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get
get about（intr） 流转，运动或行动：
The news got about that he had won the first prize in the state lottery and everybody began asking him for money.
他买国家奖券得了头奖的消息不胫而走，大家都开始向他要钱。
He is a semi-invalid now and can't get about as well as he used to.
他现在是个半残废了，不能像过去那样自在地行动。
get away（intr） 逃掉，脱身：
Don't ask him how he is because if he starts talking about his health you'll never get away from him.
不要去问他身体好不好，因为他要是一谈起他的身体状况，你就会脱身乏术的。
I had a lot to do in the office and didn't get away till eight.
我在办公室里事很多，到8点钟才得以脱身。
get away with（tr）做非法或错误的事后逃脱了惩罚，不被人抓住或发觉：
He began forging cheques and at first he got away with it but in the end he was caught and sent to prison.
他开始干伪造支票的事，起初他蒙混过去了，但最终被抓住并送进了监狱。
get back（tr） 收回：
If you lend him a book he'll lend it to someone else and you'll never get it back.（get back your book/get your book back）
如果你借给他一本书，他就会转借给别人，你就再也收不回来了。
get back（intr）回到家里：
We spent the whole day in the hills and didn't get back till dark.
我们在山里呆了一整天，直到天黑才回到家。
get off（intr）被认为无罪而释放或未受到惩处（试与getaway with it比较，后者意指犯罪者根本没有被抓到）：
He was tried for theft but got off because there wasn't sufficient evidence against him.
他因某宗盗窃案而受审，但因证据不足而被无罪释放了。
The boy had to appear before a magistrate but he got off as it was his first offence.
那男孩不得不出庭受审，但因为是初犯而未受惩罚。
get on（intr），get on with（tr）有下面两种意义：
（a）取得进展，得到成功：
How is he getting on at school？
他在学校学习如何？
He is getting on very well with his English.
他英文学得很好。
（b）友好地同别人一起生活、工作等：
He is a pleasant friendly man who gets on well with nearly everybody.
他是一个愉悦、友善、几乎跟任何人都能相处得很好的人。
How are you and Mr Pitt getting on？
你和皮特先生相处得好吗？get out（intr） 脱身离开（一个封闭的地方）：
Don't worry about the snake.It's in a box.It can't get out.
别担心这条蛇。它在盒子里，跑不出来。
News of the Budget got out before it was officially announced.
有关预算的消息，在正式宣布以前就走漏了。
I'm so busy that I don't very often get out.
我太忙了，不大出门。
注意：命令句 Get out 是滚出去的意思，是很无礼的。只有在作下车的意思讲时才不是这样。
get out of（tr）使自己摆脱某种义务或习惯：
I said that I'd help him.Now I don't want to but I can't get out of it.
我说过我要帮助他。现在我不想帮助他了，可是无法脱手。（不顾及这一允诺）
He says that he smokes too much but he can't get out of the habit.
他说他烟吸得太多了，但是他去不掉这习惯。
Some people live abroad to get out of paying heavy taxes.
有些人居住在国外，为的是摆脱沉重的捐税负担。
get over（tr） 恢复（原来生病、忧郁或精神上害怕等）：
He is just getting over a bad heart attack.
他曾心脏病大发，正在康复。
I can't get over her leaving her husband like that.
她那样离开她的丈夫，我真想不通。（我还没有从惊讶中缓过劲来；我感到震惊不已。）
He used to be afraid of heights but he has got over that now.他过去有恐高症，现在已经没了。
get it over（常以it为宾语，一般指某种不愉快的事）处理完某事并不再为它多忙：
If you have to go to the dentist why not go at once and get it over？
你要是必须去看牙医，为什么不马上就去，一了百了呢？
（注意勿将其与 get over it 混淆。二者意思完全不同。）
get round a person 好言哄劝某人以使他让你做你要想做的事：
Girls can usually get round their fathers.
女孩子们总能哄得爸爸们答应她们的要求。
get round a difficulty/regulation 找到解决困难或回避规章的方法：
If we charge people for admission we will have to pay entertainment taxon our receipts；but we can get round this regulation by saying that weare charging not for admission but for refreshments.Money paid for refreshments is not taxed.
我们如果向人们收门票钱，就得为进款交纳娱乐税；但我们可以避开这条规定，就是把收门票钱说成是收饮料点心钱。饮料点心钱是不收税的。
get through（tr/intr） 干完一项工作，胜利地完成一件事：
He got through his exam all right.
