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

• We set about cleaning the house.
  我们着手打扫房子。
• 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。
• He set about helping homeless women and children to place of safety.
  他着手帮助把无家可归的妇女和儿童送到安全的地区。
• How are we going to set about this?
  这事我们如何着手呢？
• Xerox set about a process of reverse engineering. It pulled the machines apart and investigated the Japanese factories to find out how they could pull off such feats.
  施乐公司展开了一项逆向工程。他们把日本的机器拆开，调查了日本的工厂以弄清楚他们如何能生产出如此了不起的产品。
• 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。
• I will set about preparing supper.
  我要开始准备晚饭了。
• 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。
• His wife set about upbraiding him for neglecting the children.
  他妻子开始指责他不照顾孩子。