GET1 to get something by buying it, asking for it, or finding it2 to be given something3 to succeed in getting something, especially something that is difficult to get4 to get a letter/phone call/message5 to get a score, grade etc in a game, test etc6 to get more of something over a long period of time7 someone who expects to get something without doing anything to earn it8 to get a large number of things from several different places or people9 to get so many things to do that you cannot deal with them10 to get something from someone by using force or threats11 to get back something that you had before12 to not get something that you could getRELATED WORDSto get an illness 得病ILLNESS/DISEASEsee alsoHAVE/NOT HAVEOWNAVAILABLE/NOT AVAILABLEBUYEARN1 to get something by buying it, asking for it, or finding it 买到、要求或找到某物get /get/ [transitive verb not in passive] I don't feel like cooking -- let's go get a pizza. 我不想做饭—我们去买个比萨饼吧。 I still haven't gotten a birthday present for Sherri. 我还没有给谢里买生日礼物。get something from somebody/something I got a really nice coat from Hudson's. 我在赫德森买了一件很好的外套。 We had to get permission from the landlord before painting the apartment. 我们必须先征得房东同意才可粉刷公寓。get a job Did you hear? Stuart got a new job. 你听说了吗？斯图尔特找到新工作了。obtain /əbˈteɪn/ [transitive verb]formalto get something 【正式】得到 Maps and guides can be obtained at the tourist office. 地图和旅游指南可在旅游局拿到。obtain something from somebody/something Scientists in Brazil are obtaining medicines from plants. 巴西的科学家正在从植物中获取药物。find /faɪnd/ [transitive verb]to get the money, time, energy etc that you need to do something 获得〔做某事所需的资金、时间、精力等〕 If I can find the money, I'll come to the theatre with you. 要是我能弄到钱，我就和你一起去看戏。 I haven't found the time to read Morrison's latest novel yet. 我还没有时间看莫里森最新的小说。acquire /əˈkwaɪəʳ/ [transitive verb]formalto get something very big or expensive, or to get more knowledge or skills 【正式】获得，获取〔很大或很贵的东西，或更多的知识或技能〕 It took him a long time to acquire the skills he needed to become a professional artist. 他花了很长时间才学到了职业画家所需的技能。 The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has recently acquired several paintings by Salvador Dali. 波士顿美术博物馆最近弄到了几幅萨尔瓦多·达利的画作。2 to be given something 被给予某物get /get/ [transitive verb not in passive]to be given something without having to ask for it or pay for it 得到，收到 What did you get for your birthday? 你生日得到了什么? You get a free CD with this magazine. 购买这本杂志可免费获赠一张CD唱片。get something from somebody Here's the card I got from Jane. 这是我从简那儿收到的卡片。receive /rɪˈsiːv/ [transitive verb]formalto be given something, especially officially 【正式】收到，接到 Did Caroline receive an invitation? 卡罗琳收到邀请了吗? You will receive your credit card in approximately two weeks. 你将会在大约两个星期之后收到信用卡。receive something from somebody/something She received an honorary degree from Harvard in 1990. 1990年，她在哈佛大学获得了一个荣誉学位。be given /biː ˈgɪvən/ [verb phrase]tobe given something, especially by someone in authority 〔尤指从当权人士处〕被给予，得到 He was given a ten-year jail sentence. 他被判十年徒刑。 Why shouldn't disabled people be given the chance to compete in the Games? 为什么残障人士就不能获得参加运动会的机会? Sarah was given the opportunity to study at the Cooper Union School of Art. 萨拉获得了就读库珀艺术联校的机会。be awarded /biː əˈwɔːʳdd/ [verb phrase]to be given a prize, especially by an important organization, for something that you have achieved 被授予，被给予〔尤因取得某项成就〕 The restaurant was awarded four stars in the ‘Good Food Guide’. 