开始做（某事）; 攻击; 抨击（某人）; <非正>散布（谣言）
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1. She set about her housework straight after breakfast.
她早饭后立即着手料理家务。
2. He set about learning Chinese at age ten.
他在十岁时开始学中文。
1. 开始,着手：serve right活该,给应得的待遇 | set about开始,着手 | set aside挑出,拨出,留出;拒绝
2. 开始;散布(谣言等)：serve right 活该;给应得的待遇 | set about 开始;散布(谣言等) | set apart 使分离;使显得突出
3. 考虑;留意：service station 加油站 | set about 考虑;留意 | set back 拖延
4. 着手(开始)做某事攻击,乱揍：sever the purpose 适合目的;有用;有助于;解决问题 | set about 着手(开始)做某事攻击,乱揍 | set back 耽搁,延缓;推迟;使退步;阻碍;(把钟)往回拨
1. He then set about consolidating his power by means of force and playing on the superstitious nature of many Haitians.
2. The commission has set a growth target of about 10 per cent for this year.
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3. There's something charming about only having a set number of exposures on a roll of film with which to capture an event.
4. Gold Circle saw it had the makings of a franchise on its hands and set about finding another true story it could tackle.
5. Hu's trip is set to clear US minds of doubts and suspicion about China.
6. He set up Cloud Gate in 1973 on the second floor over a noodle shop, often receiving complaints from diners downstairs about the noise overhead.
7. They have set about a protocol and a code that everybody has to live by.
8. He then set about collecting data on the issue, and finally put forward his proposal.
9. Various foodstuffs are set about the perimeter of the main dining area to such a degree that a map would come in handy.
10. His only stipulation is the collection is sold as complete set to a single buyer who cares about the brand.
verb
1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
e.g. We began working at dawn
Who will start?
Get working as soon as the sun rises!
The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
He began early in the day
Let's get down to work now
Synonym: get down begin get start out start set out commence
2. enter upon an activity or enterprise
3. begin to deal with
e.g. approach a task
go about a difficult problem
approach a new project