obtain(GET)formal

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to buy something
buyI need to buy some new shoes.
getI need to go to the supermarket and get some bread.
purchaseShe purchased a new computer.
pick something upCan you just pop in the shop and pick up some eggs?
A1[ T ]
to receive or be given something: 收到;得到;接到
UKI got quite a surprise when I saw her with short hair.我看到她剪了短发感到很诧异。
When did you get the news about Sam?你是什么时候得到关于萨姆的消息的？
get something from someoneI got a phone call from Phil last night.我昨晚接到菲尔的一个电话。
What grade did he get for the exam?这次考试他得了多少分？
I got the impression that they'd rather be alone.我感觉他们宁愿不要别人陪伴。
get something for somethingWhat did you get for your birthday?你生日收到了什么礼物？
We don't get much snow (= it does not often snow) here.我们这儿不大下雪。
I managed to get a glimpse of him (= see him for a moment) through the crowds.我从人群的缝隙中看了他一眼。
If you get a moment (= have time available), could you help me fill in that form?你要是有时间的话，能不能帮我填那张表？
get something from somethingShe gets such pleasure from her garden.她从她的花园中得到很多乐趣。
get something offIf you can get some time off work, we could finish the decorating.如果你能从工作中抽出一点时间，我们就可以把装修的活儿干完。
get someone to yourselfI can never get her to myself (= be alone with her) because she's always surrounded by people.我从来无法和她单独在一起，因为她身边总是有人围着。

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to receive or be given something
getI got a new bike for my birthday.
receiveYou will receive your tickets by email.
obtainAfter many years of trying, she finally obtained Brazilian citizenship.
gainYou will improve at the job as you gain experience.
earnEventually, you will earn the dog's trust.
achieveShe achieved top marks in the physics exam.
A2[ T ]
to go somewhere and bring back someone or something: （去）拿来，取来，叫来
Let me go get my glasses.我去把眼镜拿来。
[ + two objects ]Can I get you a drink?我给你端杯饮料，好吗？
[ T ]
to take someone or something into your possession by force: 捕获;抓获
Have the police got the man who did it yet?警察已经抓到做这事的人了吗？
Your cat got a bird this morning!你的猫今天上午抓住了一只鸟！
The advantage of booking tickets in advance is that you get better seats.提前订票的好处就是可以得到比较好的座位。
What class of degree did you get?你得的是几等学位？
I don't know if I can get the car tonight - I'll have to clear it with Mum.我不知道今晚能否拿到车——我得征得母亲的同意。
She gets a 15% commission on every machine she sells.
I got some shoes cheap in the sale.我在大减价的时候买到了几双便宜鞋。

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Getting, receiving and accepting
acceptance
acquirable
acquire
acquisition
awardee
carve
draw
earn
get back
get out of something
get/lay/put your hands on someoneidiom
glom onto something/someone
go to someone
pocket
score
screw
screw something out of someone
seize
seize on/upon something
snap something up

getverb (REACH)

A1[ Iusually+ adv/prep, T ]
to reach or arrive at a particular place: 到达
We hadn't even got as far as London when the car broke down.我们连伦敦都没开到汽车就抛了锚。
What time does he normally get home (from work)?他（下班后）一般什么时候到家？
get toIf you get to the restaurant before us, just wait at the bar.如果你比我们先到饭店，在酒水柜台那儿等就行了。

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to arrive at a place
arriveAfter a long day's travel, we finally arrived.
get What time did you get there?
reachWe won't reach Miami until evening.
makeWe made it to the airport just in time for our flight.
get inThe train gets in at 6:40 p.m.
turn upShe turned up at my house late one night.
[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]
to reach a particular stage, condition, or time: 达到（某个阶段或者时间点）;处于（某种状态）
get toYou earn loads of money if you get to the top in that profession.那种职业你要是升到了高层，会挣很多钱。
It got to Thursday and she still hadn't heard any news.都到星期四了，她仍然没有听到任何音信。
informalI'm getting to the stage now where I just want to give up.现在，我几乎到了一心想要放弃的地步。
 get far/somewhere/anywhere
to make progress or to improve: 有进步；获得进展；有提高
She's taking flute lessons, but she really doesn't seem to be getting anywhere with it.她正在上长笛班，但是她好像一点进步都没有。
We enjoyed wonderful views when we got to the top of the mountain.
He was exhausted by the time he got to the finish line.
Your bags will be waiting for you when you get to the hotel.
The aid was getting to the people who needed it most.
She's been trying hard, but she doesn't feel that she's getting anywhere.

