| 词组 | set about |
| 释义 | set about 1. set about sth not passive to start doing something, especially something that needs a lot of time and effort set about doing sth ▪ They settled in the United States after the war and quietly set about rebuilding their lives, putting the past behind them. set about sth ▪ Once the house was built, he set about the task of decorating the interior. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑start 2. set about sth not passive especially BrE to start dealing with something in a particular way set about doing sth ▪ It's a really good idea, but it's difficult to know how to set about doing it. set about sth ▪ How do you set about it? Do you sit down with a blank sheet of paper and think "I'm going to write a poem about spring?" ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go about 3. set about sb especially literary to attack someone by hitting or kicking them: ▪ Two men leaped out of the shadows and set about him with baseball bats. ■ SIMILAR TO: attack, ↑lay into informal |
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