| 单词 | to get out of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto get out of —— to get out of —— 1. transitive. a. To draw out, elicit (information) from (a person). Also: to succeed in obtaining (money, work, etc.) from (a person or animal).not to get any (or much) change out of: see change n. Phrases 5e. ΚΠ a1400 Ancrene Riwle (Pepys) (1976) 134 Þe Abbot badde hym tellen it [sc. a sin] & he seide nay..& algate his abbot gate it out of hym. 1476 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 496 Dyverse have lost mony er they cowde gete ther dywtes owte off th' Estaple. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. xxvii. f. cxxiiv Hys accusers called vpon the matter, Pilate desiryng to get out of hym, wherby he mighte bee delyuered. 1584 W. Allen True Def. Eng. Catholiques i. 11 M. Thomson..was put to tormentes onelie to get out of him to what end he kept certaine Superaltaries. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 189 The Queene, perceiving well what he meant..yet resolved to get it plainly out of him. 1676 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer v. ii I told you 'twas in vain to think of getting money out of her. 1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 213 This was the Account we got out of them. 1737 S. Berington Mem. G. di Lucca 19 We resolv'd to try what we could get out of him by his own Confession. 1809 M. Edgeworth Ennui iii. in Tales Fashionable Life I. 149 I defy him to get the truth out of them, if they don't wish to tell it. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. ii. 267 You won't get anything out of him worth having. 1880 Science 9 Oct. 178/1 When a horse is ill, the policy of getting as much work out of him as possible is..exceedingly short-sighted. 1916 Overland Monthly Nov. 395/2 Nobody could get a word out of Burke as to what had excited him. He shut up like a clam. 1965 G. Jones Island of Apples ii. i. 68 She was mingier than ever, I couldn't get a penny out of her. 1974 E. Bowen Henry & Other Heroes ii. 37 Mother had gone off to hide. She knew something hot, and she did not want me to get it out of her. 1995 V. Stallwood Oxf. Mourning (1996) ix. 187 She would get the truth out of Angel. All of it. b. To extract (juice, etc.) from (a substance). ΚΠ a1551 J. Redman Complaint of Grace (?1556) sig. Di Moyses was faine to get then water out of the hard stone. 1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus 218 (heading) Of rosaries [L. rosariis], that is to say instruments wherwith a destilled liquor maye be gotten oute of Roses and other medicines. 1631 E. Pellham Gods Power 22 (margin) These [sc. Frittars or Graves] be the Scraps of the Fat of the Whale, which are flung away after the Oyle is gotten out of it. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo 84 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors Opium..is nothing but the juice which is got out of poppy, by an incision made therein. 1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farming 98 The Trencher-maker is..cautious of getting the Sap out of this Wood. 1794 T. Wedge Gen. View Agric. Chester 58 The more perfectly the whey is got out of the cheese, by skewering, thrusting, and pressing, the less air will be left in it. 1854 H. R. Schoolcraft Information Indian Tribes U.S. IV. iii. 68 They do collect old bones if they have the least appearance of marrow or fat in them, and boil them to get the fat out of them. 1876 J. C. Geikie Life in Woods xxv. 399 Science got the beautiful metal aluminium out of the clay which ignorance trod under foot. 1973 J. Seymour & S. Seymour Self-sufficiency xvi. 221 The fish were..pressed with powerful presses to get the last drop of oil out of them. 2008 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 27 Sept. b7 I felt like a lemon; they got the juice out of me and threw me away. c. To gain or derive (something good or beneficial) from (a situation, experience, or thing). ΚΠ 1553 R. Eden in tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India Pref. sig. Aiii I meane by knowledge yt which we comonly call learning, whether it be gotte out of bokes..or otherwyse by conference & educacion with such as are lerned. 1583 C. Rosdell tr. J. Calvin Comm. Romanes iii. f. 44 For if the lawe make vs subiecte to death, what glorie shall wee gette out of it? 1616 S. Hieron Doctrines Triall 47 Determine if thou wouldest get ought out of Gods booke, by which thy soule may bee satisfied as with marow and fatnesse. 1668 J. Flavell Saint Indeed 124 O that I should have such a bad heart, that can get no good out of such troubles. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xi. ix. 177 He would have got a good Picking out of it. 1787 W. Huntington Justif. Sinner 219 A child of God often gains ground by such stumblings, and gets fresh discoveries out of confusion. 1867 Cheering Words Oct. 161 I read it [sc. the Bible], but I get no comfort out of it; the blessings spoken of there are not for me. 1893 J. Bonar Philos. & Polit. Econ. i. iii. 47 His independence consisted in making the best of the world as it stood, and getting the utmost enjoyment out of the good things of this life. 1909 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 589 A scientist.., when confronted by a complainant committee, is honestly thunderstruck to hear that nobody is getting anything out of his courses. 