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。
• 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。
• He has set about carving up the company which Hammer created from almost nothing
  他已经开始动手拆分这家几乎是哈默白手起家创办的公司。
• He set about the task with becoming precautions.
  他相信谨慎地着手做这一桩工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• He knows how to set about doing these things.
  他知道怎样着手做这些事情。
• How are we going to set about this?
  这事我们如何着手呢？
• I will set about preparing supper.
  我要开始准备晚饭了。
• 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。