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。
• If you don't have unit tests, it might be a good idea to start introducing them in this stage ( if you didn't get around to it in the "get it running" stage, for example).
  如果您没有单元测试，那么在这个阶段引入它可能是个好主意（例如，如果您在“使它运行”阶段没有找到使用它的机会）。
• We will get around to discussing it sometime.
  以后有时间，我们回过头来讨论这篇论文。
• 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。
• I wish Bill would get around to working on it.
  我希望比尔开始着手做那件事。
• Many never get around to listing their customers. This lapse is often reflective of trouble in their businesses.
  很多人从没想过要把顾客列为资产。这项失误通常反映出，这家企业内部有问题。
• And I will get around to explore more places.
  并且我将旅行来探索更多的地方。
• 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'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。
• 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。