set的词组以及用法

set about
To begin or start:
开始：开始或出发：
set about solving the problem.
着手解决问题
set apart
To reserve for a specific use.
留出,拨出：留出以备专用
To make noticeable:
使引人注目：
character traits that set her apart.
使她引人注目的个性
set aside
To separate and reserve for a special purpose.
留出,拨出：分开或留出以备专用
To discard or reject.
抛弃,放弃
To declare invalid; annul or overrule:
废除：声明无用、取消或否决：
The court has set aside the conviction.
法庭宣告无罪
set at
To attack or assail:
打击或袭击：
The dogs set at the fox.
狗群冲向狐狸
set back
To slow down the progress of; hinder.
阻止：减慢进程；妨碍
Informal To cost:
【非正式用语】 花费：
That coat set me back $1,000.
那件衣服花了我1,000美元
set by
To reserve for future use:
保留为将来之用：
It is wise to set food and money by in case of a future emergency.
为将来紧急情况贮备食物和钱是明智的
set down
To cause to sit; seat:
坐：使坐；坐下：
Set the baby down here.
让小孩坐这儿
To put in writing; record:
记录：写下；记录：
We set down the facts.
我们记下事实
To regard; consider:
认为；看作：
Just set him down as a sneak.
当他是个阴险的人
To assign to a cause; attribute:
把…归于：由…引起；把…归于：
Let's set the error down to inexperience.
让我们把错误归于没有经验
To land (an aircraft):
着陆：（飞机）着陆：
The pilot set the plane down hard.
飞行员艰难地使飞机着陆
set forth
To present for consideration; propose:
提出：提出想法；建议：
set forth a sound plan.
提出一个合理的计划
To express in words:
表达：用语言表达：
She has set forth her ideas.
她已经表达出了想法
set forward
To begin a journey.
开始旅程
set in
To insert:
插入：
set in the sleeve of a gown.
插入礼服袖子中
To begin to happen or be apparent:
开始：开始发生或出现：
“Evening was setting in as I took the road over Mountain Top”(Charles Siebert)
“当我行于山顶公路时夜幕降临”(查尔斯·谢伯特)
To move toward the shore. Used of wind or water.
（风）水向岸（吹）流：移向岸边.用于风和水
set off
To give rise to; cause to occur:
发生：引起；导致发生：
set off a chemical reaction.
发生化学反应
To cause to explode:
爆炸：引起爆炸：
set off a bomb.
炸弹爆炸
To indicate as being different; distinguish:
区分：指出不同；区分：
features setting him off from the crowd.
使他与人群分开的特征
To direct attention to by contrast; accentuate:
强调：通过对比引起注意；强调：
set off a passage with italics.
用斜体字强调一段
To start on a journey:
开始旅程：
set off for Europe.
开始欧洲之旅
set out
To begin an earnest attempt; undertake:
着手：开始一个热切的计划；着手：
He set out to understand why the plan had failed.
他开始明白为什么计划失败了
To lay out systematically and graphically:
生动形象地摆出：
set out a terrace.
画出地形
To display for exhibition or sale.
展览：为展览或出售而摆设
To plant:
种：
set out seedlings.
种小树
To start a journey:
开始旅程：
She set out at dawn for town.
她日出时出发去镇上
set to
To begin working energetically; start in.
开始干起来：热忱地开始工作；开始
To begin fighting.
开始战斗
set up
To place in an upright position.
直立：放于竖直位置
To elevate; raise.
抬起；上升
To raise in authority or power; invest with power:
使*：提高权威或权力；赋与权力：
They set the general up as a dictator.
他们赋与将军指挥者的权力
To put (oneself) forward as; claim to be:
自称：推举（自己）；声称是：
He has set himself up as an authority on the English language.
他自称是英语专家
To assemble and erect:
组装：集合并装配：
set up a new machine.
组装一台新机器
To establish; found:
建立：
set up a charity.
建立一家慈善机构
To cause:
引起,使产生：
They set up howls of protest over new taxes.
他们发起反对新税的吼声
To establish in business by providing capital, equipment, or other backing.
开始经商：通过提供资本、设备或其它支持而建立企业
Informal
【非正式用语】
To treat (someone) to drinks.
招待（某人）饮料
To pay for (drinks).
为（饮料）付账
Informal To stimulate or exhilarate:
【非正式用语】 刺激或鼓励：
a victory that really set the team up.
胜利鼓舞了球队
To lay plans for:
计划：制定计划：
set up a kidnapping.
策划绑架
Informal To put (someone else) into a compromising situation by deceit or trickery:
【非正式用语】 哄骗：通过欺骗使（他人）妥协：
Swindlers have set me up.
骗子骗了我
set upon
To attack violently:
强烈打击：
Guards set dogs upon the escaping *ers.
