| 词汇 | get around |
| 释义 | Idiom get around Theme: EXPERIENCE to be experienced; to know a lot about life. (Informal. Use with caution—especially with females—since this can also refer to sexual experience.)That's a hard question. I'll ask Jane. She gets around.John knows a lot about New York City. He gets around. Idiom get aroundget around (something) to find a way to avoid a problem.He was trying to get around paying tax on that income. Phr V get around gets, getting, got American pp also gotten get around to travel to a lot of different placesSpain, Germany and Italy in one month? You certainly get around! if news or information gets around, a lot of people hear about itI don't want it to get around that I'm leaving.Word (= the news) got around that Jeanette and Dave were having an affair. informal to have sexual relationships with a lot of different peopleSo he gets around quite a bit, does he? Lucky sod. get around sth to find a way of dealing with or avoiding a problemDon't worry about the problem with the catering, we'll get around it somehow.Our lawyer found a way of getting around the adoption laws. get around sb to persuade someone to do what you want by being kind to themAnd don't think you can get around me by buying me flowers! get around (swh) to be able to go to different places without difficultyWe managed to get around and see quite a bit of the island.It's difficult to get around the city if you don't have a car. get around to be able to move around places without much difficulty - use this about people who are old, ill, or injured: Even though she's over 90 and nearly blind, she still gets around with a little help. The Capitol building has ramps and elevators so that wheelchair users can get around.■ SIMILAR TO: get about BrE2. get around sth if you get around a problem, you find a way of dealing with it, especially by avoiding it: There's no way your mother can stay here - we'll just have to get around it somehow. When the train drivers held a one-day strike many commuters got around the problem by taking the day off. Stores introduce new security systems, but experienced shoplifters always find ways to get around them.■ SIMILAR TO: get round BrE, get over3. get around sth if you get around a law or rule, you find a legal way of doing something which the law or rule was intended to prevent: Most companies are looking for ways to get around the tax laws. smart lawyers who offer advice on how to get around the new restrictions on share dealing4. get around if news or information gets around, a lot of people hear about it - use this especially about information that should be secret: The rumours are already starting to get around. Surkov put a twenty pound note in his hand. "We don't want this to get around if we can possibly avoid it."word gets around (=many people hear about something) Word must have got around that the band was staying there, and by evening the hotel was surrounded by screaming fans.■ SIMILAR TO: get about BrE, get round BrE5. get around sb not passive BrE to gently persuade someone to do what you want by being friendly to them: "Won't your dad mind?" "Don't worry - I know how to get around him."■ SIMILAR TO: get round BrE6. get around to travel to a lot of different places: Steve's just come back from Hong Kong - he certainly gets around.■ SIMILAR TO: get about BrE spoken7. there's no getting around sth especially spoken used when you are mentioning an unpleasant fact that cannot be changed or ignored: There's just no getting around the fact that people will have to pay more tax or services will have to be cut. He didn't love his wife anymore. There was no getting around it.■ SIMILAR TO: there's not getting away from sth, there's no getting round sth BrE8. get around spoken to have sexual relationships with a lot of different people: She gets around, you know - she was well known for it at school.■ SIMILAR TO: get about BrE spoken get around1. To spread among a number of people, as of news, rumors, etc. When news of this tax scandal gets around, your career in politics will be finished! 2. slang To have sex with many different partners. I'd practice safe sex with him if I were you—I hear he tends to get around. get around someone or something1. Lit. to cluster around someone or something. Tell every one to get around the cat so she won't run away. Let's get around Mary and sing "Happy Birthday" to her. 2. . to manage to go around someone or something. We couldn't get around the fallen tree, so we turned back. Mary couldn't get around the people standing in the hallway. 3. Fig. to avoid or elude an authority or regulation that constitutes a barrier; to circumvent someone or something in order to get one's way. We knew she would oppose us, so we got around her and got it approved by someone else. I know I can find a way to get around the rule. get around1. Also, get round. Circumvent or evade, as in He managed to get around the rules for visiting hours. [Late 1800s] 2. Also, get round. Convince or win over by flattery or cajoling, as in Karen knew just how to get around her father, or I'll try to get round him but I'm not sure it'll work. [Mid-1800s] 3. Travel from place to place; also, be active socially. For example, It's hard to get around without a car, or Mary is never without a date-she really gets around. [First half of 1900s] Also see get about, def. 1. 4. Become known, circulate, as in Reports of her resignation got around quickly. [c. 1950] Also see get about, def. 2. 5. get around to or get round to. Find the time or occasion for, as in Dean never gets around to cleaning up the garage. [Late 1800s] get aroundv. 1. To travel from place to place in some region: I use a bicycle to get around my neighborhood. It is hard to get around town without a car. 2. To become known; circulate: The rumors got around quickly. It eventually got around that the movie star had been arrested. 3. To be known to many different people in different social settings: You certainly get around; you seem to know everybody! 4. Slang To engage in numerous amorous affairs with a variety of people; be promiscuous: The team captain really gets around. 5. To circumvent, avoid, or evade something: The debater managed to get around the real issues. 6. To cause someone to circumvent or evade something: Your advice got me around the problem easily. 7. To do something when the right opportunity arises or when it is convenient: I haven't gotten around to finishing my schoolwork yet. Eventually we'll get around to building a new balcony. 8. To convince someone; change someone's mind: My friends' constant pleas finally got me around to joining them on their trip. |
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