get down to

英 [ɡet daʊn tu]

美 [ɡet daʊn tu]

开始干，着手做（尤指非常花费精力之事）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 开始干，着手做（尤指需花费精力之事）
  If youget down tosomething, especially something that requires a lot of attention, you begin doing it.
  1. With the election out of the way, the government can get down to business.
     选举结束，政府可以着手干起来了。

双语例句

• After that we have to get down to work.
  会议之后，我们就得开始干活了。
• I have difficulty in dealing with the abstract-let's get down to some particulars.
  我考虑抽象概念有些困难，让我们处理一些具体事情吧。
• Now it's time for us to get down to my story.
  现在是时候安静听我的故事了。
• I have talked too much. Let's get down to business.
  我说的太多了，让我们言归正传吧。
• I really must get down to some study.
  我的确必须开始认真学点东西。
• Get down to the post office pronto!
  马上去邮局！
• I think you will like to get down to work now.
  我想现在你要认真着手工作。
• I must get down to work tonight, as the exams start next week.
  我今晚必须开始认真学习，因为下周开始考试了。
• With that plumbing defined, I can get down to business.
  定义了该管道之后，我就可以开始正事了。
• And I have to get down to my business now.
  我现在得赶紧复习了。