单词 | set about |
释义 | set about (once / 895 pages) v WORD FAMILY set about: sets about, setting about USAGE EXAMPLESWhen the trio completed the list, they approached O’Brien and set about trying to save their team. Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016) She also appeared on Good Morning America, where she remembers chatting off set about her new-found fame. BBC(Dec 26, 2016) With Mr. Groban as eager student, they set about working on roughing up his voice, strengthening his sense of character and coaxing him to dance. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1v begin to deal with Syn|Hypo|Hyper approach, go about confront, face, face up deal with (something unpleasant) head on tackle, take on, undertakeaccept as a challenge act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 2v enter upon an activity or enterprise Syn|Hyper attempt, undertake initiate, pioneer take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of 3v take the first step or steps in carrying out an action Syn|Ant|Hypo begin, commence, get, get down, set out, start, start out begin begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language end, terminate bring to an end or halt recommence begin again strike outset out on a course of action fallbegin vigorously jump offset off quickly, usually with success get toarrive at the point of auspicatecommence in a manner calculated to bring good luck attackset to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task break instart in a certain activity, enterprise, or role launch, plungebegin with vigor come onoccur or become available embark, enterset out on (an enterprise or subject of study) bestir oneself, get cracking, get going, get moving, get rolling, get started, get weavingstart to be active take uppursue or resume |
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