get through1 phrasal verbphr v a) do work 做工作 get through something to do an amount of work 完成〔工作〕,处理〔事情〕 We got through half the application forms this morning. 今天早上我们看了一半的申请表。
We’ve got a lot of work to get through. 我们有许多活儿要干。
b) use STH 使用某物 get through something informal to use a lot of something 大量使用某物 You wouldn’t believe the amount of food children can get through in a week! 你不会相信小孩子一个星期要吃多少东西!
c) spend money 花钱 get through something informalSPEND MONEY to spend a lot of money 花掉,挥霍〔许多钱〕 He can get through £100 in one evening. 他一晚上就能花掉100英镑。
d) difficult time 困难时期 get (somebody) through somethingFINISH DOING something to come successfully to the end of an unpleasant experience or period of time, or to help someone do this (帮助某人)渡过〔难关〕,(使某人)熬过〔困难时期〕 I don’t know how we’re going to get through the winter. 我不知道我们如何挨过这个冬天。
It was their love that got me through those first difficult months. 是他们的爱帮助我熬过头几个月的困难时期。
e) PASS A TESTtest/competition 考试/竞赛 get (somebody/something) through (something) to be successful in a test or competition, or to make sure that someone or something is successful (使某人/某物)通过〔考试、检测〕;(使)〔在竞赛中〕胜利 I finally managed to get through my driving test. 我终于通过了驾驶考试。
I knew it was going to be difficult to get the car through its MOT test. 我知道这辆汽车很难通过车检。
get (somebody/something) through (something) to Liverpool have got through to the final of the FA Cup. 利物浦队进入了足总杯决赛。
f) reach a person/place 到达某人处/某地 to reach a place or person that is difficult to reach 到达〔难以到达的地方或某人处〕 to Aid agencies have been unable to get through to the thousands of refugees stranded on the border. 援助机构无法到达困在边境的数千难民那里。
g) TELEPHONEby telephone 通过电话 to succeed in speaking to someone on the telephone 〔用电话〕联系上,(和…)通上电话 I tried phoning her office, but I couldn’t get through. 我给她办公室打过电话,但是没联系到她。
to At last I managed to get through to one of the managers. 我终于和其中一名经理通上了电话。
h) new law 新的法律PGSCL get (something) through (something) if a new law gets through parliament, or if someone gets it through, it is officially approved (使)〔新的法律在立法机关中〕通过 Anti-hunting legislation will never get through the House of Lords. 反狩猎的法律是不可能在上议院通过的。
Once again we failed to get the Bill through Parliament. 我们又一次没能让议会通过这项议案。
get through something• Patrons get through 200,000 bottles of champagne a year.• He gets through a couple of bottles a year for chromatography.• I will never know how I got through that day.• Parents who grapple with the problem from the start seem to get through the adjustments much better.• It took nearly two years to get through the formalities for the younger child.• Jody sees that the reporter did manage to get through to Dan Williams for a comment.• Textiles accounted for just over a third, after a slight increase that got through to profit.• Unlike Nelson, we got through without mishap. get through something• Patrons get through 200,000 bottles of champagne a year.• He gets through a couple of bottles a year for chromatography.• I will never know how I got through that day.• Parents who grapple with the problem from the start seem to get through the adjustments much better.• It took nearly two years to get through the formalities for the younger child.• Jody sees that the reporter did manage to get through to Dan Williams for a comment.• Textiles accounted for just over a third, after a slight increase that got through to profit.• Unlike Nelson, we got through without mishap.
get through something• Patrons get through 200,000 bottles of champagne a year.• He gets through a couple of bottles a year for chromatography.• I will never know how I got through that day.• Parents who grapple with the problem from the start seem to get through the adjustments much better.• It took nearly two years to get through the formalities for the younger child.• Jody sees that the reporter did manage to get through to Dan Williams for a comment.• Textiles accounted for just over a third, after a slight increase that got through to profit.• Unlike Nelson, we got through without mishap.
get (somebody/something) through (something)• Jasper got half way through a bowl of ghoulish-looking chowder.• Course is three years, get from Intro through Intermediate if yur under nine.• I at least finished out the year, and it was Abigail who got me through it.• He had to get the message through that they must not advance.• He had a manual of casual jobs - things like grape-picking, which had got him through the summer.• Most consumers with private health insurance get it through their employers.• But it's got to pass through this delicate needle.• So I got into it through those channels ...
get to• Jody sees that the reporter did manage to get through to Dan Williams for a comment.• A glitch in the customer-service software left customers unable to get through to help lines.• How can I get through to him?• Get through to Kirov, ask him if he can advance the project.• Get through to Müller and tell him to contact me there.• They were lucky nobody had got through to that room before, 1 think.• More applications will consequently get through to the ultimate decision makers.• Has Sol got through to you yet?
get (something) through (something)• Jasper got half way through a bowl of ghoulish-looking chowder.• Course is three years, get from Intro through Intermediate if yur under nine.• I at least finished out the year, and it was Abigail who got me through it.• He had to get the message through that they must not advance.• He had a manual of casual jobs - things like grape-picking, which had got him through the summer.• Most consumers with private health insurance get it through their employers.• But it's got to pass through this delicate needle.• So I got into it through those channels ...
2 USE QUICKLY 快速使用 to use a lot of something quickly 快速而大量地使用某物 George Ward started smoking at the age of nine, and at one time he was getting through 80 a day. 乔治·沃德九岁就开始吸烟,一度每天要抽掉 80 支烟。
By the end of the year he had run through all the money inherited from his father. 到年底,他已经把从父亲那儿继承来的钱全部花光了。