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

• 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。
• 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。
• There's not much time left. let's get down to repairing the machine.
  时间所剩不多了，让我们开始修理这台机器吧。
• I think you will like to get down to work now.
  我想现在你要认真着手工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• Let's stop chewing the fat and get down to work.
  让我们停止聊天儿，着手工作吧。
• I like to get down to work by9.
  我喜欢在9点之前开始工作。
• Get down to the post office pronto!
  马上去邮局！
• Stop talking, let's get down to work!
  别聊天了，让我们开始干正事吧！