get at

英 [ɡet æt]

美 [ɡet æt]

触及; 够着; 抓住; 查明; 弄清楚; （常用于认为某人的话难听或不实时）意指，暗指

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 触及；够得着；抓住
  Toget atsomething means to succeed in reaching it.
  1. A goat was standing up against a tree on its hind legs, trying to get at the leaves.
     一只山羊后腿撑地，搭着树站立起来，试图去够叶子。
• PHRASAL VERB 查明；弄清楚
  If youget atthe truth about something, you succeed in discovering it.
  1. We want to get at the truth. Who killed him? And why?
     我们想查明真相。是谁杀了他？为什么？
• PHRASAL VERB 指责；数落；奚落
  If youget atsomeone, you keep criticizing or teasing them in an unkind way.
  1. They don't like my moustache and my long hair, they get at me whenever they can.
     他们不喜欢我的小胡子和长发，一有机会便数落我。
• PHRASAL VERB 意指；暗指
  If you ask someone what theyare getting at, you are asking them to explain what they mean, usually because you think that they are being unpleasant or are suggesting something that is untrue.
  1. 'What are you getting at now?' demanded Rick.
     “你这是什么意思？”里克问道。

英英释义

verb

• cause annoyance in
  1. Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
  2. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
  Synonym:annoyragget tobotherirritaterilenarknettlegravelvexchafedevil
• reach or gain access to
  1. How does one access the attic in this house?
  2. I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof
  Synonym:access
• influence by corruption

双语例句

• The question the college is trying to get at here is how you spend your time outside of school work. The dean wants to know about your leadership and involvement, and how much time you spend in that activity.
  在这里，大学想知道的是你在校外是如何使用你的时间的，招生官想知道你的领导能力，组织能力，你花费了多少时间在课外活动上。
• She placed the medicine on a high shelf, where children could not get at it.
  她把药放在很高的架子上，使孩子们够不着。
• I should like to get at some of the papers in that drawer.
  我想拿到那个抽屉里的某些文件。
• She barred herself in so no one could get at her.
  她把自己锁在屋里，所以没有人能接近她。
• Now, scientists are finding that the bacteria you get at birth may depend on how you got here.
  如今，科学家们发现你出生时携带的细菌有可能取决于你是如何降临人世的。
• Researchers are trying to get at the same information through an indirect route
  研究人员正试图通过间接的途径获得相同的信息。
• We must get a ladder to get at the apples.
  我们得弄个梯子来，才能够着那些苹果。
• The Manager checked back at the previous year, trying to get at the fact.
  经理查阅了前一年的记录，试图弄清事实真相。
• In other words, the more you read, the better you get at reading.
  换句话说，你读的越多，你的阅读技巧也就越好。
• Make it a habit. The more of it you do, the better you can get at it.
  把社交当成一种习惯。你做得越多，就越好。