词汇 | set about something/somebody |
释义 | set about something/somebodyset about something/somebody phrasal verbphr v a) START DOING somethingto start doing or dealing with something, especially something that needs a lot of time and effort 着手做〔尤指费时费力的事〕 A team of volunteers set about the task with determination. 一批志愿者毅然开始了这项任务。 set about doing something How do senior managers set about making these decisions? 高级经理是怎么着手作这些决定的? b) ATTACK literary to attack someone by hitting and kicking them 攻击;对…拳打脚踢 They set about him with their fists. 他们挥拳殴打他。 Examples from the Corpus set about doing something• Lou set about decorating their new house in blues and yellows. → set about something/somebody at set1(PHRASAL VERB) |
随便看 |
|
时代网英语在线翻译词典收录了323754条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。