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 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 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。
• I like to get down to work by9.
  我喜欢在9点之前开始工作。
• 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！
• 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 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。
• When you get down to it, it isn't so difficult.
  当你开始认真对待事情时，事情就不难。
• 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 think you will like to get down to work now.
  我想现在你要认真着手工作。