get down to

英 [ɡet daʊn tu]

美 [ɡet daʊn tu]

开始干，着手做（尤指非常花费精力之事）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 开始干，着手做（尤指需花费精力之事）
  If youget down tosomething, especially something that requires a lot of attention, you begin doing it.
  1. With the election out of the way, the government can get down to business.
     选举结束，政府可以着手干起来了。

双语例句

• The best hope is that we will mobilize international support and get down to action
  最好的希望是我们能争取到国际上的支持，然后采取行动。
• I've got a lot of work to do but I can't seem to get down to it.
  我有许多工作要做，但似乎我还不能认真着手去做这些事情。
• Angola's ruling party was due to get down to brass tacks today with a debate on the party's record.
  安哥拉执政党预定在今天就有关该党执政记录的问题进行实质性讨论。
• I think you will like to get down to work now.
  我想现在你要认真着手工作。
• I like to get down to work by9.
  我喜欢在9点之前开始工作。
• Stop talking, let's get down to work!
  别聊天了，让我们开始干正事吧！
• Now it's time for us to get down to my story.
  现在是时候安静听我的故事了。
• Fetch me the drift holder and I will get down to work.
  给我把那把绞手拿来，我要干活。
• Can we get down to business?
  我们可以谈正事了吗？
• We had better get down to it.
  我们最好开始认真工作。