| 单词 | to get over |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto get over to get over 1. intransitive. To succeed in coming or going over an elevation, barrier, or expanse; to bring oneself over. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [verb (intransitive)] to come overeOE passc1300 to pass byc1390 overwend?a1400 to go over1415 to pass througha1425 overdrawa1450 to make over1488 to get overa1500 transita1500 transire1592 to make through1606 transpass1626 to get through1694 a1500 (?c1450) Merlin x. 155 (MED) Kay..payned that his company gate ouer. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 (1623) i. i. 170 You knew he walk'd o're perils, on an edge More likely to fall in, then to get o're. 1677 W. Hubbard Narrative (1865) i. 89 Capt. Henchman..as soon as he could get over with six Files of Men..followed after the Enemy. 1705 tr. W. Bosman New Descr. Coast of Guinea xiv. 259 They [sc. Camelions] have also several times been sent to Europe, and got over alive. 1709 Tatler No. 86. ⁋4 Sir Giles got over; but a Run of the Coaches kept the rest of us on this Side the Street. 1802 W. Forsyth Treat. Fruit-trees xxiii. 219 An oak paling..with a cheval-de-frise at top, to prevent people's getting over. 1881 G. A. Henty Cornet of Horse (1888) xiii. 134 Fascines had to be laid down, and the rivulets filled up, before guns could get over. 1932 A. J. Worrall Eng. Idioms 73 He was standing in the way, so I told him to get over. 1965 E. Bradford tr. F. Balbi Siege of Malta, 1565 viii. 106 Aware that our reinforcements had got over by way of Salvador, the Turks now took possession of the hill. 2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 18 June 63 None of my family could go to America; there was no way of getting over, probably too expensive. 2. transitive. To succeed in bringing, conveying, putting, or causing to come or go to the other side of an intervening elevation, barrier, or expanse; to take or bring over.to get one's leg over: see leg n. Phrases 3e. ΚΠ 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccclxxii. f. ccxlviiv Bycause the bridge was broken, they had moche trouble to make it agayne, to gette ouer their cariages. 1624 R. Eburne Plaine Path-way to Plantations i. 33 They that goe ouer to such a businesse, haue many things to doe; as..to get ouer good and profitable cattell, to plant and sow their grounds, and the like. 1700 S. L. tr. C. Frick Relation Voy. in tr. C. Frick & C. Schweitzer Relation Two Voy. E.-Indies 197 So I told him, I would get him over, and bid him stay there. 1856 G. W. Curtis Prue & I 159 The Shah of Persia has just sent me word that he has presented me with two thousand pearl-of-Oman necklaces, and I don't know how to get them over, the duties are so heavy. 1880 J. Nixon Among Boers vi. 135 He had some other waggons on the opposite side, but before he could get a second one over, the water came ‘down’ and cut him off from them. 1900 G. Patten Rockspur Nine xvii. 154 He did not succeed in getting it over, but he lined one down against the fence, and it bounded glancingly past Highland's right fielder. 1960 L. Masters Back-country Tales 59 Next morning the creek in front of the hut was going a roarer, making it useless my attempting getting the horses over. 2000 S. Williams & R. Petersen Serious Tennis ix. 173 In the defensive phase of play, you want to get the ball over one more time, hoping that you can improve your situation. 3. transitive. To finish with, have done with (esp. something troublesome or disagreeable). a. Without adverb. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > complete or conclude action [verb (intransitive)] > something disagreeable to get over1629 1629 T. Taylor Man in Christ (ed. 2) 57 Hee slubbers it over, and contenteth himselfe to doe it in any fashion, to get it over. 1775 H. L. Thrale Jrnl. 9 Nov. in French Jrnls. Mrs. Thrale & Dr. Johnson (1932) 163 They said their Mattins of an Evening the last thing they did to get them over. 1813 J. Austen Let. 16 Sept. (1995) 220 At 9 we are to set off for Grafton House & get that over before breakfast. 