词组 | get on |
释义 | get on 1. get on especially BrE if two or more people get on, they have a friendly relationship + with ▪ "How do you get on with Julie?" "Oh, fine." get on well (together) ▪ Janet's a lovely person. We've always got on well together. be easy/difficult to get on with ▪ I've always found him a bit difficult to get on with. ▪ She's easy to get on with is Eileen - my interests are very much like hers. not get on ▪ Those two don't get on, do they? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get along 2. get on sth • get on to go onto a bus, train, boat, plane etc: ▪ We drove her to Columbus and she got on the plane to San Francisco. ▪ The inspector examined my ticket. "Where did you get on?" "Trafalgar Square." ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑board formal 3. get on to deal with a job or situation, especially when you do it successfully and make progress: ▪ Martin's getting on very well in his new job. how is sb getting on? (=used to ask how someone is dealing with a new job or situation) ▪ How's your daughter getting on at university? + with ▪ How are you getting on with your research project? get along without (=succeed in dealing with a situation without someone or something) ▪ I shall miss you - in fact I don't know how I'll get on without you. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get along 4. how did you get on? spoken used to ask someone about the result of their visit, examination etc: ▪ "How did you get on at the doctor's?" "All right, she gave me some antibiotics and she said the infection should clear up." ■ SIMILAR TO: how did it go? spoken, how did you make out? spoken, especially AmE 5. get on especially spoken to continue doing something that you were doing before +with ▪ Get on with your work! ▪ We should leave the president's love-life alone, and let him get on with the business of running the country. get on BrE ▪ I'd like to stop and chat, but I really must get on. get on with it! (=used to tell someone to work faster) ▪ Come on, get on with it! We haven't got all day! 6. get on BrE to be successful in your job so that you can progress to a more important job or a higher rank: ▪ That new bloke's very keen - you can see he really wants to get on. + in ▪ If you want to get on in politics, you have to take every opportunity that comes your way. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get ahead, progress 7. be getting on spoken if someone is getting on, they are getting old: ▪ We're both getting on, now, and we can't travel about like we used to. 8. get on the phone/telephone to start talking to someone on the telephone, especially to discuss business: ▪ The day didn't start with small talk and coffee. You were expected to get on the phone and start making money. +to ▪ He got on the phone to Campbell and Bruce and told them we were cancelling our order. 9. it's getting on/time's getting on BrE spoken used to say that it is getting late: ▪ We'd better get started - time's getting on. 10. get it on AmE informal to have sex: ▪ I heard they were getting it on in his office. |
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