他成功地通过了考试。
get through（intr） 打通（电话）：
I am trying to call London but I can't get through；I think all the lines are engaged.
我正在往伦敦打电话，可是打不通；我想所有的电话线路都占线了。
get up（tr） 组织，安排（常指一项业余文娱活动或慈善事业）：
They got up a concert in aid of cancer research.（got it up）
他们组织了一次为抗癌研究筹款的音乐会。
get up（intr） 起床，站起身来，登上：
I get up at seven o'clock every morning.
我每天早上7点钟起床。
（关于get用于指上/下交通工具，参见第93节D。）
give
give something away 把东西给人（不一定要说出是谁）：
I'll give this old coat away.（give away this old coat away/give it away）
我要把这件旧外衣给人。
give someone away（宾语位于away之前）出卖或暴露某人：
He said that he was not an American but his accent gave him away.
他说他不是美国人，可是他的口音让人听出他是美国人了。
give back（tr）（将某物）归还给原主：
I must call at the library to give back this book.（to give this book back/to give it back）
我得去图书馆把这本书还了。
give in（intr） 屈服，退让，不再拒绝听从：
At first he wouldn't let her drive the car but she was so persuasive that eventually he gave in.
起初他不肯让她开车，可是她这么能说，最终他还是答应了。
give out（tr）
（a） 口头宣称：
They gave out the names of the winners.（gave the names out/gave themout）
他们宣布了获胜者的名字。
（b）分发，分给：
The teacher gave out the books.（gave one/some to each pupil）
教师分发了书。
give out（intr）耗竭，用光（指供应品等）：
The champagne gave out long before the end of the reception.
在招待会结束前很久，香槟酒就都喝完了。
His patience gave out and he slapped the child hard.
他再也忍耐不下去了，用力打了那孩子一巴掌。
give up（tr/intr） 放弃努力，停止做某事的试图：
I tried to climb the wall but after I had failed three times I gave up.（gave up the attempt/gave the attempt up/gave it up）
我试图爬上那堵墙，但失败三次之后我放弃了。
A really determined person never gives up/never gives up trying.一个真正有决心的人绝不会放弃试一次的机会。
give up（tr） 放弃某种习惯、运动、学习、职业等：
Have you given up drinking whisky before breakfast？
你已经不在早餐之前喝威士忌了？
He gave up cigarettes.（gave them up）
他不吸烟了。
He tried to learn Greek but soon got tired of it and gave it up.
他曾想学希腊语，但不久就感到厌倦而放弃了。
give oneself up（宾语在up之前） 投降，自首，不再抗拒：
He gave himself up to despair.
他完全沉湎于绝望中。
He was cold and hungry after a week on the run so he gave himself up to the police.
他上路潜逃一个星期后饥寒交迫，只得向警方自首了。
go
go ahead（intr）（继续）工作、前进，先走：
While she was away he went ahead with the work and got a lot done.
她不在的时候，他继续干活，干了不少工作。
You go ahead and I'll follow；I'm not quite ready.
你先走一步，我随后就来；我还没完全准备好。
go away（intr） 离开，走开，别在这儿：
—Are you going away for your holiday？
—No，I'm staying at home.
—你假期出去吗？
—不，我呆在家里。
Please go away；I can't work unless I am alone.
请你走开；有人在旁边我无法工作。
go back（intr） 回去，后退，撤退：
I'm never going back to that hotel.It is most uncomfortable.
我再也不回那家旅馆了。那儿太不舒服了。
go back on（tr） 收回或不履行（诺言）：
He went back on his promise to tell nobody about this.
他答应这件事对谁也不讲，可是他食言了。
go down（intr）
（a） 得到赞同并被接受（常指一个主意、想法）：
I suggested that she should look for a job but this suggestion did not go down at all well.
我建议她去找个工作，可是这个主意她根本听不进。
（b）减少，减弱（指风、浪、重量、价格等）：
During her illness her weight went down from 50 kilos to 40.
在病中她体重由50公斤下降到40公斤。
The wind went down and the sea became quite calm.
风力减弱，海浪平息了。
go for（tr） 进攻，袭击：
The cat went for the dog and chased him out of the hall.
