| 释义 |
set about 1. start doing something with vigour or determination 开始; 着手: it would be far better to admit the problem openly and set about tackling it. 公开承认并着手解决这一问题将会好得多。 2. Brit. informal attack (someone) 〈英, 非正式〉袭击(某人)。 set about1. begin 开始 * Benjamin Franklin set about learn ing the printer's trade at an early age. 本杰明•富兰克林早年就开始学习印刷术。 * I'll set about preparing supper. 我去做晚饭。2. attack 袭击 * When I refused to give him mon ey, he set about me with a stick. 我不给他钱,他就用棍子打我。 * They set about each other furious ly. 他们使劲地扭打起来。 |