set about

英 [set əˈbaʊt]

美 [set əˈbaʊt]

动手; 开始; 下手; 着手

法律

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

双语例句

• 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。
• Jirtle and Waterland set about to see if they could change the unfortunate genetic legacy of these little creatures.
  吉透和沃特兰在开始时想看看这些小生物是否能改变这不幸的遗传病。
• The new government must set about finding solutions to the country's economic problems.
  新政府必须立即找出解决国家经济问题的办法。
• And set about establishing fault gases growth model to predict the development of a failure to determine the basis.
  并着手建立故障气体的增长模式，为预测故障的发展提供了判断依据。
• He set about helping homeless women and children to place of safety.
  他着手帮助把无家可归的妇女和儿童送到安全的地区。
• His wife set about upbraiding him for neglecting the children.
  他妻子开始指责他不照顾孩子。
• I will set about preparing supper.
  我要开始准备晚饭了。
• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors'legislation.
  新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。
• How are we going to set about this?
  这事我们如何着手呢？
• 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。