英语词组get at是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Phr V

get at

gets, getting, got

American pp also gotten

get at sb

British informal to criticize someone in an unkind way

He keeps getting at me and I really don't know what I've done wrong.

used as adj

I think she felt a bit got at during the meeting.

to use threats or payments in order to persuade someone to make the decision you want them to make, especially in a court of lawusually passive

The accused claimed that the witness had been got at.

be getting at sth

(always in continuous tenses; always used in questions) informal if you ask someone what they are getting at, you are asking them what they mean, usually because they have expressed something indirectly

What are you getting at, Andy? Do you think I was wrong to tell her?

get at sth

to be able to reach or get something

I've put that cake on a high shelf so Tom can't get at it.She's inherited a lot of money but she's not allowed to get at it till she's 21.

to discover information about something, especially the truth about a situation

I just don't believe the explanation I've been given - I'm determined to get at the truth.

get at (someone or something)

1. To physically reach someone or something. Hand me the broom so I can get at that spider on the ceiling. I'll need a stool to be able to get at that box on the top shelf.

2. To allude to or suggest a particular point. In this usage, a noun or pronoun does not follow "at." What exactly are you getting at? Are you making fun of my hair?

3. To irk or annoy someone. That loud music has started getting at me. Can you please turn it down?

4. To recognize or realize something. It's taken some time, but I think we've finally gotten at a solution that will work.

5. To confront someone, typically someone inaccessible, in order to influence them illegally, such as through bribery or threats. Once his thugs get at the jurors, there's no hope for a fair trial.

6. To start to work on something. If you don't get at this project early, you'll be up all night finishing it.

get at (someone or an animal)

Fig. to attack or strike someone or an animal. The cat jumped over the wall to get at the mouse. Ok, you guys. There he is. Get at him!

get at someone

Fig. to find a way to irritate someone; to manage to wound someone, physically or emotionally. (See also get at someone or an animal.) Mr. Smith found a way to get at his wife. John kept trying to get at his teacher.

get at something

1. Fig. to explain or understand something. We spent a long time trying to get at the answer. I can't understand what you're trying to get at.

2. Fig. begin doing something. (See also Have at it!) I won't be able to get at it until the weekend. I'll get at it first thing in the morning.

get at

1. Touch, reach successfully, as in Mom hid the peanut butter so we couldn't get at it. [Late 1700s]

2. Try to make understandable; hint at or suggest. For example, I think I see what you're getting at. [Late 1800s]

3. Discover, learn, ascertain, as in We must get at the facts of the case. [Late 1700s]

4. Bribe or influence by improper or illegal means, as in He got at the judge, and the charges were dismissed. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]

5. Start on, begin work on, attend to, as in "Get at your canvassing early, and drive it with all your might" (Mark Twain, letter to his publishers, 1884). [Colloquial; late 1800s]

get at

1. To reach something or someone: The cat hid where we couldn't get at it.

2. To annoy or bother someone: The noise from the construction site is really getting at me.

3. To express or try to express something; hint at something: The way you've phrased this doesn't get at the main point. I don't know what you're getting at.

