单词 | to get the hang of |
释义 | > as lemmasto get the hang of P1. to get the hang of: to become familiar with the proper wielding or use of a tool; figurative to get to understand, manage, master, deal with as an adept; to acquire the knack of. colloquial (originally U.S.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > be skilled or versed in [verb (transitive)] > become to get the hang of1845 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > be or become familiar with [phrase] at one's fingers' (also finger) ends1528 to get the hang of1845 to know one's onions1908 to know (something) inside out1921 society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > [noun] > proper wielding of tool to get the hang of1845 society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > work with tools or equipment [verb (transitive)] > master use of tool use1545 to get the hang of1845 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or adroitness > a skill or knack featc1386 sleighta1400 art1503 knack1581 quirka1616 tricka1616 to get the hang of1845 1845 N. S. Prime Hist. Long Island 82 After they have..acquired the hang of the tools for themselves. 1847 Darley Drama in Pokerville 67 (Farmer) The theatre was cleared in an instant..all running to get the hang of the scrape. a1860 T. Parker in J. Weiss Life & Corr. T. Parker (1863) II. 434 I..think I have got the hang of the people and their institutions. 1860 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner (1892) xxii. 245 Your folks have never got the hang of human nature. 1881 Spectator 12 Feb. 223 They..have not yet got the hang of good biography. 1883 W. J. E. Crane Smithy & Forge 21 The hammer is one of those tools that the workman gets used to, or ‘gets the hang of’. 1890 Daily Chron. 4 Apr. 7/2 He gets what some call ‘the hang’ of the place. 1895 R. Kipling in Cent. Mag. Dec. 271/1 I'm getting the hang of the geography of that place. 1918 War Illustr. 13 July 372/3 On the second day I had a ‘flip’ round the aerodrome to get the ‘hang’ of the country. 1931 H. G. Wells Work, Wealth & Happiness Mankind (1932) 1 Never before has there been this need and desire to ‘get the hang’ of the world as one whole. 1957 Listener 17 Oct. 606/1 Children..in their desire to get the hang of their surroundings. < as lemmas |
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