1861 G. D. Ruffini Dr. Antonio (new ed.) xi Yes, let us get it over at once. 1889 J. Masterman Scotts of Bestminster III. xx. 248 The sooner you get the interview over the better. 1890 I. D. Hardy New Othello II. ix. 207 He had made these three engagements for the one day so as to get them all over together. 1933 T. O. Beachcroft in M. Roberts New Country 78 Would he never get it over? Surely the tension of nerves must rack the strength from his limbs? 1962 J. L. McClellan Crime without Punishment xii. 199 Well, let us get this thing over and we will get a suit of clothes out of the deal and forget it. 2010 E. Watters Crazy like Us i. 55 In hopes of getting the ordeal over as quickly as possible, she would sometimes bolt her food, willfully scalding the inside of her mouth. b. With with (adverb). Esp. in to get it over with: to complete an unpleasant or tedious but necessary task promptly. ΚΠ 1860 E. Prentiss Stepping Heavenward i. 16 I do not love to pray. I am always eager to get it over with..so as to have leisure to enjoy myself. 1899 Vassar Misc. (Vassar Coll., N.Y.) Feb. 211 The thing had to be done, and the sooner he got it over with the better. 1910 E. Johnson & A. Johnson Game of Golden Ball xxii. 289 This business has to be got over with, and got over with quickly. 1922 W. L. Fletcher How to get Job you Want x. 222 Let's go over to your office and get it over with as soon as possible. 1947 R. Allen Home Made Banners iii. 18 Figure I might as well sign up tomorrow and get it over with. 1970 W. H. Auden in New Yorker 21 Feb. 118/1 I have one slight criticism..which I will get over with at once. 1992 S. Fry Paperweight (1993) 283 As with removing old sticking plasters, these things are best got over with quickly. 2004 S. Mehta Maximum City 332 I sense that he is dog-tired and just wants to get the meeting over with. 4. transitive. To win over, gain to one's side. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > school of thought > acknowledge belief [verb (transitive)] > win over infecta1387 reduce1546 disciple1645 discipulize1652 to get over1656 convert1814 1656 R. Sanderson 20 Serm. vii. 148 If then the Devil shall seek by any of his wiles or suggestions at any time to get us over to him again. 1704 D. Defoe Hymn to Victory (new ed.) 2 How often have we seen thee try'd? And Rebels get thee over to their Side? 1799 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1800) 3 395 John has got over most of her servants..and he has made large promises to others. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. xix. 317 Do you mean to tell me, Bill,..that neither of the two men in the house can be got over? 1913 Spectator 9 Aug. 201/2 But does any sane person imagine that at a heated general election..we should get any voters over from the Liberal side to the Unionist? 2001 Bombay Times 8 Aug. 1/1 Why should we offer money to anybody to get them over to our side. 5. transitive. Originally U.S. colloquial. to get one over on: to have an advantage over; to trick, cheat, swindle, or defraud. Cf. to put over 7b(b) at put v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] > outwit, get the better of undergoa1325 circumvene1526 crossbitec1555 circumvent1564 gleek1577 outreach1579 fob1583 overreach1594 fub1600 encompassa1616 out-craftya1616 out-knave1648 mump1649 jockey1708 come1721 nail1735 slew1813 Jew1825 to sew up1837 to play (it) low down (on)1864 outfox1872 beat1873 outcraft1879 to get a beat on1889 old soldier1892 to put one over1905 to get one over on1912 to get one over1921 outsmart1926 shaft1959 1912 Machinists' Monthly Jrnl. Sept. 876 (advt.) No one can ever ‘get one over on you’ if you buy Brotherhoods. 1958 M. Sandoz Cattlemen (1978) i. iii. 51 We can't let them damnyankees get one over on us. 1990 J. Foster Villains iii. 73 Episodes where individuals had ‘got one over on the Old Bill’ were repeated with fervour. 