set to work

短语

开始工作

发音

AU

词形变化

sets to work 三单 sets to work setting to work setting to work 现在分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To begin working.

    习语 不及物

    As soon as he got home, he went to his desk and set to work.

    Every day he sets to work at the new assignments.

  2. 2.

    To begin working at.

    习语 不及物

    As soon as I could, I set to work making the entries.

  3. 3.

    To cause to begin working.

    及物

    I will immediately set them to work.

    I was setting the children to work cleaning their rooms.

    I set the pump to work getting the water out of the basement.