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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