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Arriving, entering and invading
access code
annex
annexation
be on the sceneidiom
been
break
hit
infiltration
ingress
interloper
intrude
intrusion
jump
rock up
roll up!idiom
scene
set foot in somewhereidiom
show up
trespass
turn

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Starting and beginning

getverb (BECOME ILL WITH)

B1[ T ]
to become ill with a disease, virus, etc.: 感染上;患上;得（病）
I got food poisoning at that cheap little seafood restaurant.我在那家廉价的小海鲜馆就餐后食物中毒了。
Kids get all kinds of bugs at school.孩子们在学校里会得各种小毛病。
You can get very nasty skin diseases from bathing in dirty water.在脏水里洗澡会得严重的皮肤病。
I got a crick in my neck from painting the ceiling.油漆天花板弄得我脖子抽筋了。
UK I can't come in to work today - I've got a bit of a dodgy stomach.
She's got a nasty dose of flu.她得了严重的流感。
When I've got a cold, I don't feel like eating.我感冒时没有食欲。

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Being & falling ill
acquire
be a martyr to somethingidiom
be green around the gillsidiom
be hangingidiom
be out of sortsidiom
bring
contract
declension
develop
lay someone up
martyr
not a hundred percentidiom
pick
pick someone/something up
predisposed
serious
sicken
strike
succumb
upset

getverb (START TO BE)

B1[ L ]
to become or start to be: 变成;变得
He gets really upset if you mention his baldness.你要是提他谢顶的事儿，他就会很生气。
Is your cold getting any better?你感冒好点儿了吗？
Your coffee's getting cold.你的咖啡要凉掉了。
After a while you get used to all the noise.过一会儿你就会习惯这些噪音了。
You're getting to be such a big boy, aren't you!你长成个大男孩了，是不是！
[ + to infinitive ]How did you get to be a belly dancer?你是怎么成为一个肚皮舞演员的？

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to become
becomeMy arm was becoming more and more painful.
getIt’s getting dark now.
growTempers had been growing more and more frayed during the evening.
goMy hair is going white.
turnThe sky turned black.
 get going/movingC2informal
to start to go or move: 开始走;开始动身
We'd better get moving or we'll be late.我们最好开始动身，不然就要晚了。
He got fed up with all the travelling he had to do.他烦透了他无法避免的各种旅行。
The trouble with this carpet is that it gets dirty very easily.这种地毯的缺点是易脏。
Your essay gets a bit confused halfway through when you introduce too many ideas at once.你的文章写到一半时一下子提出了太多观点，显得有些混乱。
The music just gets distorted when you play it so loud.
It was getting dark now and we were tired.这时候天越来越黑，我们疲惫不堪。

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Starting and beginning
be in the first flush ofidiom
be/get in on the ground flooridiom
become
begin
branch out
develop
grow
half-cock
here
here goes!idiom
hit the ground runningidiom
motion
sail in
start (something) off
start on something
start out
start/set/get the ball rollingidiom
starting
the ground floor
wheel

getverb (CAUSE)

B1[ T ]
to cause something to happen, or cause someone or something to do something: 促使；使得；把…弄得
[ + adj ]She had to get the kids ready for school.她得帮孩子们收拾妥当好去上学。
[ + past participle ]I'm trying to get this article finished by Thursday.我正在努力赶这篇文章，好在星期四交。
We get our groceries delivered.我们让人把买的货送过来。
[ + -ing verb ]Were you able to get the copy machine working?你能把复印机弄好吗？
[ + to infinitive ]I can't get my computer to work!我的电脑没法用了！
B2[ T+ obj + to infinitive ]
to persuade someone to do something: 诱使;劝说
get someone to do somethingWhy don't you get Nicole to come to the party?你为什么不劝妮科尔一起来参加聚会？
[ T+ past participle ]
to do something to something or someone without intending to or by accident: （无意间或意外地）做;被弄得
He got his bag caught in the train doors as they were closing.火车门关闭时把他的包给卡在了门缝里。
I always get the two youngest sisters' names confused.我总是弄混那两个最小的姐妹的名字。
These arguments always get my adrenalin going.
I've been running round in circles trying to get all the reports finished before the meeting.我一直在瞎忙，想在会前写完所有的报告，可是却毫无头绪。
Can you get this cork to come out of the bottle?你能把瓶塞拔出来吗？
"Do you think you could get this parcel mailed for me, please?" "Consider it done."
The law has criminalized prostitution but not got rid of it.法律规定卖淫为非法行为，但没能禁绝。

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Causing things to happen
activation
actuation
agent
attribute
attribute something to someone
breed
give rise toidiom
hyperstimulate
hyperstimulation
implement
implementation
prompt
proximately
put someone to somethingidiom
Pygmalion effect
reactivate
realization
render
spark
spell

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Causing somebody to act
Urging & persuading
Not expected or planned

getverb (BE)

