| 词汇 | set |
| 释义 | set | BrE sɛt, AmE sɛt | A. transitive verb past tense, past participle set ① (place, position) 放置 ‹object›; 安置 ‹person›▸ his hat was set at a rakish angle 他歪戴着帽子 ▸ the castle is set on the bank of a river 城堡位于河岸上 ▸ to set guards around the building 在大楼周围布置警卫 ▸ I would set the university just below Oxford and Cambridge in terms of prestige 从声望上讲，我觉得这所大学仅次于牛津和剑桥 ② (arrange, establish) 确定 ‹time, venue, target, standard›; 树立 ‹fashion›▸ to set a reserve price for sth 为某物定底价 ③ (adjust) 设定 ▸ to set the alarm (on building) 设定警报器 (on clock) 设闹钟 ▸ to set the switch in the on/off position 把开关调到开/关的位置 ④ (put in motion) 使开始 ▸ I'll soon set them on the right track 我很快会拨正他们的思路 ▸ she set the motor going 她开动了马达 ▸ to set sb thinking 引发某人的思考 ▸ to set sb to do sth or doing sth; 让某人做某事 ▸ to set oneself to do sth; 给自己安排做某事 ⑤ (assign, arrange) 布置 ‹task, job›; 出…的题目 ‹test›▸ who is setting the biology exam? 谁出生物试题？ ▸ to set sb a question or problem 给某人出题 ▸ the committee has been set the task of drafting a new constitution 委员会受命起草新宪法 ⑥ (in work of fiction) 以…为背景 ▸ the next scene is set in an antechamber 下一个场景设在接待室 ⑦ (fix in decorative setting) 镶嵌 ‹gemstone›▸ to set sth in sth; 把某物镶嵌入某物 ▸ a gold necklace set with rubies and emeralds 一条镶有红宝石和翡翠的金项链 ⑧ (write musical accompaniment) 为…谱曲 ‹words, libretto›▸ to set a poem to music 为一首诗谱曲 ⑨ Printing 排 ‹type›; 为…排版 ‹book›⑩ Medicine 使…复位 ‹bone, limb›▸ to set a leg/arm in plaster 用石膏固定腿/胳膊 ⑪ (cause to harden) 使…凝固 ‹jam, concrete, dye›⑫ (style) 使定型 ▸ to have one's hair set 做发型 B. intransitive verb past tense, past participle set ① (go down) «sun, moon» 落下 ② (solidify) «jam, concrete, dye» 凝固 ▸ the glue/cement is very quick to set 这种胶水/水泥凝固得很快 ③ Medicine «bone» 复位 ④ (begin) 着手 ▸ to set to doing sth; 开始做某事 ▸ to set to work 着手工作 ⑤ (assume a fixed expression) 呈现 ▸ her features set into a grimace 她的面部扭曲了 C. noun ① (of tools, spanners, knives etc.) 一套 ; (of keys) 一串 ; (of weights) 一组 ▸ a set of cutlery 一套餐具 ▸ a complete set of Beethoven's symphonies 贝多芬交响乐全集 ▸ a set of false teeth 一副假牙 ▸ sold in sets 整套出售的 ▸ to make up or complete a set 凑成一套 ② (group with a shared interest) 一类人 ▸ the smart or fashionable set 时尚一族 ▸ a member of the literary set 文学圈中的一员 ▸ he's not part of our set 他和我们不是一类人 ③ Radio 收音机 ; Television 电视机 ▸ please do not adjust your set 请不要调台 ④ (of head, shoulders) 姿态 ; (of sails, tide) 方向 ▸ the set of his jaw 他下巴的姿态 ▸ the particular set of his mind 他特有的思想倾向 ⑤ Cinema, Theatre (scenery, setting) 布景 ; (filming area) 摄影场 ; (stage) 舞台 ▸ to build/erect a set 搭建/竖起布景 ▸ the director gave orders to clear the set 导演命令清场 ▸ on (the) set 在拍摄现场 ⑥ Sport (in tennis) 盘 ▸ a 5-set match 5盘制比赛 ⑦ Mathematics 集 ⑧ British School [按学生能力划分的] 教学组 ▸ to be in the top/bottom set for maths 数学成绩名列前茅/垫底 ⑨ (of hair) 发型 ⑩ Cooking 凝结 ⑪ Hunting (of hound) [猎犬发现猎物时所摆出的] 指示姿势 ▸ dead set 固定指示姿势 ▸ to