英语词汇“to get about”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. intransitive. Of a rumour, report, etc.: to be circulated, become generally known, obtain currency.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publish or spread abroad [verb (intransitive)] > spread or be current

springOE

spreadc1300

to go abouta1325

quicka1400

risea1400

runa1400

walkc1400

stir1423

voice1429

fly1480

to go abroad1513

to come abroad1525

wandera1547

divulge1604

to get abroad1615

to take aira1616

to make (also do) the rounds1669

to get about1740

reach1970

1740 M. Foster Let. 9 Feb. in M. Dodson Life of Michael Foster (1811) 10 A rumour is got about, that the lords of the admiralty are taking this affair into their own hands.

1816 J. Austen Emma III. xii. 219 Mr. Weston..did not conceive..that it would be of any consequence; for ‘such things..always got about ’.

1848 J. H. Newman Loss & Gain 244 When the report got about, Sheffield said that he was not surprised at it.

1889 F. C. Philips Young Ainslie's Courtship II. i. 8 Paine's ‘Age of Reason’, for instance, gets about.

1890 F. Barrett Between Life & Death III. l. 298 The rumour..had got about that the timber was not his.

1930 D. L. Sayers Strong Poison ii. 27 Well, you know how a thing like that gets about. One person tells another, and it is discussed at tea-parties.

1952 A. Waley tr. in Real Tripitaka iv. 218 If it gets about that you keep hairy caterpillars you will be thought a disgusting girl and no one will want to know you.

2006 I. Murray Franchising Handbk. ii. 20 Word got about, business flowed in, and as fast as socks grew holes, he was mending them.

2. intransitive.

a. To begin to walk or move around (after an accident, illness, etc.). Now only as merged in sense 2b.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [verb (intransitive)] > travel about or visit many places

runeOE

to go aboutc1300

passc1400

discur1557

dispace1588

perambulate1607

to get about1776

to go around1796

to get around1798

circulate1848

the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > recover or be healed [verb (intransitive)] > move around

to get about1776

1776 A. Adams Let. 10 Mar. in M. A. Hogan & C. J. Taylor My Dearest Friend (2007) 102 Tommy has been very sick with what is call'd the Scarlet or purple fever, but has got about again.

1778 Remembrancer 6 53/1 The last two weeks I have been obliged to keep my hammock most of the time; since I have got about, I find a report circulated among the officers.

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. vi. 341 You're getting well... But you'll get about now directly, won't you?

1867 H. Parr Mr. Wynyard's Ward II. 79 I frames to get about, but I'se racked wi' rheumatiz terrible—terrible.

1957 J. C. Adams Outl. Fractures iv. 73 Even when there is considerable irrecoverable damage the patient can usually get about well with elbow crutches or sticks.

b. To make one's way about, go from place to place (frequently in contexts indicating or implying some impediment); to frequent a variety of social circles.

ΚΠ

1861 Bell's Life in London 10 Nov. 3 For some time the game was so close that the ball could not get about, but after awhile a ‘fair catch’ fell into T. Davenport's hands, to end, unfortunately, in ‘a miss’.

1863 W. H. Brewer Let. 13 Aug. in Up & down Calif. (2003) 435 The only way of getting about is on snowshoes.

1889 F. C. Philips Young Ainslie's Courtship I. xiii. 171 Not even a cab can get about in December for the snow.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 654 How nice it must be to be able to get about in cars, omnibuses and railway trains again!

1936 ‘N. Blake’ Thou Shell of Death iii. 51 ‘I'd no idea you knew that girl.’..‘Oh, I get about.’

1939 T. S. Eliot Family Reunion i. iii. 66 Look at your mother! Except that she can't get about now in winter You wouldn't think that she was a day older Than on her birthday ten years ago.

1952 M. Kennedy Troy Chimneys 41 A fellow who never gets about, but crows on his own dunghill, will contract a boorish suspicion of anyone who knows more than he does.

1973 D. Clement & I. La Frenais Porridge: Scripts (2002) Pilot Episode. 20/1 Barrowclough. Anyhow, I'm a bit of all sorts. Scots, English, Irish... Polish—Fletcher. She got about a bit your mother.

