英语短语 "get mad at" 的核心含义是 "对……生气;对……恼火",是口语中表达情绪的常用搭配。
"get mad" 本身表示"变得生气",加上介词"at"后,指向生气的对象(人或事物),即"因某人/某事而生气"。
结构:`get mad at + 某人`
例:
Don't get mad at me—I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
别对我生气——我不是故意伤害你感情的。
She got mad at her brother for stealing her phone.
她因为弟弟偷了她的手机而生气。
结构:`get mad at + 某事/物`
例:
I get mad at the traffic every morning.
我每天早上都对交通状况感到恼火。
He got mad at the broken computer—it ruined his work.
他对坏了的电脑很生气——它毁了他的工作。
结构:`get mad at sb./sth. + for (doing) sth.`
例:
My mom got mad at me for forgetting her birthday.
我妈妈因为我忘了她的生日而生气。
They got mad at the restaurant for serving cold food.
他们因为餐厅上了冷菜而恼火。
be angry with/at(更正式,语气相近):
例:She is angry with me for being late. = She got mad at me for being late.
be annoyed with/at(语气更轻," annoyed" 指" annoyance",而" mad" 更偏向" anger")
"get mad at" 是口语化表达,适合日常对话;正式场合更常用"be angry with/at"。
介词"at"不可替换为"to"(错误:get mad to sb.),但部分语境中可换为"with"(如"get mad with sb.",意为"对某人生气",与"get mad at sb."几乎通用)。
总结:"get mad at" 是简洁的口语表达,用于直接指出"对谁/什么生气",常搭配"for"说明原因,是日常交流中传递负面情绪的高频短语。