set about
To begin or start:
開始：開始或出發(fā)：
set about solving the problem.
著手解決問題
set apart
To reserve for a specific use.
留出,撥出：留出以備專用
To make noticeable:
使引人注目：
character traits that set her apart.
使她引人注目的個性
set aside
To separate and reserve for a special purpose.
留出,撥出：分開或留出以備專用
To discard or reject.
拋棄,放棄
To declare invalid; annul or overrule:
廢除：聲明無用、取消或否決：
The court has set aside the conviction.
法庭宣告無罪
set at
To attack or assail:
打擊或襲擊：
The dogs set at the fox.
狗群沖向狐貍
set back
To slow down the progress of; hinder.
阻止：減慢進程；妨礙
Informal To cost:
【非正式用語】 花費：
That coat set me back $1,000.
那件衣服花了我1,000美元
set by
To reserve for future use:
保留為將來之用：
It is wise to set food and money by in case of a future emergency.
為將來緊急情況貯備食物和錢是明智的
set down
To cause to sit; seat:
坐：使坐；坐下：
Set the baby down here.
讓小孩坐這兒
To put in writing; record:
記錄：寫下；記錄：
We set down the facts.
我們記下事實
To regard; consider:
認為；看作：
Just set him down as a sneak.
當(dāng)他是個陰險的人
To assign to a cause; attribute:
把…歸于：由…引起；把…歸于：
Let's set the error down to inexperience.
讓我們把錯誤歸于沒有經(jīng)驗
To land (an aircraft):
著陸：（飛機）著陸：
The pilot set the plane down hard.
飛行員艱難地使飛機著陸
set forth
To present for consideration; propose:
提出：提出想法；建議：
set forth a sound plan.
提出一個合理的計劃
To express in words:
表達：用語言表達：
She has set forth her ideas.
她已經(jīng)表達出了想法
set forward
To begin a journey.
開始旅程
set in
To insert:
插入：
set in the sleeve of a gown.
插入禮服袖子中
To begin to happen or be apparent:
開始：開始發(fā)生或出現(xiàn)：
“Evening was setting in as I took the road over Mountain Top”(Charles Siebert)
“當(dāng)我行于山頂公路時夜幕降臨”(查爾斯·謝伯特)
To move toward the shore. Used of wind or water.
（風(fēng)）水向岸（吹）流：移向岸邊.用于風(fēng)和水
set off
To give rise to; cause to occur:
發(fā)生：引起；導(dǎo)致發(fā)生：
set off a chemical reaction.
發(fā)生化學(xué)反應(yīng)
To cause to explode:
爆炸：引起爆炸：
set off a bomb.
炸彈爆炸
To indicate as being different; distinguish:
區(qū)分：指出不同；區(qū)分：
features setting him off from the crowd.
使他與人群分開的特征
To direct attention to by contrast; accentuate:
強調(diào)：通過對比引起注意；強調(diào)：
set off a passage with italics.
用斜體字強調(diào)一段
To start on a journey:
開始旅程：
set off for Europe.
開始歐洲之旅
set out
To begin an earnest attempt; undertake:
著手：開始一個熱切的計劃；著手：
He set out to understand why the plan had failed.
他開始明白為什么計劃失敗了
To lay out systematically and graphically:
生動形象地擺出：
set out a terrace.
畫出地形
To display for exhibition or sale.
展覽：為展覽或出售而擺設(shè)
To plant:
種：
set out seedlings.
種小樹
To start a journey:
開始旅程：
She set out at dawn for town.
她日出時出發(fā)去鎮(zhèn)上
set to
To begin working energetically; start in.
開始干起來：熱忱地開始工作；開始
To begin fighting.
開始戰(zhàn)斗
set up
To place in an upright position.
直立：放于豎直位置
To elevate; raise.
抬起；上升
To raise in authority or power; invest with power:
使掌權(quán)：提高權(quán)威或權(quán)力；賦與權(quán)力：
They set the general up as a dictator.
