getting

英 [ˈɡetɪŋ]

美 [ˈɡetɪŋ]

n.  获得（物）；得益
v.  收到; 接到; 获得; 得到; (卖某物)挣得
get的现在分词

习惯用语

n.

while the getting is goodwhile the getting is good

柯林斯词典

• 
  Gettingis the present participle ofget.
• PREP-PHRASE 同nearly
  Getting on formeans the same asnearly.
  1. I've been trying to give up smoking for getting on for two years now...
     到现在，我设法戒烟已快两年了。
  2. It was getting on for two o'clock.
     快两点钟了。

英英释义

noun

• the act of acquiring something
  1. I envied his talent for acquiring
  2. he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
  Synonym:acquiring

双语例句

• Don't split hairs. You know what I'm getting at.
  别钻牛角尖了。你知道我指什么。
• It was getting on for two o'clock.
  快两点钟了。
• The snow has stopped, yet it's getting colder.
  雪停了，反倒冷了。
• He has taken my money, and I have no chance of getting it back
  他偷了我的钱，我再也要不回来了。
• It has been hard to adjust but now I'm getting satisfaction from my work.
  适应虽然艰难，但是现在我已逐渐从工作中获得了满足。
• I really ought to be getting back now
  现在我真得回去了。
• That's more like it, you're getting into the swing of things now.
  这才对了嘛，你现在慢慢开始熟悉情况了。
• They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk
  他们争论了一番，最后汤姆喝醉了。
• I am getting old. I am in the twilight of my life.
  我老了，到了生命的暮年。
• She is getting on in years.
  她上岁数了。