| 词组 | get over |
| 释义 | get over 1. get over sth/sb to begin to feel better after a shock or an experience that upset you get over sth ▪ "It took me a year to get over Lester's death," Frank Eng recalled many years later. ▪ "Bobby never really got over his war experiences", said Meyer. "He still has nightmares from Vietnam.'' ▪ It's been a terrible shock, losing her job like this - she needs time to get over it. get over sb (=stop feeling upset about a romantic relationship with someone that ended) ▪ She's just getting over a guy from Seattle. They met on vacation, fell in love, bought a house, and then it all went horribly wrong. 2. get over sth to get well again after an illness: ▪ He's still trying to get over that bout of flu he had. ▪ The color had returned to his face, and he appeared to have gotten over his nausea. ■ SIMILAR TO: recover 3. get over sth to succeed in controlling feelings of fear or nervousness, so that you feel calm again: ▪ "I'm scared of the dark." "Well, you're going to have to get over being scared of the dark." ▪ She discovered that, once you got over the nervousness, it was a terrific thrill to be this high in the air, flying over roads, houses, and cornfields. 4. get sth over • get over sth not passive to succeed in communicating ideas or information so that other people understand them get a point/message/idea etc over ▪ Anti-smoking campaigners are using a series of newspaper adverts to get their message over to the public. get over to sb that ▪ We're trying to get over to people that they must drive more slowly when there is ice on the road. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get across 5. get over sth to successfully deal with a problem or difficulty etc: ▪ At 600 mph the plane became uncontrollable. We got over this problem by redesigning the wings. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get around, ↑get round BrE 6. can't/couldn't get over sth spoken used to say that you are very surprised or shocked by something: ▪ We went to see a play last night, and it was terrible! I just couldn't get over how bad it was. ▪ "I can't get over the way you look," Deborah exclaimed. "You've lost so much weight!" 7. get sth over to do and finish something unpleasant that you do not want to do, but that you must do: ▪ The bridegroom looked as if he just wanted to get the whole thing over as quickly as possible. ▪ "You can make a statement later if you're not well enough." I sat up "I'd rather get it over, officer." |
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