核心问题
Children are likely to get ____ if no one cares about their upbringing.
A. away from the hand B. out of the hand
C. out of hand D. away from hand(Nelson, 500D)
我知道正确答案为 C(out of hand), 但是, 我无法分析 get out of hand (难以控制) 的结构。
词典解答
我们在 get dressed 条中已经讲到, get 可以用作连系动词, 与分词构成系表结构 (如 get tired, get lost)。同样, 用作连系动词的 get 也可以与介词短语构成系表结构。
Finally, worst of all, Herb was getting more and more out of hand. 最后,最糟的是,赫伯越来越不听话了。
试与be作比较：
The situation is out of hand. (ECD) 局面无法控制。