| 单词 | set |
| 释义 | set [set] verb (setting, set, set) POSITION 位置 ESSENTIAL transitive usually + adverb or preposition ■to put something in the stated place or position 放，置；使处于（指定的地方、位置） •He set a vase of flowers on the table.他把一瓶花放在桌子上。 •The campsite is set in the middle of a pine forest.营地设在松树林的中央。 •Our house is set back from the road.我们的房子离公路有一定的距离。 ESSENTIAL transitive usually + adverb or preposition ■If a story, film, etc. is set in a particular time or place, the action in it happens in that time or place （故事、电影等）以…为背景 •'West Side Story' is set in [set] verb (setting, set, set)CONDITION 状况 ESSENTIAL transitive ■to cause something or someone to be in the stated condition or situation 使处于特定状态 •It is believed that the building was set alight/ablaze/on fire •The new director has set a lot of changes in motion •[+ adj] After years in prison, the men who had wrongfully been found guilty of the bombing were finally set free •If I've made a mistake, then it's up to me to set it right set sb/sth doing sth ADVANCED ■to cause someone or something to start doing something 使开始做；引起 •His remarks set me thinking.他的话引起我的深思。 •The thunderstorm set the radio crackling.雷雨使收音机发出劈劈啪啪的声音。 set sb to work ■to give someone work to do 给（某人）工作做 •I was set to work tidying the bookshelves.我被安排做整理书架的工作。 [set] verb (setting, set, set)ESTABLISH 建立 ESSENTIAL transitive ■to establish or cause to exist 建立；设立 •The school has been criticized for failing to set high standards •The government has set new limits •Lewis has set a new world record •The court's decision has set a legal precedent •Parents should set a good example •He's set himself the goal/target [set] verb (setting, set, set)GET READY 准备好 IMPROVER transitive ■to get something ready so that it comes into operation or can be used 设定；调定 •[+ to •Have you set up •I usually set my watch by •He set the alarm for •Will you set the table (= put plates and utensils on it ready for use) , please?你来摆一下餐桌，好吗？ IMPROVER transitive ■to put furniture and other things on a stage so that it represents the time and the place in which the action of a play, film or television programme is going to happen 设置，布置（戏剧、电影或电视节目的布景） •During the interval the stage was set for [set] verb (setting, set, set)FIX 固定 IMPROVER transitive ■to fix or make certain 使固定，确定 •Has a date/time •The price set into sth /be set with sth ■If a precious stone is set in/into a piece of jewellery, or a piece of jewellery is set with a precious stone, the stone is fixed firmly to the piece of jewellery 镶入／镶有 •a gold tiepin with a diamond set into it镶着一颗钻石的金质领带夹 •a brooch set with rubies and pearls镶有红宝石和珍珠的胸针 transitive ■When a doctor sets a broken bone, he or she puts it into a fixed position so that it will heal. 固定（断骨）；接（骨）；把（断骨）重定 intransitive ■When a broken bone sets, it heals in a fixed position. （断骨）愈合 transitive ■If you have your hair set, you have it arranged while it is wet so that it will be fixed in a particular style when it is dry. 给（头发）做发型 transitive ■If you set a part of your body, you tighten the muscles around it in order to show that you are determined about something 绷紧（身体部位）；使显出坚定的表情 •"I'm never going back to him, " she said, setting her jaw •His face was set in determination.他脸上露出坚定的表情。 intransitive ■If a liquid or soft material sets, it becomes firm or hard （液体等）凝固，凝结 •Leave the jelly in the fridge to set.把果冻放在冰箱里凝固。 •Don't walk on the concrete until it has set.混凝土还没凝固之前别在上面走。 [set] verb (setting, set, set)GIVE WORK 给工作 transitive mainly UK (US usually assign) ■to give or provide a piece of work or task for someone to do 规定，布置 •My science teacher always sets a lot of homework.我的理科老师总是安排很多功课。 •What books have been set for this term?这学期规定学生要读哪些书？ •[+ two objects] We set the kids the task of clearing the snow from the front path.我们给孩子们分派了打扫门前路上积雪的任务。 [set] verb (setting, set, set)MUSIC 音乐 transitive ■to write or provide music for a poem or other words so that they can be sung 为…谱曲；给…配乐 •poems set to music [set] verb (setting, set, set)SUN 太阳 intransitive ■(of the sun, moon or planets) to go down below the horizon (= the line at which the Earth seems to join the sky) （太阳、月球或行星）降于地平线之下，下落 •We sat on the beach and watched the sun set.我们坐在海滩上观看日落。 •The setting sun cast long shadows across the lawn.夕阳在草地上投下了长长的影子。 ⇒ See also sunset[set] verb (setting, set, set) not set the world on fire ■to not be very exciting or successful 不一鸣惊人；不成功 •He has a nice enough voice but he's not going to set the world on fire.他的声音够好听，但还不能一鸣惊人。 [set] verb (setting, set, set)set the scene/stage (also the scene/stage is set) ■used to mean that conditions have been made right for something to happen, or that something is likely to happen 铺路，做好准备 •This weekend's talks between the two leaders have set the scene for •The stage looks set for [set] verb (setting, set, set)Phrasal Verbs set about sth ■to start to do or deal with something 开始做，开始处理 •[+ -ing •I tried to apologize, but I think I set about it [set] verb (setting, set, set)Phrasal Verbs set about sb literary ■to attack someone 攻击（某人） •Her attacker set about her with [set] verb (setting, set, set)Phrasal Verbs set sb against sb ■to cause one person to argue or fight with another person 使（某人）同（某人）争论（或斗争）；使（某人）反对（某人） •This war has set neighbour against neighbour.这次战争使邻国之间反目成仇。 [set] verb (setting, set, set)Phrasal Verbs set sth against sth COMPARE ■to consider something in relation to another thing and compare their different qualities or effects 比较；权衡 •You have to set the advantages of the scheme against the disadvantages.你得权衡一下这个计划的利弊。 FINANCE ■to use or record one thing, especially the cost of something, in order to reduce or remove the effect of another 用（尤指费用）抵消，以…抵消 •The cost of business travel and entertainment can be set against tax [set] verb (setting, set, set)Phrasal Verbs set sth/sb apart ■If a quality or characteristic sets someone/something apart, it shows them to be different from, and usually better than, others of the same type 使…与众不同 •What set her apart 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