2008 Independent 17 June 8/2 Keeping up with the Jones—the old-fashioned habit of not letting your neighbours get one over on you. 6. Originally Theatre. a. transitive. To convey (words, a message, etc.) so that they are understood or appreciated; = to get across 2a at Phrasal verbs 1. ΚΠ 1914 N.Y. Times 2 Aug. It lacks that mysterious something that gets a play ‘over’. 1916 Picture-play 3 122 If he works from characters and uses..bits of effective business to ‘get his plays over’, he [sc. the scenario writer] should keep such material in handy files. 1936 M. Mitchell Let. 8 July in Gone with the Wind Lett. (1986) 23 And I felt..that I had utterly failed in getting my ideas over. 1995 J. Miller & M. Stacey Driving Instructor's Handbk. (ed. 8) viii. 231 Flip pads containing pictures of road signs and photographs can be used to get your points over quickly and simply. b. intransitive. (Of a message) to be conveyed so as to be understood or appreciated; (of a person) to convey a message so as to be understood or appreciated; = to get across 2b at Phrasal verbs 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > [verb (intransitive)] > successfully to get across1913 to get over1918 connect1942 to come over1946 communicate1959 1918 Everybody's Mag. Jan. 35/1 We'll try yuh out in the Bronx house Friday night and if yuh get over big—and I think you're gonna, we'll have yuh inside the Palace inside three weeks. 1920 P. G. Wodehouse Jill the Reckless xviii. 321 Dramatic critics..were telling each other that ‘The Rose of America’ was just another of those things but it had apparently got over. 1921 H. A. Vachell Blinkers viii. §3 Mrs. Merrytree, delighted to perceive that she had, in stage parlance, ‘got over’, held the situation firmly. 1928 Sunday Express 29 Apr. 5/6 Her friendliness ‘gets over’. 1946 P. G. Wodehouse Let. 4 June in Yours, Plum (1990) vii. 169 If this book gets over with the public, I am going to suggest to the Jenkinses that in the future we deal direct with ye pub and ignore the critics. 7. intransitive. U.S. slang (originally in African-American usage). a. To achieve an object; to be successful; to gain acceptance or approval. Also with with. ΚΠ 1865 W. T. Brande & G. W. Cox Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art I. 55 Get over, to cross barriers; to make it; to get a job; to be functioning in the White World. To do well... Watts. 1970 C. Major Dict. Afro-Amer. Slang 88 To get ‘over’ is to accomplish an objective. 1983 T. Logan Hey Cabbie 152 As a cab driver, I hear all kinds of shit coming from ladies mouths relative to how they get over with men. 1984 A. F. Loewenstein This Place 8 You could get over with almost anyone if you listened good enough. 1986 Women's Rev. Sept. 31/1 I can..buy all the black records I wanna buy and learn their thing and get over. 2009 Wire Jan. 45/1 Hiphop got over purely on the strength of its exuberance and esprit de corps. b. With on. To take advantage of; to defraud, rob, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > exploit or take advantage of to take (the) advantagea1393 milk?1531 presume1580 to play upon ——1603 milch1614 to grow on or upona1616 play1656 impose1670 exploit1838 manipulate1862 over-exploit1899 slug1946 to get over1979 1979 Washington Post 29 May b3/5 ‘Get over’, meaning to succeed or persuade, usually with illicit overtones, as in ‘Look at that dude trying to get over on that sweet lady’. 1985 N. Pileggi Wiseguy 25 The best part of the night for Paulie came from the fact that he was getting over on somebody... He was robbing someone and getting away with it. 1994 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 12/3 Disregard of the law in order to ‘get over’ on the system. 2004 E. Conlon Blue Blood v. 167 Because Alicia was petite and female, perps sometimes thought they could get over on her, which was a mistake. On the street, Alicia was as tough as anyone. to get over —— to get over —— Cf. to get over at Phrasal verbs 1. 1. intransitive. a. To overcome, surmount (a difficulty); to evade the force of (evidence); to cease to be troubled or surprised by. