1. | [t] ~ sth/sb + adv./prep. 放；置；使处于to put sth/sb in a particular place or position |
She set a tray down on the table. 她把托盘放到桌上。 | |
They ate everything that was set in front of them. 他们把放在面前的东西都吃光了。 | |
The house is set(= located) in fifty acres of parkland. 房子四周是五十英亩草地。 |
2. | [t] 使处于某种状况；使开始to cause sb/sth to be in a particular state; to start sth happening |
Her manner immediately set everyone at their ease . 她的态度立刻使大家感到轻松了。 | |
He pulled the lever and set the machine in motion . 他扳动操纵杆，启动了机器。 | |
The hijackers set the hostages free . 劫机者释放了人质。 | |
Her remarks set me thinking. 她的话引起了我的深思。 |
3. | [t][usupass] ~ sth + adv./prep. 把故事情节安排在；以…为…设置背景to place the action of a play, novel or film/movie in a particular place, time, etc. |
The novel is set in London in the 1960s. 这部小说以 20 世纪 60 年代的伦敦为背景。 |
4. | [t] ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) 设置；调整好；安排就绪to prepare or arrange sth so that it is ready for use or in position |
She set the camera on automatic. 她把照相机调到自动状态。 | |
I set my watch by(= make it show the same time as) the TV. 我按电视对了手表。 | |
Set the alarm for 7 o'clock. 把闹钟设在 7 点。 |
5. | [t] ~ a/the table (for sb/sth) 摆放餐具to arrange knives, forks, etc. on a table for a meal |
Could you set the table for dinner? 你把餐具摆好，准备开饭，好吗？ | |
The table was set for six guests. 桌上摆放了六位客人的餐具。 |
6. | [t][usupass] 镶嵌to put a precious stone into a piece of jewellery |
She had the sapphire set in a gold ring. 她请人把蓝宝石镶嵌到一枚金戒指上。 | |
Her bracelet was set with emeralds. 她的手镯上镶有绿宝石。 |
7. | [t] ~ sth 安排；确定；决定to arrange or fix sth; to decide on sth |
They haven't set a date for their wedding yet. 他们还没有确定婚期。 | |
The government has set strict limits on public spending this year. 今年，政府对公共开支规定了严格的限额。 |
8. | [t] ~ sth 树立；创立；开创to fix sth so that others copy it or try to achieve it |
This could set a new fashion . 这或许会开创一种新时尚。 | |
They set high standards of customer service. 他们制定了严格的客户服务标准。 | |
I am unwilling to set a precedent . 我不想开先例。 | |
She set a new world record for the high jump. 她创造了新的跳高世界纪录。 | |
I rely on you to set a good example . 我指望你来树立一个好榜样。 |
9. | [t] ~ sth (for sb).~ sb (to do sth) 布置；分配；指派to give sb a piece of work, a task, etc. |
Who will be setting(= writing the questions for) the French exam? 谁出法语试题？ | |
What books have been set(= are to be studied) for the English course? 英语课指定了要用哪些书？ | |
She's set a difficult task for herself. 她给自己安排了一项艰巨任务。 | |
She's set herself a difficult task. 她给自己安排了一项艰巨任务。 | |
I've set myself to finish the job by the end of the month. 我要求自己在月底以前完成这项工作。 |
10. | [i] 凝固；凝结to become firm or hard |
Leave the concrete to set for a few hours. 让混凝土凝固几小时。 | |
The glue had set hard. 胶已经粘得很紧。 |
11. | [t][usupass] ~ sth 使现出坚定的表情to fix your face into a firm expression |
Her jaw was set in a determined manner. 她下巴紧绷着，一副决不动摇的样子。 |
12. | [t] ~ sth 固定发型；做头发to arrange sb's hair while it is wet so that it dries in a particular style |
She had her hair washed and set. 她去洗了头，做了发型。 |
13. | [t][i] ~ (sth) 把（断骨）复位；接（骨）to put a broken bone into a fixed position and hold it there, so that it will heal; to heal in this way |
The surgeon set her broken arm. 医生给她接上了手臂上的断骨。 |
14. | [t] ~ sth 排版to use a machine or computer to arrange writing and images on pages in order to prepare a book, newspaper, etc. for printing |
