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。
• I must set about my packing.
  我得开始收拾行李了。
• He knows how to set about doing these things.
  他知道怎样着手做这些事情。
• How do you set about talking the language you are given?
  你是怎样开始讲他人的语言的？
• How are we going to set about this?
  这事我们如何着手呢？
• After they had got in the wheat, they set about ploughing.
  他们收了麦子，接着就开始犁地。
• We set about cleaning the house.
  我们着手打扫房子。
• He set about helping homeless women and children to place of safety.
  他着手帮助把无家可归的妇女和儿童送到安全的地区。