英语词汇“to set about”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. To begin working at, take in hand, begin upon.

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the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake [verb (transitive)]

underfoc893

fandOE

onfangOE

undernimc1000

takec1175

to take tillc1175

to take toa1250

underfongc1330

undertakea1340

to take in (also on) handa1350

undertakec1385

attamec1386

to take in (also on) handc1390

embrace1393

emprisec1410

to put to one's hand (also hands)c1410

to go upon ——c1450

enterprise?1473

to set (one's) hand to1477

go?a1500

accept1524

assume1530

to hent in (also upon) handc1540

to swallow up1544

to take to task1546

to go into ——?1548

to set in hand1548

to fare about1563

entertain1569

undergo1606

to set about ——1611

to take up1660

to come at ——1901

1611 Second Maiden's Trag. (1909) iii. i. 37 He will weigh The worke he vndertakes, and sett about it Een in the best sobrietie of his Iudgem^t.

a1616 [see γ. forms].

1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1664) 189 I purpose God willing to set about Hosea & to try if I can get it to the presse here.

1708 Ld. Shaftesbury Let. conc. Enthusiasm 8 Men..are wonderfully happy in a Faculty of deceiving themselves, whenever they set heartily about it.

1784 New Spect. No. 1. 6 My friend sat about it with great diligence.

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 307 Let every man and woman here set about their ain business.

1865 J. Ruskin Sesame & Lilies i. 5 This essential education might be more easily got..if they set about it in the right way.

1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke xxx. 313 We had best set about our part of the contract.

b. const. infinitive.

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the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > set to work upon or begin to deal with

to set about ——a1300

to set upon ——1555

fall1589

to deal on, upon1597

to break up1688

begin1808

to set up1857

a1300 Cursor Mundi 1580 Þe scham, þe sin þat þan was vte At tell war lang to sett aboute [Gött. sitt aboute, Fairf. syte a-bout].

1736 T. Lediard Life Marlborough I. 147 The Queen set about to form Her Ministry.

1840 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 1 iv. 404 He sets about to clean his land in good earnest.

1889 ‘M. Gray’ Reproach of Annesley I. i. iv. 94 He scrambled to his feet, and set about to console himself.

c. const. gerund.

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1749 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 24 Nov. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1443 I..will set about doing the orders contained therein.

a1774 O. Goldsmith tr. P. Scarron Comic Romance (1775) II. xix. 172 Don Sancho's servant..immediately sat about enquiring into Dorothea's conduct.

1865 W. E. Gladstone Gleanings (1879) vii. 34 I will set about explaining what I mean.

1890 T. F. Tout in F. Y. Powell et al. Hist. Eng. III. 173 Peel..set about forming a new party.

2. To set upon, attack. colloquial.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)]

assail?c1225

to set on ——c1290

saila1300

to turn one's handc1325

lashc1330

to set against ——c1330

impugnc1384

offendc1385

weighc1386

checka1400

to lay at?a1400

havec1400

to set at ——c1430

fraya1440

rehetea1450

besail1460

fray1465

tuilyie1487

assaulta1500

enterprise?1510

invade1513

sturt1513

attempt1546

lay1580

tilt1589

to fall aboard——1593

yoke1596

to let into1598

to fall foul1602

attack1655

do1780

to go in at1812

to pitch into ——1823

tackle1828

vampire1832

bushwhack1837

to go for ——1838

take1864

pile1867

volcano1867

to set about ——1879

vampirize1888

to get stuck into1910

to take to ——1911

weigh1941

rugby-tackle1967

rugger-tackle1967

1879 J. W. Horsley Jottings from Jail (1887) 5 This got to my father's ears; when I went home he set about me with a strap until he was tired.