1962 Financial Times 24 Apr. 16/6 (advt.) The old master craftsmen got great satisfaction out of doing a job as well as it could possibly be done. 2006 K. A. Tufts in M. J. Smith & J. J. Fitzpatrick Best Pract. in Nursing Educ. xx. 151 I got a lot out of that experience by observing which techniques worked and which ones did not. d. to get the most (also best) out of (someone or something): to get the maximum amount of value, effort, satisfaction, etc., from (a person or thing). ΚΠ 1791 Abstr. of Evid. Select Comm.: Petitioners for Abol. Slave-trade (House of Commons) xii. 131 It appears..that pregnant women, to get the most out of them, are frequently worked within a very little time of their delivery. 1866 Q. Jrnl. Sci. 3 71 His power not only of getting into the minds of his students the utmost amount of knowledge, but..getting the most out of them for the advancement of science. 1897 W. B. Yeats Secret Rose 130 Whatever a man does against me, and wherever I am, I get the best out of things. 1902 Daily Chron. 29 Apr. 3/5 The workshop system answers because the master works with his men, and gets the best out of them. 1948 Life 6 Sept. 19/1 Southworth has a magnificent talent for getting the most out of players whom other managers have given up on. 2010 Independent 8 Dec. (Viewspaper section) 14/1 (heading) How do you get the best out of Venice? Visit La Serenissima during the low season. 2. intransitive. a. To succeed in issuing or emerging from; to go or come out of; to escape from; to leave, quit. to get out of bed: to rise from one's bed (typically after sleep). to get out of bed (on) the wrong side: see wrong adj. 10g. to get out of a person's face: see face n. Phrases 5g(a). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)] atwendOE atwindc1000 overfleeOE to come out of ——lOE atstertc1220 atbreak?c1225 aschapea1300 scapea1300 aslipc1325 escape1340 atscapea1350 astartc1374 to wade out ofc1386 starta1400 withscapea1400 withslipa1400 atwapec1400 to get out of ——a1470 evite1503 outstart1513 to get from ——1530 rid1615 skip1630 a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 351 And so with grete payne he gate oute of the pres. a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 3909) (1926) l. 8243 So geete he oute of that cite and wildernesse soght. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) xxi. 64 Or he can gete out of the wood he wyll cause reyne and wynde. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. xx. 25 b Some of them before they coulde gette out of the barke were stripped intoo their shyrtes. 1639 S. Du Verger tr. J.-P. Camus Admirable Events 89 The Marquesse to get out of the confusion, and to avoyd the tumult..retired to his Castle. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 92 The Bride..gets out of bed, gets on a morning Gown [etc.]. 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 64 I told him they might do as they thought fit, but I would get out of the Way. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. v. 187 He was..all in rags, being but just got out of Paita goal. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. v. 600 Before they got out of the lane more than a hundred of them had been killed or wounded. 1882 Harper's Mag. June 49/2 She would tell him further that a man who got into scrapes ought to get out of them. 1924 Boys' Life July 45/2 One day he lost an eye in an accident. Just as soon as he could get out of the house he was back at work. 1965 Malcolm X Autobiogr. (1968) ix. 226 Sophia's husband had gotten out of the military, and he was some sort of salesman. 2004 Daily Tel. 1 Oct. 7/6 The Gucci girl rarely gets out of bed before the cocktail hour. b. To divest oneself of (shares); to cease investing capital in (an enterprise).Quot. 1843 involves a pun on stock n.1 52a and 8a. ΚΠ 1813 T. Jefferson Let. 25 Apr. in Papers (2009) Retirement Ser. VI. 86 I have unluckily got out of the Ravensworth pea. 1843 ‘Minor Hugo’ Hints & Refl. Railway Travellers III. viii. 80 We are glad to get out of the stocks at any compromise, even though we should get a little more into debt by so doing. 1868 Chambers's Jrnl. 12 Sept. 580 Some few, who were preternaturally wise, or who had caught a glimpse of what was going on behind the scenes, took the hint, accepted the first slight loss, got out of everything they held. 1964 J. Didion Run, River (1969) ii. 18 There was no longer any money in hops: everyone on the river was getting out of them. 1978 Maclean's 18 Dec. 51/1 Governments are getting out of land-banking because it has failed to lower house prices. 1985 Times 31 July 15/1 Investors scramble to get out of stock as prices toboggan. c. In imperative. British colloquial. get out of it: go away, be off; also (as an expression of incredulity) go on, you don't say so. ΚΠ 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 323/1 Gertcher, get out of it, you! 1943 T. Harrisson et al. Mass Observ. Pub & People (2009) vii. 245 Just then a sergeant with a stick and a P.C. came up... ‘Now then, come on there, get out of it, get out of it!.’ 1960 H. Pinter Caretaker 27 Aston: She said, how would you like me to have a look at your body? Davies: Get out of it. 1991 C. James Brrm! Brrm! (1992) iii. 43 Garn, get out of it, you fuckin' slant-eyed git! Sod off! 1997 A. Wood EastEnders (BBC TV script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 575. 