get on
phrasal verb with get verb uk/ɡet/ us/ɡet/ getting | got | got or gotten
(RELATIONSHIP)
B1 UK (US also UK get along)友好相处
to have a good relationship
We're getting on much better now that we don't live together. 我们不住在一起了,关系处得好多了。
He doesn't get on with his daughter. 他和女儿关系闹得很僵。
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- We haven't been getting on recently.
- It's important that you get on with your colleagues.
- Do you get on with your brother?
- They got on better when they were children.
- He gets on with everyone.
(MANAGE)
B1 UK (US also UK get along)(尤指成功地)应付,应对
to manage or deal with a situation, especially successfully
How are you getting on in your new home? 你在新公寓里住得还好吧?
We're getting on quite well with the decorating. 我们的装修进展不错。
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- How are you getting on with your essay?
- How are you getting on with your new car?
- He seems to be getting on well in his new job.
- How did you get on with the questions I set you?
- I'll have to wait for the results to see how I got on with my exams.
(CONTINUE)
B2 UK继续做(尤指工作)
to continue doing something, especially work
I'll leave you to get on then, shall I? 我就交给你来继续做,好不好?
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- I'd better not stop now, I need to get on.
(OLD)
be getting oninformal 变老,上年纪
to be getting old
He's getting on (a bit) - he'll be 76 next birthday. 他(有点)老了——下次再过生日就76岁了。
(LATE)
be getting onUK informal 渐晚,渐迟
If you say it's getting on, or time is getting on, you mean it is becoming late.
It's getting on - we'd better be going. 不早了——我们最好走吧。
getting on forUK (US going on) 接近,几乎
almost
He must be getting on for 80 now. 他现在一定快到80岁了。
It was getting on for midnight. 时间临近午夜了。