英语词组get after是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

get afterget after (someone)

to criticize what someone does.

I get after my mother about what she eats because I really love her.

Related vocabulary: on your back, on someone's case

Phr V

get after

gets, getting, got

American pp also gotten

get after sb/sth

American to chase a person or animaloften an order

Get after Shirley and tell her not to wait for us.

get after sb

(never passive) American to keep asking someone to do something, or keep telling them how to do something

I'll have to get after that plumber.

often + about

You should get after the kids about the mess in their rooms.

get after (someone or something)

1. To push, encourage, or reprimand someone about doing something. I'll get after Tom about going to this interview—it's too important an opportunity to waste.

2. To chase after or pursue someone. Get after the burglar before he escapes!

3. To address something that is troublesome. If your engine is making a weird sound, you better get after it before it becomes a real problem.

get after someone

1. Lit. to begin to chase someone. The other boys got after him and almost caught him. Henry got after Bill and almost caught up with him.

2. Fig. to bother someone about doing something; to scold someone about something. I will get after Fred about his behavior. Please don't get after me all the time.

get after

Urge or scold someone about doing something. For example, Dad should get after Billy to mow the lawn, or Mary got after Jane for forgetting her house key. Also see keep after.

get after

1. To urge or scold someone: You should get after the kids to mow the lawn.

2. To pursue something that is a problem or menace: If you don't get after those termites, your house will be destroyed.

词组	get after
释义	Idiom get afterget after (someone) to criticize what someone does. I get after my mother about what she eats because I really love her. Related vocabulary: on your back, on someone's case Phr V get after gets, getting, got American pp also gotten get after sb/sth American to chase a person or animaloften an order Get after Shirley and tell her not to wait for us. get after sb (never passive) American to keep asking someone to do something, or keep telling them how to do something I'll have to get after that plumber. often + about You should get after the kids about the mess in their rooms. phraseget after1. 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 after2. 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: attack3. 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 get after (someone or something) 1. To push, encourage, or reprimand someone about doing something. I'll get after Tom about going to this interview—it's too important an opportunity to waste. 2. To chase after or pursue someone. Get after the burglar before he escapes! 3. To address something that is troublesome. If your engine is making a weird sound, you better get after it before it becomes a real problem. get after someone 1. Lit. to begin to chase someone. The other boys got after him and almost caught him. Henry got after Bill and almost caught up with him. 2. Fig. to bother someone about doing something; to scold someone about something. I will get after Fred about his behavior. Please don't get after me all the time. get after Urge or scold someone about doing something. For example, Dad should get after Billy to mow the lawn, or Mary got after Jane for forgetting her house key. Also see keep after. get after v. 1. To urge or scold someone: You should get after the kids to mow the lawn. 2. To pursue something that is a problem or menace: If you don't get after those termites, your house will be destroyed.
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