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

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。
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。
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。
He set about the task with becoming precautions.
他相信谨慎地着手做这一桩工作。
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 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。
Then Spelke and colleagues set about their three-phase training regime.
然后，Spelke和同事们开始了他们三个阶段的训练计划。
He sat down at the table and set about his work.
他坐在桌子前开始工作了。
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。