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

• And I have to get down to my business now.
  我现在得赶紧复习了。
• Can we get down to business?
  我们可以谈正事了吗？
• When you get down to it, it isn't so difficult.
  当你开始认真对待事情时，事情就不难。
• Okay, now I can tell you that I'm going to get down to the mine.
  好了，我告诉你我要下矿井。
• 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。
• 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。
• Let's get down to basics and stop horsing around.
  别胡闹了，我们还是收收心想想要紧事吧。
• The best hope is that we will mobilize international support and get down to action
  最好的希望是我们能争取到国际上的支持，然后采取行动。
• After that we have to get down to work.
  会议之后，我们就得开始干活了。
• Let's stop chewing the fat and get down to work.
  让我们停止聊天儿，着手工作吧。