get at

言おうとする、ほのめかす

ある考えを、しばしば遠回しに伝えようとする。

やさしい英語で： To try to express an idea, often without saying it directly.

• What are you getting at?
• I finally understood what she was getting at.
• Are you getting at the need for more staff?

使い方： what someone is getting at (I understand what you are getting at.)

類義語： mean, imply, suggest

よく使う表現： get at something, trying to get at

アクセスする、手が届く

物を使ったり、触れたり、取ったりできるところまで届く。

やさしい英語で： To reach something so you can use, touch, or take it.

• I cannot get at my money.
• She moved the chair to get at the shelf.
• Can the children get at these medicines?

使い方： get at something (Can you get at the box behind the sofa?)

類義語： access, reach

よく使う表現： get at something, get at the money

突き止める、解明する

詳しく調べて、真相や原因を突き止める。

やさしい英語で： To discover the truth or cause of something by examining it carefully.

• We must get at the truth.
• The study got at the cause of the problem.
• These questions help us get at what really happened.

使い方： get at something (We need better evidence to get at the truth.)

類義語： discover, uncover, establish

よく使う表現： get at the truth, get at the cause

攻撃する、しつこく責める

人を攻撃したり、批判したり、しつこく困らせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To attack, criticize, or keep bothering someone.

• Stop getting at me.
• Her boss got at her about every small mistake.
• The dog tried to get at the stranger through the fence.

使い方： get at someone (The newspapers keep getting at the coach.)

類義語： attack, pick on, bother

よく使う表現： get at someone, always get at someone

買収する、脅して操る

脅しや金銭で、人に不正な行動をさせる。

やさしい英語で： To make someone act dishonestly by threatening them or offering them money.

• They tried to get at the jury.
• The witness had been got at and changed his story.
• Police feared the gang would get at the judge.

使い方： get at someone (Someone had got at the witness before the trial.)

類義語： bribe, intimidate, corrupt

よく使う表現： get at a witness, get at the jury

取りかかる、着手する

仕事を始めたり、問題に取り組み始めたりする。

やさしい英語で： To start working on a task or dealing with a problem.

• Let us get at it.
• She got at the paperwork after lunch.
• We need to get at this job today.

使い方： get at something (We should get at the repairs before winter.)

類義語： start, begin, get down to

反対語： stop

よく使う表現： get at it, get at the work