这家餐厅在《美食手册》中获评为四星级。 Yasunari Kawabata was the first Japanese writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. 川端康成是第一位获得诺贝尔文学奖的日本作家。inherit /ɪnˈherɪt, ɪnˈherət/ [transitive verb]to be given someone's money or property after they die 继承〔某人的金钱、财产等〕 Who will inherit the house when he dies? 他去世后房子由谁继承？ The ten richest women in the UK all inherited their wealth. 英国最富有的十名女性，她们的财产都是继承得来的。inherit something from somebody She inherited the money from her mother. 她从母亲那里继承了那笔钱财。3 to succeed in getting something, especially something that is difficult to get 成功获取某物，尤指难以得到的东西get /get/ [transitive verb not in passive] Getting the money for the house wasn't easy. 要弄到那笔买房的钱不容易。 If I get first prize it'll be a miracle. 要是我得到头等奖，那可真是奇迹了。get hold of /ˌget ˈhəʊld ɒv/ [verb phrase]informalto get something that is rare or difficult to find 【非正式】得到，弄到〔稀有或不易找到的东西〕 Do you know where I can get hold of a German--Japanese dictionary? 你知道我在哪里能弄到一本德日词典吗? These kids have very little difficulty getting hold of illegal weapons. 这些孩子几乎不费事就能弄到非法武器。get/lay your hands on /ˌget, ˌleɪ jɔːʳ ˈhændz ɒn/ [verb phrase]informalto get something that you want or need very much, or have been trying hard to get 【非正式】得到，弄到〔非常想要或需要之物〕 I bet he can't wait to lay his hands on all that money. 我敢说他迫不及待地要把那笔钱都弄到手。 When Ted was a kid, he read every book about space that he could get his hands on. 特德小时候，关于太空的书凡是能弄得到的他都看。land /lænd/ [transitive verb]land a job/contract/interview etcto get a job etc that was difficult to get - use this especially when someone was very lucky to do this 谋得工作/合同/面试机会等〔指不容易得到的东西，尤表示运气好〕 A French company has landed a contract to supply computers to China. 一家法国公司已经揽得一份向中国供应电脑的合同。land yourself somethingBritish He's managed to land himself an amazing job in advertising. 他终于谋到一份广告行业的好工作。win /wɪn/ [transitive verb]win somebody's support/trust/confidence etcto get someone's support, trust etc, especially by working hard to achieve this 赢得〔得到〕某人的支持/信任/信心等〔尤指通过努力〕 It will take time to win her trust. 要赢得她的信任需要时间。 Gandhi won the support of many liberals in England. 甘地赢得了英格兰许多开明人士的支持。clinch /klɪntʃ/ [transitive verb]clinch a deal/contract/championship etcto finally succeed in making a deal, winning a contract etc after trying very hard 最终赢得生意/合同/冠军等 We finally clinched the contract by offering them a lower price. 我们向他们提供低价，终于取得了合同。 Mitchell phoned from Chicago to say that he was close to clinching the deal. 米切尔从芝加哥打电话来，说他快要谈成这笔生意了。 Germany scored twice in the last ten minutes to clinch the championship. 德国队在最后十分钟内两次进球，终于夺得冠军。wangle /ˈwæŋgəl/ [transitive verb]informalto get something, especially something that is difficult to get, by using clever and often slightly dishonest methods 【非正式】用巧计获得，骗得〔尤指难以得到的东西〕 ‘They're sending me to Paris next weekend.’ ‘How did you manage to wangle that?’ “他们下周要派我去巴黎。”“你是怎么弄来那机会的?”wangle it so that Gail has wangled it so that we can get in without tickets. 盖尔施小计让我们不用票就可以入场。secure /sɪˈkjʊəʳ/ [transitive verb]formalto succeed in getting official permission for or agreement about something, especially when this was difficult 【正式】获得，得到〔正式的许可或协定〕 France was able to secure the release of two of its hostages. 法国成功争取让其中的两名人质获释。 