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gainsay, gainsay [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (contradict, deny) | 反驳 fǎn bó |
| | 反对 fǎn duì |
| | 反对 fǎn duì |
galvanize [sth], also UK: galvanise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | often passive (metal: cover with plating) | 给...镀锌
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| This pipe has been galvanized, so it's ideal for our project. |
| 这条管道经过了镀锌处理,使我们项目的理想选择。 |
galvanize [sb] to do [sth], also UK: galvanise [sb] to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (spur to take action) | 刺激某人做某事
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| Her coworkers' enthusiasm galvanized Nora to finish the project. |
galvanize [sb] into [sth], also UK: galvanise [sb] into [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (spur into taking action) | 刺激某人做某事
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gamble on [sth] vi + prep | (place bets on) | 对…打赌
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| | 在…上冒险
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| | 在…上投机
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gamble on [sth] vi + prep | figurative (take a chance on) | 在…上碰运气 zài shàng pèng yùn qì |
| I'd like to get to the station at least thirty minutes early; I don't want to gamble on the train being late. When you gamble on the weather you don't always win. |
gamble with [sth] vi + prep | figurative (take risks) (金融) | 拿…来投机,用…来冒险
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| Hughes accused the government of allowing bankers to gamble with people's futures. |
gamble [sth] on [sth] vtr + prep | (bet or risk [sth] on) | 在…上赌…
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game for [sth] adj + prep | informal (willing to do [sth]) | 愿意做 yuàn yì zuò |
| | 情愿做
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| Julia's always game for a challenge. |
gangrene [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make gangrenous) | 使…生坏疽
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gape at [sth/sb] vi + prep | (stare with mouth open) | 目瞪口呆地凝视
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| The children gaped at the dog balancing on top of a ball. The students gaped at the teacher when she used a curse word. |
garbed in [sth] adj + prep | literary (wearing) | 穿着…的
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garble, garble [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (scramble: a signal) | 使…混乱 shǐ hùn luàn |
garble, garble [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (jumble: speech) | 曲解… qū jiě |
| | 对…断章取义 duì duàn zhāng qǔ yì |
gas [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (singe fibers) | 用气体处理
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| | 用气体熨烫
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| Fred gassed the fibers off the cloth. |
gas [sth] up, gas up [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | US, informal (vehicle: fill tank with petrol) | 给...加汽油,给…加油
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| (马来西亚,新加坡) | 为(汽车)添油,为(汽车)打油
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| Anne gassed her car up on her way to work. |
gasp [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (say breathlessly) | 上气不接下气地说
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| | 喘着气说
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| Sarah was weak from her illness, but she managed to gasp her last wishes to her son. |
be gasping for [sth] vi + prep | figurative (want, need urgently) | 迫切需要 pò qiè xū yào |
| | 非常想要
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备注: Used in the continuous |
| I'm gasping for a cup of tea! |
gate [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (electronics: select parts of wave signal) (根据波幅或频率) | 用门电路来选择
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gate [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (electronics: control with gate) | 用门电路来对…进行控制
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gatecrash, gatecrash [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal, figurative (attend uninvited) (非正式用语,比喻) | 不请自来,做不速之客
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gateway to [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (to success, etc) (比喻) | 通向...的途径
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| | 方法 fāng fǎ |
| | 通往...的成功之道
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| Kelly considered higher education to be a gateway to a better life. |
| 凯利认为高等教育是通向更好生活的途径。 |
gather [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (accumulate) | 使聚集,使聚拢,使集中
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| We gathered the leaves in piles. |
| 我们把树叶集中起来堆成堆。 |
gather [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (information: collate) | 收集(信息)
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| | 搜集(消息)
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| Intelligence agencies are gathering more and more information on our online activities. |
gather [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (fruit, flowers: pick) (花、水果等) | 采,采摘
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| I gathered a few wild strawberries to eat. |
