set about

英 [set əˈbaʊt]

美 [set əˈbaʊt]

动手; 开始; 下手; 着手

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

After they had got in the wheat, they set about ploughing.
他们收了麦子，接着就开始犁地。
He set about the task with becoming precautions.
他相信谨慎地着手做这一桩工作。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。