get (sth) through (tosb)
—phrasal verbwithgetverbuk/ɡet/us/ɡet/present participlegetting|past tensegot|past participlegotorUSusuallygotten
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tosucceedin making someoneunderstandorbelievesomething
使(某人)明白;(把…)向(某人)讲清楚
[+ question word]UKWe can't get through to thegovernmentjusthowserioustheproblemis!我们就是没法让政府明白这问题有多么严重!
I don'tseemto beableto get through to(=communicatewith)him thesedays.这些日子我好像根本没法跟他交流。