get-together
/ˈɡet.təˌɡeð.ər/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˈɛttəɡˈɛðɚ] /ˈɡet.təˌɡeð.ɚ/ (ame, ipa)
get-together — 名詞
1. An informal event where a small group of people meet socially, usually planned a
聚會
非正式的社交聚會
An informal event where a small group of people meet socially, usually planned around a shared activity or reason such as a celebration, a meal, or a chance to catch up.
The Folake family is planning a get-together at the park for Lan's birthday next Saturday.
Folake 一家計劃下週六在公園辦一場聚會，幫 Lan 慶祝生日。
family get-together — common compound
João organized a small get-together at his apartment to welcome the new neighbours.
João 在他公寓辦了一場小型聚會，歡迎新鄰居。
We had a company get-together at a restaurant to mark the end of the project.
我們在公司附近的餐廳舉辦了一場員工聚會，慶祝專案圓滿完成。
Christopher's get-together was simple — just snacks, drinks, and some good music.
Christopher 的聚會很簡單——只有零食、飲料和幾首好聽的音樂。
Romi suggested a weekend get-together at the beach for everyone in the book club.
Romi 提議讀書會的所有成員週末到海邊聚一聚。
文法句型
often used with adjectives: family get-together, company get-together
用法筆記
Commonly combined with a preceding noun or name to specify the occasion, e.g. family get-together, office get-together, Christmas get-together.
常見錯誤
get-together — 片語動詞
- get-togetherbase form
- get-togethers3rd person singular
- get-togethering-ing form
- get-togetheredpast simple
1. To bring separate people or items into one place, often requiring some effort or
聚集；集合
把人或物集中到一處
To bring separate people or items into one place, often requiring some effort or planning to gather them all.
Tuan got together all the receipts and bank statements before the tax deadline.
Tuan 在報稅截止日前把所有收據和銀行對帳單收齊。
get together + documents/paperwork
The manager asked Kabir to get the team together for a fifteen-minute update before lunch.
經理請 Kabir 把團隊召集起來，進行午餐前的十五分鐘簡報。
get the team together — gather people
Anya got together the ingredients for the cake before she started to bake.
Anya 在開始烘焙之前，先把做蛋糕的材料都收集好。
Roya got together enough donations from neighbours to buy new books for the school library.
Roya 從鄰居那裡湊到了足夠的捐款，為學校圖書館添購新書。
文法句型
get + noun phrase + together
get together + noun phrase
用法筆記
The object can go between 'get' and 'together' (get the team together) or after 'together' (get together the documents). When the object is a pronoun, it must go between: get them together (not get together them).
常見錯誤
2. For two or more people to come to the same place, either to enjoy each other's c
相聚；開會
為了社交或討論而碰面
For two or more people to come to the same place, either to enjoy each other's company socially or to talk about something specific.
Aylin and her cousins get together every Christmas at their aunt's house for a meal.
Aylin 和她的表姐妹們每年聖誕節都會到阿姨家聚餐。
get together + time expression + location
Gabriel and his neighbours got together to discuss planting trees along their street.
Gabriel 和鄰居們聚在一起討論在街上種樹的事。
get together to discuss — purpose clause
Iker's family gets together every Sunday for lunch at his grandmother's house.
Iker 一家人每個星期日都會聚在奶奶家吃午飯。
Lan and her flatmate got together to write rules for their shared kitchen.
Lan 和她的室友聚在一起制定了共用廚房的使用規則。
The old classmates get together once a year for a weekend trip to the mountains.
老同學們每年聚會一次，到山上度過一個週末。
- part ways
to separate and go in different directions after being together
- go separate ways
similar to 'part ways', emphasizing each person going alone
文法句型
get together + (with + noun phrase) + (to + infinitive)
用法筆記
This is the most frequent sense of 'get together'. It is intransitive — there is no object. To name the other people involved, use 'with': 'I got together with some friends.' Distinguish from sense 1, where 'get together' takes an object (get people together).