Phrase
get wind
/ɡet wind/
verb
泄露；传开；走漏
to become known; to leak out
- 1.
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
无意中得知或意识到
无意中得知或意识到；被人知道；泄露
In use
If this plan gets wind, our surprise will be ruined.
The news got wind long before the official announcement.
We have to act now because the rumor is getting wind around the office.
get wind of sth
通常后接名词短语，表示得知某秘密信息。
She got wind of the secret meeting.
她得知了秘密会议的风声。
get wind that + clause
后接that从句，表示听说某事。
He got wind that the company was about to merge.
他听到风声说公司即将合并。
Verb forms
base get wind · third person gets wind · -ing getting wind · past got wind · past participle gotten wind
不规则变化: get 的过去分词为 gotten (美式).
Common mistakes
He got wind the news.He got wind of the news.
短语 get wind 表示‘听说、得知’时，后面必须跟介词 of 接消息来源，不能直接跟名词。
The secret got a wind.The secret got wind.
get wind 是固定短语，wind 前不能加冠词 a，表示‘被泄露’时不用冠词。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.