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词组 get about
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Phr V
get about
gets, getting, got
American pp also gotten
get about
mainly British & Australian informal to travel to a lot of different places
So you've just come back from Japan and now you're off to Canada? You get about a bit, don't you?
to be able to go to different places without difficulty, especially if you are old or have been ill
Annie's finding it much more difficult to get about these days.
mainly British if news or information gets about, a lot of people hear about it
News certainly gets about quickly in these parts!
informal to have sexual relationships with a lot of different people
He gets about a bit, does Alex. I never seem to see him with the same woman twice.
phraseget about1. 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 around2. 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 around3. 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 around4. 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

get about

1. To physically move around, especially after an illness or injury. I'm getting about much better these days, now that I'm not on crutches anymore.
2. To spread among a number of people, as of news, rumors, etc. When news of this tax scandal gets about, your career in politics will be finished!
3. To participate in social activities. I haven't seen her in months—I suspect that depression has made her less apt to get about.

get about

 and get around
to manage to move around. I broke my hip last year, but I can still get about. Dad can't get around too much anymore, so I go over to help him.

get about

1. Also get around. Move around, be active, especially after an illness. For example, At 85 Jean still gets around very well, or Arthritis makes it hard for him to get about. [Mid-1800s]
2. Become known, circulate, as in The news of her engagement got about very quickly. [Early 1800s] Also see get around, def. 4.
3. Be socially active, as in After her husband died, she didn't get about much for a year. Also see get around, def. 3 and 4.

get about

v.
To be out of bed and beginning to walk again, as after an illness: Many days passed after the heart operation before I was able to get about.
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