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- set
- setter/more set
- settest/most set
vt- ① 安置,安放;竖立(★比put更文雅的用语)
- She set a vase on the table.她把一个花瓶放在餐桌上。
- A lamp was set on the desk.一盏灯被放在桌上。
- I set my bicycle against the wall.我把我的自行车靠墙放着。
- She set her handbag in the chair.她把她的手提包放在椅子上。
- The truck stopped to set down the load.卡车停下来卸货。
- ② 部署(人员);安插;派
- set a watch部署一名看守人
- They set a guard at the gate.他们在大门布署一名警卫。
- They set spies on him.他们派人监视他。
- They set a supervisor over the workers.他们派监工去管理那些工人。
- ③ 移;搬
- set a chair beside a table把椅子搬到桌子旁边
- She set her lips to the cup [set the cup to her lips].她把嘴唇贴近杯子[把杯子贴近嘴唇]。
- He set his hand [name] to the contract.他在那份合同上签名。
- set the ax(e) to ...砍…;破坏…
- He set fire to the house.他放火烧那栋房子。
- ④ 使成(某种状态)
- set a person right纠正某人
- They set the slaves free.他们释放奴隶。
- The prisoners were set free.俘虏被释放了。
- Can anyone set this question at rest?有谁能使这个问题得到解决吗?
- His promise set my mind at rest.他的许诺使我安心。
- set one's room in order整理自己的房间
- set a house on fire放火烧房子
- He set me to work at mowing the lawn.他叫我割草坪的草。
- Her comment set me thinking.她的评论使我开始思考。
- They set the engine going.他们发动引擎。
- ⑤ 指定(工作、课业等);命(题目等);出(难题等);展示(模范等);立下(榜样等)
- I have to set a paper [an examination paper] today.我今天得出一份考题。
- set questions in an examination出考试题目
- He set the students difficult questions in the examination.他给学生们出困难的考试题目。
- Don't set a bad example.不要做个坏榜样。
- You should set them a good example.=You should set a good example to [for] them.你应该给他们立下一个好榜样。
- The manager set me a difficult task.=The manager set a difficult task for me.经理派给我一件困难的工作。
- The professor set four books to read for the next examination.为了下一次考试,教授指定要读四本书(★被动式: A good example should be set (to) them.)。
- ⑥ 1使从事2[set oneself]致力
- I set my children to mow the lawn.我叫我的孩子们去割草坪的草。
- Set a thief to catch a thief.【谚】叫小偷去捉小偷;以贼捉贼;以邪制邪。
- She set herself to finish the job.她努力去完成那件工作。
- ⑦ 整理(机器、器具等);调节;准备;【印刷】排(字)
- set a saw拨锯齿(将锯子锯齿交错往相反方向拨开,提高原刀锋的锯割宽度)
- set a table摆餐桌;准备用餐
- set the scene for a drama摆好戏的布景
- Please set your watch.请校准你的手表。
- Have you set the alarm clock?你给闹钟定好时间了吗?
- She set the alarm (clock) for 6 o'clock.她把闹钟定在六点。
- I always set my watch by the radio.我总是以收音机校准我的手表。
- set camera lens to infinity把照相机的透镜调至无限大
- set (up) type排版
- The copy is already set up in pages.原稿已按页码整理出来。
- ⑧ 镶嵌(宝石等)
- set a diamond in gold镶钻石于黄金
- a crown set with gems镶有宝石的王冠
- ⑩ 使(鸡)孵蛋
- set a hen (on eggs)=set eggs (under a hen)使母鸡孵蛋
- ⑪ 使朝向;使倾向
- set one's face toward the east [eastward]使脸朝向东方
- He set his heart on becoming a writer.他一心一意要当作家。
- He set his mind against their appeals.他决意不听他们的诉愿。
- ⑫ 定(价格、价值)
- set a price on an article定商品价格
- set the value of a painting at $1,000把一幅画的价格定为一千美元
- He sets a high value on neatness.=He sets neatness at a high value.他重视整洁。
- ⑬ 1使凝固;使坚固2(常指表示决意等)绷紧(下巴、脸等);使不动
- set milk for cheese凝固牛奶制干酪
- He set his jaw and said nothing.他绷紧下巴,一语不发。
- ⑭ 【乐】把(歌词)编成曲子,谱成曲子
- set a poem to music给一首诗谱曲
- set other words to a prevailing folk song用另外的歌词配流行的民谣
- ⑯ 决定或选定(时间、地点等);划定(界线)
- set a place [time] for a meeting决定开会地点[时间]
- Have they set their wedding date?他们选定了婚礼日期吗?
vi- ① (日、月等)沉,落;(势力)衰落
- The moon has set.月亮已下沉。
- The sun sets early in winter.在冬天,太阳早下山。
- ③ (液体等)凝固;(脸部)绷紧;(猎狗)以不动姿态指示猎物所在(参照setter);(母鸡)孵蛋
- Has the jelly set yet?果冻凝固了没有?