守卫让狗攻击逃犯
set fire to
To cause to ignite and burn.
纵火：点燃或使燃烧
set foot in
To enter.
进入
set foot on
To step on.
走在
set in motion
To give impetus to:
给予刺激：
The indictment set the judicial process in motion.
控诉加快了裁决过程
set (one's) heart on
To be determined to do something.
决心做某事
set (one's) sights on
To have as a goal:
定目标：
She set her sights on medical school.
她想上医学院
set on fire
To cause to ignite and burn.
纵火：引起点火或燃烧
To cause to become excited:
使兴奋：
The music set the audience on fire.
音乐使听众兴奋
set sail【航海】
To begin a voyage on water.
起航：扬帆开始在水上航行
set (someone) straight
To correct (someone) by providing full and accurate information.
纠正：通过提供充实而正确的信息纠正（某人）
set store by
To regard as valuable or worthwhile.
认为有价值或值得
set the pace
To go at a speed that other competitors attempt to match or surpass.
领先：以其它竞争者企图赶上或超过的速度前进
To behave or perform in a way that others try to emulate.
做榜样：以其它人企图超越的方式行动或做事
set the stage for
To provide the underlying basis for:
提供基础：
saber rattling that set the stage for war.
为战争提供基础的作响的军刀
set up housekeeping
To establish a household.
成家：建立家庭
set up shop
To establish one's business operations.
立业：建立事业
Middle English setten
中古英语 setten
from Old English settan * see sed-
源自 古英语 settan *参见 sed-
Originally setmeant “to cause (something) to sit,” so that it is now in most cases a transitive verb:
最初set 意思是“使…就坐”,所以现在它大多情况下是及物动词：
She sets the book on the table.
她把书放在桌子上.
He sets the table.
他摆放桌子.
Sit is generally an intransitive verb:
Sit通常是不及物动词：
He sits at the table.
他坐在桌边.
There are some exceptions: The sun sets(notsits ).A hen sets(orsits )on her eggs.
有一些例外：太阳落山 （而不是 sits ). 母鸡孵 （或 sits ) 在它的卵上
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set 2
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n.（名词）
A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used:
一套：一组互属并成套使用的同类物品：
a chess set.
一套国际象棋
A group of persons sharing a common interest:
同伙：一群志趣相同的人：
the high-school set.See Synonyms at circle
中学同伴参见 circle
A group of books or periodicals published as a unit.
作为一个整体的一套书或期刊
A number of couples required for participation in a square dance.
参加四对方舞所需的许多对舞伴
The movements constituting a square dance.
四对方舞：组成四对方舞的动作
The scenery constructed for a theatrical performance.
布景：为戏剧表演所设的背景
The entire enclosure in which a movie is filmed; the sound stage.
摄影棚：拍摄电影的封闭场所；外景
Music
【音乐】
A session of music, typically dance music, played before an intermission.
幕间舞曲：在幕间休息前演奏的一段乐曲,一般为舞曲
The music so played.
幕间曲：这样演奏的音乐
The collective receiving apparatus assembled to operate a radio or television.
电器装置：组装收音机或电视机的元件集合
Mathematics A collection of distinct elements having specific common properties:
【数学】 集合：具有共同性质的不同元素集合：
a set of positive integers.
正整数集合
Sports A group of tennis games constituting one division or unit of a match.
【体育运动】 一局：构成比赛一部分或一个单元的一组网球比赛
Football An offensive formation.
【橄榄球】 犯规
Middle English sette
中古英语 sette
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin secta [retinue]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 secta [随员]
from Latin [faction] * see sect
源自 拉丁语 [派系] *参见 sect
set 1
[set]
vt., vi.
set, setting
摆设；安放；设置
I set the flowers on the table.
我把花放在桌子上.
I set the table for dinner.
我在桌上摆好餐具准备开饭.
使,致使
A spark set the woods on fire.
一点火星使整座森林烧了起来.
I set fire to the paper.
我点燃了纸.
"If he's set his mind on doing it, nothing will stop him."
"他一旦下决心要做这事,什么也阻挡不住他."
制定,规定,订立（规则、时间、标准）
〈计〉设置
指定；指派；使从事
He set the man to chop wood.
他让那人去伐木.
调整；安排
People used to set their watches by the radio.
人们过去常根据收音机对表.
to set the clock
调整钟表
The teacher set us a test.
老师安排了我们一个测验.
The fastest runner set the pace and the others followed.
"跑得最快的人确定了步速,其他人在后面跟着跑."
给断骨复位；断骨复位,断骨接合
发动,启动
to set to work
开始工作
（使）（液体、糊状物）凝固或变硬
使（颜色）固着；（颜色）固定
（使鸟类）孵蛋
（星星、月亮、太阳）落下,沉没
The moon is setting.
