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

• Jim and I are getting married
  我和吉姆就要结婚了。
• The man is getting old and his joints are stiff.
  人老了，关节也硬化了。
• 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。
• 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。
• I am getting old. I am in the twilight of my life.
  我老了，到了生命的暮年。
• It was getting on for two o'clock.
  快两点钟了。
• I am getting things ready now.
  我这就准备好了。
• Careful, there I go again, getting sentimental.
  看看，我又来了，又开始多愁善感了。
• I really ought to be getting back now
  现在我真得回去了。
• I must be getting back
  我一定要回来。