set about

英 [set əˈbaʊt]

美 [set əˈbaʊt]

动手; 开始; 下手; 着手

英英释义

verb

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
1. We began working at dawn
2. Who will start?
3. Get working as soon as the sun rises!
4. The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
5. He began early in the day
6. Let's get down to work now
Synonym:get downbegingetstart outstartset outcommence
enter upon an activity or enterprise
Synonym:undertakeattempt
begin to deal with
1. approach a task
2. go about a difficult problem
3. approach a new project
Synonym:go aboutapproach

I must set about my packing.
我得开始收拾行李了。
Aunt Wu set about making tea. Only for my tea, I should have had the headache.
吴大婶张罗着沏茶。要是不喝茶，我又会犯头痛病了。
She and Mr Manuel set about introducing world-class practices.
于是她和曼纽尔先生着手引进世界级的业务惯例。
Then Spelke and colleagues set about their three-phase training regime.
然后，Spelke和同事们开始了他们三个阶段的训练计划。
I set about researching the habits of snakes so I could trap them in the easiest way.
于是我就着手研究蛇的习性，以便能用最简易的方法来捕蛇。
How do you set about talking the language you are given?
你是怎样开始讲他人的语言的？
We set about cleaning the house.
我们着手打扫房子。
Prince Ivan broke the egg, took the needle out, and set about breaking the point off.
亲王伊凡打破了，把针，并打破了一点。
But the basement won out and they set about trying to raise more money for the business.
但地下室成功了，他们开始尝试为自己的公司筹集更多资金。
We set about preparing for the party one week ago.
我们一周前就开始为这个晚会做准备了。