get across
1．（cause to）cross a road， water，etc．（使）通过
Using the new bridge to get across will save people a lot of time．从新桥上通过可以节省人们大量时间。
The general had to get his troops across the river．将军必须把部队带过河去。
When the traffic lessened， they managed to get across．车辆减少时，他们设法穿过了马路。
2．（cause to）become understood or accepted（使）理解；把…讲清楚
I spoke slowly，but my meaning didn't get across．我讲得很慢，但我的意思还是没有被理解。
The advertisement's basic message gets across very well．这条广告的基本信息表达得一清二楚。
He found it difficult to get his American jokes across to an English audience．他发觉他的美国笑话很难使英国听众发笑。
The teacher tried to explain the problem but the explanation did not get across to the class．老师试图把这个问题解释清楚，但是他的解释没有被学生理解。
He gets across well， doesn't he？他说的很清楚，是不是？
3．annoy； offend； form a bad relation with使生气；触犯；与…搞坏关系
They really get across me！他们实在使我生气。
She got across the boss， who made life very difficult for her．她得罪了老板，老板使她的日子很不好过。
These two girls are so different in tem perament that they were bound to get across each other．这两个女孩的性格相差太悬殊，彼此肯定合不来。