get down to

英 [ɡet daʊn tu]

美 [ɡet daʊn tu]

开始干，着手做（尤指非常花费精力之事）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 开始干，着手做（尤指需花费精力之事）
  If youget down tosomething, especially something that requires a lot of attention, you begin doing it.
  1. With the election out of the way, the government can get down to business.
     选举结束，政府可以着手干起来了。

双语例句

• I've got a lot of work to do but I can't seem to get down to it.
  我有许多工作要做，但似乎我还不能认真着手去做这些事情。
• Now it's time for us to get down to my story.
  现在是时候安静听我的故事了。
• We had better get down to it.
  我们最好开始认真工作。
• I have talked too much. Let's get down to business.
  我说的太多了，让我们言归正传吧。
• I must get down to work tonight, as the exams start next week.
  我今晚必须开始认真学习，因为下周开始考试了。
• I have difficulty in dealing with the abstract-let's get down to some particulars.
  我考虑抽象概念有些困难，让我们处理一些具体事情吧。
• Let's stop chewing the fat and get down to work.
  让我们停止聊天儿，着手工作吧。
• Next week I will get down to your case.
  下个星期我将着手处。
• Get down to the post office pronto!
  马上去邮局！
• I like to get down to work by9.
  我喜欢在9点之前开始工作。