| 我采了几个野草莓来吃。 |
gather [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (crops: harvest) (农作物) | 收获,收割,采收,收
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| They gathered the potatoes by hand. |
| 他们用手采收土豆。 |
gather [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (understand) | 猜想,推测,得出…印象
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| I gather you're not interested in going out tonight. |
| 我猜你今晚没兴趣出去。 |
gather [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | often passive (fabric: pull together) | 使(衣物等)打褶裥
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| She gathered the fabric at the waistband. |
gather [sth] up vtr + adv | (collect) | 收集到一起 shōu jí dào yì qǐ |
| | 汇总 huì zǒng |
| | 聚拢 jù lǒng |
| Gather up all the toys and put them in their correct place. |
gauge [sth], gage [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (measure) | 测 cè |
| | 量 liàng |
| The thermometer gauged the temperature of the engine. |
gauge [sth], gage [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (mortar: mix) | 配制 pèi zhì |
| | 混合 hùn hé |
| The worker gauged the lime mortar with cement. |
gawk at [sb/sth] vi + prep | (stare, gawp at) | 呆呆地看
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| Sarah's friends gawked at her when she arrived at the party wearing a cow costume. |
gaze at [sb/sth] vi + prep | (look intently at) | 凝视着
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| We lay on our backs and gazed at the stars. |
gear [sth] toward [sth/sb], gear [sth] towards [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (aim at) | 使…适应,使…适合,使…针对,使…面向
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| The TV company geared the show toward teenage girls. |
| 电视公司这档节目面向的是十多岁少女。 |
gear [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (make suitable for) | 使…适合
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| You need to gear these advertisements to a younger demographic. |
| 你得让这些广告适合更年轻的人群。 |
gear [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (fit, equip) | 给…装配,给…装备
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| The new car was geared with a turbocharged engine. |
| 新车装配有涡轮增压发动机。 |
gear up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (put on clothing, kit) | 为…换上行头
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| The players were starting to gear up for the big game. |
gear up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (mentally: get ready) | 为…做好心理准备
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| I'm trying to gear up for my final exams on Monday. |
gear up to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative, informal (mentally: get ready) | 做好心理准备做某事
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| Palmer is gearing up to play in the Denver Broncos' season opener vs. the Indianapolis Colts. |
gear up to do [sth] vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | figurative, informal (increase work rate) | 提高效率以做某事
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| This business needs to gear up to beat our competitors. |
be geared toward [sth] (US), be geared towards [sth] (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (intended for) | 针对…
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| | 面向…
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| The 10k run/walk is geared toward all levels of ability, from professional marathoners to moms with strollers. |
gel [sth], US: jell [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (cause to congeal) | 使凝固 shǐ níng gù |
gel [sth], jell [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | US, figurative (cause to become cohesive) | 使…成为整体
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| Talking things over with others can help to gel your ideas. |
gel [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (apply gel to hair) | 喷发胶 pēn fà jiāo |
geld, castrate [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (castrate: a horse) | 将…阉割 jiāng yān gē |
generalize about [sth], also UK: generalise about [sth] vi + prep | (be unspecific) | 笼统地表达 lóng tǒng de biǎo dá |
| | 概括性表述 gài kuò xìng biǎo shù |
| Sam would only generalize about the situation; he gave no specific details. |
generate [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (produce: energy) (能量(热,电,光等)) | 产生,发出
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| Tim cranked the generator to generate electricity. |
generate [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (create) | 生成
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| The program generated random numbers. |
| 程序生成随机的数字。 |
generate [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (produce chemically) (通过化学作用) | 生成,产生
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| The bacteria generated alcohol in the sealed cask. |
gentle [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (animal: calm, tame) (动物) | 使驯服,驯养
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| The trainer gentled the horse. |
gentrify, gentrify [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make more upmarket) (指地区、区域) | 使…贵族化,使…更有品位
