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

• I said I could never get down to a handful of clothes, but I have.
  我说过我无法减少只保留一些必须的衣服，但我做到了。
• Get down to the post office pronto!
  马上去邮局！
• 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。
• We had better get down to it.
  我们最好开始认真工作。
• Now it's time for us to get down to my story.
  现在是时候安静听我的故事了。
• Stop talking, let's get down to work!
  别聊天了，让我们开始干正事吧！
• Never mind the side issues, let's get down to brass tacks and thrash out a basic agreement.
  别管枝节问题，让我们讨论问题的实质，以求得基本一致。
• I like to get down to work by9.
  我喜欢在9点之前开始工作。
• I think you will like to get down to work now.
  我想现在你要认真着手工作。
• 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。