set-up/ˈ· ·/ n [C usually singular 一般用单数] informal 【非正式】 1 the situation that exists because of the way that something is organized 组织结构，安排，布局: What do you think of the new set-up at work? 你觉得这种新的工作安排怎么样？ 2 a dishonest plan that is intended to trick someone 圈套，骗局: I knew immediately that the whole thing was a set-up. 我立刻就意识到这全是圈套。