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！
• I think you will like to get down to work now.
  我想现在你要认真着手工作。
• Stop talking, let's get down to work!
  别聊天了，让我们开始干正事吧！
• 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。
• And I have to get down to my business now.
  我现在得赶紧复习了。
• The city's newspapers still attempt to get down to the nitty gritty of investigative journalism.
  该市报纸仍在试图厘清调查性新闻的实质。
• 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。
• 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。
• Can we get down to business?
  我们可以谈正事了吗？
• I like to get down to work by9.
  我喜欢在9点之前开始工作。