美 [set əˈbaʊt]
开始，着手：指开始进行某项活动或任务。
着手解决，处理：指开始处理或解决问题或困难。
set about //
动词 to start or begin 开始
... serve as 充当；起作用 in session 在开会；在开庭 set about 开始；散布(谣言等)： ...
... set n. 组合,集合,设定; n.一套,一副; v. 放置,设定; v.(太阳)落下去 set about 开始；着手 set at ease 使不拘束(不紧张)，使安心 ...
... go about 着手做；到处走动；消息传开 see about 照看；过问；设法办某事；考虑 set about 开始 ...
着手；开始做…
He set about raising an army.
他着手组建一支部队。
We need to set about finding a solution.
我们得着手寻找一个解决办法。
He has set about carving up the company which Hammer created from almost nothing.
他已着手瓜分哈默白手起家创办的公司。
She says there are lots of requests from other countries for information about how to set up similar programs.
VOA : special.2010.04.30
His father, James Mill, was a disciple of Bentham's, and James Mill set about giving his son, John Stuart Mill, a model education.
他的父亲詹姆斯·穆勒是边沁的追随者，詹姆斯·穆勒决心以边沁为榜样，教育自己的儿子穆勒。
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Things could not have set about signifying progressively.
东西不可能慢慢的找到自己的代表。
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Today,Frank Oliver and Doug Johnson tell about a special plane called Voyager and the effort to set a difficult world record.
VOA : special.2010.10.06
About six billion of it is in Islamic bonds, including a three and a half billion dollar bond set for repayment on Monday.
VOA : special.2009.12.11
Based on these discoveries, the team set about improving how it would source future deals.
Saban has also set about to boost donations and spread the word about his team.
The player then set about convincing the coach that he could play in midfield.