网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 get at someone
释义

get atsomeone

phrasal verbwithgetverb
uk
/ɡet/us
/ɡet/
present participlegetting|past tensegot|past participlegotorUSusuallygotten
UKinformal

(CRITICIZE)

tocriticizeapersonrepeatedly:
Hekeepsgetting at me and I really don'tknowwhat I've donewrong.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Chastising & rebuking
  • admonitory
  • barracking
  • bawl
  • bawlsomeoneout
  • be a reproach tosomeone/somethingidiom
  • carpet
  • chasten
  • keelhaul
  • lecture
  • pullsomeoneup
  • punchbag
  • punching bag
  • putsomeoneintheirplaceidiom
  • rapsomeoneover the knucklesidiom
  • reproach
  • reproachful
  • shame
  • tear
  • there'll be hell to payidiom
  • upbraid
See more results »

(INFLUENCE)

toinfluenceapersonillegally, usually byofferingthemmoneyorthreateningthem:
Theaccusedclaimedthat thewitnesshad been got at.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fraud & corruption
  • anti-bribery
  • anti-corruption
  • anti-counterfeiting
  • anti-fraud
  • Augean
  • bribe
  • defraud
  • dolus
  • embezzle
  • embezzlement
  • extortion
  • launder
  • malfeasance
  • malpractice
  • match-fixing
  • money laundering
  • nobble
  • pyramid scheme
  • siphon
  • vishing
See more results »

get atsomething

phrasal verbwithgetverb
uk
/ɡet/us
/ɡet/
present participlegetting|past tensegot|past participlegotorUSusuallygotten

(REACH)

B2
toreachorobtainsomething,especiallysomething that isdifficultto get:
I've put thecakeon a highshelfwhere he can't get at it.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Getting, receiving and accepting
  • acquire
  • acquisition
  • awardee
  • carve
  • carvesomethingout (foryourself)
  • draw
  • earn
  • fill
  • get out ofsomething
  • glom ontosomething/someone
  • go tosomeone
  • honoree
  • obligee
  • score
  • secure
  • seize
  • seize on/uponsomething
  • snapsomethingup
  • snatch
  • snatch atsomething
See more results »

(SUGGEST)

C1informal
When someone is getting at something, theymeanit or aretryingtoexpressit:
I'm notsurewhatyou're getting at - don't youthinkI should cometonight?
Whatdo youthinkthepoetis getting at in theselines?
More examples
  • It's notclearwhat he's getting at in thissectionof thearticle.
  • She didn'tunderstandwhat herhusbandwas getting at.
  • It'sobviouswhat he's getting at. Hewantsyou tocookdinner.
  • What are you getting at?
  • What they're getting at is that theythinkthehouseisoverpriced.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Suggestions & proposals
  • about
  • bouncesomethingoffsomeone
  • can't
  • co-sponsor
  • co-sponsorship
  • drop
  • imply
  • intimate
  • make noisesidiom
  • maybe
  • move
  • nomination
  • on the tableidiom
  • proposition
  • putsomeonetosomethingidiom
  • putsomethingup
  • resubmission
  • resubmit
  • table
  • thought
See more results »
(Definition ofget at someonefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

get at something| American Dictionary

get atsomething

phrasal verbwithgetverb
us
/ɡet/
present participlegetting|past participlegottenus/ˈɡɑt·ən/gotus/ɡɑt/

(SUGGEST)

tosuggestorexpresssomething in a way that is notdirectorclear:
YoumeanI shouldn’t cometonight– is that what you’re getting at?

get atsomething

phrasal verbwithgetverb
us
/ɡet/
present participlegetting|past participlegottenus/ˈɡɑt·ən/gotus/ɡɑt/

(REACH)

toreachsomething:
Ikeepcleaningsupplieson a highshelfwhere my three-year-old can’t get at them.
(Definition ofget at somethingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/get-at##
随便看

　

英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。

　

Copyright © 1999-2024 qbania.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/12/28 0:51:09