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词组 get about
释义 get about
  1. get about BrE to be able to move around places without much difficulty - use this about people who are old, ill, or injured:
    My grandfather's eighty now, and he doesn't get about much.
    Phil had broken his leg, but could still get about on crutches.
    SIMILAR TO: ↑get around
   get about BrE to travel around a city or area:
    The streets are filled with bicycles, still the best way of getting about in Parma.
    SIMILAR TO: ↑get around
  2. get about BrE if news or information gets about, a lot of people hear about it - use this especially about information that should be secret:
    "Who told you that!" "Well, you know how things get about in a small community," said Dimity awkwardly.
    I was sure that Maslin was having a homosexual affair, but how would Mrs Maslin feel if such a story got about?
   word gets about (=many people hear about something)
    Word had got about that the company was in trouble, and clients began to cancel their orders.
    SIMILAR TO: ↑get out, ↑get around
  3. get about BrE spoken to travel to a lot of different places:
    Tommy certainly gets about - last month he was in Japan, and now they've sent him to Singapore.
    SIMILAR TO: ↑get around
  4. get about BrE spoken to have sexual relationships with a lot of different people:
    That Brendan gets about a bit, you know. Every time I see him he's with a different woman.
    SIMILAR TO: ↑get around
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