| 单词 | to get at it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto get (someone) at it b. To unsettle by making fun of, finding fault with, etc.; to jeer at or taunt; to criticize; to make nervous or upset. Also: (transitive) to get (someone) at it: to have (a person) on, to make fun of (rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (transitive)] > captiously upbraidc1290 bite1330 to gnap at1533 carp1550 cavil1581 carp1587 to pick at ——1603 to pick a hole (also holes) in1614 yark1621 vellicate1633 to peck at1641 snob1654 ploat1757 to get at ——1803 crab1819 to pick up1846 knock1892 snark1904 kvetchc1950 to pick nits1978 1803 J. Jackson Let. 17 Jan. in T. U. P. Charlton Life Major Gen. J. Jackson (1809) I. 188 R—e puffed up by his triumph over Ellery, may be pushed to get at me. 1825 Oriental Herald 5 Suppl. No. 16 176/2 I see that Gentlemen are getting at me that way, but I do not care. 1891 Ally Sloper's Half Holiday 3 Jan. 7/1 ‘Your family don't seem to get on, missie?’.. ‘On! Who're ye gettin' at?’ 1895 Punch 14 Dec. 227/1 Smart women..delight In ‘getting at’ you in a shameful way. 1956 R. Galton & A. Simpson Hancock's Half-hour (1987) 56 Don't keep getting at me, it's not my fault I'm weak. 1957 J. Osborne Entertainer iii. 30 Don't look hurt. I'm not getting at you. I love you very much. 1958 F. Norman Bang to Rights iii. 136 You see I did this on perpose just to get her at it. 1987 ‘A. Burgess’ Little Wilson & Big God (U.K. ed.) iii. 234 The war was getting at us: our nerves were on edge. 2001 H. Holt Delay of Execution (2002) xi. 125 ‘But what did she do to Margaret?’ ‘I suppose she didn't actually do anything, but she was always getting at her, trying to undermine her.’ < as lemmas |
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