getting

1. 
   Getting is the present participle of get .
2. PREP-PHRASE 同nearly
   Getting on for means the same as nearly .
   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。

1. He is getting much too Americanized.
   他变得过于美国化了。
2. Jim and I are getting married
   我和吉姆就要结婚了。
3. I am also looking forward to getting more acquainted with immigration law.
   我也期待能对移民法有更多的了解。
4. It has been hard to adjust but now I'm getting satisfaction from my work.
   适应虽然艰难，但是现在我已逐渐从工作中获得了满足。
5. They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk
   他们争论了一番，最后汤姆喝醉了。
6. I feel this is getting to be a distraction from what I really want to do
   我觉得这开始让我无法集中精神做我真正想做的事情了。
7. I had my doubts when she started, but she's getting really good
   她刚开始做时我心存疑虑，但她真的做得很好。
8. It was getting towards evening when we got back
   我们回来的时候已经快到晚上了。
9. It's getting late.
   时间不早了。
10. 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？
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. It was getting on for two o'clock.
    快两点钟了。
14. Don't split hairs. You know what I'm getting at.
    别钻牛角尖了。你知道我指什么。
15. 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。
16. We've got to go now. It's getting late.
    我们得走了。时候不早了。
17. 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。
18. I am getting married on Monday
    我星期一结婚。
19. I must be getting back
    我一定要回来。
20. I really ought to be getting back now
    现在我真得回去了。
21. 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。
22. Careful, there I go again, getting sentimental.
    看看，我又来了，又开始多愁善感了。
23. I am getting old. I am in the twilight of my life.
    我老了，到了生命的暮年。
24. The man is getting old and his joints are stiff.
    人老了，关节也硬化了。
25. The snow has stopped, yet it's getting colder.
    雪停了，反倒冷了。
26. It's getting late. You ought to get going.
    时间不早了，你好走了。
27. She is getting on in years.
    她上岁数了。
28. It's getting warm.
    天暖了。
29. He's putting on weight.; He's getting fat.
    他胖起来了。
30. I am getting things ready now.
    我这就准备好了。

n.

while the getting is good

while the getting is good

noun

1. 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