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 set about the task with becoming precautions.
  他相信谨慎地着手做这一桩工作。
• We set about preparing for the party one week ago.
  我们一周前就开始为这个晚会做准备了。
• 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。
• How are we going to set about this?
  这事我们如何着手呢？
• How do you set about talking the language you are given?
  你是怎样开始讲他人的语言的？
• I must set about my packing.
  我得开始收拾行李了。
• 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。
• 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。
• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors'legislation.
  新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。
• 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。