set about

英 [set əˈbaʊt]

美 [set əˈbaʊt]

动手; 开始; 下手; 着手

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

I set about researching the habits of snakes so I could trap them in the easiest way.
于是我就着手研究蛇的习性，以便能用最简易的方法来捕蛇。
After they had got in the wheat, they set about ploughing.
他们收了麦子，接着就开始犁地。
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。
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。
The new government must set about finding solutions to the country's economic problems.
新政府必须立即找出解决国家经济问题的办法。
We set about cleaning the house.
我们着手打扫房子。
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。
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。
I must set about my packing.
我得开始收拾行李了。
His wife set about upbraiding him for neglecting the children.
他妻子开始指责他不照顾孩子。