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 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。
• 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。
• Get down to the post office pronto!
  马上去邮局！
• 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 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。
• After that we have to get down to work.
  会议之后，我们就得开始干活了。
• Next week I will get down to your case.
  下个星期我将着手处。
• Never mind the side issues, let's get down to brass tacks and thrash out a basic agreement.
  别管枝节问题，让我们讨论问题的实质，以求得基本一致。
• 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。