come at
①達到,拿到;接近:
Put the food where the cat can't come at it.
把食物放在貓夠不著的地方。
②弄清,查明;掌握;瞭解到:
It was a long time before we came at the truth.
過了很長時間我們才瞭解到真相。
③攻擊,襲擊;向…撲過去:
I saw the tiger just as it was going to come at me.
正當這隻老虎向我撲來時,我看到了它。
wonder at
①對…感到驚異(或奇怪):
They wonder at the boy's wit.
他們對男孩的機智感到驚訝。
tear at
①撕;扯;抓:
He tore at the cover of the parcel.
他用力撕包裹的封皮。
get at
①拿到,找到,到達:
Don't leave the bottle where he can get at it.
不要把瓶子放在他能夠找到的地方。
②弄清楚,掌握,理解:
It is no easy thing to get at the meaning of every idiom in English.
理解英語中每一個習語的含義並不是件容易事。
③[口語]意指,意思是;試圖證明(或說明): I don't see what you're getting at.
我不明白你的用意。
④著手處理,開始幹(工作):
The job won't take long to do when we once get at it.一
旦我們動手工作,並不需要花費太長的時間。
⑤[口語]收買,賄賂;以不正當手段對…施加影響:
He's being got at.有人在設法賄賂他。
⑥找錯,找茬;責備,指責;含沙射影地攻擊:
She's always getting at her husband for not helping with the housework.
她總是責備她丈夫不幫助幹家務。
⑦亂弄,瞎摸弄:
Someone's been getting at my drink, it tastes strange.有
人對我的飲料做了手腳,它喝起來有點異味。
⑧從…得到什麼,打…的主意:
He is a hard man to get at.
很難從他那兒得到什麼。
⑨對付:
Let me get at him!
讓我來對付他!
keep at
①(使)堅持幹,堅持下去:
He keeps at his studies although he is ill.
他雖然病了,卻堅持學習。
Her mother kept her at her homework until she finished it.
他母親要她堅持做完作業。
②在…備有(某物);在…有(某物):
Mother like to keep some medicine at home in case she needs it.
媽媽喜歡在家存一些藥以備需要時用。
③使…受阻於(某處),耽擱…於(某處): I was kept at the office for two hours and that's why I'm late.
我在辦公室給耽擱了兩個小時,所以我遲到了。
④糾纏,反覆要求;不斷問:
The little girl kept at her father to take her to the cinema.
那個小女孩纏著她父親帶她去電影院。
He kept at me about my plan.
他反覆詢問我的計劃。
make at
①撲向;攻擊;襲擊:
He made at me with a knife.
他舉刀向我撲來。
②從某職業(或活動)掙得收入:
How much does he make at his job?
他的工作能掙多少錢? ③追上;向…前進
④仿照…的式樣
call at
①到…作短暫訪問,訪問(某地):
They called at Mr. Brown's office last Thursday.上
星期四他們曾到布朗先生的辦公室去拜訪他。
②(車、船等)在…停靠(或停留):
This ship doesn't call at Hong Kong.
這隻船在香港不停靠。
work at
①從事於…,致力於…;鑽研:
Tom has been working at the subject for many years.
湯姆已經鑽研這門學科多年。
②在…工作,在…任職:
Have you ever been working at the bank?
你在銀行工作過嗎?
knock at
敲(門):
Who is that knocking at my door?
誰在敲我的門?
run at
向…衝去;向…突然襲擊:
The robber ran at her with a knife.
強盜拿著一把刀向她衝過去。
at peace
at ease 安逸,自由自在;舒適
at liberty 自由;隨意;有空
at meals 進餐
at one’s expense 由某人出錢
at the expense of
- at stake 在危急關頭,在危險中,成問題
at length 最後,終於;詳細地
at full length 極詳細地,詳詳細細地;全身平伸地
at intervals 時時,不時;相隔一定距離(或時間)
at large 詳盡的;未被捕的,整個的