动词词组 GET 7

词组讲解

1. get after sb. ***一再要求，一再催促；责怪

解 〈口〉短语动词；词义溯源：［跟在后面（after）］走；参照keep 〔stay〕 after sb.

例 Could you get after Jimmy for not doing his house chores before going out to play with

his friends? He listens to you more than me.

2. get along on a shoestring¹ / get along **勉强糊口；生活拮据

解 习语；词义溯源：以［小额资本、零星资金（shoestring）］为生

例 Igot along on a shoestring for eight years while I was saving up money to buy a home. I

didn't go anywhere or do anything—no movies, no eating out, no vacations. My budget was very

tight then, but now I have my own home.

3. get along 〔on〕 with sb. / get along 〔on〕 ***与某人成为朋友；与某人和睦相处；

取得进展

解 短语动词；词义溯源：［与（with）］某人和睦相处

例 Lisa's the kind of girl who can get along with just about anybody. She's so congenial,

affable and sincerely courteous². So if she's having a problem with her dormitory roommate, then

her roommate must be pretty terrible.

4. get along without sb. or sth. ***没有…凑合着做

解 短语动词；词义溯源：在［无、没有（without）］某人或某物的状态下维持

例 Frank Scrompton, CEO of ParVision Inc. is a living testimony³ to just how well a person

can get along without legs if he has the strength of character to live his life to the fullest.

5. get 〔have〕 ants in one's pants / get antsy *兴奋；焦虑，坐立不安

解 俚语；词义溯源：［裤子（pants）］里面有蚂蚁或变成［焦虑的、坐立不安的、到

处痒的（antsy）］状态

例 Hey!Just be patient! Lunch will be ready just as soon as I can make it. Don't get ants in

your pants! Now, who wants soup?

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