| 单词 | thesaurus/get |
| 释义 | Thesaurus: synonyms and antonyms ofgetin EnglishgetThesaurus>to arrive at a place>get These are words and phrases related toget. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,go to the definition of get. TO ARRIVE AT A PLACEWhat time did you get there? Synonyms and examples arrive After a long day's travel, we finally arrived. reach We won't reach Miami until evening. makeinformal We made it to the airport just in time for our flight. get in The train gets in at 6:40 p.m. turn upinformal She turned up at my house late one night. show upinformal He finally showed up, three hours late. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofget. Learn moreIf youarrive somewhere, you reach a place or destination. TO BECOMEIt’s getting dark now. Synonyms and examples become My arm was becoming more and more painful. grow Tempers had been growing more and more frayed during the evening. go My hair is going white. turn The sky turned black. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofget. Learn moreBecomemeans to start to be something. TO BUY SOMETHINGI need to go to the supermarket and get some bread. Synonyms and examples buy I need to buy some new shoes. purchaseformal She purchased a new computer. pick something up Can you just pop in the shop and pick up some eggs? snap something upinformal It was such a good deal, I snapped it up. buy up He bought up all the land in the area. stock up (on) People are stocking up on supplies in anticipation of the hurricane. shop I hate to shop in the evenings. go shopping I have to go shopping this weekend. import We import a large number of cars from Japan. invest in We've decided it's time to invest in a new computer. treat I'll treat you to a cup of coffee. Antonym and example sell Are you selling that car? I'm interested in buying it. Compare acquire We acquired the firm last year. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofget. See also shopper customer punterUKinformal patron consumerbusiness buyer purchaserformal acquirermainlyUS goods shopping groceries acquisition merchandiseformal merchinformal product waresinformal commodity durable goods consumer durables Learn moreWhen youbuy something, you get it in exchange for money. We can also talk abouta person who buys something, orthe things you buy. TO CRYThe end of that story is so sad - it really gets me! Synonyms and examples cry She skinned her knee and began to cry. weepliterary My lady, why do you weep? cry your eyes out Our children cried their eyes out when our dog ran way. sob your heart out She waved goodbye to her parents, then went to the gate and sobbed her heart out. cry bucketsinformal Every time I watch that film, I just cry buckets at the ending. bawl I bawled when I found out I didn't win the prize. sob He started to sob when he heard his friend had died. blubberinformaldisapproving Stop blubbering and pull yourself together! grizzleUKdisapproving The poor baby grizzled every time I put her to bed. burst into tears Upon hearing the news, she burst into tears. curst out crying When I proposed to him, he said yes then burst out crying. dissolve into tears When I confronted her about not finishing her homework before going out, she dissolved into tears. break down The witness broke down on the stand. lose itinformal She made it all the way through the funeral and then lost it on the car ride home. tear upmainlyUS I teared up when I heard I had won the contest. mist over/up He might have misted up a bit when the choir sang his favorite hymn. choke up He got all choked up while trying to give the toast at his son's wedding. snivel Instead of defending himself, he became a snivelling, shaking mess. turn on the waterworksold-fashioneddisapproving She gave me some story about losing her wallet and turned on the waterworks, but I wasn't fooled. Antonym and example dry your eyes Dry your eyes - I'm sure it will all turn out for the best. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofget. Learn moreIf youcry, you produce tears because of a strong emotion. TO RECEIVE OR BE GIVEN SOMETHINGI got a new bike for my birthday. Synonyms and examples receive You will receive your tickets by email. obtain After many years of trying, she finally obtained Brazilian citizenship. gain You will improve at the job as you gain experience. earn Eventually, you will earn the dog's trust. achieve She achieved top marks in the physics exam. get hold of I'm trying to get hold of tickets for the Ireland match. get your hands oninformal I'd like to get my hands on a 1960s Mini. come by I came by some interesting information yesterday. secureformal He is responsible for securing funding. acquire It is not known how these paintings were acquired or how they came to be in the collection. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofget. See also get something for free get something for nothing freeloaddisapproving bumslang cadgeinformalofteninformal scroungeinformal Learn moreIf you get something, youreceive it or are given it. If youget something for free, you are given it and do not have to pay for it. TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHINGI told him a joke, but he didn't get it. Synonyms and examples understand I understand why he did that. comprehend He doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem. get the pictureinformal OK. Don't say any more. I get the picture. follow It was so complicated I couldn't follow what he was saying. grasp I think I grasped the main points of the lecture. digest This chapter is so difficult to digest. I'll have to read it again later. fathomUK For years, people have been trying to fathom the mysteries of the whale's song. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofget. Learn moreIf youunderstand something, you know how or why it works or happens. |
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