他們賦與將軍指揮者的權(quán)力
To put (oneself) forward as; claim to be:
自稱：推舉（自己）；聲稱是：
He has set himself up as an authority on the English language.
他自稱是英語專家
To assemble and erect:
組裝：集合并裝配：
set up a new machine.
組裝一臺新機器
To establish; found:
建立：
set up a charity.
建立一家慈善機構(gòu)
To cause:
引起,使產(chǎn)生：
They set up howls of protest over new taxes.
他們發(fā)起反對新稅的吼聲
To establish in business by providing capital, equipment, or other backing.
開始經(jīng)商：通過提供資本、設(shè)備或其它支持而建立企業(yè)
Informal
【非正式用語】
To treat (someone) to drinks.
招待（某人）飲料
To pay for (drinks).
為（飲料）付賬
Informal To stimulate or exhilarate:
【非正式用語】 刺激或鼓勵：
a victory that really set the team up.
勝利鼓舞了球隊
To lay plans for:
計劃：制定計劃：
set up a kidnapping.
策劃綁架
Informal To put (someone else) into a compromising situation by deceit or trickery:
【非正式用語】 哄騙：通過欺騙使（他人）妥協(xié)：
Swindlers have set me up.
騙子騙了我
set upon
To attack violently:
強烈打擊：
Guards set dogs upon the escaping prisoners.
守衛(wèi)讓狗攻擊逃犯
set fire to
To cause to ignite and burn.
縱火：點燃或使燃燒
set foot in
To enter.
進入
set foot on
To step on.
走在
set in motion
To give impetus to:
給予刺激：
The indictment set the judicial process in motion.
控訴加快了裁決過程
set (one's) heart on
To be determined to do something.
決心做某事
set (one's) sights on
To have as a goal:
定目標：
She set her sights on medical school.
她想上醫(yī)學(xué)院
set on fire
To cause to ignite and burn.
縱火：引起點火或燃燒
To cause to become excited:
使興奮：
The music set the audience on fire.
音樂使聽眾興奮
set sail【航?！?br/>To begin a voyage on water.
起航：揚帆開始在水上航行
set (someone) straight
To correct (someone) by providing full and accurate information.
糾正：通過提供充實而正確的信息糾正（某人）
set store by
To regard as valuable or worthwhile.
認為有價值或值得
set the pace
To go at a speed that other competitors attempt to match or surpass.
領(lǐng)先：以其它競爭者企圖趕上或超過的速度前進
To behave or perform in a way that others try to emulate.
做榜樣：以其它人企圖超越的方式行動或做事
set the stage for
To provide the underlying basis for:
提供基礎(chǔ)：
saber rattling that set the stage for war.
為戰(zhàn)爭提供基礎(chǔ)的作響的軍刀
set up housekeeping
To establish a household.
成家：建立家庭
set up shop
To establish one's business operations.
立業(yè)：建立事業(yè)
Middle English setten
中古英語 setten
from Old English settan * see sed-
源自 古英語 settan *參見 sed-
Originally setmeant “to cause (something) to sit,” so that it is now in most cases a transitive verb:
最初set 意思是“使…就坐”,所以現(xiàn)在它大多情況下是及物動詞：
She sets the book on the table.
她把書放在桌子上.
He sets the table.
他擺放桌子.
Sit is generally an intransitive verb:
Sit通常是不及物動詞：
He sits at the table.
他坐在桌邊.
There are some exceptions: The sun sets(notsits ).A hen sets(orsits )on her eggs.
有一些例外：太陽落山 （而不是 sits ). 母雞孵 （或 sits ) 在它的卵上
set
set 2
AHD:[sµt]
D.J.[set]
K.K.[sWt]
n.（名詞）
A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used:
一套：一組互屬并成套使用的同類物品：
a chess set.
一套國際象棋
A group of persons sharing a common interest:
同伙：一群志趣相同的人：
the high-school set.See Synonyms at circle
中學(xué)同伴參見 circle
A group of books or periodicals published as a unit.
作為一個整體的一套書或期刊
A number of couples required for participation in a square dance.
