高二英语教材知识点总结及重难点解析Unit18-18
c. broke up d. broke through
5. just have a little patience. i'll look into it who let
____ the news to the press.
a. off b. alone c. out d. in
☆词语比较☆
1. get around, get away from, get over, get down to
(1) get around 避开，逃避 (=get round)；走动，到处
旅行 (=get about)；(消息等)传开
to get around the tax laws 逃避纳税
(2) get away from 回避，否认；摆脱
our friends had to have some furniture; there was no
getting away from that.
now he was dead, and i could not get away from my
sadness.
(3)get down to 认真地静下心(工作)；开始认真做某
事
to get down to work 静下心来工作
you must get down to your studies this year.
(4) get over 做完；结束；熬过；痊愈，康复；克服
you'll be glad to get your operation over.
can we get over this difficulty?
2. break away, break down, break off
(1) break away
① 逃走；逃脱
the robbery suspect broke away from the lock-up.
modern music like jazz has broken away from the old
traditional rules. (喻)
② 断裂；开裂
a large piece of ice broke away from the main block.
(2) break down
① 破坏；拆散
the congressmen of the republican tried to break
down the opposition from their opponents to their
proposal. (喻)
chemicals in the body break our food down into useful
substances.
② 打破旧框框
the robbers broke the door down.
the peace talks are said to have broken down. (喻)
③ (机器) 损坏
the car broke down halfway to the camp.
④ 失败；破裂
their opposition broke down.
⑤ 精神崩溃；失去控制
he bmke down and wept.
(3) break off
① 突然停止，中断谈判
they were arguing but broke off when someone came
into the room.
② 断绝 (关系)，解除婚约
she broke off with her best mend.
3. get / be used to doing, be used to do, used to do
get / be used to 表示“习惯于……”，后接v.-ing形式或
名词，get used to 强调渐变过程，即“由不习惯变为习
惯时”，
be used to 表示“被用于……”时，后接do形式
used to 表示“过去常常……”，后接do形式
are you getting used to the cold weather in the north?
你开始习惯于北方寒冷的天气吗?
do you get used to driving a truck?
