set/set/ (set, set; setting)

vt

1. 放，置

• set a tray on the table 把托盘放在桌上

• He set his hand on the boy's head. 他把手放在男孩的头上。

2. 放火；点燃

• They set a fire to keep warm. 他们生火取暖。

3. 树立(榜样、模范)；开创(先河等)；创造(纪录等)

• set an example to sb. 为某人树立榜样

• set a precedent 开先例

• set a new record 创造新纪录

4. 确定，决定(时间)；规定(价格等)；制定(规则等)

• They have set a date for their wedding. 他们已经确定了婚礼的日期。

• The price has been set at $100. 价格定在100美元。

• The government has set some new restrictions on immigration. 政府制定了一些针对移民的最新限制。

5. 使…做

• He set the boy to steal some money. 他叫男孩去偷些钱。

6. 指派(工作等)，布署(任务等)

• After having achieved the first goal， he set himself a second one. 实现了第一个目标之后，他又给自己制定了一个新的。

• This boy likes to set questions. 这个男孩爱提问题。

• Who set the exam paper？ 谁出的考卷？

7. 使处于特定状态；使开始

• His appearance set my heart beating. 他一出现，我的心就怦怦直跳。

• set a machine going 使机器运转

• set the windows open 使窗户敞开着

8. 安排

• set rooms for guests 为客人们安排房间

9. 准备好；调整好

• She has set the table for dinner. 她在桌子上摆好餐具准备开饭。

• The table is set for six guests. 这一桌是为六位客人准备的。

10. 镶嵌；点缀

• The sky was set with stars. 星星点缀着天空。

• set the glass in the window 给窗户镶玻璃

11. 谱曲，作曲

• The musician set a piece of music for the violin. 音乐家作了一支小提琴曲。

12. 配置，部署；派遣，委派

• set guards at the gate 在门口设置卫兵

• He was set to spy on their action. 他被指派暗中监视他们的行动。

13. 倾注心力

• He has set his heart on this job. 他一心想得到这份工作。

14. 调整；拨对(钟表等)

• set the direction 调整方向

• set the alarm for 7 o'clock 将闹钟拨到7点整

15. 设置布景；设置背景；描述场景

• The workers were setting the stage for the performance. 工人们正在为演出布置舞台。

• The novel is set in pre-war Shanghai. 这部小说以战前的上海为背景。

16. 使凝结；使凝固

• set the cement in a mold 把水泥注入模子凝固

17. 卷(或做)头发；使具有所需要的发型

18. 【印】 排(铅字)；排板

• In ancient times people set type by hand. 在古代人们用手排字。

19. 设(陷阱)，张(罗网)

• set a trap 设陷阱

vi

1. (日、月、星星等)沉落，西下

• The sun sets in the west. 太阳从西边落下。

2. (势力等)衰落

• By then the emperor's power had begun to set. 那时国王的势力已开始衰落。

3. 使(流体)凝固

• Blood sets after a few minutes. 血液几分钟之后便凝固。

4. 使(头发)成型

5. 【印】 排铅字

• The workers were setting from a manuscript. 工人们正在照着一部手稿排字。

词组set about

1. 开始(或着手)做某事

• After dinner he set about his homework. 晚饭后他开始做功课。

2. 散布(谣言等)

• set about rumour 散布流言蜚语

3. 口 攻击

• They set about that man with sticks. 他们用木棒攻击那个人。

set against

1. 使反对；使敌视

• This matter set his parents against him. 这件事使他与父母反目成仇。

2. 把…和…作比较

• set the advantages against the disadvantages. 权衡利弊

3. 用…加以抵消，从…中扣除

• Some losses can be set against taxes. 部分亏损可因少付税款得到补偿。

set apart 使不同于

• Her yellow hair set her apart from others. 她的黄头发使她显得与众不同。

set aside

1. 留下，拨出(时间或金钱等)

• You should set aside some time for rest. 你应该留一些时间休息。

2. 不讲究；不理会；不接受

• He set my suggestion aside. 他对我的建议置之不理。

3. 取消；宣布…无效

• The higher court set the decision of the lower one aside. 上级法院撤销了下级法院的判决。

set at 袭击

• The man set a dog at him. 那个人让狗咬他。

set back

1. 耽误；阻挠

• The bad weather set back our plan. 恶劣的天气推迟了我们的计划。

2. 口 花费，花掉

• The case set him back a lot of money. 这件案子花了他很多钱。

3. (把钟表)往回拨

set before

1. 将…摆在…的前面

2. 向某人提出想法(或建议)