2002 Kitesurf (Internat. ed.) Feb. 77/5 It was originally..designed so that you could get about easily.

单词	to get about
释义	> as lemmas to get about to get about 1. intransitive. Of a rumour, report, etc.: to be circulated, become generally known, obtain currency. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publish or spread abroad [verb (intransitive)] > spread or be current springOE spreadc1300 to go abouta1325 quicka1400 risea1400 runa1400 walkc1400 stir1423 voice1429 fly1480 to go abroad1513 to come abroad1525 wandera1547 divulge1604 to get abroad1615 to take aira1616 to make (also do) the rounds1669 to get about1740 reach1970 1740 M. Foster Let. 9 Feb. in M. Dodson Life of Michael Foster (1811) 10 A rumour is got about, that the lords of the admiralty are taking this affair into their own hands. 1816 J. Austen Emma III. xii. 219 Mr. Weston..did not conceive..that it would be of any consequence; for ‘such things..always got about ’. View more context for this quotation 1848 J. H. Newman Loss & Gain 244 When the report got about, Sheffield said that he was not surprised at it. 1889 F. C. Philips Young Ainslie's Courtship II. i. 8 Paine's ‘Age of Reason’, for instance, gets about. 1890 F. Barrett Between Life & Death III. l. 298 The rumour..had got about that the timber was not his. 1930 D. L. Sayers Strong Poison ii. 27 Well, you know how a thing like that gets about. One person tells another, and it is discussed at tea-parties. 1952 A. Waley tr. in Real Tripitaka iv. 218 If it gets about that you keep hairy caterpillars you will be thought a disgusting girl and no one will want to know you. 2006 I. Murray Franchising Handbk. ii. 20 Word got about, business flowed in, and as fast as socks grew holes, he was mending them. 2. intransitive. a. To begin to walk or move around (after an accident, illness, etc.). Now only as merged in sense 2b. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [verb (intransitive)] > travel about or visit many places runeOE to go aboutc1300 passc1400 discur1557 dispace1588 perambulate1607 to get about1776 to go around1796 to get around1798 circulate1848 the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > recover or be healed [verb (intransitive)] > move around to get about1776 1776 A. Adams Let. 10 Mar. in M. A. Hogan & C. J. Taylor My Dearest Friend (2007) 102 Tommy has been very sick with what is call'd the Scarlet or purple fever, but has got about again. 1778 Remembrancer 6 53/1 The last two weeks I have been obliged to keep my hammock most of the time; since I have got about, I find a report circulated among the officers. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. vi. 341 You're getting well... But you'll get about now directly, won't you? 1867 H. Parr Mr. Wynyard's Ward II. 79 I frames to get about, but I'se racked wi' rheumatiz terrible—terrible. 1957 J. C. Adams Outl. Fractures iv. 73 Even when there is considerable irrecoverable damage the patient can usually get about well with elbow crutches or sticks. b. To make one's way about, go from place to place (frequently in contexts indicating or implying some impediment); to frequent a variety of social circles. ΚΠ 1861 Bell's Life in London 10 Nov. 3 For some time the game was so close that the ball could not get about, but after awhile a ‘fair catch’ fell into T. Davenport's hands, to end, unfortunately, in ‘a miss’. 1863 W. H. Brewer Let. 13 Aug. in Up & down Calif. (2003) 435 The only way of getting about is on snowshoes. 1889 F. C. Philips Young Ainslie's Courtship I. xiii. 171 Not even a cab can get about in December for the snow. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 654 How nice it must be to be able to get about in cars, omnibuses and railway trains again! 1936 ‘N. Blake’ Thou Shell of Death iii. 51 ‘I'd no idea you knew that girl.’..‘Oh, I get about.’ 1939 T. S. Eliot Family Reunion i. iii. 66 Look at your mother! Except that she can't get about now in winter You wouldn't think that she was a day older Than on her birthday ten years ago. 1952 M. Kennedy Troy Chimneys 41 A fellow who never gets about, but crows on his own dunghill, will contract a boorish suspicion of anyone who knows more than he does. 1973 D. Clement & I. La Frenais Porridge: Scripts (2002) Pilot Episode. 20/1 Barrowclough. Anyhow, I'm a bit of all sorts. Scots, English, Irish... Polish—Fletcher. She got about a bit your mother. 2002 Kitesurf (Internat. ed.) Feb. 77/5 It was originally..designed so that you could get about easily. extracted from getv. < as lemmas
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