"set about" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 開始做
• 著手

Definition

開始做某事，尤其指下定決心或充滿活力地開始。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個用法有點正式及文學語氣，後面常接動名詞（如 “set about cleaning”）。用來描述決心或主動開始做事。不用於無意間的行動。

Examples

She set about making dinner as soon as she got home.

她一回家就**開始做**晚餐。

The workers set about repairing the roof after the storm.

工人們在暴風雨後**開始**修理屋頂。

He set about studying for his exams early this year.

他今年很早就**開始**為考試溫習了。

Without missing a beat, the team set about solving the problem.

團隊毫不猶豫地**著手**解決這個問題。

They set about turning the old house into a cozy café.

他們**開始**把老房子改造成一家溫馨的咖啡館。

As soon as the idea came to her, she set about making it happen.

這個想法一浮現，她立刻**著手**實現。