make a dead set at sb (attack) 猛烈攻击某人 figurative (try to win the affections of) 竭力讨好某人 ⑫ literary (setting) 下落 ▸ at set of sun 日落时分 D. adjective ① (established) 固定的 ▸ events usually follow a set pattern 事态通常按固有的模式发展 ▸ a set procedure 固定程序 ▸ a set phrase/expression 固定词组/表达方式 ② (rigid, unchanging) 呆板的 ‹expression›; 不变的 ‹idea, attitude, position›▸ to be set in one's ways 固执己见 ▸ to be set fair «weather» 持续晴好 ③ School (assigned for study) 指定的 ‹book, subject, topic›④ (ready) 作好准备的 ▸ ready, (get) set, go! 各就位，预备，跑！ ▸ to be all set 一切准备就绪 ⑤ (determined) 下定决心的 ▸ to be set on sth/doing sth; 对某事物下了决心/决心做某事 ▸ they seem set on ruining our chances 他们似乎一心想毁掉我们的机会 ▸ to be set against sth/doing sth; 坚决反对某事物/做某事 ⑥ (likely) 很有可能的 ▸ to be set to do sth; 很可能做某事 ⑦ ▸ (in restaurant) set meal or menu 套餐 PHRASAL VERBS set about: transitive verb ① [set about sth] (begin purposefully) 着手干 ‹job›▸ to set about doing sth; 着手做某事 ② [set about sb] British informal (attack) 袭击 ▸ to set about sb with a stick/hammer; 用棍子/锤子打某人 set against transitive verb ① ▸ (cause to be in conflict with) to set sb against sb/sth; 使某人反对某人/某事物 ▸ the dispute set father against son, brother against brother 这一争端使得父子成仇，兄弟反目 ② ▸ (offset against) to set sth against sth; 把某事物与某事物相比 ▸ the benefits seem very small set against the magnitude of the risk 与巨大的风险相比，收益似乎太微不足道了 set apart transitive verb [set sb/sth apart, set apart sb/sth] 使与众不同 ▸ what sets her apart is the elegance of her prose style 她的散文风格典雅，使她的写作独具特色 set aside transitive verb [set sth aside, set aside sth] ① (put to one side) 把…放到一边 ▸ he set aside his newspaper 他把报纸搁到一边 ② (disregard, ignore) 抛开 ‹differences, prejudices, pride, jealousy›③ (dedicate) 省出 ‹money›; 留出 ‹time›④ Law (cancel) 撤销 ‹decision›; 驳回 ‹sentence›set back: transitive verb ① [set sth back, set back sth] (position to the rear) 把…往后放 ▸ the house is set back from the road 房子离公路有一段距离 ② [set sb/sth back, set back sb/sth] (cause delay to) 耽搁 ‹project, work›▸ a technical problem set us back three days 一个技术问题让我们耽搁了3天 ③ [set sb back] ▸ informal (be an expense to) that must have set you back a bit! 那一定花了你不少钱！ ▸ it only set me back $5 这只花了我5美元 set by: transitive verb [set sth by, set by sth] 留出 ‹money›set down A. [set sth down, set down sth] transitive verb ① (put down) 放下 ② (record) 写下 ▸ to set sth down in writing or on paper 把某事物记录在案 ③ (fix, arrange) 确定 ▸ they've set down Friday as the day for the hearing 他们确定于星期五召开听证会 ④ (land) 使…降落 ‹plane›B. [set sb down, set down sb] transitive verb (allow to alight) 让…下车 ‹passengers›set forth A. intransitive verb literary 出发 ▸ to set forth on a journey 动身旅行 B. transitive verb [set sth forth, set forth sth] formal 陈述 ‹conditions, proposal›set in intransitive verb «winter, bad weather» 来临 ; «disease, complications» 发作 ▸ the frosts have set in early this year 今年霜来得早 ▸ the rain has set in for the night 晚上下起了雨 set