| 词汇 | set |
| 释义 | set verb uk /set/ us /set/present participlesetting | past tense and past participleset setverb (POSITION)B2[ Tusually+ adv/prep ] to put something in a particular place or position: 放，置;使处于（指定的地方、位置） He set a vase of flowers on the table.他把一瓶花放在桌子上。 The campsite is set in the middle of a pine forest.宿营地设在松树林的中央。 Our house is set back from the road.我们的房子离公路有一定的距离。 B1[ Tusually+ adv/prep ] If a story, film, etc. is set in a particular time or place, the action in it happens in that time or place: （故事、电影等）以…为背景 "West Side Story" is set in New York City in the late 1950s.《西区故事》是以20世纪50年代末的纽约为背景的。 He set the books down on the table. She set the tray down beside me. Finish chopping the onions and set them to one side. The building itself is set back from the street. The mansion is set in 90 acres of beautiful, unspoilt countryside. Placing and positioning an object -based appose around change something around circle consign gone install lie pile (something) up plant redeposit reinstall reinstallation relocate reorientate stick superimpose transpose transposition You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cinema & theatre: production, direction & recording setverb (CONDITION)B2[ T ] to cause something or someone to be in the stated condition or situation: 使处于特定状态 It is believed that the building was set alight/ablaze/on fire deliberately.据信，这幢大楼遭人故意纵火。 The new director has set a lot of changes in motion in our department.新主管在我们部门推行了很多变革。 [ + adj ]After years in prison, the men who had wrongfully been found guilty of the bombing were finally set free.坐了多年牢之后，在爆炸案中遭错判有罪的数名男子终于被释放了。 If I've made a mistake, then it's up to me to set it right(= correct it).如果我犯了错，那就该由我来纠正。 set someone/something doing something to cause someone or something to start doing something: 使开始做；引起 His remarks set me thinking.他的话引起我的深思。 The thunderstorm set the radio crackling.雷雨使收音机发出噼噼啪啪的声音。 set someone to work to give someone work to do: 给（某人）布置工作 I was set to work dusting the bookshelves.我被安排做清除书架尘土的工作。 We watched as demonstrators doused a car with petrol and set it alight. A peace campaigner had set herself on fire in protest at the government's involvement in the war. Rioters armed with firebombs set light to police barricades.持有燃烧弹的暴徒放火点燃了警察设置的路障。 The new government has decided to set all political prisoners free.新政府已决定释放全部政治犯。 The lamp caught fire and set light to the curtains.灯起火了，烧着了窗帘。 Causing things to happen activation actuation agent attribute attribute something to someone breed give rise toidiom hyperstimulate hyperstimulation implement implementation prompt proximately put someone to somethingidiom Pygmalion effect reactivate realization render spark spell You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Work, working and the workplace Applying for a job setverb (ESTABLISH)B2[ T ] to establish or decide something: 建立；设立 The school has been criticized for failing to set high standards for its students.学校因未能为学生设定高标准而受到了批评。 The committee has set new limits on spending.委员会对开支设定了新的限制。 Lewis has set a new world record.刘易斯创造了一项新的世界纪录。 The court's decision has set a legal precedent.法庭的判决开创了一项判例。 Parents should set a good example to their children.父母应该为孩子树立良好的榜样。 He's set himself the goal/target of making his first million by the time he's 30.他给自己定的目标是在30岁前赚到第一个100万。 We're not in a position to set any conditions - we'll have to accept what they offer us. They need to set some boundaries of behaviour for that child. My brother set the academic standards we all had to follow. We have set ourselves a limit for our spending. He sets us a great example by cycling to work every day. Causing things to happen activation actuation agent attribute attribute something to someone breed give rise toidiom hyperstimulate hyperstimulation implement implementation prompt proximately put someone to somethingidiom Pygmalion effect reactivate realization render spark spell setverb (GET READY)B2[ T ] to get something ready so that it comes into operation or can be used: 设定;调定 [ + to infinitive ]The heating is set to come on at 5 p.m.暖气设定在下午5点钟启动。 Have you set up the DVD player?你把DVD播放机调定好了吗？ I usually set my watch by the time on the computer.我通常是按计算机显示的时间对表。 He set the alarm for 7 a.m.他把闹钟设在早上7点钟。 Will you set the table (= put plates, knives, forks, etc. on it ready for use), please?你来摆一下餐桌，好吗？ [ T ] to put furniture and other things on a stage so that it represents the time and the place in which the action of a play, film, or television programme is going to happen: 设置，布置（戏剧、电影或电视节目的布景） During the interval the stage was set for the second act.在幕间休息时，工作人员布置了第二幕的布景。 She set her clock by the time on the computer. I've set the alarm for 7.30.我把闹钟定在了7点半。 