參加四對方舞所需的許多對舞伴
The movements constituting a square dance.
四對方舞：組成四對方舞的動作
The scenery constructed for a theatrical performance.
布景：為戲劇表演所設(shè)的背景
The entire enclosure in which a movie is filmed; the sound stage.
攝影棚：拍攝電影的封閉場所；外景
Music
【音樂】
A session of music, typically dance music, played before an intermission.
幕間舞曲：在幕間休息前演奏的一段樂曲,一般為舞曲
The music so played.
幕間曲：這樣演奏的音樂
The collective receiving apparatus assembled to operate a radio or television.
電器裝置：組裝收音機或電視機的元件集合
Mathematics A collection of distinct elements having specific common properties:
【數(shù)學(xué)】 集合：具有共同性質(zhì)的不同元素集合：
a set of positive integers.
正整數(shù)集合
Sports A group of tennis games constituting one division or unit of a match.
【體育運動】 一局：構(gòu)成比賽一部分或一個單元的一組網(wǎng)球比賽
Football An offensive formation.
【橄欖球】 犯規(guī)
Middle English sette
中古英語 sette
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Medieval Latin secta [retinue]
源自 中世紀拉丁語 secta [隨員]
from Latin [faction] * see sect
源自 拉丁語 [派系] *參見 sect
set 1
[set]
vt., vi.
set, setting
擺設(shè)；安放；設(shè)置
I set the flowers on the table.
我把花放在桌子上.
I set the table for dinner.
我在桌上擺好餐具準備開飯.
使,致使
A spark set the woods on fire.
一點火星使整座森林燒了起來.
I set fire to the paper.
我點燃了紙.
"If he's set his mind on doing it, nothing will stop him."
"他一旦下決心要做這事,什么也阻擋不住他."
制定,規(guī)定,訂立（規(guī)則、時間、標準）
〈計〉設(shè)置
指定；指派；使從事
He set the man to chop wood.
他讓那人去伐木.
調(diào)整；安排
People used to set their watches by the radio.
人們過去常根據(jù)收音機對表.
to set the clock
調(diào)整鐘表
The teacher set us a test.
老師安排了我們一個測驗.
The fastest runner set the pace and the others followed.
"跑得最快的人確定了步速,其他人在后面跟著跑."
給斷骨復(fù)位；斷骨復(fù)位,斷骨接合
發(fā)動,啟動
to set to work
開始工作
（使）（液體、糊狀物）凝固或變硬
使（顏色）固著；（顏色）固定
（使鳥類）孵蛋
（星星、月亮、太陽）落下,沉沒
The moon is setting.
月亮正在落下.
排鉛字
卷頭發(fā),做頭發(fā),頭發(fā)定型
〈植〉結(jié)子；結(jié)果
為（戲?。┨峁﹫鼍?；給（小說）以背景
set about
開始做,著手處理
set aside
宣告無效；駁回；廢止
to set aside a verdict
取消一項判決
set down
放下,擱下
記下,記載,寫下
How shall I set myself down in the hotel register?
在旅館的登記簿上,我應(yīng)如何寫自己的身份呢?
set in
（疾病、壞天氣或其他自然狀況）開始并且（可 能）持續(xù)下去
set off
出發(fā),啟程 (= set out；set forth)
One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.
"一天下午,她乘坐小船從海岸出發(fā),遇到了一場暴風(fēng)雨."
The children set off for school.
孩子們上學(xué)去了.
使爆 炸,引起爆炸
"As a traditional way to celebrate the new year, setting off firecrackers is justifiably welcomed by most Chinese people."
"燃放鞭炮,作為一種傳統(tǒng)的慶賀新年活動,理所當(dāng)然地受到大多數(shù)中國人民的歡迎."
引起（突發(fā)的動作）；導(dǎo)致（突然的活動）
The news set off a rush of activity.
這消息令人蜂擁而動.
襯托；使更為突出；使更為美觀
This gold frame sets off your oil painting very well.
