get at

达到, 领会, 意指, 贿赂, 查明

例句与用法:

The cat is on the chair trying to get at the canary.

这只猫在椅子上打着金丝雀的主意。

The truth is sometimes difficult to get at.

有时真相不易搞清。

The files are locked up and I can't get at them.

卷宗锁起来了,我无法取出。

Ben is so short that he can not get at that book on the table.

班个子太矮了,拿不到桌子上的书。

详细释义:

1. 够得着

I can't get at the book on the shelf.

我拿不到架子上的书。

2. 理解

I cannot get at the meaning of this sentence.

我不能理解这句句子的意思。

3. 意指, 暗示

I didn't see what he was getting at until he said he forgot his wallet.

我一直不懂他在暗示什么直到他说出忘了带钱夹。

What is he getting at?

他讲这话是什么意思?