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

• 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。
• 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。
• He set about the task with becoming precautions.
  他相信谨慎地着手做这一桩工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• How do you set about talking the language you are given?
  你是怎样开始讲他人的语言的？
• 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。
• I must set about my packing.
  我得开始收拾行李了。
• 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。