短语get at 看起来很普通很平常,可是它却有着很多不普通的意思,下面让我们一起来看看它有多少种意思。
1. 拿到,找到,到达。如:
I have left my keys at home and can’t get at my books.
我把钥匙落在家里了,因此拿不上我的书了。
2. 弄清楚,理解。如:
I cannot get at the meaning of this sentence.
我不理解这个句子的意思。
3. 有(某种)含义,有(什么)意思,(意思接近mean多用进行时)。如:
Don’t you see what I’m getting at? If we shared a flat we could each live much more cheaply.
难道你不明白我的意思吗? 如果我们合住一套公寓,我俩的房租都会便宜得多。
4. 找错,责备(意思接近criticize,多用进行时态)。如:
She’s always getting at her husband for not helping with the housework.
她总是怪她丈夫不帮她做家务。
5. 开始干(某工作)。如:
The job won’t take long to do when we once get at it.
这工作做起来花不了多长时间。
练一练
Put the following sentences into Chinese.
①No name was mentioned, but we all knew who was being got at.
②It was impossible to make out what she was getting at in her lecture.
③Put the papers somewhere where the children can’t get at them.
④It’s no easy thing to get at the meaning of every idiom in English.
⑤I hope I have time to get at my homework tonight.
Keys:
①谁的名字都没提,但我们都知道在说谁。
②搞明白她的讲座说什么是不可能的。③把文件放在孩子们够不着的地方。
④搞懂每一个英语习语的意思并不容易。
⑤我希望今天晚上有时间做我的作业。