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词组 set about
释义
Idiom
set aboutset about (something/doing something)
to begin to do or deal with something.
Beall has set about the delicate task of getting the companies to work together.After putting up the tent, she set about making a fire.I bought a computer, got a book of instructions, and set about to learn how to use it.
Phr V
set about
sets, setting, set
set about sth/doing sth
to start doing something, especially something that uses a lot of time or energy
I got home and immediately set about cleaning the house.
set about sth
to start dealing with something in a particular way
I think they're setting about the problem the wrong way.I need to find a job but I don't know how to set about the task.
set about sb
literary to attack someone physicallyoften + with
They dragged him into an alley and set about him with their fists.
set about
verb to attack or assault someone UK, 1879
phraseset about1. set about sth not passive to start doing something, especially something that needs a lot of time and effortset 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: start2. set about sth not passive especially BrE to start dealing with something in a particular wayset 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 about3. 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

set about (doing something)

To undertake a task; to begin doing something. After the meeting, I'll set about writing a draft of the report. They set about cleaning the house from top to bottom before their guests arrived.

set someone about something

to make someone begin doing something. I set the boys about raking up the leaves. She set herself about repairing the damaged machine.

set about

Begin, start, as in How do we set about solving this puzzle? [c. 1600]

set about

v.
To start doing something or some task: After collecting sticks, the campers set about building a fire.
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