do somethingto do something in order to deal with a problem or difficult situation 动手去解决问题,做点什么 Don’t just stand there – do something! 不要光站在那里——做点什么呀!
do something about Can you do something about that noise? 你能想想办法让那噪音消失吗?
something about• And the second view shows a marked advantage when we begin to do something about behavior.• I'd better do something about improving it.• For those who are reluctant, understand why and do something about it.• If the result is none too pleasant, it's time to do something about it.• Whenever Gandhi felt distressed or disturbed he wanted to do something about it.• We've got to do something about the bomb before we start.• I wish they'd do something about the noise.• We better do something about this deficiency right now.• I keep thinking I should do something about this place but there's never any time.
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