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

• Now it's time for us to get down to my story.
  现在是时候安静听我的故事了。
• 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。
• Okay, now I can tell you that I'm going to get down to the mine.
  好了，我告诉你我要下矿井。
• Get down to the post office pronto!
  马上去邮局！
• 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。
• 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 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 really must get down to some study.
  我的确必须开始认真学点东西。
• And I have to get down to my business now.
  我现在得赶紧复习了。
• Can we get down to business?
  我们可以谈正事了吗？