| 单词 | get at sth |
| 释义 | get at sth get at sth (REACH) — phrasal verb with get /ɡet/ verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE getting, PAST TENSE got, PAST PARTICIPLE got or US gotten) ► B2 to reach or obtain something, especially something that is difficult to get: » I've put the cake on a high shelf where he can't get at it.Thesaurus+: ↑Getting, receiving and accepting , ↑Capturing or taking possession of things get at sth INFORMAL (SUGGEST) — phrasal verb with get /ɡet/ verb (PRESENT PARTICIPLE getting, PAST TENSE got, PAST PARTICIPLE got or US gotten) ► C1 When someone is getting at something, they mean it or are trying to express it: » I'm not sure what you're getting at - don't you think I should come tonight?» What do you think the poet is getting at in these lines?Thesaurus+: ↑Suggestions and proposals• • • Extra Examples:» It's not clear what he's getting at in this section of the article.» She didn't understand what her husband was getting at.» It's obvious what he's getting at. He wants you to cook dinner.» What are you getting at?» What they're getting at is that they think the house is overpriced. |
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