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*set¹ /sɛt; set/
v set, set, setting
1 [T] to decide what something should be 确定:
Have they set a date for the wedding? 他们定好婚期了没有？
The target that was set was much too high. 指标定得太高了。
2 [T] to put the control on a machine or piece of equipment in a particular position, or make it ready to be used 调好〔机器〕，调整，校正:
Set the oven to 180°. 把烤箱调到180°。
Do you know how to set the video recorder? 你知道这录像机怎么调吗？
3 [T] if a story, film etc is set in a place or at a particular time, it happens there or at that time 设置〔故事、电影等的〕背景:
Clavell's novel is set in 17th century Japan. 克莱维尔的小说以 17 世纪的日本为背景。
4 set fire to sth/set light to sth to make something start burning 放火烧某物/点燃某物:
Vandals set fire to the school. 捣乱分子放火焚烧学校。
5 [T] to give someone some school work, a test, or an examination 给…出〔作业〕; 出〔考题〕:
Did he set you any homework? 他给你们出家庭作业了吗？
6 [T] to put something somewhere 把…放在某处:
set sth down/set down sth She set the tray down on the bed. 她把托盘放在床上。
7 [I] if a liquid mixture sets, it becomes hard and solid 凝结，凝固:
The concrete will set within two hours. 混凝土在两小时之内就能凝固。
8 [I] when the sun sets, it moves lower in the sky until it can no longer be seen 〔太阳〕下山，落下
9 set a record to do something quicker or better than anyone has ever done it before 创记录:
Lewis set a new world record in the 100 metres. 刘易斯给 100 米赛跑创了新的世界记录。
10 set an example to behave in a good way to show other people how they should behave 树立榜样:
It's up to parents to set an example to their children. 父母要为孩子树立榜样。
11 set the table to arrange plates, knives etc on a table so that it is ready for people to eat a meal 摆好桌子〔准备开饭〕
12 set sb free/loose to allow a person or animal to leave a prison or cage, or untie them 放走某人［某只动物］; 松开某人［某只动物］
13 set foot in to go into a place, especially for the first time 〔尤指第一次〕踏进〔某地〕:
Stella had never set foot in a church before. 斯特拉以前从未踏进过教堂。
14 set your sights on sth to decide that you want to achieve or get something 立志得到某物，力求达到某个目标:
She's set her sights on winning the world championship. 她下定决心要夺得世界冠军。
15 set a trap to make a trap to catch someone, or put down a trap to catch an animal 设圈套〔抓获某人〕; 设陷阱〔捕获动物〕
16 set your heart on sth to want something very much 一心想要某物; 渴望做某事
17 set (sb) to work to start doing something, or make someone start doing something （使）开始工作，（使）动手:
He set to work clearing up all the mess. 他动手把这乱糟糟的地方全收拾干净。
18 set sail to start sailing somewhere 启航，开船
19 set sth in motion to make something start happening 使某事物运转［开始］:
Once the process is set in motion, we cannot stop it. 这过程一开始，我们就阻止不了。
20 set great store by sth to believe that something is very important or useful 非常重视某事，认为某事非常有用
21 [I,T] if a broken bone sets, or someone sets it, it becomes joined together again （使）〔断骨〕愈合，复位
22 [T] if a jewel is set in gold, silver etc, it is surrounded by gold, silver etc 镶嵌〔宝石〕
→ see also 另见 set/start the ball rolling (BALL), put/set sb's mind at rest (REST¹)
set about sthset about doing sth to start doing something, especially something that will take a long time 开始做某事〔尤指需要花费很长时间的事〕:
Johnny set about improving his Spanish. 约翰尼开始提高他的西班牙语水平。
set sb against sb
to make someone start to argue or fight with someone else 使〔某人〕与〔某人〕对立:
a bitter civil war that set brother against brother 一场使兄弟反目成仇互相残杀的激烈内战
set sth ↔ apart
to make someone or something different from other similar people or things 使显得突出，使与众不同:
There was something about her that set her apart from the other women. 她身上有一种与其他女人不同的特质。
set sth ↔ aside
1 to save something for a special purpose 留出〔某物作特别之用〕:
I set aside a little money every week. 我每星期都储蓄一点钱。
2 set aside your differences to agree to stop arguing 撇开分歧
set back
1 [set sb/sth ↔ back] to delay something 使推迟，使延缓，使耽搁:
The accident could set back the Russian space programme by several months. 这宗事故可能会使俄罗斯的太空计划耽误几个月。
2 [set sb back] to cost someone a lot of money 使花费〔很多钱〕:
Dinner set us back $300. 这餐饭花了我们 300 美元。
set sth ↔ down
to write something, especially in an official document 写下，记下〔尤指在正式文件里〕
set forth sth
literary to start a journey 【文】 启程，出发
set in
if something sets in, especially something unpleasant, it begins and is likely to continue 〔尤指不好的事情〕开始，来临:
Winter was setting in. 冬天来了。
set off
1 [I] to leave and start going somewhere 出发，动身:
We'd better set off now before it gets dark. 我们最好趁天还没黑现在就出发。
2 [T set sth ↔ off] to make something explode or make a loud noise 引爆，使爆炸:
Some kids were setting off fireworks. 一些孩子正在放爆竹。
3 [T set sth ↔ off] to make something start happening, or make people suddenly start doing something 引发，引起，使开始〔做某事〕:
The killings set off a storm of protest. 这些杀人事件引发一阵抗议浪潮。
set out
1 set out to do sth to start trying to do something, or to deliberately intend to do something 开始做某事，有意想做某事:
The four men set out to prove their innocence. 那四人开始行动起来要证明自己的清白。
2 [I] to leave a place and start a long journey 出发〔开始远行〕:
The couple set out for Fresno the next day. 第二天那对夫妇动身去弗雷斯诺了。
3 [T set out sth] to write or talk about something in a clear and organized way 陈述，阐述:
You'll find the terms and conditions set out in the agreement. 这些条款都已经写进协议中。
set up
1 [I,T set sth ↔ up] to start a company or organization 创办〔公司、组织〕，成立，设立:
In 1976, he set up his own import-export business. 1976年，他成立了自己的进出口公司。
set up shop (=start a business somewhere) 开业，创业: Ernest set up shop as a photographer. 欧内斯特开了一家照相馆。
2 [T set sth ↔ up] to make arrangements for something to happen 安排:
Do you want me to set up a meeting? 要我安排一个会议吗？
3 [T set sth ↔ up] to put something somewhere, or make equipment ready to be used 设置，竖起，架设:
The police set up roadblocks to try to catch the terrorists. 警方设置路障追捕恐怖分子。
4 [T set sb ↔ up] to deliberately make other people think that someone has done something wrong 诬陷，陷害:
Hudson accused his partners of setting him up. 哈德森控告合伙人诬陷他。
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