I set the heating to come on at six. The oven is set to come on automatically. I set the washing machine for a delicate wash. Preparing batten batten down the hatchesidiom break someone in bug-out bag build (someone/something) up cue dig gear (someone/something) up gear something to/towards someone/something get/have your ducks in a rowidiom gird gird yourselfidiom lay prep re-rack regroom roll up your sleevesidiom set something up set the scene/stageidiom tee You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cinema & theatre: production, direction & recording setverb (FIX)B1[ T ] to fix or make certain: 使固定，确定 Has a date/time been set for the meeting yet?会议的日期／时间确定了吗？ The price of the house has been set at €425,000.这所房子的定价为42.5万欧元。 to decide decideI've decided to move to Sweden. fixUKThe price has been fixed at £10. setHave you set a date for the wedding? finalizeWe've chosen a venue for the wedding, but we haven't finalized the details yet. settleOK then, we're going to Spain. That's settled. settle on/uponHave you settled on a place to live yet? set into something/be set with something If a precious stone is set in/into a piece of jewellery, or a piece of jewellery is set with a precious stone, the stone is fixed firmly to the piece of jewellery: 镶入／镶有 a gold ring with a diamond set into it镶着一颗钻石的金戒指 a brooch set with rubies and pearls镶有红宝石和珍珠的胸针 [ T ] When a doctor sets a broken bone, he or she puts it into the right position so that it will heal.固定（断骨）;接（骨）;把（断骨）复位 [ I ] When a broken bone sets, it heals in a particular position.（断骨）愈合 [ T ] If you have your hair set, you have it arranged while it is wet so that it will be in a particular style when it is dry.给（头发）做发型 [ T ] If you set a part of your body, you tighten the muscles around it in order to show that you are determined about something: 绷紧（身体部位）;使显出坚定的表情 "I'm never going back to him," she said, setting her jaw firmly.“我永远都不会回到他身边，”她咬紧牙关说。 His face was set in determination.他脸上显出坚定的表情。 [ I ] If a liquid or soft material sets, it becomes firm or hard: （液体等）凝固，凝结 Leave the jelly in the fridge to set.把果冻放在冰箱里凝固。 Don't walk on the concrete until it has set.混凝土还没凝固之前别在上面走。 We set a date for a follow-up meeting. Have you set a time for the next appointment? The price of the boat was set too high for us. Decisions and deciding ascription be make or break for someone/somethingidiom be on the horns of a dilemmaidiom choose clinch conclusion finalize fish or cut baitidiom flip flip a coinidiom get something into your headidiom judge see fitidiom sleep spin split decision swing swing the balanceidiom take it into your head to do somethingidiom take the plungeidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Jewelry Physiotherapy, massage & osteopathy Recovering from illness Hairdressing Preparing Physical & chemical processes setverb (GIVE WORK)B2[ T ]UK(USassign) to give someone a piece of school work or homework to do: 布置（学校或家庭作业） My science teacher always sets a lot of homework.我的科学课老师总是布置很多家庭作业。 What books have been set for this term?这学期布置学生要读哪些书？ [ + two objects ]What homework have you been set for the holidays?你在放假时被布置了哪些家庭作业？ [ T ] to give someone a particular task to do: 给（某人）布置工作 Harry set them to work painting the walls. 哈利布置他们油漆墙壁。 [ + two objects ]We set the kids the task of clearing the snow from the drive.我们给孩子们布置了打扫门前路上积雪的任务。 Giving, providing and supplying accommodate accommodate someone with something administer administration afford arm someone with something be good for somethingidiom hand something around hand something back hand something down hand something in outfit provision put something on re-equip re-equipment reassign reassignment render tender setverb (MUSIC)[ T ] to write or provide music for a poem or other words so that they can be sung: 为…谱曲;给…配乐 poems set to music谱了曲的诗歌 Technical music terms acciaccatura accidental aeolian aleatory alto clef antiphonal discordant harmonic harmonic progression harmony hemidemisemiquaver inversion overtone ritardando rubato scherzando scordatura secco recitative voice part whole step setverb (SUN)B1[ I ] (of the sun, moon, or planets) to go down below the horizon (= the line at which the earth seems to join the sky): （太阳、月球或行星）降于地平线之下，下落 We sat on the beach and watched the sun set.我们坐在海滩上观看日落。 The setting sun cast long shadows across the lawn.夕阳在草地上投下了长长的影子。 See also sunsetnoun Astronomy albedo Andromeda Aquarius Aries asteroid galactic galaxy Gemini geostationary geosynchronous nova observatory orbit orbital Orion suborbital substellar sunspot supergiant supermassive Idiomsnot set the world on fire set the scene/stage Phrasal verbsset about something set about someone set someone against someone set something against something set something/someone apart set something aside set someone back (something) set something/someone back set something back set something down set someone down set something forth set in set off/out set something off set someone off set someone/something on someone set on/upon someone set out set something out set to set something up set someone up set something/someone up set (something) up set yourself up as something set noun uk /set/ us /set/ setnoun (GROUP)A2[ C ] a group of similar things that belong together in some way: 套;副 We bought Charles and Mandy a set of cutlery as a wedding present.我们为查尔斯和曼迪买了一套刀叉餐具，作为送给他们的结婚礼物。 