TO GET 可以用在多種句型上，也有許多意思。
TO GET + 直接受詞 = 取得、收到或購買
- I got my passport last week.（取得）
- She got her driving license last week.（取得）
- They got permission to live in Switzerland.（取得）
- I got a letter from my friend in Nigeria.（收到）
- He gets $1,000 a year from his father.（收到）
- She got a new coat from Zappaloni in Rome.（買）
- We got a new television for the sitting room.（買）
TO GET + 地方用詞 = 抵達、到達某地之意
- How are you getting home tonight?
- We got to London around 6 p.m.
- What time will we get there?
- When did you get back from New York?
TO GET + 形容詞 = 成為、表現狀態的改變
- I am getting old.
- It's getting hotter.
- By the time they reached the house they were getting hungry.
- I'm getting tired of all this nonsense.
- My mother's getting old and needs looking after.
- It gets dark very early in the winter.
- Don't touch the stove until is gets cool.
TO GET + 介系詞/副詞 = 具有多種意思的動詞片語
| TO GET + | 意思 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| to get at | 試著表達 | I think I see what you're getting at. I agree. |
| to get away with | 逃避為某罪行或惡行受罰 | I can't believe you got away with cheating on that test! |
| to get by | 應付（金錢上） | Sam doesn't earn much, but we get by. |
| to get down | 使...沮喪 | This rain is really getting me down. |
| to get off |
下交通工具（火車、公車、單車、飛機等） |
We got off the train just before the bomb exploded. |
| to get on |
1. 進入/搭上某種交通工具（火車、公車、單車、飛機等） 2. 跟某人交往或來往 |
1. He got on his bicycle and rode down the street. 2. Amy and I really get on well. |
| to get on with | 接續 | I have so much homework, I'd better get on with it. |
| to get out of | 避免做某事，特別是指某個義務 | She got out of the washing-up every day, even when it was her turn. |
| to get over | 恢復（病後、受驚嚇後） | Have you gotten over your cold yet? |
| to get through | 用完某物 | We've got through all the sugar. Can you buy some more? |
| to get up | 起床 | He gets up at 6.00 a.m. every morning. |
| to get up to | 做 - 通常是指做壞事 | The children are very quiet. I wonder what they're getting up to. |
其他含有 get 的詞語
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Do you get it 問的是對方是某有聽懂。
Do you get what the teacher was explaining in class? -
He's getting dinner tonight 意指他正在準備晚餐。
You can relax. It's my turn to get dinner tonight. -
I'll get the bill 意指我會付錢。
Put your wallet away! I'll get the bill. -
That really gets me! 意指某件事讓我生氣。
It really gets me when my sister shows up late. -
To get rid of something 意指丟掉。
I'm going to get rid of all these old newspapers. -
To get out of bed on the wrong side 意指心情不好。
He got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning and he's been horrible all day. -
To get your own back 意指報仇或懲罰某人。
She's getting her own back for all those rude things you said at the party last night.