get around/round
1.move freely;move about;goto different places;travel走动;到不同的地方;旅行
It's easy to get round by bus in this city.这个城市坐公共汽车出门很方便。
Mary's father really gets around;Monday he was in Washington;Wednesday he was in Chicago,and today he is in New York.玛丽的父亲真的是到处跑,星期一他在华盛顿,星期三他在芝加哥,而今天他又到了纽约。
He bought a bicyle yesterday,and it would make it easy for him to get round.他昨天买了一辆自行车,这使他来来往往方便了。
2.become widely known especially by being talked about 传播;散布
The news has got around—every body knows about it.那个消息不径而走,传得人人皆知。
Nothing gets around faster than bad news.坏消息传得比什么都快。
How did my secret get around to all my friends so quickly?我的秘密怎么这么快就传到所有的朋友那儿去了?
3.get by a trick or flattery from sb.; persuade sb. to change his opinion 诱惑;哄骗某人以得到某物;说服某人改变主意
Don't let him get round you! He doesn't deserve your help.别上他的当!他不值得你去帮他。
She is so good at getting round him that she'll get the money all right.她很善于哄骗他,结果能很顺利地把钱搞到手。
She has a glib tongue;she never fails to get around me by being sweet and complimentary.她能说会道,总是用甜言蜜语哄得我对她百依百顺。
She's trying to get round her father to buy her a new car.她正说服她父亲给她买辆汽车。
We should have very little difficulty getting him round to our way of thinking.要说服他接受我们的想法,不会有多大困难。
4. find a way of not obeying or doing;escape from 回避;逃避
It's wrong of you to get around the regulation.你回避规章制度是不对的。
He is trying to get round paying his taxes.他在想法逃避纳税。
You can't get round the issue by making excuses.你不能制造借口回避这个问题。
A clever lawyer might find ways of getting round the clause.聪明的律师或许有办法回避那个条款。
5.(cause to) recover from illness;(cause to) come round;restore to consciousness 病后恢复;使恢复;苏醒;使苏醒;恢复知觉
Polly's fainted.Jane's trying to get her round.波莉昏过去了。简正在尽力救醒她。
The new acupuncture treatment got him round.新针疗法把他的病治好了。
The doctor got the man round quite quickly after the accident.事故发生后,医生很快就使那个人恢复了知觉。
The patient got round after a blood transfusion.输血后那个病人醒过来了。
6.tackle successfully;overcome (a difficulty,an obstacle, etc.)成功地对付;克服(困难、障碍等)
There seems to be no way of getting round the difficulty of keeping prices down.似乎无法克服要降低价格的困难。
By relying on the masses can get round all sorts of difficulties.依靠群众我们就能克服种种困难。
We got around the transportation problem by renting a car.我们租了一辆汽车,解决了运输问题。
7.go by a circuitous course 绕道走;绕过障碍
The damaged truck was in the way, but our driver got round somehow.撞坏的卡车正挡路,但我们的司机想法绕了过去。
After a couple of hours, our car got round to the highway.过了两个小时,我们的车绕到了高速公路上。
Let's get round to the back gate of the university.让我们绕到学校的后大门去吧。
8.be socially active 社交活动频繁
She is a shy girl;she doesn't get around much.她是个腼腆的女孩,很少同别人交往。
This professor gets round with many poets and artists.这位教授跟很多诗人和艺术家交往。