set about

1.She set about brewing some herb tea.

她动手泡一些药茶。

2.After supper Mary set about clearing the table.

晚饭后, 玛丽动手收拾餐桌。

3.The girl attendant has set about cleaning the room.

那位女服务员已开始打扫房间。

4.The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation.

新政府正着手前任所制定的法律。

5.In a very forceful speech he set about his critics.

他以有力的发驳斥了他的批评者。

6.Nothing daunted, the people set about rebuilding their homes after the fire.

大火过后，人们馁，又开始重建家园。

7."They steam-rollered Arsenal the way they set about them and I thought Liverpool were excellent again."

“比如对阵阿森纳的比赛，那样疯狂的比分会让我认为，曾经那个犀利的利物浦又回来了。”

8.The Collectorship brings in forty thousand francs a year and, during the ten years he has held it, he has paid off his bond and set about putting a dowry for my sister to one side.

这个职务给他每年带来四万法郎的收入，十年做下来，他已偿还了保证金，并且还替我妹妹攒下了嫁妆。