动词词组 GET 30

词组讲解

1. get the third degree *接受长时间详细询问，接受拷问

解 俚语；词义溯源：受到（遭受）［警察的拷问、严苛的审问（third degree）］；

give sb. the third degree表示“集中审问”

例 After getting the third degree from the police, the suspect finally admitted his guilt¹ and

revealed all the details of his crime.

2. get 〔have〕 the upper hand on sb. / get the upper hand **超越，占优势（上风）

解 习语；词义溯源：获得（得到）对于某人的［优势、上风（the upper hand）］

例 Company A, in a bid to get the upper hand on Company B, has secretly been buying all

available shares of Paramount² Pictures Company. Both Company A and Company B are interested

in buying Paramount. By buying up the stock, Company A hopes to strengthen its position in the

upcoming second round of bids.

3. get 〔have〕 the word / get the message **得到消息；理解，领会

解 〈口〉 习 语； 词 义 溯 源： 理 解 （得 知） ［言 辞 （word） 或 意 义、 消 息

（message）］

例 Hey, why are you wearing a tuxedo³? Didn't you get the word? Jim and Lisa want their

wedding to be informal.

4. get through sth. ***完成；通过

解 短语动词；词义溯源：去［通过、终结（through）］某事物；参照get through with

sth.

例 These files are going to be your mission for the next few weeks. I want you to clean out all

the unnecessary stuff and organize everything properly. When you get through these, there are

eight more file cabinets upstairs that need the same thing.

5. get through to sb. / get through ***到达；（电话）接通；通过，穿过；使理解，注

入

解 短语动词；词义溯源：［连接着、通过、完全（through）］去向某人

例 I've tried everything, but he just sits there staring out into space. I can't get through to him.

Whatever it was that he saw must have really shocked him.

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