| 词汇 | get by |
| 释义 | Idiom get by (on something) Theme: SURVIVAL to manage on the least amount.We don't have much money. Can we get by on love?I'll get by as long as I have you.We don't have very much money, but we'll get by. Phr V get by gets, getting, got American pp also gotten get by to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need, but nothing moreoften + onI don't know how he gets by on so little money. to have or know just enough of something to be able to deal with a particular situation but not have or know as much as you would likeoften + withWe can just about get by with four computers but ideally we'd have another.I can get by in Italian but I'm by no means fluent. get by1. To move past something, especially an obstacle or impediment of some kind. Can you move those boxes? I need to get by with this cart. We just got by the traffic jam when another accident happened. 2. To live with the minimum amount of necessities required to survive; to barely make ends meet. Ever since my husband lost his job, we've been just getting by. 3. To perform just well enough not to fail. You'll be able to get by with these grades, but they certainly won't get you into your first choice school. 4. To pass unnoticed. Quick, let's get by the guard before he wakes up! Wow, I can't believe you noticed that. Nothing gets by you, huh? get someone or something by someone or somethingand get someone or something byto get someone or something past an inspection. Do you think I can get my cousin by the border guards? I don't think I can get this sausage by the customs desk. get by (without someone or something)to survive without someone or something. I can't get by without you. We can probably get by without two cars. get by(with something)1. to satisfy the minimum requirements. I was failing geometry, but managed to get by with a D. I took the bar exam and just barely got by. 2. Go to get away with something. get by(on a small amount of money) to survive with only a small amount of money. I can't get by on that much money. That is a very small amount of money to live on. No one could get by. get by(someone or something) to move past someone or something. I need to get by this intersection, and then I will stop and look at the tires. Please let me get by. get by1. Move past, as in There isn't room for this car to get by. 2. Manage to succeed or get along; also, barely succeed. For example, He's getting by even though he only works half-time, or If he applied himself, Paul could be getting A's, but instead he's just getting by. [Early 1900s] 3. Be unnoticed; also, get approval or pass inspection. For example, I wonder if these errors will get by the proofreader, or He hoped the paint job would get by. [Early 1900s] get byv. 1. To find a way past or around something: The store was so crowded that it was hard to get by the entranceway. 2. To go unnoticed or ignored by someone: The mistake got by the editor, but the proofreader caught it. 3. To cause something to pass unnoticed or ignored by someone: The smuggler failed to get the drugs by the inspector. 4. To succeed at a level of minimal acceptability or with the minimal amount of effort: When I was in college I just barely got by. There's no way to get by with just half a bottle of cream for the dessert tonight. 5. To succeed in managing; survive: We can get by if we save our money carefully. |
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