B1[ L+ past participle ]
sometimes used instead of "be" to form the passive: （有时代替 be 构成被动形式）变成，变得，被
I got shouted at by some idiot for walking past his house.一个白痴嫌我从他家门口走过去，冲我大喊大叫。
They're getting married later this year.他们将在今年晚些时候结婚。
This window got broken.这扇窗户被打破了。
He converted to Catholicism when he got married.
I got chucked out of the exam for cribbing from the guy in front.
My dress got all crushed in my suitcase.我的衣服在手提箱里全给弄皱了。
For months I've been dining out on the story of what happened when my house got flooded.一连几个月我在晚餐时都要对别人讲起房子被水淹之后所发生的事情。
Are you getting excited about your holiday?要去度假了你是不是很兴奋啊？

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Starting and beginning
be in the first flush ofidiom
be/get in on the ground flooridiom
become
begin
branch out
develop
grow
half-cock
here
here goes!idiom
hit the ground runningidiom
motion
sail in
start (something) off
start on something
start out
start/set/get the ball rollingidiom
starting
the ground floor
wheel

getverb (MOVE)

B1[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]
to move to a different place or into a different position: 移动，去
get intoI hit my head as I was getting into the car.我钻进汽车时碰了头。
get out ofGet out of here now or I'll call the police.你现在从这儿出去，不然我要叫警察了。
The bed is too wide - we'll never get it through the door.这张床太宽了——我们不可能把它搬进门去。
get upGetting up the ladder was easy enough - it was coming down that was the problem.上梯子很容易——难就难在怎样下来。
get downHe got down on his knees and asked me to marry him!他跪下来向我求婚！
Journalists had insisted on getting to the front line of the battle, heedless of the risks.记者们不顾危险坚持来到战斗前线。
Security did not prevent an interloper from getting onto the stage at the opening ceremony.开幕式上保安没有阻止一名闯入者登上舞台。
You get into the building through a side door.
I tried to get in the cinema last night but it was full.昨天晚上我想去看电影，但已经满座了。
They got into the car and zoomed off.他们钻进汽车一溜烟地开走了。

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General words for movement
betake
body English
budge
budge up
carry
circulate
gone
heaving
inertly
keepy-uppy
kinetic
kinetic energy
motion
movement
pass
repair
repair to somewhere
scoot
seethe
shove

getverb (TRAVEL)

A1[ T ]
to travel somewhere in a train, bus, or other vehicle: 搭乘，乘坐
Shall we get a taxi to the station?我们打的去车站吧？
It was a good job I got the earlier train.
You can get a bus from just outside the supermarket.
It'll be more expensive if you get a taxi.
It was too late to get a bus, so we had to walk home.
Get the train to King's Cross and I'll meet you at the station.

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Boarding and alighting from modes of transport
alight
bestride
board
climb
debark
deplane
disembark
disembarkation
dismount
embark
embarkation
entrain
get off
get on
get out
hop
mount
reboard
settle
straddle

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Travelling

getverb (DEAL WITH)

B1[ T ]
to deal with or answer a ringing phone, knock on the door, etc.: 接（电话）；应（门）
Hey, Ty, someone's at the door - would you get it, please?哎，泰，有人敲门，去开一下好不好？
Pass me the bill. I'll get it.
Will you please get the phone?
That's the doorbell. You'd better get it.
If the phone rings when I'm in the shower, will you get it please?
If you get the drinks, I'll pay for the meal.

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Dealing with things or people
addressable
approach
attack
attend to someone/something
be all over it idiom
beard the lion (in his/her den)idiom
bed
cut
grip
have it out with someoneidiom
hold
hold onidiom
I/I've got thisidiom
ill-prepared
square
tend to someone/something
to get a handle on somethingidiom
to have a handle on somethingidiom
tough
tough something out

getverb (HAVE CHANCE)

B2[ I+ to infinitive ]
to have the chance to do something: 有机会（做…）；得到（做…的）机会
I never get to see her now that she works somewhere else.我再也没见到过她，因为她现在在别处工作。
Did you get to visit your uncle when you were in Canada?
We never got to test drive the car before we bought it.
They got to play in the sandpit while the adults were shopping.
Who gets to have the last piece of chocolate cake?
We don't often get to spend the weekend together.

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Opportunity
another/a second bite at/of the cherryidiom
be in with a shoutidiom
best betidiom
big break
fish
given half a/the chanceidiom
going
have a few, several, etc. irons in the fireidiom
have a field dayidiom
hay
inch
iron
launch pad
pass someone by
platform
room for manoeuvreidiom
scope
second chance
the American dream
the run of somethingidiom

getverb (UNDERSTAND/HEAR)

B2[ T ]
to understand or hear something: 懂，理解;听见
I didn't get what he said because the music was so loud.音乐声太大了，我听不见他说什么。
I told that joke to Sophia, but she didn't get it.我跟索菲娅讲了那个笑话，可她没有听懂。

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to understand something
understandI understand why he did that.
comprehendHe doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem.
get the pictureOK. Don't say any more. I get the picture.
followIt was so complicated I couldn't follow what he was saying.
graspI think I grasped the main points of the lecture.
digestThis chapter is so difficult to digest. I'll have to read it again later.
I didn't get that joke he told - did you?
Sorry, I still don't get it. You'll have to explain.
I didn't get that. Could you say it again?
I didn't get half of what he said because he talks so fast.
Did you get that? I hadn't a clue what he said.

