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

• 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 stop chewing the fat and get down to work.
  让我们停止聊天儿，着手工作吧。
• We had better get down to it.
  我们最好开始认真工作。
• 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。
• Can we get down to business?
  我们可以谈正事了吗？
• 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。
• 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 really must get down to some study.
  我的确必须开始认真学点东西。
• I can get down to nitpicking detail, I am pretty fussy about certain things.
  我会挑剔细节，我对某些事情相当吹毛求疵。
• 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。