Schiller secured funds for the special education project. 席勒争取到了特别教育项目的资金。4 to get a letter/phone call/message 收到信件/电话/信息get /get/ [transitive verb not in passive] Did you get my message? 你接到我的口信了吗?get something from somebody We get so many calls from salespeople. 我们会接到推销员打来的很多电话。 I got an e-mail from a friend who lives in Bangkok. 我收到住在曼谷的一位朋友发来的一个电子邮件。receive /rɪˈsiːv/ [transitive verb not in passive]formalto get a letter, phone call, or message 【正式】收到，接到 I'm sorry I didn't call earlier, but I've only just received your message. 对不起，我没有早点打电话，不过我才刚刚收到你的信息。 We received your letter the 1st of March. 我们于3月1日收到你的来信。receive something from somebody He says he never received the fax from us. 他说他从未收到过我们的传真。come in /ˌkʌm ˈɪn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if telephone calls, messages, letters etccome in, they arrive at a place where people are waiting for them 〔人们等待着的电话、信息、信等〕到达，被收到 Reports are coming in of an explosion in the centre of Paris. 有关巴黎市中心发生爆炸的报道正在不断传来。 Several calls have come in from people who think they can identify the two men. 已经有好几个人打电话来，说他们可以认出那两名男子。pour/flood in /ˌpɔːʳ, ˌflʌd ˈɪn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if letters, calls, messages etcpour in orflood in, a very large number of them are received 〔信件、电话、信息等〕大量涌来 Letters of support have been pouring in since we began our appeal. 自从我们发出呼吁之后，表示支持的信件纷至沓来。 According to reports, contributions to Roe's campaign are flooding in. 根据报道所说，罗发起的运动收到大量的捐款。on/upon receipt of /ɒn, əˌpɒn rɪˈsiːt ɒv/ [preposition]formalif someone does somethingon receipt of a letter, sum of money etc, they do it when they receive it - used especially in official letters, instructions etc 【正式】在收到…之后〔尤用于公函、正式指示等〕 Upon receipt of a complaint, the department will investigate the problem and, if necessary, take appropriate measures. 收到投诉之后，该部门会对问题进行调查，并在必要的情况下采取适当的措施。 The Department of Social Security can only issue benefits on receipt of your claim form. 社会保障局只有在收到索赔申请表后才能发放救济金。5 to get a score, grade etc in a game, test etc 比赛、考试等中得到分数get /get/ [transitive verb not in passive]toget a particular result in a test or examination 〔在测验或考试中〕得到〔某一成绩〕 I only got 35% in my history test. 我的历史考试只得了35分。 Pam's really smart. She got straight A's in high school. 帕姆非常聪明，她上高中时门门功课都得A。score /skɔːʳ/ [transitive verb]to get a particular number of points in a sports game, or in a test or examination 〔在运动比赛、测验或考试中〕得〔分〕 The test was difficult, and no-one scored more than 45 points. 这次测验很难，没有人得分超过45分。 AC Milan scored a record number of goals this season. 本赛季AC米兰队进球数量破了纪录。make /meɪk/ [transitive verb]Americanto get a particular grade in a text or for a piece of work at school 【美】〔考试或作业〕获得 I made an A on the test today. 我今天测验得了个A。 Allison's going to Auburn University? She must have made good grades in high school. 艾莉森要上奥本大学？她高中时成绩肯定很好。6 to get more of something over a long period of time 在很长一段时间里得到的某物越来越多accumulate /əˈkjuːmjɑleɪt/ [transitive verb]to gradually get more and more money, possessions, knowledge etc over a period of time 积累，积聚〔钱财、知识等〕 Watkins said he has accumulated more than $100,000 in legal bills. 沃特金斯积累了十多万美元的法定票据。 By the late 1950s scientists had already accumulated enough evidence to show a clear link between smoking and cancer. 20世纪50年代末，科学家们已经积累了充分的证据，表明吸烟与癌症之间有明显关系。 