get atsth
—phrasal verbwithgetverbuk/ɡet/us/ɡet/present participlegetting|past tensegot|past participlegotorUSusuallygotten
(REACH)
B2
toreachorobtainsomething,especiallysomething that isdifficultto get
够得着，触及，获得（尤指难以得到的东西）
I've put thecakeon a highshelfwhere he can't get at it.我把蛋糕放到高处的隔板上了，那儿他够不着。
(SUGGEST)
C1informal
When someone is getting at something, theymeanit or aretryingtoexpressit.
暗示；意指；试图说明
I'm notsurewhatyou're getting at - don't youthinkI should cometonight?我搞不清你到底什么意思——你觉得我今晚不该来吗？
Whatdo youthinkthepoetis getting at in theselines?你认为诗人通过这几行诗要表达什么意思？
- 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.