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

• And I have to get down to my business now.
  我现在得赶紧复习了。
• I can get down to nitpicking detail, I am pretty fussy about certain things.
  我会挑剔细节，我对某些事情相当吹毛求疵。
• The best hope is that we will mobilize international support and get down to action
  最好的希望是我们能争取到国际上的支持，然后采取行动。
• Okay, now I can tell you that I'm going to get down to the mine.
  好了，我告诉你我要下矿井。
• With that plumbing defined, I can get down to business.
  定义了该管道之后，我就可以开始正事了。
• Next week I will get down to your case.
  下个星期我将着手处。
• Fetch me the drift holder and I will get down to work.
  给我把那把绞手拿来，我要干活。
• I think you will like to get down to work now.
  我想现在你要认真着手工作。
• Stop talking, let's get down to work!
  别聊天了，让我们开始干正事吧！
• I said I could never get down to a handful of clothes, but I have.
  我说过我无法减少只保留一些必须的衣服，但我做到了。