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gesso [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (apply gesso to) | 给……涂石膏
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get, get [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (obtain) | 获得 huò dé |
| | 弄到 nòng dào |
| | 弄到 nòng dào |
| We need to get some beer somewhere. |
| 我们需要到哪里弄些啤酒来。 |
get, get [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (catch: an illness) | 染上 rǎn shàng |
| | 患上 huàn shàng |
| | 患上 huàn shàng |
| He got the flu and had to stay at home. |
| 他感冒了,不得不呆在家里。 |
get [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (receive) | 收到,得到
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| Did you get the message I sent you? |
| 你收到我发给你的信息了吗? |
get, get [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (buy) | 买 mǎi |
| | 购买 gòu mǎi |
| I'm just going to get some more milk. |
| 我刚要去再买些牛奶。 |
get [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (fetch) | 拿来,取来
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| I'll get another plate for you. |
| 我重新去给你拿一个盘子。 |
get, get [sb] to do [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (persuade) | 说服 shuō fú |
| | 劝导 quàn dǎo |
| I got him to give me a pay rise. |
| 我说服了他给我加工资。 |
get, get [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (understand) (口语) | 了解,理解,明白
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| Do you get what I'm saying? |
| 你明白我的意思吗? |
get, get to do [sth] viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | informal (be allowed to do [sth]) (口语,与不定式连用) | 能够,有机会
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| I get to go to Paris this summer. |
| 今年夏天我能去巴黎了。 |
get, get [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (prepare) (非正式用语) | 准备,备好
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| I'll get dinner if you lay the table. |
get, get [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (earn, win) (非正式用语) | 得到,赢得
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| I got an A in Spanish. |
get, get [sth] done vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (arrange or cause to have) (非正式用语) | 使,使得
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| I need to get my car fixed. |
get, get [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (attract) (非正式用语) | 得到,获得
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| She always gets all the attention. |
get, get [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (hear) (非正式用语) | 听到,明白
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| Sorry, I didn't get that. What did you say? |
get, get [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (be punished by) (非正式用语) | 受到…的惩罚,被判…的刑
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| He got 10 years for armed robbery. |
get, get [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (ruin, destroy) (非正式用语) | 使毁掉,使坏掉,摧毁
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| Rust got my car. |
get, have got to do [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (must) (非正式用语) | 必须,得
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| I have got to leave now. |
get a fix on [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang (ascertain) | 搞清楚 gǎo qīng chǔ |
| | 查清楚
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| I talked to several people to get a fix on what actually happened. |
get a glimpse of [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (catch sight of briefly) | 瞥见 piē jiàn |
| | 瞅见 chǒu jiàn |
| The fans crowded around the door to get a glimpse of the athletes leaving the stadium. |
get a grip on [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative, informal (start to understand) | 开始理解
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| | 了解 liǎo jiě |
| I would love to get a grip on basic physics. |
get a handle on [sth], have a handle on v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative, informal (understand) | 理解 lǐ jiě |
| | 了解 liǎo jiě |
| I can't get a handle on this at all. Can you explain it again? |
get a kick out of [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang (enjoy, take pleasure in) | 因…激动 yīn … jī dòng |
| | 刺激 cì jī |
| | 痛快 tòng kuài |
| She gets a kick out of watching talking animal videos. |
get a whiff of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (smell) | 闻到 wén dào |
| Did you get a whiff of that new perfume she is wearing? |
get a whiff of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative, slang (detect) | 察觉到 chá jué dào |
| | 觉察到 jué chá dào |
| Did you get a whiff of the hostility in that meeting? |
get above [sth] vi + prep | (surpass) | 超过 chāo guò |
| Melinda worked hard to get above the minimum academic requirements for university. |
get above [sth] vi + prep | (be over [sth]) | 超过 chāo guò |
| | 越过 yuè guò |
| We should get above 5,000 feet before we make camp. |
get across, get [sth] across vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (convey) | 传达 chuán dá |
| | 向…讲清楚 xiàng jiǎng qīng chǔ |
| | 使人了解
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| He tried to get his point across but it was so convoluted, no one could understand. |
| 他试图传达自己的观点,不过实在太过复杂,没人能够理解。 |
get ahead of [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (overtake) | 超过 chāo guò |