這個金色鏡框把你的油畫襯托得很美麗.
set on
攻擊；襲擊
使攻擊；使追趕
set to
勁頭十足地開始做某事,認真地開始做
開始爭吵；開始打斗
set up
建立（事業(yè)）；成立（組織）
為某人提供 必需品或有用的東西
set up as
使自己立業(yè)當(dāng)…
自稱為…
set oneself up as a scholar
自稱為學(xué)者
set 2
[set]
n.
一組,一套
a set of golf-clubs
一套高爾夫球球桿
集合
the set of all numbers greater than 5
所有數(shù)目均大于五的一個集合
一班志趣相投者；一伙年齡相當(dāng)?shù)娜?br/>（身體部分的）姿勢,形狀,體態(tài)；（衣服的）樣子,款式
I don't like the set of this coat.
我不喜歡這上裝的款式.
（運動的）方向；（觀點的）趨向,指向
the set of the tide
潮水的流向
電器裝置；收音機；電視機
〈戲〉布景；大道具；〈電影〉攝影棚
〈網(wǎng)球〉 一局；一盤
幼苗；樹秧
做頭發(fā),卷梳頭發(fā)
make a dead set at
聯(lián)合攻擊某人,合伙攻擊某人；力圖博得（異性的）寵愛
set 3
[set]
adj.
安放在…的；位于…的
a city set on a hill
位于山上的城市
決心的；決定的
He's set going today.
他決心今天就走.
不變的；規(guī)定的
規(guī)定學(xué)習(xí)的；指定研究的
set books
指定書目
固定的,不動的（身體的部分、態(tài)度）
set eyes
一動不動的眼睛
準備好的,有準備的
They were at the starting line and all set to begin.
他們都在起跑線上,隨時可開始.
菜式和價錢固定的（飯店的餐飲）
set
源自拉丁詞sedere坐,居住
set off,set out 這兩個短語動詞都有“出發(fā)”和“動身”的意思,都可以解釋為start to move或begin a journey.
然而set off的原義是使爆炸(cause to explode)
The slightest spark can set off the explosives stored here.
一點點火星就能夠使儲存這里的火藥爆炸.
By now,a rocket will have set off on its 35 million mile trip to Mars…
到現(xiàn)在那只火箭已經(jīng)出發(fā)踏上飛往火星的3,500萬英里的旅程了.
After making a shorttest fight at 4:15 a.m,Bleriot set off half an hour later.
早上4點15分開始進行了短時間的試飛,半小時后布萊理奧特動身了.
set out 的原義是著手做(begin work with the intention of achieving a particular aim).
When I really set out to take care of somebody,I usually do the job properly.
當(dāng)我真要照顧某人時,我一般是會把此工作做好的.
She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning.
她準備早上五點鐘從法國海岸出發(fā).
注：set out 在用來表示“著手做”(begin with a definite purpose)時,后面總是跟動詞不定式.
The journalist immediately set out to obtain these importent facts,but he took a long time to send them.
那位新聞記者立即著手去獲得這些重要的資料,但是他把這些資料寄來卻用了很長時間.
set up,erect這兩個近義詞的一般含義是“建立”.
從詞源學(xué)的角度看,set可以解釋為cause to sit.如：She set the dishes on the table.set 加副詞up所構(gòu)成的短語動詞set up（建立；樹立；創(chuàng)立）均由set的上述含義引伸出來.
He set up a new world record in September,1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.
他于1935年9月在猶他州的博納維爾的索爾特·弗拉茲創(chuàng)造了世界記錄.
He set up a fine example to all of us.
他為我們樹立了一個好榜樣.
A statue will be set up in front of the building.
這座樓前將要建立一座雕像.
erect的含義是“把……樹立起來”,它與set up常?？梢該Q用
If the House of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834,the great clock would never have been erected.
如果國會大廈不曾在1834年燒毀,這只大鐘決不會建立起來.
The monument was erected after the war.
這座紀念碑是戰(zhàn)后建立起來的.
The Statue of Liberty was erected at the entrance of New York Harbour.
自由神像是樹立在紐約港的入口處的.