The Many Uses of ‘Get’

The Many Uses of ‘Get’

Get的多种用法

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　　By Gena Bennett

　　10 November 2023

　　Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question about the use of the word "get."

　　Question

　　Hello,

　　I would like to know more about the use of the word "get." Over time I have realized that it is an important word used in different ways, but I would like a clearer and broader explanation about its use. Could you explain more about this word, please? Thank you very much.

　　Regards,

　　Mireya

　　Answer

　　Thank you for writing, Mireya. This is a good question.

　　"Get" is the most common verb in any situation, and it is around the 40th most used word in the English language. In speech, "get" is used almost once per minute on average.

　　So, your interest in it is well placed.

　　VOA Learning English has explored "get" several times.

　　In an earlier Ask a Teacher program we discussed the difference between "take" and "get." And in an earlier Everyday Grammar program we discussed that "get" can be used with the passive voice although it is rare.

　　We also discussed many meanings of "get" in another Everyday Grammar program. We shared that "get" has more than 50 uses, and it appears as part of at least 12 phrasal verbs or other expressions.

　　In earlier programs, we discussed meanings of "get" such as understand, know, obtain, receive, feel, become, buy, fetch, location, and its use to express impatience or frustration.

　　As you can see, there is a lot to know about "get."

　　Examples of "get"

　　Here is some additional information about the use of "get."

　　"Get" is extremely common in spoken language, but it is rare in written language. Careful writers avoid "get" because it is usually informal.

　　"Get" is often used with subjects that are not living things. This is important because most verbs in speech are used with animate, or live, subjects.

　　"Get" is the second most common verb used with "do" to demonstrate special importance or difference. For example:

　　She finally did get better.

　　There is the structure "get" + adjective presented in the Everyday Grammar program. Adjectives used with "get" describe physical and mental changes.

　　The most common adjective used with "get" is "worse." Other common adjectives include "older" and "better."

　　In addition, "get" is often used with adjectives to describe an increasing amount. The most often used phrases for this use are

　　get worse and worse and get bigger and bigger.

　　We should explain one final use of "get." Some words are used in a fixed series in English. "Get" is used in many fixed series of words in spoken English. They are:

　　I'm going to get

　　You're going to get

　　I'll have to get

　　You can get a

　　I haven't got a

　　I haven't gotten any

　　You've got to

　　If you've got a

　　If you/I can get

　　get on with it

　　get rid of it

　　got a bit of

　　I got one of them

　　haven't got a clue

　　Please let us know if this explanation has helped you, Mireya.

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　　吉纳·贝内特

　　2023年11月10日

　　你好！本周开始问老师，我们回答一个关于“得到”这个词的用法的问题

　　问题

　　你好，

　　我想知道更多关于“得到”这个词的用法随着时间的推移，我意识到这是一个以不同方式使用的重要单词，但我希望对它的用法有一个更清晰和更广泛的解释。你能解释一下这个单词吗？谢谢您们。

　　问候，

　　米雷娅

　　回答

　　谢谢你的来信，米雷娅。这是一个好问题。

　　“Get”在任何情况下都是最常见的动词，在英语中排在第40位。在言语中，“get”平均几乎每分钟用一次。

　　所以，你对它很感兴趣。

　　美国之音英语学习频道已经对“get”进行了多次探索。

　　在…里更早的问老师我们讨论了“获取”和“得到”的区别而在更早的日常语法我们讨论过的程序中,“get”可以和被动语态连用，尽管这种情况很少见。

　　我们还在另一篇文章中讨论了“get”的许多含义日常语法程序。我们分享了“get”有50多种用法，它出现在至少12个短语动词或其他表达中。

　　在早期的节目中，我们讨论了“get”的含义，如理解、知道、获得、接收、感觉、成为、购买、获取、位置，以及它用来表示不耐烦或挫折.

　　如您所见，关于“get”有很多需要了解的地方。

　　“得到”的例子

　　下面是一些关于“get”用法的附加信息

　　“Get”在口语中极为常见，但在书面语中却很少见。谨慎的作者避免使用“get ”,因为它通常是非正式的。

　　“Get”常与非生物主语连用。这一点很重要，因为演讲中的大多数动词都与有生命的主语连用。

　　“Get”是与“do”连用的第二常见动词，用来表示特殊的重要性或区别。例如:

　　她终于确实得到了好多了。

　　有结构“得到”+形容词出现在日常语法程序。与get连用的形容词描述身体和精神上的变化。

　　与“得到”连用的最常见的形容词是“更糟”其他常见的形容词包括“更老”和“更好”

　　此外,“get”常与形容词连用，表示数量不断增加。这种用法最常用的短语是

　　越来越糟和越来越大.

　　我们应该解释“get”的最后一个用法。在英语中，有些词是按固定的顺序使用的。“Get”用在英语口语中许多固定的一系列单词中。它们是:

　　我会的得到

　　你会的得到

　　我不得不得到

　　你可以得到 a

　　我还没有得到 a

　　我还没有得到任何的

　　你有得到到

　　如果你已经得到 a

　　如果你/我可以得到

　　得到继续吧

　　得到摆脱它

　　得到一点

　　我得到了其中之一

　　没有得到一条线索

　　请让我们知道这个解释是否对你有帮助，Mireya。

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　　这个故事中的词语

　　frustration--n.由于没有解决问题而产生的糟糕感觉