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

• Can we get down to business?
  我们可以谈正事了吗？
• Let's stop chewing the fat and get down to work.
  让我们停止聊天儿，着手工作吧。
• 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。
• 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 have talked too much. Let's get down to business.
  我说的太多了，让我们言归正传吧。
• I really must get down to some study.
  我的确必须开始认真学点东西。
• Get down to the post office pronto!
  马上去邮局！
• 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 must get down to work tonight, as the exams start next week.
  我今晚必须开始认真学习，因为下周开始考试了。