- ④ (潮水、风等)朝向,吹,流;(感情、意见等)倾向
- The current sets in toward the shore [sets to the south].潮水向海岸[南方]流动。
- ⑤ 从事,着手
- He set to work to learn the new art of printing.他着手学习新的印刷术。
- ⑥[与well等样态副词连用](衣服)合身(★一般用sit)
n- ① 1(工具、茶具等的)套,组,对2受讯机;收音机;电视机
- a set of chairs一组椅子
- a set of lectures一系列的演讲
- a complete set of Dickens狄更斯(作品)全集
- ② 姿势;样子;态度;模样;体形<of>
- the set of a person's shoulders某人的肩膀形状
- the set of the hills丘陵的形状
- ③[用单数形](潮水、风的)方向,流动;(舆论的)倾向,趋势<of>
- ⑥ 【诗】(日、月的)沉,落
- at set of sun日落时(=at sunset)
- ⑦ (网球的)一盘(十局(games)为一盘,三至五盘即结束比赛(match))
- ⑧ (猎狗发现猎物时的)立定(=dead set)
- ⑨[用单数形;通常附有修饰语,当集合用法;通常当复数用,偶当单数用]同道;(特殊)社会;帮会;党派
- a set of thieves小偷集团
- the golfing set高尔夫球同道
- the best set上流社会
- the smart set自认为走在流行尖端的一派人士;锋头人物
- His friends are a wild set.他的朋友是一群狂野的人。
- He's one of our set.他是我们的同道之一。
- ⑫ 穿着;穿衣或戴帽的感觉<of>
- the set of a coat上衣穿起来时的感觉
- ⑯[戏剧]大道具,舞台布置,布景;【影】假背景,内景
adj- ① 固定的;(眼睛等)不转动的;坚决的;【俚】固执的,顽固的
- set eyes不转动的眼睛
- deep set eyes深陷的眼睛
- a set stare凝视
- with set teeth咬紧牙关
- ②[无比较级](演说等)定型的,规定的;正式的;(祈祷等)先定好的,指定的,按型式的
- in set terms用一定的词句;断然地
- at the set time在指定时间
- the set books for a test测验指定书籍
- ③[无比较级][常作all set]准备好的
- get set准备好
- all set【口】都准备妥当了
- Ready, set, go!各就各位,预备,起!
短语- set ... before ...
- set about
- They began to set about each other.他们开始大打出手。
- set against ...
- ① 比较(事物);对照;权衡;使对抗;使猜忌
- ② 显示反对…的倾向
- They are setting against the reform.他们反对那项改革。
- set apart
- ① 留下,存下<for>
- ② 将…和…分开;使有区别<from>
- His red hair sets him apart from his brothers.他的红发使他跟他的兄弟们有别。
- set aside
- ① 搁置;保留;忽视;使无效;拒绝;撤销(判决);排除(某人)
- The project was set aside.那项计划被搁置。
- set a protest aside不接受抗议
- set at ...
- set back
- ① 拨慢(时钟)
- ② 使向后倾
- ③ 使退后
- ④ 使迟来;阻碍;使挫折;使退步
- ⑤ 【口】使…破费…元(★不可用被动式)
- A meal in that restaurant set him back two hundred dollars.在那家餐馆吃了一顿饭使他破费了两百美元。
- set by
- set down
- ① 放下;卸下;使(乘客等)下车
- ② 写下;记下;印刷
- ③ 说明;规定;视(…为)<as>
- ④ 把(原因等)归(于)
- They set down their failure to bad planning.他们将失败归因于计划不周。
- set forth
- ① 【文】展示,陈列;陈述,言明;发布;发行
- ② 【古】出发,启程
- set in
- ① (坏天气、冬天等)开始
- ②[以it为主词]开始…
- ③ (疾病、流行等)来到
- ④ (潮水等)流动,向…前进
- set off
- ① 增加美观;衬托
- ② 抵消;弥补<against>
- ③ 划分;分开(★通常用被动式)
- ④ 使爆发;燃放(烟火等);发射
- ⑤ 引发…(笑等)
- ⑥ 启程,出发
- They set off for home.他们出发回家。
- He set off on a trip to France.他出发到法国去旅行。
- set on
- ① 唆使[煽动]…去做…
- ② 唆使…攻击…
- ③ 使(心)灌注于
- set one's affections on ...爱慕…
- set out
- ① 陈述;宣布
- ② 装饰;陈列;摆出(食物等)
- ③ 间隔种植(树木等);【印刷】间隔排(铅字)
- ④ 踏上旅途;出发
- ⑤ 开始…,着手…
- He set out to paint the house.他着手油漆房子。
- set sail
- He set sail for Hong Kong.他启航往香港去。
- They set sail from Keelung for Hong Kong.他们由基隆出航前往香港。
- set to
- ① 从事于;着手于;向(某一方向)
- ② (方块舞中)(舞伴)面对面
- ③ 认真开始;开始(吵架、打斗、争论);开始吃
- As soon as the cake was served, the boys set to.蛋糕一端上来,那些男孩便开始猛吃。
- set up
- ① 竖立;设置;创建;组合
- ② 使(某人)创立(事业等);提供(资金等给某人)
- ③ 设立;开办
- ④ 引起,使发生
- ⑤ 大声说;高喊;提出
- ⑥ (病后)使康复
- ⑦[set oneself as]假装,装作(★不可用被动式)
- ⑧ 训练,锻炼;使(身体)强壮
- ⑨ 提高(地位);使握有权力
- ⑩ 【印刷】排(字)
- ⑪ 开业做…<as>
- ⑫ 自称为…;装…样子<as, for>
- He set up for an expert.他自称为专家。
- set upon ...
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