15. | [t] ~ sth (to sth) 为…谱曲；给…配乐to write music to go with words |
Schubert set many poems to music. 舒伯特为许多诗歌谱了曲。 |
16. | [i] 落（下）to go down below the horizon |
We sat and watched the sun setting. 我们坐着看太阳渐渐落下去。 |
1. | [c] ~ (of sth) 一套，一副，一组（类似的东西）a group of similar things that belong together in some way |
a set of six chairs 六把成套的椅子 | |
a complete set of her novels 一整套她的小说 | |
a set of false teeth 一副假牙 | |
a new set of rules to learn 要学的一套新规则 | |
You can borrow my keys─I have a spare set. 你可以借用我的钥匙，我还有一套。 |
2. | [c] 一套，一副，一组（配套使用的东西）a group of objects used together, for example for playing a game |
a chess set 一副国际象棋 |
3. | [cspv] 一伙（或一帮、一群）人；阶层；团伙a group of people who have similar interests and spend a lot of time together socially |
the smart set(= rich, fashionable people) 富裕时尚一族 | |
Dublin's literary set 都柏林的文学圈子 |
4. | [c] 电视机；收音机a piece of equipment for receiving television or radio signals |
5. | [c] 布景the scenery used for a play, film/movie, etc. |
We need volunteers to help build and paint the set. 我们需要一些自愿帮忙搭建和粉刷布景的人。 |
6. | [c][u] 舞台；摄影场a place where a play is performed or part of a film/movie is filmed |
The cast must all be on (the) set by 7 in the morning. 全体演员必须在早上 7 点钟到场。 |
7. | [c] （网球的）盘；（排球比赛等的）局one section of a match in games such as tennis or volleyball |
She won in straight sets(= without losing a set) . 她一盘未失，连连得胜。 |
8. | [c] 集；集合a group of things that have a shared quality |
set theory 集论 |
9. | [c] 一组歌曲（或乐曲）a series of songs or pieces of music that a musician or group performs at a concert |
10. | [c] （在某学科上能力相当的）一批学生a group of school students with a similar ability in a particular subject |
She's in the top set for French. 她的法语成绩名列前茅。 |
11. | [sing] ~ of sth （尤指坚定的）姿势，姿态，神情the way in which sb's face or body is fixed in a particular expression, especially one showing determination |
She admired the firm set of his jaw. 她喜欢他那副紧绷着下巴的刚毅神态。 |
12. | [sing] 头发的定型；做头发an act of arranging hair in a particular style while it is wet |
A shampoo and set costs £15. 洗头并做发型共 15 英镑。 |
13. | [sing] 凝固；凝结the state of becoming firm or solid |
14. | [c] （供移植的）秧苗，插枝，球茎a young plant, shoot etc. for planting |
onion sets 洋葱苗 |
1. | 位于（或处于）…的in a particular position |
a house set in 40 acres of parkland 一所坐落在一片 40 英亩草地上的房子 | |
He had close-set eyes. 他的两眼靠得很近。 |
2. | [ubn] 安排好的；确定的；固定的planned or fixed |
Each person was given set jobs to do. 分配给每个人的工作都是预先确定好的。 | |
The school funds a set number of free places. 学校资助固定数目的免费生。 | |
Mornings in our house always follow a set pattern. 在我们家，每天早上的生活总是遵循一种固定的模式。 |
3. | 固定的；顽固的；固执的not likely to change |
set ideas/opinions/views on how to teach 不变的教学思想╱主张╱观点 | |
As people get older, they get set in their ways . 随着年龄的增长，人就积习成性。 |
4. | [obn] 套（餐）的having a fixed price and a limited choice of dishes |
a set dinner/lunch/meal 一份晚餐╱午餐套餐；一份套餐 | |
Shall we have the set menu ? 我们吃套餐好吗？ |
5. | 有可能的；做好准备的likely to do sth; ready for sth or to do sth |
The team looks set for victory. 看来这个队能赢。 | |
Interest rates look set to rise again. 看样子利率又要提高了。 | |
Be set to leave by 10 o'clock. 做好准备，最晚 10 点钟走。 |
6. | [ubn] 呆板的；不自然的fixed; not natural |
a set smile 僵硬的笑容 | |
His face took on a set expression. 他脸上现出凝滞的神态。 |
Why are you so dead set against the idea? 你为什么那样死命地反对这个主意呢？ |
Why are you so dead set against the idea? 你为什么那样死命地反对这个主意呢？ |