I always keep a tool set in the back of my car.我一直都在汽车的后备箱内放着一套工具。 The doctor said that he hadn't seen this particular set of symptoms before.医生说他以前没有见过这样一种症候群。 We need to establish a new set of priorities.我们需要重新安排应优先考虑的一组事项。 A2[ C ] a number of objects or pieces of equipment needed for a particular activity, especially playing a game: （尤指游戏用的）一套用具 a chess/train/chemistry set一副象棋／一组模型火车／一套化学实验用品 a group of repeated movements performed as part of a period of physical exercise: I did three sets of 10 push-ups every night before bed. Sprint up the hill and jog down. Do three sets, then jog easy for 10 minutes. [ C ] mathematics specialized In mathematics, a set is a group of objects with stated characteristics.（数学中的）集，集合 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] a group of people who have similar interests and ways of living: 有相同爱好的一群人 the fashionable set一群时髦的人 She's got in with a very arty set.她和一群搞艺术的人在一起。 Government by coalition has its own peculiar set of problems.联合政府有其自身特有的一系列问题。 A set of stamps has been commissioned in commemoration of Independence Day.为纪念独立日特别制作了一套邮票。 He only needs two more cards to complete the set.他只需再有两张牌就凑成一副了。 Cross the bridge and turn right at the first set of traffic lights. They got an entire set of silver cutlery as a wedding present.他们收到了一件结婚礼物，是一整套银质餐具。 Groups and collections of things age bracket agglomerate agglomeration Aladdin's cave anthology array basket bunch crop empty set ensemble family feast glory box portfolio selection sheaf sheaves starter pack store cupboard You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Exercising & training Numerical relationships Groups of people setnoun (FILM/PLAY)B2[ C ] the place where a film or play is performed or recorded, and the pictures, furniture, etc. that are used: 布景;场景 a movie set电影场景 a stage set舞台布景 a set designer布景师 They first met on the set of "Star Wars".他们第一次见面是在《星球大战》的外景地。 He designs the sets for the local drama group. She was famous for throwing tantrums on set. They met on the set of 'Titanic'. Theatres, cinemas & their parts apron art house arthouse backdrop backstage billboard bioscope fleapit footlights green room loge onstage playhouse scenery stage door stage left stage right stagily stagy wing setnoun (PART)B2[ C ] a part of a game of tennis or volleyball: （网球比赛的）一局 They won in straight sets (= they won every set).他们一局未失。 C2[ C ] a musical performance that forms part of a concert, especially one of pop music or jazz: （尤指流行音乐或爵士音乐会上的）一段表演 The band's opening set lasted 45 minutes.乐队的开场表演持续了45分钟。 I played a couple of sets with Alfie. He won the match by five sets to three. Tennis & racket sports ace alley approach shot backcourt ball boy ball girl chip forecourt forehand knock up mixed doubles outhit paddleball padel passing shot pelota seed shuttlecock string tramlines You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Musical performances setnoun (POSITION)the set of something the position in which you hold a part of your body: （身体部位的）姿势，样子 I could tell from the set of his jaw that he was angry.看他绷得紧紧的下巴，我便知道他在生气。 [ C ] the act of having your hair set: 做头发 a shampoo and set洗头并做发型 Places and locations anatopism coign of vantage core crime scene deliver something to someone/somewhere direction locus madding makerspace Mecca multi-location retroperitoneal retroperitoneally scene setting situation spot station stronghold subsite You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Hair care setnoun (TELEVISION)[ C ]old-fashioned a television: 电视机 We need a new television set.我们需要一台新电视机。 Broadcasting: television aerial autotune best boy boob tube breakfast television broadcast ghost image goggle-box HD HDTV high def plasma screen receiver reception reveal smart TV square-eyed subtitler telegenic Teletext set adjective uk /set/ us /set/ setadjective (READY)C1[ after verb ] ready and prepared: 准备好的，预先准备的 Shall we go now - is everyone set?我们可以走了吗——大家准备好了吗？ Is everything all set for the party?聚会一切都准备妥当了吗？ At the start of the race, the starter said "On your marks, get set, go".发令者在起跑时常说：“各就位，预备，跑。” We were just getting set to leave when Ben said he had something important to tell us.当本说他有一些重要的事要告诉我们时我们正准备离开。 [ after verb ] likely or in a suitable condition: 可能的；在适当条件下的 He looks set to become world champion again this year.他今年似乎有可能再次成为世界冠军。 Ready and willing action stations agreeable amenable at someone's beck and callidiom at your commandidiom be chafing at the bitidiom beck concert pitch disposed eager eagerly fain finger keen pleased poised prepared raring readily ripe setadjective (SAME)C2 always the same, never changing: 不变的，固定的 My parents say I have to be home by a set time.我父母说我得在规定的时间回家。 UKThe restaurant does a set lunch (= a meal which is offered at a fixed price, but with little or no choice about what you have to eat) on Sundays.这家餐馆星期天午餐供应套餐。 The receptionist had a bright set smile on his face, but I could tell that he was bored.接待员带着一成不变的灿烂微笑，但我看得出其实他觉得很厌倦。 My father has very set opinions/views on the matter.我父亲在这件事上的看法很难改变。 