那猫向狗发起进攻，把它赶出了门厅。
go in for（tr）对……特别感兴趣，练习做某事或使用某物，参加（某项比赛等）：
This restaurant goes in for vegetarian dishes.
这家饭馆供应素菜。
She plays a lot of golf and goes in for all the competitions.
她常打高尔夫球，参加所有的赛事。
go into（tr） 深入调查，研究，侦查：
‘We shall have to go into this very carefully，'said the detective.
“我们得非常仔细地对此进行侦查，”侦探说。
go off（intr）
（a） 爆炸（指军火或焰火），开火（指枪炮，尤指偶然走火）：
As he was cleaning his gun it went off and killed him.
他擦枪时，枪走火了，把他打死了。
（b）获得成功（指一项社会或社交活动）：
The party went off very well.
晚会开得很成功。（人人都玩得很高兴。）
（c）开始一次旅行，上路，离开：
He went off in a great hurry.
他非常匆忙地走了。
go on（intr）继续赶路：
Go on till you come to the crossroads.
一直走到十字路口的地方。
go on（intr），go on with（tr），go on + 动名词 继续做某事：
Please go on playing；I like it.
请继续演奏下去；我喜欢这曲调。
Go on with the treatment.It is doing you good.
你要继续进行这种疗法。它对你是有效的。
go on+动词不定式 接着干（另一件事）：
He began by describing the route and went on to tell us what the trip would probably cost.
他开始是描述这条路线，后来又告诉我们这次旅行可能要花多少钱。
go out（intr）
（a） 出家门到外面去，外出：
She is always indoors；she doesn't go out enough.
她老是窝在家里；她外出得不够。
（b） 参加社会交活动，出去进行文娱活动等：
She is very pretty and goes out a lot.
她长得很漂亮，常常到外头玩。
（c） 消逝，不再流行（指时装服饰）：
Crinolines went out about the middle of the last century.
有衬架支撑的女裙在上世纪中叶已不流行了。
（d） 熄灭（指灯、火等）：
The light went out and we were left in the dark.
灯光灭了，剩下我们摸黑呆着。
go over（tr） 仔细地检查，研究学习，重新诵记：
He went over the plans again and discovered two very serious mistakes.
他又把计划过了一遍，发现了两个非常严重的错误。
go round（intr）
（a） 足够供（一定数目的人）用：
Will there be enough wine to go round？
葡萄酒够大家喝的吗？
（b）到（某人）家去，过去：
I said that I'd go round and see her during the weekend.
我说过我要在周末过去看看她。（到她家里去）
go through（tr）仔细检查（常指多种东西；与 look through 意思相近，但具有更彻底的意思）：
There is a mistake somewhere；we'll have to go through the accounts andsee where it is.
不知哪儿有个错误；我们得再把帐目彻底过一下，看错在哪儿。
The police went through their files to see if they could find any finger-prints to match those that they had found on the handle of the weapon.
警方仔细检查了他们的档案，看是否能找到同在凶器柄上发现的指纹相符的指纹。
go through（tr）承受，受苦，受罪：
No one knows what I went through while I was waiting for the verdict.
没有人能知道我在静候判决时所承受的痛苦。
go through with（tr）完成，使进行至终结（尤指经历某种反对或困难）：
He went through with his plan although all his friends advised him to abandon it.
尽管他的朋友们都建议他放弃，他还是把计划进行到底。
go up（intr）
（a） 上升（指物价）：
The price of strawberries went up towards the end of the season.
草莓将要下市时，价格上涨了。
（b）起火（并被焚毁），爆炸（指整个的建筑物、船只等）：
When the fire reached the cargo of chemicals the whole ship went up.
火焰延伸到运载的化学品时，全船都爆炸了。
Someone dropped a cigarette end into a can of petrol and the whole garage went up in flames.
有人把烟头扔在一罐汽油里了，整个车库都陷于火海。
go without（tr）不要某物而将就着过日子（但只指物；go without a person 只有字面的意义，即意指“不等某人来到就动身离去”）
grow
growout of（tr）长大了一些后不再继续保持幼时的（坏）习惯：
He used to tell a lot of lies as a young boy but he grew out of that later on.
他还是个小男孩时，常常说谎，可是后来大了就不那样了。
grow up（intr） 成为成年人，长大成人：
I'm going to be a pop star when I grow up，'said the boy.
“我长大了要当流行歌星，”那男孩子说。
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