“get by”是英语中高频口语短语,核心含义是“勉强应对/维持/通过”,强调“虽不完美,但足以应付当前情况”。以下是具体含义、用法及示例:
指收入刚好覆盖基本开支,没有多余的钱。
常用搭配:`get by on + 收入/资源`(靠…维持) 示例:We’re getting by on my part-time job salary until I find full-time work.
(在找到全职工作前,我们靠我的兼职工资勉强过活。)
Many families in this area get by on less than $30,000 a year.
(这个地区很多家庭年收入不足3万美元,勉强维持。)
指成绩/表现刚好达标,没有突出表现。
常用搭配:`get by (sth.)` 或 `get by in (学科/课程)` 示例:He didn’t study at all but still got by the final exam with a C-.
(他根本没学,但还是勉强通过了期末考试,拿了C-。)
I’m not great at French, but I can get by in basic conversations.
(我法语不好,但基本对话还能应付。)
指用简单的借口或方式“应付”问题,不深入解决。
常用搭配:`get by with + 借口/简单手段` 示例:She forgot my birthday but got by with a quick “sorry” and a coffee.
(她忘了我的生日,但用一句“抱歉”加一杯咖啡敷衍过去了。)
He got by with a lie about being stuck in traffic.
(他用“堵车”的谎言蒙混过关。)
指用现有资源(虽不足)暂时解决问题。
常用搭配:`get by with + 工具/物品`;`get by without + 某物` 示例:Can you get by with this old laptop until I fix your new one?
(我修好你的新电脑前,你能用这个旧笔记本凑合吗?)
We had to get by without electricity for three days during the storm.
(暴风雨期间,我们三天没 electricity,只能凑合。)
“get by”强调“勉强”,比“survive(生存)”或“pass(通过)”更口语、更轻描淡写;
常见搭配:`on`(靠…维持)、`with`(用…凑合/敷衍)、`in`(在…中应付);
语境越日常,越常用(比如对话中讨论生活、学习、工作的“凑合状态”)。
对话示例:A: How’s your new apartment? (你的新公寓怎么样?)
B: It’s small, but I can get by. (很小,但能凑合。)
A: Did you finish the project? (你完成项目了吗?)
B: Not perfectly, but I think I can get by with what I have. (不算完美,但我觉得用现有的内容能应付过去。)