| He ran faster and got ahead of his sister just as they reached the car. |
get ahead of [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (be more successful) | 领先于
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| | 胜过 shèng guò |
| | 比…更为成功
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| The firm developed a multimedia game system that allowed it to get ahead of its rivals. |
get along without [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (not need) | 缺少…而对付着 quē shǎo … ér duì fù zhe |
| | 凑合着 còu hé zhe |
| I can get along without luxuries in this economy. |
get around doing [sth], also UK: get round doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (avoid doing) | 规避 guī bì |
| | 逃避 táo bì |
| | 避开 bì kāi |
| The politician got around answering the question by changing the subject. The businessman got around paying his taxes by using a loophole in the law. |
get around to [sth], also UK: get round to [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (find time) | 抽出时间
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| Bill eventually got round to the washing-up. |
get around to doing [sth], also UK: get round to doing [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (find time) | 抽出时间做某事
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| One of these days, I will get around to making the trip to Paris. |
get at [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | informal (intend to say, imply) (非正式用语) | 想说,意指
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| I don't understand what you are getting at. |
| 我明白你想说什么。 |
get away from [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (place: leave) | 离开 lí kāi |
| It's great to get away from London sometimes. |
get [sth] back, get [sth] back from [sb] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (have [sth] returned) | 取回 qǔ huí |
| | 还给,交还给
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| I took my watch to be repaired and I'll get it back on Tuesday. |
| 我把手表送去维修了,我会在周二的时候取回来。 |
get back at [sb] for [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | informal (take revenge on) | 为某事向某人复仇
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| | 向某人报某事的仇
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get back to [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | informal (resume) | 恢复 huī fù |
| | 继续 jì xù |
| | 重新开始 chóng xīn kāi shǐ |
| I'd love to talk more but I have to get back to my work now. |
| 我很想再聊会儿,不过我得继续工作了。 |
get back to [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (return) | 回到 huí dào |
| | 返回 fǎn huí |
| It would be nice to get back to my hometown one day. |
| 要是有一天能回到我的家乡就好了。 |
get bogged down in/by [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative, informal (stuck: in activity, etc.) (比喻) | 陷入 xiàn rù |
| I thought I would be able to leave early, but I got bogged down by paperwork. |
get bored with [sth] vi + adj | informal (lose interest) | 厌倦 yàn juàn |
| | 腻烦
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get bored of [sth] vi + adj | informal (lose interest) | 觉得...无聊
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| | 厌倦 yàn juàn |
get carried away with [sth], get carried away by [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (be overcome with excitement) | 兴奋不已 xīng fèn bù yǐ |
| | 太过兴奋
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| Mark got carried away with all the excitement and nearly fainted. Sophia got carried away by the emotion of the occasion and burst into tears. |
get carried away doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (forget other tasks) | 专心于...而忘记
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| | 专注于...而忘却
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| Sorry I'm late - I got carried away watching the football. |
get carried away with [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (be engrossed in [sth]) | 痴迷于,沉迷于
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| | 过度沉浸于
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| Steve got carried away with his computer game and forgot to call his girlfriend. |
get [sth] confused with [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (mix up, fail to distinguish [sb]) | 把…与…搞混
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| | 对…与…分辨不清
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| I always get Greta confused with Verna - they look so much alike. |
get confused with [sb/sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (be mistaken for [sb]) | 被搞混
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| | 被混淆
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| | 被错当成
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| I always get confused with my sister: she's also a brunette, and the same height as me. |
get cracking with [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (start [sth] now) | 开始着手做某事
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| Ollie got cracking with putting up the wallpaper. |
get [sth] done v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (accomplish [sth]) | 完成 wán chéng |
| The layoff will give me some time to get something done around the house. |