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Understanding and comprehending
appreciation for something
apprehend
apprehensible
apprehension
astutely
bear
colour
dot
handle
keenness
keep someone up
know a hawk from a handsawidiom
know the scoreidiom
know/see where someone is coming fromidiom
speak
tease something apart
to get a handle on somethingidiom
to have a handle on somethingidiom
tumble to something
tune in

getverb (PREPARE)

[ T ]
to prepare a meal: 准备，做（饭）
I'll put the kids to bed while you're getting dinner ready.你做饭，我哄孩子们上床睡觉。
I thought I could score some brownie points with my mother-in-law by offering to get dinner.
I'll do the main course, if you get the salad.
She was already up getting breakfast when I came downstairs.
I'll cook this evening, you got dinner last night.
He just sat in front of the TV while I was getting the dinner.

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Preparing food
batch cooking
biga
bind
breadmaking
butter
buttered
clarify
glaze
glazed
grate
ingredient
jerk
rehydrate
restuff
rice
rustle something up
scoby
toss
whip
zap

getverb (PAY)

[ I or T ]
to pay for something: 为…付钱;买
Put your money away - I'll get these drinks.把你的钱收起来——这些饮料我付钱。

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Paying money
2FA
2SV
ante up (something)
burn a hole in someone's pocketidiom
buying power
credit limit
fund
non-contributory
outlay
overpaid
put someone through something
put something on your/someone's card
put something towards something
run to something
self-finance
spend
spent
splurge
sponsor
tipper

getverb (CONFUSE)

[ T ]informal
to confuse someone and make them completely unable to understand or explain: 使困惑;把…难住
Give him a technical question - that'll really get him!问他个技术性问题——肯定会把他难住！
 you've got me there!informal
something that you say when you do not know the answer to a question: 我怎么知道！
"How many ounces in a kilo?" "You've got me there."“一公斤合多少盎司？”“你真把我难住了。”

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Puzzle and confuse
addle
baffle
bedazzle
befuddle
bemuse
confuse
discombobulate
disorientate
do someone's head inidiom
flummox
fox
loop
puzzle
ravel
search
throw
throw (someone) a curve (ball)/curveballidiom
throw someone off balanceidiom
tie
tie someone (up) in knotsidiom

getverb (ANNOY)

[ T ]informal
to annoy someone: 激怒某人，惹（某人）生气
It really gets to me the way we're expected to actually laugh at his pathetic jokes!他讲那种蹩脚笑话，还非得要我们笑，可真让我受不了！

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Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
aggravate
aggrieve
alienate
anger
annoy
bend
give someone the shitsidiom
go too faridiom
goat
grate
hack someone off
nark
needle
rile
rub
rub someone up the wrong wayidiom
ruffle
ruffle someone's feathersidiom
tooth
troll

getverb (EMOTION)

[ T ]informal
to make someone feel strongly emotional and often cry: 使激动，使感动
That part in the film when he finds out that his daughter is alive - that always gets me!电影中他发现自己的女儿还活着的那个情景——我一看到那儿就好感动！

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to cry
cryShe skinned her knee and began to cry.
weepMy lady, why do you weep?
cry your eyes outOur children cried their eyes out when our dog ran way.
sob your heart outShe waved goodbye to her parents, then went to the gate and sobbed her heart out.
cry bucketsEvery time I watch that film, I just cry buckets at the ending.
bawlI bawled when I found out I didn't win the prize.

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Making people sad, shocked and upset
aback
amiss
appal
be laughing on the other side of your faceidiom
bite
bum
gnaw
haunt
heartbreaker
heartbreakingly
hit/touch a (raw) nerveidiom
nerve
self-lacerating
self-laceration
sensitivity
shake someone out of something
shake someone up
shake/rock something to its foundationsidiom
toxic
wipe

getverb (HIT)

[ T ]
to hit someone, especially with a bullet or something thrown: （尤指子弹或投掷的东西）击中，打中
The bullet got her in the leg.子弹击中了她的腿。

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Detonation & bombardment
aerial bombardment
aerial photograph
air raid
airstrike
blanket bombing
bomb
carpet-bombing
detonate
detonation
detonator
direct hit
go off
guidance
loose
pepper
pepper something with something
petrol bomb
prime
refire
shell

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