set about

The girl attendant has set about cleaning the room.

那位女服务员已开始打扫房间.

——《简明英汉词典》

Soapy , having decided to go to the Island, at once set about accomplishing his desire.

一旦决定了去岛上, 索比便立即着手将它变为现实.

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She set about brewing some herb tea.

她动手泡一些药茶.

《简明英汉词典》

Previously, dissent had been crushed , most visibly when Ms Fiorina set about merging HP with Compaq.

在此之前,费奥瑞纳着手惠普和康柏的合并时, 很明显所有异议都遭到压制.

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After supper Mary set about clearing the table.

晚饭后,玛丽动手收拾餐桌.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

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。

——柯林斯例句

He has set about carving up the company which Hammer created from almost nothing.

他已经开始动手拆分这家几乎是哈默白手起家创办的公司。

——柯林斯例句

They set about disbanding the terrorist groups.

他们开始解散恐怖主义组织。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

It was certainly in a mood of exultation reyes Catolicos set about the reconquest of Granada.

“天主教国王”开始重新征服格拉纳达,他们当然欢欣鼓舞.

——期刊摘选

The brothers set about eliminating Bouygues SA's stake from Maison Bouygues.

布伊格兄弟开始让布伊格股份有限公司减持MaisonBouygues的股票.

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In a very forceful speech he set about his critics.

他以有力的发言驳斥了他的批评者.

——《简明英汉词典》

Undaunted by the scale of the job, Lesley set about planning how each room should look.

莱斯利并没有被这项浩大的工程所吓倒，开始着手规划每个房间的格局。

——柯林斯例句

After the earthquake, the people set about rebuilding their homes.

地震过后，人们开始重建家园。

牛津高阶英汉双解词典

I did not about the accomplished statuary when I set about to the scheme.

成型的样子,是我已开始着手创作没有想到的.

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We set about our task at once with great enthusiasm.

我们立刻兴致勃勃地干起来.

《简明英汉词典》

The next morning they woke and set about cleaning and sweeping the house.

第二天早晨,他们醒来便开始打扫屋子.

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Prince Ivan broke the egg, took the needle out, and set about breaking the point off.

亲王伊凡打破了, 把针, 并打破了一点.

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They set about making preparations for spring sowing.

他们开始进行春播准备工作.

辞典例句

He had never intended living there after his wife's death and immediately set about trying to make a sale.

妻子去世后他就不打算住在那里了，因此马上着手要将其卖掉。

柯林斯例句

I advise you to set about your work without delay.

我建议你立即开始工作.

期刊摘选

The creative team then set about bringing their idea to life in the chosen media.

创意小组然后就着手将他们的想法在挑选出来的媒体上付诸实践.

期刊摘选

She set about her housework straight after breakfast.

她早饭后立即着手料理家务.

辞典例句

We set about cleaning up the mess.

我们开始把乱七八糟的东西打扫干净.

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How should we set about our work?

我们应当怎样着手干 呢 ?

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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.

《简明英汉词典》

They immediately set about making the machine.

他们立即着手制造这部机器.

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She set about complaining as soon as she arrived.

她一到就开始抱怨.

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I don't know how to set about this job.

这工作我不知如何入手.

辞典例句