20 Lenny: Me and Huw have decided to help you to win the heart of the beautiful Mary. Robbie: Get out of it. 3. intransitive. To get beyond, esp. in to get out of one's depth, to get out of sight, to get out of reach, to get out of control.to get out of hand: see hand n. Phrases 1j(b)(iii). ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > be unruly [verb (intransitive)] > get out of control to-breakc1475 to get out of ——1892 1596 Z. Jones tr. M. Barleti Hist. G. Castriot iv. 145 The enemie perceiuing that they were in a moment gotten out of sight, & thinking..that they were hidden in the bottome of the valley. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 73 The Galley..got quit out of their sight. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 45. ¶6 As I had a mind to hear the Play, I got out of the Sphere of her Impertinence. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. v. 171 They flattered themselves they were got out of his reach. 1831 E. T. Anwyl Tales of Welshland & Welsherie I. ii. 27 We had scarcely got out of sight of the cottage, before we met Mr. Cantwell. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Jan. 4/3 He remained three hours in the water, afraid to move, lest he should get out of his depth. 1919 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 20 May 1/1 The aviator almost certainly would have sent a farewell message before getting out of radio range had an accident not befallen him. 1965 G. Weales Tennessee Williams 11 Its opening night was a fiasco, in part because a smoke-making machine got out of control. 1991 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 29 Dec. 3/1 His grandmother..beat him so horribly that he was sure she would kill him if he did not get out of her reach. 2012 Sun (Nexis) 6 Mar. 4 It's all very well taking on a challenge, but I think you could be getting out of your depth. 4. intransitive. Of a person: to give up, leave off (a fashion, etc.). Also: (of a thing) to begin to go out of (fashion or use). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] > abandon or relinquish (an activity or occupation) remit1587 to give up1589 quit1607 to give off1613 to get out of ——1632 ding1852 to jack up1880 jack1902 to throw in1951 toss in1956 1632 T. Hooker Soules Prepar. for Christ 136 But I know not how to get out of it, saith the gallant, The custome is so usuall, that I cannot leave it. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 119. ¶7 The Rural Beaus are not yet got out of the Fashion that took place at the time of the Revolution. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxx. 193 And between the one Character, which she wants to get into, and the other she dares not get out of, she trips up and down mincingly. 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 214 Those classical wigs..that I am sorry to see getting out of fashion, yclept bobs. 1845 B. Disraeli Sybil III. vi. iv. 182 ‘It is the livery of the Bardolfs,’ said Lady Joan. ‘I always call them Firebrace; I cannot get out of it,’ said Mr. Mountchesney. 1877 Georgia Weekly Tel. 6 Nov. 1/7 This ancient practice is fast getting out of vogue. 1911 Life 1 June 1071/1 When their gowns begin to get out of style, no matter how good the gowns may be or how becoming, they wear them with heaviness of heart. 1963 R. C. Kwant Phenomenol. Philos. of Merleau-Ponty vi. 108 In every realm, including that of philosophy, terms may get out of use. 2001 R. Nicoll White Male Heart (2002) 200 I always believed there was a really exciting party going on. I've never been able to get out of the habit. 5. intransitive. To evade, escape from, avoid (something inconvenient or uncongenial). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)] > contrive to escape or evade fleec1175 shunc1275 forgoc1305 passc1330 escapea1340 beglidea1350 voidc1380 shuntc1400 missa1522 evade1535 delude1536 to dally out1548 illude1553 prevent1598 outruna1616 to fail of1624 elude1634 subterfugea1643 shoot1685 shift1724 to get out of ——a1817 win by…1816 the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun > get out of doing something evade1722 to get out of ——a1817 to get off ——1835 odds1958 a1817 J. Austen Persuasion (1818) III. vii. 128 This is always my luck! If there is any thing disagreeable going on, men are always sure to get out of it. View more context for this quotation 1885 Sir N. Lindley in Law Times Rep. 53 479/1 I do not see how to get out of the language of the Act. 1888 J. Payn Myst. Mirbridge I. xxiii. 282 He is like a schoolboy in getting out of things that are disagreeable to him. 1893 Earl of Dunmore Pamirs I. 228 He tried to evade the question and..he attempted to get out of giving a direct reply. 1942 ‘M. Fitt’ Requiem for Robert (1948) v. 148 As I got older, I began trying to get out of going; and as she didn't press the point, my visits ceased. 1981 ‘Q. Crisp’ How to become Virgin i. 10 ‘But you don't really do nothing, do you?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘But you read.’ ‘Books are for writing, not reading.’ ‘Well then, you write.’ ‘Not if I can possibly get out of it.’ 2002 Lincs. Echo (Nexis) 19 Nov. 29 Whenever you could find a way of getting out of duties and exercises, the beach..was the place to be. < as lemmas |
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