get on to   (TTS發音)

1. contact；get in touch with（often by telephone or by letter，etc. ）跟…接觸或聯系（常用電話、信件等）

    I complained to the shop about the faulty washingmachine，and they said they'd get on to the manufacturers. 我向商店埋怨那台有毛病的洗衣機，商店說，他們將和廠方取得聯系。

    If the firestation had been got on to at once，the hotel might have been saved. 如果當時和消防站立刻聯系上，這家旅店就不會被燒掉了。

    I'll get on to them straight away and find out what is happening. 我馬上就和他們聯系，問清楚發生了什麼事情。

2. trace；detect；become aware of （sb. 's presence or activity，etc. ）； succeed in recognizing（dishonesty，deceit，etc. ）查出；偵察；得知（某人的去向或活動）；認破（虛偽性、欺騙性）

    The police have got on to the murderer at last. 警察終于偵察到了兇手。

    We are beginning to get on to the traitor，at last. 我們終于開始認清了這個叛徒的嘴臉。

    He has tricked them； they will get on to him sooner or later. 他欺騙了他們，他們遲早會識破他的面目的。

    The militiamen got on to the enemy agent shortly after he arrived in the country and watched his every move. 那個敵特分子剛進入國境，民兵就識破了他，並密切注視他的一舉一動。

    I'm surprised that he didn't get on to the truth of the matter. 我很奇怪，他沒有識破事情的真相。

3. move from one activity or phase to another 轉入另一活動或階段

    Now that we've cleared up those necessary routine matters we can get on to what we've all been looking forward to：Mr. Cowley's report on his visit to Thailand. 既然我們已經幹完這些必須完成的日常事務，我們可以轉入大家一直盼望的另一活動：聽考雷先生有關訪問泰國的報告。

    I hate all this theory；when do you think we're going to get on to something useful？我討厭這些理論，你看我們什麼時候能轉而學點有用的東西？

    Now we'll get on to the next item on the agenda. 現在我們轉入討論下一個議程。

    If you don't know the answer， leave the first question and get on to the second. 如果你答不上第1題，那就接下去答第2個問題吧。

4. succeed in understanding；glasp 理解；意識到

    Although at first driving a car seemed difficult to me，I soon got on to it. 雖然起初我感到開車很困難，但我很快就學會了。

    It didn't take me long to get on to the seriousness of the situation. 我很快意識到情況的嚴重性。