1906 Daily Chron. 22 May 3/3 It is always well to name the antagonist whom you are setting about.

单词	to set about
释义	> as lemmas to set about —— to set about —— 1. a. To begin working at, take in hand, begin upon. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake [verb (transitive)] underfoc893 fandOE onfangOE undernimc1000 takec1175 to take tillc1175 to take toa1250 underfongc1330 undertakea1340 to take in (also on) handa1350 undertakec1385 attamec1386 to take in (also on) handc1390 embrace1393 emprisec1410 to put to one's hand (also hands)c1410 to go upon ——c1450 enterprise?1473 to set (one's) hand to1477 go?a1500 accept1524 assume1530 to hent in (also upon) handc1540 to swallow up1544 to take to task1546 to go into ——?1548 to set in hand1548 to fare about1563 entertain1569 undergo1606 to set about ——1611 to take up1660 to come at ——1901 1611 Second Maiden's Trag. (1909) iii. i. 37 He will weigh The worke he vndertakes, and sett about it Een in the best sobrietie of his Iudgem^t. a1616 [see γ. forms]. 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1664) 189 I purpose God willing to set about Hosea & to try if I can get it to the presse here. 1708 Ld. Shaftesbury Let. conc. Enthusiasm 8 Men..are wonderfully happy in a Faculty of deceiving themselves, whenever they set heartily about it. 1784 New Spect. No. 1. 6 My friend sat about it with great diligence. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 307 Let every man and woman here set about their ain business. 1865 J. Ruskin Sesame & Lilies i. 5 This essential education might be more easily got..if they set about it in the right way. 1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke xxx. 313 We had best set about our part of the contract. b. const. infinitive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > set to work upon or begin to deal with to set about ——a1300 to set upon ——1555 fall1589 to deal on, upon1597 to break up1688 begin1808 to set up1857 a1300 Cursor Mundi 1580 Þe scham, þe sin þat þan was vte At tell war lang to sett aboute [Gött. sitt aboute, Fairf. syte a-bout]. 1736 T. Lediard Life Marlborough I. 147 The Queen set about to form Her Ministry. 1840 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 1 iv. 404 He sets about to clean his land in good earnest. 1889 ‘M. Gray’ Reproach of Annesley I. i. iv. 94 He scrambled to his feet, and set about to console himself. c. const. gerund. ΚΠ 1749 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 24 Nov. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1443 I..will set about doing the orders contained therein. a1774 O. Goldsmith tr. P. Scarron Comic Romance (1775) II. xix. 172 Don Sancho's servant..immediately sat about enquiring into Dorothea's conduct. 1865 W. E. Gladstone Gleanings (1879) vii. 34 I will set about explaining what I mean. 1890 T. F. Tout in F. Y. Powell et al. Hist. Eng. III. 173 Peel..set about forming a new party. 2. To set upon, attack. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] assail?c1225 to set on ——c1290 saila1300 to turn one's handc1325 lashc1330 to set against ——c1330 impugnc1384 offendc1385 weighc1386 checka1400 to lay at?a1400 havec1400 to set at ——c1430 fraya1440 rehetea1450 besail1460 fray1465 tuilyie1487 assaulta1500 enterprise?1510 invade1513 sturt1513 attempt1546 lay1580 tilt1589 to fall aboard——1593 yoke1596 to let into1598 to fall foul1602 attack1655 do1780 to go in at1812 to pitch into ——1823 tackle1828 vampire1832 bushwhack1837 to go for ——1838 take1864 pile1867 volcano1867 to set about ——1879 vampirize1888 to get stuck into1910 to take to ——1911 weigh1941 rugby-tackle1967 rugger-tackle1967 1879 J. W. Horsley Jottings from Jail (1887) 5 This got to my father's ears; when I went home he set about me with a strap until he was tired. 1906 Daily Chron. 22 May 3/3 It is always well to name the antagonist whom you are setting about. extracted from setv.¹ to set about to set about To circulate, spread about (a statement, report). Now chiefly northern dialect. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publish or spread abroad [verb (transitive)] sowc888 blowc1275 dispeple1297 to do abroadc1300 fame1303 publyc1350 defamea1382 publisha1382 open?1387 proclaima1393 slandera1400 spreada1400 abroachc1400 throwc1400 to give outa1425 promote?a1425 noisec1425 publicc1430 noisec1440 divulgea1464 to put outc1475 skail1487 to come out witha1500 bruit1525 bruita1529 to bear out1530 divulgate1530 promulgate1530 propale?1530 ventilate1530 provulgate1535 sparple1536 sparse1536 promulge1539 disperse1548 publicate1548 forthtell1549 hurly-burly?1550 propagate1554 to set abroada1555 utter1561 to set forth1567 blaze1570 evulgate1570 scatter1576 rear?1577 to carry about1585 pervulgate1586 celebrate?1596 propalate1598 vent1602 evulge1611 to give forth1611 impublic1628 ventilate1637 disseminate1643 expose1644 emit1650 to put about1664 to send abroad1681 to get abroad1688 to take out1697 advertise1710 forward1713 to set abouta1715 circulate1780 broadcast1829 vent1832 vulgate1851 debit1879 float1883 a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 168 Many discourses were set about upon this occasion. 1890 Sat. Rev. 4 Oct. 385/1 Alarming reports have been set about as to the imminence of serious trouble. extracted from setv.¹ < as lemmas
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