月亮正在落下.
排铅字
卷头发,做头发,头发定型
〈植〉结子；结果
为（戏剧）提供场景；给（小说）以背景
set about
开始做,着手处理
set aside
宣告无效；驳回；废止
to set aside a verdict
取消一项判决
set down
放下,搁下
记下,记载,写下
How shall I set myself down in the hotel register?
在旅馆的登记簿上,我应如何写自己的身份呢?
set in
（疾病、坏天气或其他自然状况）开始并且（可 能）持续下去
set off
出发,启程 (= set out；set forth)
One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.
"一天下午,她乘坐小船从海岸出发,遇到了一场暴风雨."
The children set off for school.
孩子们上学去了.
使爆 炸,引起爆炸
"As a traditional way to celebrate the new year, setting off firecrackers is justifiably welcomed by most Chinese people."
"燃放鞭炮,作为一种传统的庆贺新年活动,理所当然地受到大多数中国人民的欢迎."
引起（突发的动作）；导致（突然的活动）
The news set off a rush of activity.
这消息令人蜂拥而动.
衬托；使更为突出；使更为美观
This gold frame sets off your oil painting very well.
这个金色镜框把你的油画衬托得很美丽.
set on
攻击；袭击
使攻击；使追赶
set to
劲头十足地开始做某事,认真地开始做
开始争吵；开始打斗
set up
建立（事业）；成立（组织）
为某人提供 必需品或有用的东西
set up as
使自己立业当…
自称为…
set oneself up as a scholar
自称为学者
set 2
[set]
n.
一组,一套
a set of golf-clubs
一套高尔夫球球杆
集合
the set of all numbers greater than 5
所有数目均大于五的一个集合
一班志趣相投者；一伙年龄相当的人
（身体部分的）姿势,形状,体态；（衣服的）样子,款式
I don't like the set of this coat.
我不喜欢这上装的款式.
（运动的）方向；（观点的）趋向,指向
the set of the tide
潮水的流向
电器装置；收音机；电视机
〈戏〉布景；大道具；〈电影〉摄影棚
〈网球〉 一局；一盘
幼苗；树秧
做头发,卷梳头发
make a dead set at
联合攻击某人,合伙攻击某人；力图博得（异性的）宠爱
set 3
[set]
adj.
安放在…的；位于…的
a city set on a hill
位于山上的城市
决心的；决定的
He's set going today.
他决心今天就走.
不变的；规定的
规定学习的；指定研究的
set books
指定书目
固定的,不动的（身体的部分、态度）
set eyes
一动不动的眼睛
准备好的,有准备的
They were at the starting line and all set to begin.
他们都在起跑线上,随时可开始.
菜式和价钱固定的（饭店的餐饮）
set
源自拉丁词sedere坐,居住
set off,set out 这两个短语动词都有“出发”和“动身”的意思,都可以解释为start to move或begin a journey.
然而set off的原义是使爆炸(cause to explode)
The slightest spark can set off the explosives stored here.
一点点火星就能够使储存这里的火药爆炸.
By now,a rocket will have set off on its 35 million mile trip to Mars…
到现在那只火箭已经出发踏上飞往火星的3,500万英里的旅程了.
After making a shorttest fight at 4:15 a.m,Bleriot set off half an hour later.
早上4点15分开始进行了短时间的试飞,半小时后布莱理奥特动身了.
set out 的原义是着手做(begin work with the intention of achieving a particular aim).
When I really set out to take care of somebody,I usually do the job properly.
当我真要照顾某人时,我一般是会把此工作做好的.
She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning.
她准备早上五点钟从法国海岸出发.
注：set out 在用来表示“着手做”(begin with a definite purpose)时,后面总是跟动词不定式.
The journalist immediately set out to obtain these importent facts,but he took a long time to send them.
那位新闻记者立即着手去获得这些重要的资料,但是他把这些资料寄来却用了很长时间.
set up,erect这两个近义词的一般含义是“建立”.
从词源学的角度看,set可以解释为cause to sit.如：She set the dishes on the table.set 加副词up所构成的短语动词set up（建立；树立；创立）均由set的上述含义引伸出来.
He set up a new world record in September,1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.
他于1935年9月在犹他州的博纳维尔的索尔特·弗拉兹创造了世界记录.
He set up a fine example to all of us.
他为我们树立了一个好榜样.
A statue will be set up in front of the building.
这座楼前将要建立一座雕像.
erect的含义是“把……树立起来”,它与set up常常可以换用
If the House of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834,the great clock would never have been erected.
如果国会大厦不曾在1834年烧毁,这只大钟决不会建立起来.
The monument was erected after the war.
这座纪念碑是战后建立起来的.
The Statue of Liberty was erected at the entrance of New York Harbour.
*神像是树立在纽约港的入口处的.