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

• 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。
• 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。
• He sat down at the table and set about his work.
  他坐在桌子前开始工作了。
• We set about cleaning the house.
  我们着手打扫房子。
• 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。
• 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。
• Now the two set about the arrows do not know what is.
  现在，这两着手箭头不知道是什么。
• I tried to apologize, but I think I set about it the wrong way.
  我试着道歉，但我认为我表达的方式却错了。
• He knows how to set about doing these things.
  他知道怎样着手做这些事情。