〈 1．（cause to）be placed on top of 登上 〉

*Get on my shouders and have a look over the fence．爬上我的肩膀，看看圍牆那邊。

2．advance；make progress 進步；進展

*You are getting on nicely with your English．你的英語進步很大。

*I'm afraid she isn't getting on very well at school．我擔心她在學校的成績不太好。

*How's your broken leg getting on ？你那受傷的腿怎麼樣了？

*Did you get on all right in the exam？你考試順利嗎？

3．advance in age or grow older 變老

*His white hair and wrinkles are enough to show that he is getting on．他的白發和皺紋足以說明他上歲數了。

*They are all getting on， but won't admit it．他們都在變老，但就是不服老。

*Your parents are getting on in years；you should take good care of them．你的父母已經上了年紀，你得好好照顧他們。

*She is not very young；she is getting on to middle age．她不很年輕，快到中年了。

4．（cause to） take a place on（a horse， bicycle，etc．）or in（a vehi cle）騎上（馬）；上（車等）

*Only one person at a time is allowed to get on the horse．一次只能讓一個人騎上這匹馬。

*She got on her bicycle and cycled off quickly．她跨上自行車，飛快地騎走了。

*When the old lady got on the bus， a young man stood up to offer her his seat．那位老太太上車後，一位年輕人立刻站了起來給她讓坐。

5．be on good terms 意氣相投；相處融洽

*They got on with each other very well．他們彼此相處得很好。

*It's hard to get on with a suspicious man．和一個多疑的人相處很難。

*They get on well at work but not privately．他們在工作上處得不錯，但私人關系不好。

*How do you get on with him？你跟他相處得怎麼樣？

*We get on extremely well．我們相處得很融洽。

6． be on one's way 趕路

*I must be getting on；I'm late already．我必須要趕路，我已遲了。

*We'd better get on while there is still light．我們最好趁亮趕路。

7．advance in time；become late （時間）消逝；晚了

*Time is getting on．Shall we go now？時間不早了，我們現在走好嗎？

*It's getting on． We'd better go home．天色漸晚了，我們回家吧。

*It's was getting on towards eight o'clock when he came back home．他到家時已經快8點鐘了。

8．fare；manage 過日子

*How are you getting on？你近來日子過得怎樣？

*9．continue doing sth．繼續做某事

*Don't sit there talking；get on with your work．不要坐在那裡聊天，繼續幹活吧。

*They couldn't get on for lack of materials．他們由于缺少材料幹不下去了。

10．manage to live or work 設法對付；設法過下去；設法幹下去

*I can hardly get on without your support．沒有你的支持我簡直幹不下去了。

*You can't get on without money in this world．在這個世界上沒有錢你休想過下去。

11．put on 穿上；戴上

*It was cold outside； she got her hat and coat on．外面很冷，她戴上帽子，穿上外衣。

12．cause to go forward or make progress使前進；使進步

*She is an outstanding teacher，good at getting her pupils．她是位優秀教師，很善于引導學生進步。

13．achieve success取得成功；發蹟

*She is sure to get on in life．她一定會很有出息。

14． used as an exclamation of disbelief，surprise，etc．用作表示驚訝或不相信

*“Guess how far I walked yesterday？”“Ten miles？” No，thirty two miles！”“Get on！”“你猜我昨天走了多少路？”“10英裡？”“不對，32英裡！”“我不信！”

〈 1．dress oneself in穿戴 〉

*He put his coat on hurriedly and ran out of the house．他匆忙穿上外套，衝出了屋子。

2．turn on開

*He opened the door and put on the light．他開了門，打開了燈。

3．pretend假裝

*He was not really angry．He was putting it on．他並不真生氣，他是假裝的。

4．present（a performance）上演

*The actor put on a fine performance．這位演員的表演非常精彩。

*The senior class put on a dance．高年級學生舉行了一次舞會。

5．gain（weight）；increase增加（體重）；增添；上漲

*She put on a lot of weight last winter．去年冬天她體重增加了很多。

6．force acceptance of sth．on sb．強迫某人接收

*In those days various sorts of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous levies were put on the people from time to time．那時候，不時有各種苛捐雜稅加在人民的身上。

*Why do you put the blame on me？你為什麼責怪我呢？

7．deceive欺騙

*I don't believe you；you are just putting me on．我不相信你，你不過是在騙我。

8．move forward（a clock or the hands of a clock）往前撥（鐘表）

*He forgot to put the clock on last night．他昨晚忘了把鐘往前撥了。

*The English people will put on their clocks one hour for summer time the day after tomorrow．英國人後天實行夏令時間，將把鐘往前撥一小時。

9．bet or risk money on sth．下…賭注

*Richard put on＄5 and lost it all．理查德押了5美元，結果全輸了。