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

• The best hope is that we will mobilize international support and get down to action
  最好的希望是我们能争取到国际上的支持，然后采取行动。
• After that we have to get down to work.
  会议之后，我们就得开始干活了。
• Let's stop chewing the fat and get down to work.
  让我们停止聊天儿，着手工作吧。
• 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。
• Next week I will get down to your case.
  下个星期我将着手处。
• Fetch me the drift holder and I will get down to work.
  给我把那把绞手拿来，我要干活。
• I have difficulty in dealing with the abstract-let's get down to some particulars.
  我考虑抽象概念有些困难，让我们处理一些具体事情吧。
• Can we get down to business?
  我们可以谈正事了吗？
• 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。
• 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。