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 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。
• I really must get down to some study.
  我的确必须开始认真学点东西。
• I like to get down to work by9.
  我喜欢在9点之前开始工作。
• 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。
• Let's get down to basics and stop horsing around.
  别胡闹了，我们还是收收心想想要紧事吧。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Can we get down to business?
  我们可以谈正事了吗？
• 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。