英 [ɡet bæk],美 [ɡet bæk]
get back 是一个多义短语动词,主要含义包括:
回来;返回:指回到原来的地方或状态。
例:Dave was in a hurry to get back to work.(戴夫急于回到工作岗位。)
找回;取回:重新获得丢失或被拿走的物品、人或状态。
例:You'll get the book back next week, I promise.(我保证你下周就能把书拿回去。)
报复:对他人的伤害或不公进行反击,常与 at 连用构成 get back at。
例:I want to get back at him for what he did.(他那样做,我要报复他。)
回到(话题/状态):重新讨论之前的话题或恢复正常状态。
例:"Now then," Max said, "to get back to the point."(“好吧,”马克斯说,“回到正题上来。”)
get back to sb:回复某人。
例:I'll find out and get back to you.(我查明之后再答复你。)
get back at sb:报复某人。
例:She got back at her rival by winning the competition.(她通过赢得比赛报复了对手。)
get back to normal:恢复正常。
例:Then life started to get back to normal.(随后生活又恢复了正常。)
get back to work:回到工作岗位。
例:I think I ought to get back to work.(我想我该回去工作了。)
表示返回
We'll give him a ring as soon as we get back.(我们一回来就会给他打电话。)
Come on, George, we'd better get back now.(快点,乔治,我们最好现在就回去。)
表示取回
You have 14 days in which you can cancel the contract and get your money back.(你有14天时间可以取消合同并收回你的钱。)
He got back his son from the kidnappers.(他从绑匪手中找回了儿子。)
表示恢复话题/状态
Could we get back to the question of funding?(我们回到资金问题上来好吗?)
Nurtured carefully, the business can once again get back to basics.(只要用心经营,公司可以重回正轨。)
取回:recover, retrieve
返回:return
get back 是英语中高频使用的短语动词,其含义需根据语境判断。无论是日常交流中的“返回”“回复”,还是特定场景下的“取回”“报复”,掌握其搭配和用法能显著提升表达灵活性。下次想表达“回复他人”或“恢复正常”时,不妨试试 get back to sb 或 get back to normal 吧。