get around to

英 [ɡet əˈraʊnd tu]

美 [ɡet əˈraʊnd tu]

抽出时间做; 终于去做

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 get round to


• PHRASAL VERB 抽出时间做；终于去做
  When youget around todoing something that you have delayed doing or have been too busy to do, you finally do it.
  1. I said I would write to you, but as usual I never got around to it...
     我说过要给你写信，但一如往常，我总是抽不出时间来。
  2. I've got bags of photographs and one day I'll get round to putting them in an album.
     我有几袋相片，哪天抽空把它们放进相册。

英英释义

verb

• do something despite obstacles such as lack of time
  1. He finally got around to painting the windows

双语例句

• I wish Bill would get around to starting a new one.
  我希望比尔开始着手新的一项。
• We both agree we'll get around to it!
  我们都同意我们迟早会去做这件事。
• We all know people who can talk a good game, but never get around to building anything.
  我们都见过这样的人，他们说得天花乱坠，但从未付诸于行动。
• I was wondering when you'd get around to my panties.
  我还一直希望你能拜倒在我裙下。
• They will meet with you, and ask a thousand questions, but never get around to closing the deal.
  他们会和你见面，提出上千个问题，但从来不提什么时候成交。
• When are you going to get around to painting the house?
  你什么时候会挤出时间来油漆一下房子？
• I wish Bill would get around to working on it.
  我希望比尔开始着手做那件事。
• I've got bags of photographs and one day I'll get round to putting them in an album.
  我有几袋相片，哪天抽空把它们放进相册。
• Sure, maybe we'll get baptized one of these days, but in the meantime we got to go home and take care of the harvest, so we'll get around to that. Don't worry about it.
  我们这几天也许会去受洗，但现在，得回家秋收了，我们会抽时间做的，别担心。
• B: I was going to, but my boss guessed what I was thinking. He gave me so much work to do that afternoon that I didn't get around to meeting with the supervisor of our department.
  我有这个打算，可是老板已猜出了我的心思。那天下午他给我派了很多活，我根本抽不出时间去见我们部门的主管。