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单词 get at
释义 get at
phrasal
1. : to reach with or as if with the hand
 < it is hard to get at the spark plugs without a proper wrench >
2. : to acquire knowledge or understanding of
 < a fundamental method for getting at symbolism has been achieved — C.C.Walcutt >
 < can get at the minds of companions only imaginatively — Bernard DeVoto >
3. : to influence corruptly : bribe
 < take care she doesn't get at him — John Galsworthy >
4.
 a. : to make an attack on or do injury to
  < he hates us, and we are where he can get at us — Dorothy C. Fisher >
 b. : to turn one's attention to : apply oneself to
  < a volume … which I long to get at but which must take its turn — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
5. : to try to prove or make clear
 < what he is getting at is continuity of experience — L.A.White >
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