开始做（某事）; 攻击; 抨击（某人）; 非正散布（谣言）

ph.

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

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 downbegingetstart outstartset outcommence

2. enter upon an activity or enterprise

Synonym: undertakeattempt

3. begin to deal with

e.g. approach a task
go about a difficult problem
approach a new project

Synonym: go aboutapproach