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

• 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。
• How are we going to set about this?
  这事我们如何着手呢？
• He sat down at the table and set about his work.
  他坐在桌子前开始工作了。
• 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。
• He knows how to set about doing these things.
  他知道怎样着手做这些事情。
• After they had got in the wheat, they set about ploughing.
  他们收了麦子，接着就开始犁地。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• How do you set about talking the language you are given?
  你是怎样开始讲他人的语言的？