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 don't know when I'll get around to seeing it as it's very hard to watch him like that.
  不知道什么时候我会考虑去看一看，因为看到那样的他让我非常难过。
• A thought misplaced, a cue lost or simply passion about something& I never quite get around to capturing the moment.
  某一段思想放错了地方，某一条线索丢失了，关于某一件事情的简单的激情不再有了&我从来没能真正克服过这些东西，没法抓住那些瞬间。
• They may never get around to answering or even reading the rest.
  他们可能永远不会回复甚至永远不会浏览其余的那些。
• Please bear with me and I will get around to it ASAP.
  请原谅我，我会尽快抽出时间处理这件事。
• Because ultimately I won't get around to working there.
  因为我最终不会在那儿工作。
• I didn't get around to showing you around the house.
  我没时间带你参观这幢房子。
• 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？
• They didn't get around to typing up the letter
  他们没能抽出时间把信打印出来。
• 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 wish Bill would get around to working on it.
  我希望比尔开始着手做那件事。