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > find no difficulty in [verb (transitive)] > surmount (difficulty or disaster) overcomea1225 surmount1484 compass1561 superate1598 to get above ——1603 to get over ——1618 overa1800 to tide over1821 1618 E. Parr Plaine Expos. Epist. St. Paul to Romans (viii. 29) 64 The world casts shamefull and opprobrious things vpon them which followe Christ: which keepes many, from professing the Gospell; this being such a rub which they cannot get ouer. 1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Bb3v/3 They cannot get over the Prejudice of [Edu]cation. 1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome ii. 469 [This] was Alexander's great difficulty, which for many years he happily got over. 1764 E. Gibbon Misc. Wks. (1814) IV. 376 Yet the name of slave was not to be got over. 1783 Ainsworth's Thes. Linguæ Latinæ (new ed.) iv. at Bellerophontes He conquered them, and got safe over several other dangers. 1848 J. H. Newman Loss & Gain 264 All such substances, milk, butter, cheese, oil, have a particular taste at first, which use alone gets over. 1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 597/1 We have happily got over the prejudice of last century. 1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke x. 80 No explanation or excuse could get over the fact that the man was dead. 1934 D. Thomas Let. 15 Apr. (1987) 113 But I haven't got over the idea yet that if I open a cupboard door very quickly, I might see you sitting & beaming inside. 1977 N.Z. Herald 5 Jan. ii. 2/1 The novelty value of spaghetti bolognaise can often get over the hurdle of the silverbeet hidden in the sauce. 2001 T. Parsons One for my Baby ii. 30 My mum and dad act as though I am a nut job for not getting over Rose. b. To finish, accomplish (an action); to get through with, have done with. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > complete (an action or piece of work) [verb (transitive)] > get finished with (a task, etc.) overcome?c1225 speedc1340 overtake?a1400 rid1467 finish1526 absolve1574 to work off1618 to get over ——a1646 to finish with1823 a1646 J. Burroughs Christ inviting Sinners (1659) xi. 78 Men that have been ful of business, and afterwards have got over their business, what a freedome do they account it. 1761 tr. C. Batteux Course Belles Lettres III. iv. ii. v. 194 Who ever can get over the first reading, will find in the second wherewithall to recompense them. 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xxvii The inn..had clearly got over its day's labour. 1889 A. V. Carr Margaret Maliphant II. xxiv. 191 I had got over my visit quite safely. 1937 H. Jennings et al. May 12th Mass-observ. Day-surv. (1987) ii. 358 The general feeling in the spinning room..is that work is an evil thing, a thing to be got over as quickly as possible. 1999 G. E. Marcus Let. 25 Mar. in G. E. Marcus & F. Mascarenhas Ocasião (2005) 154 I'll write more this weekend as soon as I get over the business of the week. c. To recover from (a shock, injury, illness, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > recover (health) [verb (transitive)] > recover from (an illness) recoverc1330 overseta1600 to come through ——1655 to get over ——1662 overgeta1729 overa1800 overcast1830 the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restoration of a person > recovery from misfortune, error, etc. > [verb (transitive)] overcomea1225 recoverc1330 overputa1382 overpassa1387 passa1500 digest1577 to put over1593 outwear1598 overseta1600 to make a saving game of it1600 repassa1631 to get over ——1662 overgeta1729 overcast1788 overa1800 1662 Hist. Life M. Corbet in Speeches, Disc. & Prayers J. Barkstead, J. Okey & M. Corbet (new ed.) ii. 39 If I can get over my present ilness, I shall perform my Journey very well. 1712 C. Mordaunt Let. in E. Hamilton Mordaunts (1965) iv. 83 I hope she may be in no great danger but got over the Measles as easily as I did. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 274 He was now gotten over his Fright. 