| 词组 | get into |
| 释义 | get into 1. get into sth • get sb into sth to become involved in an unpleasant or difficult situation, or involve someone else in such a situation: ▪ Pietro, these are dangerous men! Have you any idea what you are getting into? get (yourself) into trouble/difficulties/a mess ▪ These kids get into all sorts of trouble while their parents are at work. ▪ "How on earth did you get yourself into this mess?" she asked. Sian just burst into tears. ▪ Three people were rescued from a yacht which got into difficulties in heavy seas off Bardsey Island. get sb into trouble/a mess ▪ They got us into this mess - it's up to them to get us out of it. 2. get into a fight/argument etc to become involved in a fight or argument: ▪ She and another gal got into an argument outside a bar in Jackson Mississippi. ▪ Ryan got into a shouting match with the coach, and then stormed out of the club. 3. get into sth not passive to start to do something regularly get into the habit of doing sth ▪ Get into the habit of taking regular exercise. get into a routine (=start doing things regularly, at the same time every day or week) ▪ The thing is you've got to get into a routine haven't you? Children need routine. 4. get into sth not passive to be accepted as a student by a college or university: ▪ My father and brother were sure he would get into Harvard or Yale without any trouble. 5. get into sth BrE to be accepted as a member of a sports team: ▪ I practised every day, determined to get into the school football team. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑make especially AmE 6. get into sth to succeed in getting a particular job or working in a particular area: ▪ She was doing real estate law and hated it, and she wanted to get into environmental law. ▪ Susan wants to be a theatre manager, but I think it's a very difficult business to get into. 7. get into a state/mood/panic to become upset, anxious, angry, frightened etc: ▪ David got into a terrible state over the exams, you know - he couldn't sleep for weeks. ▪ When the children didn't arrive, she got into a panic and phoned the police. 8. get into sth not in passive to become interested in a book, film, piece of music etc, so that you enjoy it and want to read, see or hear more: ▪ I tried to read "Moby Dick" when I was at college, but I just couldn't get into it. ▪ Peter tapped his feet and bobbed his head, really getting into the music. 9. get into sth to start talking about a particular subject: ▪ Let's not even get into it, honey. I'll break down crying - I miss my man so, so much. ▪ Before we get into a debate on the single currency, I'd just like to make a few announcements. 10. what's got into sb? BrE spoken/what's gotten into sb? AmE spoken used to show that you are surprised because someone is behaving very differently from the way they usually behave: ▪ "Out!" Eunice ordered, pointing at the door. "This is crazy!" he said. "Eunice, what's got into you?" ■ SIMILAR TO: what's the matter with sb? 11. can't get into if you cannot get into clothes, they are too small for you: ▪ "It's a lovely dress but I'm too fat to get into it." "You're not fat!" 12. get into power/government to start having political control of a country: ▪ If the Social Democrats got into power, they would change the whole system of local government. 13. get into groups/pairs/threes etc if a students in a classroom get into groups, they form small groups so that they can work together: ▪ So if you could get into groups of maybe about four, and come up with four or five possible solutions. |
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