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

• 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。
• Let's stop chewing the fat and get down to work.
  让我们停止聊天儿，着手工作吧。
• Let's get down to business at hand.
  让我们着手处理手头的事吧。
• Stop talking, let's get down to work!
  别聊天了，让我们开始干正事吧！
• 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'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。
• 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。
• Get down to the post office pronto!
  马上去邮局！
• Angola's ruling party was due to get down to brass tacks today with a debate on the party's record.
  安哥拉执政党预定在今天就有关该党执政记录的问题进行实质性讨论。
• Next week I will get down to your case.
  下个星期我将着手处。