1769 O. Goldsmith Rom. Hist. II. 357 These excesses..brought on a violent fever..which his constitution was sufficiently strong to get over. 1839 Thirty-six Yrs. Seafaring Life 219 Such was his state, that no one supposed he ever could get over it [an amputation]. 1873 C. M. Yonge Cameos cxv, in Monthly Packet May 459 I shall get over this hurt. 1892 Good Words May 341/2 A shock that he never got over. 1930 G. B. Shaw Apple Cart i. 3 When they found him he was melancholy mad, poor old boy; and he never got over it. 1966 Listener 13 Jan. 77/1 ‘I shall never get over her death..,’ he said, over eighty years later. 2006 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 6 Dec. After Jackie split from her first husband,..she consulted psychics in an effort to get over the trauma of the experience. d. U.S. to get over the footlights: = to get across at Phrasal verbs 1. ΚΠ 1915 Munsey's Mag. Aug. 515/1 Shaw was generally considered altogether too wild to stand a chance of getting over the footlights. 1951 H. S. Canby Turn West, turn East x. 204 Plot and characters did not get over the footlights, probably because he did not really believe in plots, nor was much interested in pure personality. 2004 J. Meyers Somerset Maugham (2005) iv. 54 He believed that the playwright had to have a distinct knack, ‘the dramatic instinct’ for writing lines that get over the footlights. e. colloquial (originally North American). to get over oneself: to stop being conceited; to look beyond one's own interests. ΚΠ 1982 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 29 Oct. Come on, get over yourself, darling. 1986 Arkansas Gaz. 21 Jan. a8/3 I don't need to support him..with my money... He needs to get over himself. 1997 Guardian (Nexis) 20 May (Features section) 6 When will scientists get over themselves enough to recognise that chocolate is simply an inherently Good Thing. 2003 T. Richards & E. Blehm P3 v. 93 Do you think I'll recognize your name or something? I don't care if you are some pro, so get over yourself. 2. intransitive. To while away, succeed in passing (time). Cf. to get through —— 3 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > time > spending time > spend time or allow time to pass [verb (transitive)] overdoOE adreeOE wreaka1300 to draw forthc1300 dispend1340 pass1340 drivea1375 wastec1381 occupyc1384 overpassa1387 to pass over ——a1393 usec1400 spend1423 contrive?a1475 overdrive1487 consumea1500 to pass forth1509 to drive off1517 lead1523 to ride out1529 to wear out, forth1530 to pass away?1550 to put offc1550 shiftc1562 to tire out1563 wear1567 to drive out1570 entertainc1570 expire1589 tire1589 outwear1590 to see out1590 outrun1592 outgo1595 overshoot1597 to pass out1603 fleeta1616 elapse1654 term1654 trickle1657 to put over1679 absorb1686 spin1696 exercise1711 kill1728 to get through ——1748 to get over ——1751 tickc1870 fill1875 1751 E. Justice Amelia 64 He..could not find that she was in the least the Occasion of his Roving, or of those discontented Hours he so melancholy got over. 1824 S. Beazley Philandering ii. ii. 35 Hem! hem! well, I've got over the night however without either hanging or drowning myself; I see a man can do a great deal with a little resolution. 1890 Temple Bar 90 147 He never is quite clear afterwards how he gets over the hours that intervene. 1930 Times of India 29 Nov. 13/7 These dreary, desultory efforts to get over the blank hours. 1987 Washington Informer 15 Apr. 31 Compared with the last several days, getting over the next several days should be a piece of cake. 3. intransitive. To cover (a distance). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > manoeuvre > [verb (intransitive)] > move or march move?a1400 marcha1450 remarch1620 countermarch1644 to get over ——1781 yomp1982 tab1985 1781 H. Lloyd Contin. Hist. Late War in Germany 33 You are sometimes several hours in getting over a mile of ground. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. i. 6 You can get over a couple of thousand miles of ground for three pound ten. 1883 G. M. Fenn Middy & Ensign xxxii. 