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

• 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。
• 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。
• Stop talking, let's get down to work!
  别聊天了，让我们开始干正事吧！
• Let's get down to business at hand.
  让我们着手处理手头的事吧。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 really must get down to some study.
  我的确必须开始认真学点东西。
• 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。