4. To discover or understand something: We finally got at the cause of the problem.

5. Slang To bribe or influence by improper or illegal means: He got at the judge, and the charges were dismissed.

词组	get at
释义	Idiom get at someone or something Theme: ATTACK to attack or strike someone or something. (Also with have.) The cat jumped over the wall to get at the mouse.Ok, you guys. There he is. Have at him! Phr V get at gets, getting, got American pp also gotten get at sb British informal to criticize someone in an unkind way He keeps getting at me and I really don't know what I've done wrong. used as adj I think she felt a bit got at during the meeting. to use threats or payments in order to persuade someone to make the decision you want them to make, especially in a court of lawusually passive The accused claimed that the witness had been got at. be getting at sth (always in continuous tenses; always used in questions) informal if you ask someone what they are getting at, you are asking them what they mean, usually because they have expressed something indirectly What are you getting at, Andy? Do you think I was wrong to tell her? get at sth to be able to reach or get something I've put that cake on a high shelf so Tom can't get at it.She's inherited a lot of money but she's not allowed to get at it till she's 21. to discover information about something, especially the truth about a situation I just don't believe the explanation I've been given - I'm determined to get at the truth. get at verb 1 to attack verbally, to tease UK, 1891. 2 to mean, to imply a meaning US, 1899.► get at itto tease someone, to make a fool of someone UK, 1958 phraseget at1. what sb is getting at what someone really means, when they are not saying it directly: I see what you're getting at, but I think you're wrong.what are you getting at? Come on, Sergeant, what are you getting at? Are you trying to suggest that I knew something about it?■ SIMILAR TO: what sb is driving at2. get at sth to succeed in reaching or getting something: When firemen tried to open the garage door to get at the fire, they found it welded shut. The book you want is up there. You'll have to stand on a chair to get at it. Software that enables you to get at the information you need more quickly.■ SIMILAR TO: reach3. get at the truth/the facts to discover the truth about a situation, especially when other people do not want you to discover it: Brian Cox plays a top government investigator determined to get at the truth when his friend disappears in mysterious circumstances. There's a great deal of secrecy in government departments, which makes it difficult for ordinary people to get at the real facts.4. get at sb/sth to reach someone or something and attack or harm them: Plant the seedlings in a sheltered position where the frost can't get at them. An angry crowd surrounded a police van and pounded on the vehicle in an effort to get at the man who had been detained.■ SIMILAR TO: attack5. get at sb BrE informal to criticize someone in an unfair and annoying way: My Mum's always getting at me about my clothes. Rob feels as if he's being got at all the time. I'm not trying to get at you personally - I just think that we should all try to work more as a team.■ SIMILAR TO: criticize, pick at especially AmE6. get at sb informal to threaten the people who decide whether someone is guilty in a court of law, in order to influence their decision: At least eight members of the jury had been got at.■ SIMILAR TO: nobble BrE informal get at (someone or something) 1. To physically reach someone or something. Hand me the broom so I can get at that spider on the ceiling. I'll need a stool to be able to get at that box on the top shelf. 2. To allude to or suggest a particular point. In this usage, a noun or pronoun does not follow "at." What exactly are you getting at? Are you making fun of my hair? 3. To irk or annoy someone. That loud music has started getting at me. Can you please turn it down? 4. To recognize or realize something. It's taken some time, but I think we've finally gotten at a solution that will work. 5. To confront someone, typically someone inaccessible, in order to influence them illegally, such as through bribery or threats. Once his thugs get at the jurors, there's no hope for a fair trial. 6. To start to work on something. If you don't get at this project early, you'll be up all night finishing it. get at (someone or an animal) Fig. to attack or strike someone or an animal. The cat jumped over the wall to get at the mouse. Ok, you guys. There he is. Get at him! get at someone Fig. to find a way to irritate someone; to manage to wound someone, physically or emotionally. (See also get at someone or an animal.) Mr. Smith found a way to get at his wife. John kept trying to get at his teacher. get at something 1. Fig. to explain or understand something. We spent a long time trying to get at the answer. I can't understand what you're trying to get at. 2. Fig. begin doing something. (See also Have at it!) I won't be able to get at it until the weekend. I'll get at it first thing in the morning. get at 1. Touch, reach successfully, as in Mom hid the peanut butter so we couldn't get at it. [Late 1700s] 2. Try to make understandable; hint at or suggest. For example, I think I see what you're getting at. [Late 1800s] 3. Discover, learn, ascertain, as in We must get at the facts of the case. [Late 1700s] 4. Bribe or influence by improper or illegal means, as in He got at the judge, and the charges were dismissed. [Colloquial; mid-1800s] 5. Start on, begin work on, attend to, as in "Get at your canvassing early, and drive it with all your might" (Mark Twain, letter to his publishers, 1884). [Colloquial; late 1800s] get at v. 1. To reach something or someone: The cat hid where we couldn't get at it. 2. To annoy or bother someone: The noise from the construction site is really getting at me. 3. To express or try to express something; hint at something: The way you've phrased this doesn't get at the main point. I don't know what you're getting at. 4. To discover or understand something: We finally got at the cause of the problem. 5. Slang To bribe or influence by improper or illegal means: He got at the judge, and the charges were dismissed.
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