I just don't know how we've managed to accumulate so much junk! 我简直搞不懂我们怎么会积了那么多废旧杂物！amass /əˈmæs/ [transitive verb]to gradually collect a very large amount of something such as money or properly 积聚〔大量的钱或财产等〕 The Lewins amassed their art collection over more than 40 years. 卢因夫妇的艺术收藏品收集了四十多年。 Over the years he had amassed an absolute fortune. 这么些年来，他积聚了大量的财富。gain /geɪn/ [transitive verb]formalto gradually get more of a useful skill or a good quality 【正式】逐渐获得〔有用的技能或好的品质〕，积累 It took her a long time to gain enough confidence to speak in public. 她花了很长时间才有足够的信心当众发表讲话。 She stayed in the job for five years, gaining valuable experience. 她干这份工作五年了，积累了宝贵的经验。 His ideas are gaining a lot of support. 他的观点逐渐得到了许多人的支持。7 someone who expects to get something without doing anything to earn it 指望不做任何事就能得到某物的人parasite /ˈpærəsaɪt/ [countable noun]someone who does not work, but still expects society to provide them with money, food, a home etc 靠他人为生的人，寄生虫 You shouldn't feel sorry for these people - they're just parasites. 你不应该去同情这些人—他们只是寄生虫。 Most government employees had become parasites, expecting to retain their positions through friendship or political favor. 大多数政府雇员成了寄生虫，都指望通过朋友关系或政治上的好处来保住自己的职位。freeloader /ˈfriːləʊdəʳ/ [countable noun]someone who regularly takes money from another person, from the government, etc with no intention of doing anything to earn it or change the situation 白吃白喝的人，寄生虫，占便宜的人 Ms. Louis’ attorney characterized her ex-husband as a freeloader, looking for the easy life. 路易斯女士的律师说她的前夫是个一心想过安逸生活的白食客。 The freeloaders are leaving a bad impression on the public, making it hard for those who genuinely need the government's help. 那些白吃白喝的人给民众留下了很不好的印象，使得真正有需要的人难以得到政府的帮助。scrounger /ˈskraʊndʒəʳ/ [countable noun]Britishsomeone who always expects other people to give them money, food etc, especially because they are too lazy to earn money or get things for themselves 【英】白吃白喝的人 You're such a scrounger - buy your own cigarettes! 你就知道问人家要—一自己去买香烟吧！ Far from being ‘scroungers’, unemployed people are usually desperate to earn money for themselves. 失业的人并非就是“寄生虫”，他们一般都是拼命想自己挣钱的。8 to get a large number of things from several different places or people 从几个不同的地方或人那里得到许多东西collect /kəˈlekt/ [transitive verb]to get things of the same type from different places and bring them together 收集〔同类物品〕；使集中 I've been collecting samples of the different types of rock which occur in this area. 我一直在收集本地区各种岩石的样本。 Historians are skilled in collecting facts and interpreting them. 历史学家擅长收集史实并作出解释。 Organizers have already collected 650 signatures. 组织者已经收集了650个签名。gather /ˈgæðəʳ/ [transitive verb]to search for and get things of the same type from different places 搜集〔同类物品〕，采集 Many of the plants in the gardens were gathered on trips to Japan and China. 花园里的许多植物是在去日本和中国时收集到的。 Some of the men gathered firewood while others made a fire. 有的人去捡柴，有的人在生火。 Computers make it far easier to gather information. 电脑使搜集信息容易多了。assemble /əˈsembəl/ [transitive verb]to get and put together something such as proof or information in an organized way 〔有组织地〕收集〔证据或资料等〕 We will let you have the report as soon as we have assembled all the data. 我们一旦收集好所有资料，就给你送上报告。 When all the evidence is assembled, it will be clear that Michael is innocent. 等所有证据收集齐，大家就会清楚迈克尔是无罪的。