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

• After they had got in the wheat, they set about ploughing.
  他们收了麦子，接着就开始犁地。
• Undaunted by the scale of the job, Lesley set about planning how each room should look.
  莱斯利并没有被这项浩大的工程所吓倒，开始着手规划每个房间的格局。
• I must set about my packing.
  我得开始收拾行李了。
• Having made up my mind, I immediately set about carrying out my plan.
  拿定主意后，我立即着手实施我的计划。
• 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。
• 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。
• He sat down at the table and set about his work.
  他坐在桌子前开始工作了。
• How are we going to set about this?
  这事我们如何着手呢？
• He knows how to set about doing these things.
  他知道怎样着手做这些事情。
• His wife set about upbraiding him for neglecting the children.
  他妻子开始指责他不照顾孩子。