set 英音: [set] 美音: [sɛt]

单词详解

1. vt.

A. 放,置,竖立,使接触,使处于(特定位置),使坐落,安装 (put into a certain place or abstract location)

A computer table was set in the corner of the room.

房间的一个角落里放了一张电脑桌。

B. 设置,调整 [(+for)] (set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly)

She set the alarm for 6:30 a. m. 她把闹钟拨到早晨六点半响铃。

C. 确定,规定 (fix conclusively or authoritatively)

The date for exam has been set on next Monday. 考试日期定在下周一。

D. 分派(工作),指定(作业),出(考题) (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc. )

The teacher set his pupils an easier project. 老师给学生分派了一项简单的任务。

E. 树立(榜样),创(记录) (establish as the highest level or best performance)

Lei Feng set us a good example. 雷锋为我们树立了一个好榜样。

F. 放(火),点燃(火) (apply or start)

The merciless robber set fire to the houses. 残忍的强盗防火烧了房子。

G. 设(陷阱),张(罗网) (put into a certain state, cause to be in a certain state)

They set a trap for the rabbits. 他们给野兔设下陷阱。

H. 为(小说、舞台等)设置背景 (locate)

The play is set in old Shanghai. 这出戏以旧上海为背景。

2. vi.

A. (日、月等)落,下沉,衰落 (disappear beyond the horizon)

When we reached the campsite, the sun had set. 我们到达营地时,太阳已经下山了。

B. 着手于,开始 [(+to)] (get ready for a particular purpose or event)

They set to work as soon as they arrived. 他们一抵达就开始工作。

3. n.

A. [C] 一套,一部,一副 [(+of)] (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used)

She bought a set of Chinese classical novels. 她买了一套中国古典名著。

B. 装置,设备 (representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production)

The radar set on the car helped him find the place. 车上的雷达装置帮他找到了地方。

 

相关词组

1. a set of 一套

I collected a set of Lu Xun’s works. 我收集了一套鲁迅的著作。

2. be set in  被放//建造在……,以……为背景,发生在

She had the peal set in a gold ring. 她把那枚珍珠镶在金戒指上了

3. set … on fire 给……放火

The building was set on fire. 大楼着火了。

4. set about 着手,开始,旨在做,试图 

  I set about collecting the stamps. 我着手收集邮票。   

5. set an example to sb. 给某人树立一个榜样

  I rely on you to set an example to the whole class. 我全靠你来给全班树立榜样。

6. set aside 放在一边,不理会,不讲究,拨出(款项),腾出(时间)   

  He set aside the book and drank a cup of coffee. 他把书放置在一边,喝了一杯咖啡。

7. set down 使坐下,把……放下,写下,抄下,让……下车

He set down the bag and stretched his body. 他放下袋子,伸了伸腰。

8. set free 释放,使自由

She set the caged bird free. 她放走了关在笼中的那只鸟。

9. set off 启程,出发,点燃,使爆炸,发射,使开始,使行动,衬托,烘托   

The roads were empty when we set off at 5 o’clock. 五点钟我们启程的时候路上很畅通。

10. set one’s heart on sth. 非常想要某物

She set all of her heart on that beautiful dress. 她非常想买那件漂亮的衣服。

11. set out (1) 启程,出发,开始;(2) 布置,安排;(3) 陈述,叙述,说明;(4) 打算,试图,着手,使(自已)尽力;(5) 设计,计划    

It was raining when we set out. 我们出发时正下着雨。

12. set sail (to / for) 启航,扬帆起航

The next day we set sail for Britain. 第二天我们起航向英国进发。

13. set sb. doing sth. 使(引起)某人做某事 

Her words set me thinking. 她的话使我深思。

14. set to do (使)开始做……

They set him to mow the lawn. 他们叫他给草坪除草。

15. set up (1) 竖立,升起,把……放在看得见的地方;(2) 建造,装配,装置;(3) 提出,提议;(4) 引起,生产;(5) 树立,推崇

16. set one’s mind to doing sth. 决心做某事

Nothing in the world is too hard to do if we set our minds on it. 世上无难事,只怕有心人。

 

相关单词

复数:sets

过去式:set

过去分词:set

现在分词:setting

第三人称单数:sets

 

相关链接

词语辨析:set about, set out, set off

词语辨析:build, found, put up, set up

 

set about, set out, set off

set about: 着手,开始,旨在做,试图。

set out: (1) 启程,出发,开始;(2) 布置,安排;(3) 陈述,叙述,说明;(4) 打算,试图,着手,使(自已)尽力;(5) 设计,计划

set off: 启程,出发,点燃,使爆炸,发射,使开始,使行动,衬托,烘托。

 

词语详解

1. set about: 着手,开始,旨在做,试图。

I set about collecting the stamps. 我着手收集邮票。

2. set out: (1) 启程,出发,开始;(2) 布置,安排;(3) 陈述,叙述,说明;(4) 打算,

试图,着手,使(自已)尽力;(5) 设计,计划

It was raining when we set out. 我们出发时正下着雨。

3. set off: 启程,出发,点燃,使爆炸,发射,使开始,使行动,衬托,烘托

The roads were empty when we set off at 5 o’clock. 五点钟我们启程的时候路上很畅通。

 

build, found, put up, set up

都有“建造,建立”的意思。

build: 建造,建立,建设,是最普通的用语。常指建造大东西而言。

set up: 意为“开办,建立”,常和表示组织、机构、团体等意义的名词连用,这时与found

基本相同,但found更着重打基础。

found: 表示“建立;成立”之意,着重于打下基础,它既可以与表示具体事物的名词连

用,也可与表示抽象事物的名词连用。

put up: 着重指建造或搭起一个具有高度的具体的物体,口语中set up build也有此意。

 

词语详解

1. build: 建造,建立,建设,是最普通的用语。常指建造大东西而言。

They built their homes and made their farms there. 他们在那儿建立了家园,办起了农场。

2. set up: 意为“开办,建立”,常和表示组织、机构、团体等意义的名词连用,这时与found基本相同,但found更着重打基础。

They set up a new school in two years. 两年之内他们就建起了一所新学校。

3. found: 表示“建立;成立”之意,着重于打下基础,它既可以与表示具体事物的名词连用,也可与表示抽象事物的名词连用。

  The People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949. 中华人民共和国于1949年成立。

4. put up: 着重指建造或搭起一个具有高度的具体的物体,口语中set up build也有此意。

They put up a new tent. 他们搭起一个帐篷。

 

 

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