动词词组 GET 33

词组讲解

1. get up enough nerve to do sth. / get up enough nerve **鼓起勇气

解 习语；词义溯源：获得能做到某事的［勇气（nerve）］

例 All I'd have to do is place a board across the gap between this building and that one and I'd

be able to walk over to that rooftop. That is, if I could get up enough nerve to actually walk across

the board, which isn't likely!

2. get well **恢复健康

解 习语；词义溯源：成为［健康的（well）］状态

例 Hundreds of fans have gathered outside the hospital the pop singer is staying in. Huge

banners with the words “Get Well” were strung across the lawn and hospital officials report she is

receiving truckloads of get-well cards.

3. get what's coming to one **善有善报，恶有恶报

解 习语；词义溯源：获得自己应得的；give one what's coming to one表示“给予某人理

所应当的部分”

例 You bastard¹. You'll get your just deserts someday. You'll get what's coming to you

because I won't rest until you do. My whole reason for living has become to make sure you get

your comeuppance .

4. get wind of sth. **得到有关消息，风闻

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：获得有关某事的［动静、消息、情报（wind）］

例 The police got wind of the planned bombing of landmarks² in the city late last week.

Tapping into its secret sources inside the criminal organization, investigators³ succeeded in finding

the terrorists just as they were loading the bombs onto trucks outside an abandoned warehouse⁴.

5. get worked up over sth. / get worked up **对…变得激动或忧郁

解 习语；词义溯源：［对于（over）］某事物成为［激动的、敏感的、苦恼的

（worked up）］状态

例 Just sit down, dear. Bobby's surgery will go just fine. Pacing back and forth⁵ isn't going to

do any good . And remember what the doctor said. He told you not to get worked up because it's

not good for your heart.

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