• Your proposal will be set before the boss. 你的建议将被提交给老板。

set beside 和…相比

• As a writer there is no one to set beside him. 作为作家没有人能和他相比。

set by

1. 搁在一边，不再留意

2. 留出时间(或金钱)

• Every month we set by some money to save in the bank. 每月我们都留出一些钱存入银行。

3. 尊重；重视

• He set little by death. 他蔑视死亡。

set down

1. 放下

• set down the box 放下箱子

2. 让(乘客)下车；使(飞机)着陆

• The driver set the passengers down at the bus station. 司机让乘客在车站下车。

• The plane set down in a heavy rain. 飞机在大雨中降落。

3. 写下，记下

• Every word has been set down in the notebook. 每一句话都被记录在笔记本上了。

4. 规定；确定

• A new plan has been set down. 新的计划已经制定出来了。

5. 把…归因于

• We all set his mistake down to his ignorance. 我们把他的错误归因于无知。

set forth

1. 举出，列出；阐明

• He set forth his view on this matter. 他阐明了自己对此事的观点。

• The collector set forth all his collections. 收藏家陈列出他所有的收藏。

2. 动身，启程

• We decided to set forth tomorrow. 我们决定明天出发。

set forward

1. 出发

• We'd better set forward soon. 我们最好马上出发。

2. 提出

• They set forward some good ideas. 他们提出了一些好主意。

3. 促进

• The movement set forward the process of reform. 这场运动促进了改革的进程。

4. 把(钟表等)拨快

set in

1. (某种天气的)到来；开始

• The rainy season has set in. 雨季已经开始了。

2. (潮水)上涨

3. 插入；缝上

• Can you help me to set in the button？ 你能帮我把扣子缝上吗？

set off

1. 出发，启程

• Tomorrow morning we'll set off for home. 明晨我们将动身回家。

2. 使开始(做某事)

• As long as he sets off he never stops. 只要他的话匣子一打开就停不了。

3. 引爆(炸弹)；燃放(烟火、炮竹等)

• The bomb set off among the crowd. 炸弹在人群中爆炸。

4. 引起(抗议、暴力等)

• What he said set off laughter. 他的话引起一片笑声。

5. 把…衬托得美丽

• The dark velvet sets off the diamond. 深色的丝绒把宝石衬托得更加夺目。

set on

1. 袭击，攻击

• The bad master set the dog on the stranger. 恶毒的主人放狗去咬陌生人。

2. 教唆，煽动

• He always set other boys on. 他总是鼓动其他孩子捣乱。

set out

1. 出发，动身

• set out on a trip 动身去旅行

• set out for America 出发去美国

2. 开始

• He set out on his experiment at the age of 18. 他18 岁开始他的实验。

3. 打算，试图

• He set out to prove that he was right. 他试图证明自己是正确的。

4. 系统地安排；详述

• Grammar in this book is well set out. 这本书中的语法讲述得很系统。

5. 摆出

• set out chairs for the meeting 为会议摆放好桌子

6. 布置；规划；设计

set to 精力充沛地开始做某事

• We all set to and got the room cleaned. 我们一起干起来，很快就把房间打扫干净了。

set up

1. 开创，建立

• set up a school 建立一所学校

• set up a company 开办公司

2. 调试(机器等)，使准备使用

• How long will it take to set up the machine? 调试这台机器需要多长时间？

3. 设置；布置

• set up the stage for the performance 为演出布置舞台

4. 竖起；建造

• set up a tent 搭帐篷

• set up a nuclear station 建立核电站

5. 树立，推崇

• He was set up as an example. 他被树立为我们的榜样

6. 升起，张贴

• set up a flag 升旗

7. 口冤枉，诬陷

• He was set up； he's not to blame. 他是被诬陷的，他没有错。

8. 增进健康；使精神好起来

• I was set up by the good news. 好消息使我感到振奋。

9. 发出叫声，骚乱声

• The baby set up a wail. 婴儿大声地哭嚎。

10. 引起

• The wet weather sets up the ache in my old wound. 潮湿的天气使我腿部的旧伤疼痛。