词组 | get after |
释义 | get after 1. get after sb/sth to chase someone or something: ▪ You'd better get after your dog! He's in the neighbours' garden again. ▪ The man leaped over the fence and ran down the road. "Go on, get after him!" I shouted. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑chase, ↑go after 2. get after sth to try to stop a problem from developing or spreading: ▪ Get after weeds before they become established and take over everything ▪ We should start getting after the important cancer risks such as smoking, preventable infections and high fat diets. ■ SIMILAR TO: attack 3. get after sb AmE informal to tell someone to do something and remind them again and again: ▪ Paul's mother always gets after him for leaving the kitchen in a mess. ■ SIMILAR TO: go on at sb BrE informal |
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