193 Ten miles were got over that evening. 1918 W. H. Hudson Far Away & Long Ago xiii. 185 As we sat talking after supper I expressed my intention of leaving early in the morning so as to get over a few leagues while it was fresh. 1941 Scotsman 7 May 6/2 What you have to answer is how the Germans got over 300 miles of sea with a superior force to that which we could muster. 2006 Geelong (Austral.) Advertiser (Nexis) 11 Oct. 43 He has won a couple of races over the 2500 metres, which should stand him in good stead when they get over a bit of distance. 4. intransitive. slang. To take advantage of (someone); to circumvent; (also, in later use) to dominate, overwhelm. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or overwhelm overcomeeOE overgangOE overnimOE overswivec1175 foldc1275 overgoc1275 to bear downc1330 oversetc1330 outrayc1390 overleada1393 overreach?a1425 overwhelmc1425 to whelve overc1440 overruna1475 surprise1474 overpress1489 surbatea1500 overhale1531 overbear1535 overcrow1550 disable1582 surgain1586 overpower1597 overman1609 to come over ——1637 to run down1655 overpower1667 compel1697 to get over ——1784 overget1877 to grab (also take) by the balls1934 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > treat cunningly [verb (transitive)] > circumvent or overreach overgoc1275 circumvene1526 circumvent1564 undercreep1592 overreach1594 circuit1614 out-juggle1620 outwit?1630 out-plot1648 overwit1671 Cretizea1673 outjockey1714 to steal a march1771 to get over ——1784 Jew1825 outfox1872 outsmart1926 blindside1968 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > exploit or take advantage of > specifically a person to prey upon1610 impose1667 picaroon1681 live1712 to twirl (a person) round one's finger1748 to get over ——1784 exploit1838 to play (it) low down (on)1864 to avail upona1871 pole1906 to put on1958 1784 New & Gen. Biogr. Dict. (new ed.) VII. 141 This would secure that place to him in case of a demise, and be a bar against any one getting over him. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxvii. 279 ‘Wery glad to see you, Sammy,’ said the elder Mr. Weller, ‘though how you've managed to get over your mother-in-law, is a mystery to me.’ 1840 H. Cockton Life Valentine Vox viii. 49 And as the old boy's not always exactly wide awake, he's to be got over just in the same way. 1891 F. W. Robinson Her Love & his Life II. iv. ix. 210 You'll have to get up early to get over me. 1911 F. H. Burnett Secret Garden x. 93 Tha' thinks tha'll get over me by doin' that... Tha' thinks no one can stand out against thee—that's what tha' thinks. 1933 Washington Post 15 Jan. s13/1 She came after me and gave me no peace till I—I didn't want to do the dirty on my colonel..But a man's only a man after all and she knew how to get over me. 2001 Los Angeles Sentinel 17 Oct. b4 In boxing, you learn not only how to be defensive, but how to say, ‘I'm tough, you can't get over me.’ 5. transitive. to get one over = to get one over on at Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] > outwit, get the better of undergoa1325 circumvene1526 crossbitec1555 circumvent1564 gleek1577 outreach1579 fob1583 overreach1594 fub1600 encompassa1616 out-craftya1616 out-knave1648 mump1649 jockey1708 come1721 nail1735 slew1813 Jew1825 to sew up1837 to play (it) low down (on)1864 outfox1872 beat1873 outcraft1879 to get a beat on1889 old soldier1892 to put one over1905 to get one over on1912 to get one over1921 outsmart1926 shaft1959 1921 R. Watson Spoilers of Valley xii. 159 I'm going to get one over that bunch if it is only to satisfy my own Scotch inquisitiveness. 1989 New Scientist 25 Feb. 75/1 That and the notion of getting one over you inspires this puzzle. 1997 J. Mathews in G. Smith Children's Food ii. 25 It involves getting one over adults. 2007 Church Times 27 July 9/4 They are getting one over the capitalist system in a Robin Hoodish kind of way. < as lemmas |
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