英语词汇“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

set about

1Start doing something with vigour or determination: it would be far better to admit the problem openly and set about tackling it...

She then sets about building the nest laying her eggs as the work proceeds.
After breakfast he sets about cleaning his truck till it gleams and drives off to work at a stone quarry.
So what he does is identify a specific problem in the workplace and sets about resolving it.

Synonyms

begin, start, make a start on, go about, set to, get to work on, get down to, get going on, embark on, tackle, attack, address oneself to, buckle down to, undertake;

put/set the wheels in motion, get down to business, get/set the ball rolling, put one's shoulder to the wheel, put one's hand to the plough, roll up one's sleeves, get things moving

informal get cracking, get one's finger out, get weaving

formal commence

2British informal Attack (someone): the policeman began to set about him with his truncheon...

He claimed the cabbie had assaulted him, setting about him with a wheel brace and then trying to run him over.
As he tried to recover it, the other side's players thought she was being assaulted and set about him.
You cheer when he manages to gain respect by setting about tormentors with a fistful of batteries.

Synonyms

attack, assail, assault, hit, strike, beat, give someone a beating, thrash, pound, pummel, wallop, hammer, tear into, set upon, fall on, turn on, let fly at

informal lay into, lace into, beat the living daylights out of, sail into, pitch into, let someone have it, get stuck into, paste, do over, work over, rough up, knock about/around

British informal duff up, have a go at

North American informal beat up on, light into

See parent entry: set

单词	set about
释义	set about 1Start doing something with vigour or determination: it would be far better to admit the problem openly and set about tackling it... She then sets about building the nest laying her eggs as the work proceeds. After breakfast he sets about cleaning his truck till it gleams and drives off to work at a stone quarry. So what he does is identify a specific problem in the workplace and sets about resolving it. Synonyms begin, start, make a start on, go about, set to, get to work on, get down to, get going on, embark on, tackle, attack, address oneself to, buckle down to, undertake; put/set the wheels in motion, get down to business, get/set the ball rolling, put one's shoulder to the wheel, put one's hand to the plough, roll up one's sleeves, get things moving informal get cracking, get one's finger out, get weaving formal commence 2British informal Attack (someone): the policeman began to set about him with his truncheon... He claimed the cabbie had assaulted him, setting about him with a wheel brace and then trying to run him over. As he tried to recover it, the other side's players thought she was being assaulted and set about him. You cheer when he manages to gain respect by setting about tormentors with a fistful of batteries. Synonyms attack, assail, assault, hit, strike, beat, give someone a beating, thrash, pound, pummel, wallop, hammer, tear into, set upon, fall on, turn on, let fly at informal lay into, lace into, beat the living daylights out of, sail into, pitch into, let someone have it, get stuck into, paste, do over, work over, rough up, knock about/around British informal duff up, have a go at North American informal beat up on, light into See parent entry: set
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