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

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。
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？
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。
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。
Having made up my mind, I immediately set about carrying out my plan.
拿定主意后，我立即着手实施我的计划。
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。
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。
I tried to apologize, but I think I set about it the wrong way.
我试着道歉，但我认为我表达的方式却错了。
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。