9 to get so many things to do that you cannot deal with them 事情多得难以应付be swamped with /biː ˈswɒmpt wɪð/ [verb phrase] Susan is always swamped with work this time of year. 每年的这个时候，苏珊工作总忙得不可开交。 Since we started the advice service we have been swamped with requests from people who need help. 自从我们开设咨询服务以来，人们需要帮助的请求多得我们难以招架。be inundated with /biː ˈɪnəndeɪtd wɪð/ [verb phrase]to get so many telephone calls, offers, answers etc after a statement or request has been made, that it is difficult to deal with them all 〔电话、报价、回复等〕多得应接不暇 Cameron claims he has been inundated with film offers. 卡梅伦称他的片约多得应接不暇。 Our Houston office has been inundated with calls in the last few days. 最近几天我们在休斯敦的分公司电话多得应接不暇。10 to get something from someone by using force or threats 使用暴力或威胁从某人那里得到某物get something out of/squeeze something out of /ˌget something ˈaʊt əv somebody, ˌskwiːz something ˈaʊt əv somebody/ [transitive phrasal verb]informalto make someone give you something such as money or information by persuading them, tricking them, or threatening them 【非正式】〔通过劝说、哄骗或威胁〕使交出某物 They won't stop till they've succeeded in squeezing every last penny out of you. 他们直到榨得你身无分文才会罢休。 The police did everything they could to get the name of his accomplice out of him, but he wouldn't talk. 警方想尽一切办法让他供出同犯的名字，但他就是不开口。extort /ɪkˈstɔːʳt/ [transitive verb]to illegally force someone to give you money by frightening or threatening them 敲诈，勒索 The terrorist groups have been extorting hundreds of millions of dollars. 恐怖组织已经敲诈了几百万美元。extort money from/out of somebody The Mafia makes most of its money from prostitution and extorting money from small businesses. 黑手党的大部分钱都是通过做卖淫生意，以及向小型企业勒索得来的。extortion /ɪkˈstɔːʳʃən/ [uncountable noun] Barratt is charged with extortion and murder. 巴勒特被指控犯有勒索罪和谋杀罪。11 to get back something that you had before 取回自己以前拥有的东西get something back /ˌget something ˈbæk/ [transitive phrasal verb not in passive]to get back something that you had before, especially something that belongs to you 拿回某物〔尤指属于自己的东西〕 Susanna has my lecture notes - I won't be able to get them back until Monday. 苏珊娜拿走了我的课堂笔记—我星期一才能拿回来。get sth back from I need to get the tape recorder back from her. 我要从她那儿拿回我的录音机。regain /rɪˈgeɪn/ [transitive verb]to get back an ability or quality that you have lost, for example your authority or confidence 恢复〔失去的能力或品质，如权力或信心〕regain power/control Republicans hope to regain control of the House of Representatives. 共和党希望能重新控制众议院。 The army is struggling to regain control over the southern part of the country. 军队在努力收复该国的南部地区。regain your confidence/faith/trust etc I don't know if I can ever regain my faith in him after what he's done. 在他做了这一切之后，我不知道自己是否还能恢复对他的信心。regain your strengthbecome healthy and strong again 恢复体力 Bill spent two weeks in the hospital regaining his strength after the operation. 比尔在手术后住院两周，以恢复体力。recover /rɪˈkʌvəʳ/ [transitive verb]to get back something such as an ability that you have lost, or something that has been stolen from you 恢复〔失去的能力等〕；追回，寻回〔失窃的物品〕 The bank is planning to sue the company in order to try and recover it's money. 银行打算起诉这家公司，追回自己的钱。 It took the rest of the winter for her to recover her health. 那个冬天过完之后她的身体才复原。recovery [uncountable noun]when something is recovered 恢复；追回，寻回 The book tells the story of the recovery of a stolen bomb by American agents. 该书讲述的是美国特工人员找回一枚失窃炸弹的故事。