get a handle on something

UNDERSTANDto start to understand a situation, subject etc 开始掌握[了解]某事

It’s difficult to get a handle on how widespread this problem is.

很难了解这个问题的普遍程度。

Examples from the Corpus

get a handle on something• At least they have a handle on what caused the power failure.• Sun had difficulty getting a handle on the actual yield situation because week-to-week data on the silicon lots varied, Gadre said.• From these activities they really get a handle on where I want them to go.• Daily at five or six a. m. Mr Sammler woke up in Manhattan and tried to get a handle on the situation.• You figure you've got a handle on all but the most aberrant human behaviour.

→ get a handle on something at handle2(1)

单词	get a handle on something
释义	get a handle on something get a handle on something UNDERSTANDto start to understand a situation, subject etc 开始掌握[了解]某事 It’s difficult to get a handle on how widespread this problem is. 很难了解这个问题的普遍程度。 Examples from the Corpus get a handle on something• At least they have a handle on what caused the power failure.• Sun had difficulty getting a handle on the actual yield situation because week-to-week data on the silicon lots varied, Gadre said.• From these activities they really get a handle on where I want them to go.• Daily at five or six a. m. Mr Sammler woke up in Manhattan and tried to get a handle on the situation.• You figure you've got a handle on all but the most aberrant human behaviour. → get a handle on something at handle2(1)
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