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

• Aunt Wu set about making tea. Only for my tea, I should have had the headache.
  吴大婶张罗着沏茶。要是不喝茶，我又会犯头痛病了。
• I must set about my packing.
  我得开始收拾行李了。
• On arriving there, they set about doing the experiment.
  一到那儿他们便开始做实验了。
• We set about cleaning the house.
  我们着手打扫房子。
• 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。
• How do you set about talking the language you are given?
  你是怎样开始讲他人的语言的？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He had never intended living there after his wife's death and immediately set about trying to make a sale.
  妻子去世后他就不打算住在那里了，因此马上着手要将其卖掉。