retrieve /rɪˈtriːv/ [transitive verb]formalto get back something after you have put it somewhere 【正式】收回，取回 I had left my bag at the railroad station and went back to retrieve it. 我把袋子遗忘在火车站，于是回去取回。retrieve something from She bent down and retrieved the map from under the car seat. 她弯下身子从车座下面找回了地图。 If you want to retrieve a file from the computer, press FIND and then enter the name of the file you want. 如果你要在电脑里检索文件，按“查找”，然后输入要找的文件名称。retrieval [uncountable noun] The information is stored on disc for easy retrieval so that it can be retrieved easily. 资料储存在磁盘里以便于检索。recoup /rɪˈkuːp/ [transitive verb]to get back money or profits that you have spent or lost 补偿；偿还recoup your losses She put $50 on the next race in an attempt to recoup her losses. 她在下一场比赛上押了50美元，试图弥补损失。recoup something from somebody The dentist gives treatment for free and then recoups the cost from the government. 牙医提供免费治疗，然后从政府那里收回成本。reclaim /rɪˈkleɪm/ [transitive verb]to get back something that belongs to you that someone else has taken or that you have let them have 要求收回 You can reclaim tax if you find you have paid too much. 如果你发现多交了税，可以要求退还。 A British woman is waiting to hear how she can reclaim a family estate inside the former Soviet Union. 一名英国女子在等待消息，希望得知如何领回前苏联境内的家族地产。reclaim something from China reclaimed Hong Kong from Britain in 1997. 中国于1997年从英国收回香港。win back /ˌwɪn ˈbæk/ [transitive phrasal verb]to succeed in getting someone or something back by trying hard 赢回来，争取回来win back somebody/something The airlines are trying to win back passengers by offering special low fares at certain times. 该航空公司正试图通过提供时段性特惠票价把乘客争取回来。 Debra sued the company and won back her job and $144,000 in damages. 德布拉对该公司提出起诉，赢回了自己的工作和14.4万美元的赔偿。win somebody/something back Jack could see no way of winning his wife back. 杰克不知道如何使妻子重新回到自己身边。12 to not get something that you could get 没有获得可能得到的东西lose out /ˌluːz ˈaʊt/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to not get something such as a job, contract etc because it is given to someone else instead 未能得到〔工作、合同等〕；失利；错过〔因给了别人〕 It's simple -- unless you make an effort you're going to lose out. 事情很简单你若不努力就要失败。lose out to In the end we lost out to a French company because they could do the job cheaper. 我们最终输给了一家法国公司，因为他们干这工作成本较低。lose out on Time and time again, women seem to lose out on promotions and career opportunities. 妇女似乎一再错过晋升和事业上成功的机会。miss out /ˌmɪs ˈaʊt/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to not get something or be able to enjoy something because you are not in the right place to do this 错过机会 Where were you last night? You missed out. 昨天晚上你去哪里了？你错过了。miss out on She was so busy studying at university that she missed out on all the fun. 她大学时候学业太忙，错过了所有玩的机会。 Get to the sales early to avoid missing out on all the best bargains. 特卖会要趁早去，免得错过最便宜的东西。pass somebody by /ˌpɑːs somebody ˈbaɪǁˌpæs-/ [transitive phrasal verb not in passive]if a chance or enjoyable experiencepasses you by, you do not get it because you do not make an effort or pay enough attention to it 〔机会、开心经历等因不争取或不注意而〕从某人旁边过去 Sometimes I feel that all the best things in life are passing me by. 有时候我觉得人生一切最美好的东西都和我交臂而过。 Seize opportunities while you can -- don't let them pass you by. 要尽可能抓住机会—别让它们溜走了。 He ended up a bitter old man who felt that life had somehow passed him by. 他后来成了一个满腹愤懑的老头，总觉得生活没有眷顾他。