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.- 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。 - It was getting on for two o'clock.
快两点钟了。 
 - I've been trying to give up smoking for getting on for two years now...
 
英英释义
noun
- the act of acquiring something
- I envied his talent for acquiring
 - he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
 
 
双语例句
- I must be getting back
我一定要回来。 - I'm nearly 31 and that's getting on a bit for a footballer.
我快31了,作为足球运动员也算是高龄了。 - It was getting towards evening when we got back
我们回来的时候已经快到晚上了。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 think the young man is getting interested in gardening
我认为这个年轻人开始对园艺产生兴趣了。 - So you're getting about a bit again? Not shutting yourself away?
这么说你现在又开始四处走动了?不把自己关在家里了? - I am getting old. I am in the twilight of my life.
我老了,到了生命的暮年。 - I am getting married on Monday
我星期一结婚。 
