set about

  1. 开始做(某事)
    • We set about our task at once with great enthusiasm.
      我们立刻兴致勃勃地干起来。
    • The girl attendant has set about cleaning the room.
      那位女服务员已开始打扫房间。
  2. 攻击, 抨击(某人)
    • He would certainly defend himself if anybody sets about him.
      要是有谁攻击他, 他当然会进行自卫的。
    • In a very forceful speech he set about his critics.
      他以有力的发言驳斥了他的批评者。
  3. 〈非正〉散布(谣言)
    • Someone is always setting stories about that the Prince is to be married.
      有人总是在散布谣言说什么王子要结婚。

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