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

• Next week I will get down to your case.
  下个星期我将着手处。
• After that we have to get down to work.
  会议之后，我们就得开始干活了。
• I have difficulty in dealing with the abstract-let's get down to some particulars.
  我考虑抽象概念有些困难，让我们处理一些具体事情吧。
• 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。
• Get down to the post office pronto!
  马上去邮局！
• Let's stop chewing the fat and get down to work.
  让我们停止聊天儿，着手工作吧。
• I really must get down to some study.
  我的确必须开始认真学点东西。
• I said I could never get down to a handful of clothes, but I have.
  我说过我无法减少只保留一些必须的衣服，但我做到了。
• Okay, now I can tell you that I'm going to get down to the mine.
  好了，我告诉你我要下矿井。
• When you get down to it, it isn't so difficult.
  当你开始认真对待事情时，事情就不难。