thursday? 星期四之前能把书还给我吗?
have (got) sth on
(不用进行时)穿着;戴着:She had a red jacket on. 她穿着件红夹克。
head for sth; be headed for sth
1) 朝某方向行进;前往:She headed for the door.
她朝着门走去。◇The ship was heading for
Cuba. 船正驶往古巴。
2) 很可能遭受(不幸);会招致:They’re heading for trouble. 他们要惹麻烦的。◇The country is headed for economic disaster. 国家将要陷入经济灾难。
head off
动身;出发:It’s time we headed off to get the train.
我们该动身去赶火车了。
hear from sb; hear sth from sb
收到某人的来信;接到某人的电话:I look forward to hearing from you. 我期待你的回信。
◇ I haven’t heard anything from Kate for ages. 凯特很长时间没和我联系了。
help out ; help sb out
帮助某人摆脱(困境):He’s always willing to help out. 他总是急人之难。 ◇ My parents have helped us out on several occasions by sending us money. 我父母几次寄钱为我们救急。
hold sb/sth ↔ back
1) to prevent sb/sth from moving forward or crossing sth 阻拦;阻挡:The police were unable to hold back the crowd. 警察阻拦不住人。
2) to prevent the progress or development of sb/sth
阻碍…的发展:Teaching all the children together can hold the brighter children back. 所有孩子放在一起教,会妨碍聪明些的孩子进步。
get over youhold sth ↔ back
1) 不向(某人)透露情况;隐瞒:Tell me all about it — don’t hold anything back! 把所有情况都告诉我,什么都不要隐瞒!
2) 抑制,控制(感情等);不露声:They couldn’t hold back their laughter. 他们忍不住大笑起来。
◇ He struggled to hold back his tears. 他强忍住眼泪。◇She just managed to hold back her anger.
她勉强压住了自己的怒火。
hold off; hold off doing sth
推迟(做某事):I need to make a decision soon, but I’ll hold off until next week. 我得很快做出决定,但我会拖到下个星期。◇Hold off making your decision until Monday. 等到星期一再做决定吧。
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