off A. intransitive verb «traveller, expedition» 动身 ▸ she set off down the hill/for the station 她向山下/车站走去 ▸ to set off on a journey; 动身上路 ▸ to set off to do sth; 出发去做某事 ▸ she set off on a long explanation figurative 她开始进行冗长的解释 B. [set off sth, set sth off] transitive verb ① (trigger) 触发 ‹alarm›; 引爆 ‹firework, bomb›② (initiate) 引发 ▸ to set off a chain of events 引发一连串事件 ③ (enhance) 衬托 ‹colour, jewel, decoration›④ (counterbalance) 弥补 ‹loss, withdrawal›▸ to set sth off against sth; 用某物抵消某物 C. [set sb off] transitive verb informal (cause to begin) 使开始 ▸ you've set the baby off again! 你又把孩子弄哭了！ ▸ to set sb off doing sth; 使某人开始做某事 ▸ the tickle in his throat set him off coughing 他嗓子发痒，引起了一阵咳嗽 set on: transitive verb ① [set on sb] (attack) 袭击 ▸ they were set on by a gang of bigger boys 他们遭到了一伙年纪稍大的男孩的攻击 ② ▸ (cause to pursue) to set sth/sb on sb; 让某物/某人追击某人 ▸ they set the police on me 他们叫警察来抓我 set out A. intransitive verb ① (leave) 出发 ▸ to set out on sth; 动身开始某事 ▸ to set out on a long journey 动身踏上长途旅行 ② ▸ (begin with intention) to set out to do sth; 有意做某事 ▸ to set out to earn a lot of money 打算挣大钱 B. transitive verb [set sth out, set out sth] ① (display, lay out) 摆放 ‹goods, chess pieces›② (present) 陈述 ‹ideas, proposals, reasons›set to intransitive verb dated ① (begin energetically) 起劲地干起来 ▸ they set to and soon finished the job 他们大干起来，很快就完成了工作 ② (begin to fight) 开始扭打 ▸ they set to with fists and feet (flying) 他们开始拳打脚踢起来 set up A. [set sth up, set up sth] transitive verb ① (erect) 搭起 ‹stall, stand›; 建起 ‹monument, memorial›▸ the photographer took some time to set up all her equipment 这位摄影师花了点时间把全部摄影器材布放到位 ② (establish) 开办 ‹company›; 设立 ‹tribunal, fund›③ (produce, start) 引发 ▸ to set up a commotion/turbulence/noise 引起喧闹/骚乱/吵闹 ▸ the monkeys set up a great racket when the tiger approached 老虎走近时，猴子们大叫起来 ④ (arrange) 安排 ‹meeting, discussion›⑤ Printing 排 ‹type›; 为…排版 ‹page›▸ to set up a column in type 为一个专栏排版 B. [set sb up, set up sb] transitive verb ① (establish) 扶持 ▸ to set sb up in business 扶助某人创业 ② (equip) 配备 ▸ to set sb up with sth; 用某物装备某人 ▸ I'm pretty well set up with the sort of tools I need 我已经把我需要的工具准备齐全 ▸ to be set up for life 一生衣食无忧 ③ British informal (frame) 诬陷 ▸ I was well and truly set up 我被他们彻底陷害了 ④ ▸ to set sb up as or to be sth; (claim) 声称某人是某物 (pretend) 假称某人是某物 ▸ the critics are trying to set her up as the great white hope of British cinema 评论家们试图把她捧为英国电影界的巨大希望 C. intransitive verb ▸ to set up in business 创业 ▸ to set up as sth; 从事某事 ▸ I hear you're setting up as a caterer 我听说你要做餐饮 D. to set oneself up reflexive verb ① ▸ (establish oneself) to set oneself up as sth; 从事某事 ▸ she set herself up as a hairdresser 她做起了美发师 ② ▸ (claim to be) to set oneself up as sth; 自夸为某物 ▸ I don't set myself up as or to be an expert 我不敢自诩为专家 set upon transitive verb = set on |
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