set expression/phrase a phrase in which the words are always used in the same order固定说法／短语 Standard and routine average average Joe bog-standard conformance conformity conventionalized diet given institutionalize mainline quotidian regular regularity regularization regularize round the/your average bearidiom unchallenging unextraordinary unspectacular You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Linguistics: sentences & expressions setadjective (STUDY)[ before noun ]UK used to describe a book or writer that must be studied for a particular course: 必修课本 The students are reading "Lord of the Flies" as one of their set books this year.学生们今年的规定阅读书目中有《蝇王》。 Eventually, he became a set author in Australian schools. See also set text Classes & courses academic year access course advanced Advanced Placement asynchronous field trip foundation course grade retention grind homework HyFlex immersion course non-class non-degree on a course open admissions the national curriculum visual aid work placement workshop Idiomsbe (dead) set against something be set fair be set in your ways be set on/upon something set | American Dictionaryset verb us/set/ setverb (PUT)[ Talways+ adv/prep ]present participlesetting | past tense and past participleset to put something in a particular place or position: Set the box on its end. Our house is set back from the road. [ Talways+ adv/prep ]present participlesetting | past tense and past participleset If you set something down, you put it on a surface: [ M ]She set down her teacup and leaned forward. [ Talways+ adv/prep ]present participlesetting | past tense and past participleset If you set a story in a particular place or time, the events happen then or there: Banks’s novel is set in the years before the Civil War. setverb (CAUSE A CONDITION)present participlesetting | past tense and past participleset to cause someone or something to be in a particular condition, or to begin doing something: [ T ]He carelessly dropped a match and set the grass on fire. [ T ]His remarks set me thinking. [ L ]The wildness in her paintings is what sets them apart. [ + to infinitive ]With the deadline only a few weeks away, I set to work right away. setverb (ARRANGE)[ T ]present participlesetting | past tense and past participleset to arrange or adjust something so it is ready to work or be used: I’ve set the clock to daylight savings time. To get rid of mice, set a trap – or get a cat. My job is to set the table before dinner (= arrange the plates, utensils, etc.). setverb (ESTABLISH)[ T ]present participlesetting | past tense and past participleset to establish a pattern or example to follow: Parents should try to set a good example. The governor wants to set spending limits. She set a new world record at the Wannamaker Games. setverb (BECOME FIXED)[ I/T ]present participlesetting | past tense and past participleset to cause something to become fixed or firm: [ T ]Have they set a date for the wedding yet? [ I ]Glue that sets quickly makes it easier to repair things. [ T ]The old man’s face was set in a continual scowl. [ I/T ]present participlesetting | past tense and past participleset If you have your hair set, you have it arranged while it is wet so that it will stay in a particular style when it is dry. [ I/T ]present participlesetting | past tense and past participleset If a stone is set, it is fixed in a piece of jewelry: [ T ]The blue stone was set in a gold ring. [ I/T ]present participlesetting | past tense and past participleset When a broken bone is set, it is kept in a fixed position so that it can heal. setverb (MOVE DOWN)[ I ]present participlesetting | past tense and past participleset (esp. of the sun or moon) to sink in the sky until it cannot be seen: The sun sets with a great show of color. Idiomsset foot in (some place) set something in motion set your mind to something set sail set your sights on something set someone straight set your teeth on edge set the stage (for something) set the tone (for something) set something to music set up shop Phrasal verbsset about something set something against something set someone against someone/something set someone/something apart set aside something set aside something set someone back (something) set back someone/something set down something set forth something set in set someone/something on someone set off set off something set out set out something set out something set up something/someone set up something set up someone set noun us/set/ setnoun (PLAY BACKGROUND)[ C ] something built or put together to represent a place where the action happens in a play or movie: The set looks just like a real subway car. setnoun (GROUP)[ C ] a group of things that belong together or are used together: a chess set a number set She has a strange set of symptoms. [ C ] A set is also a group of people who have similar interests and spend time together: the golf-playing set [ C ] In tennis, a set is a group of games between the same competitors: The match was over quickly, four sets to two. setnoun (TELEVISION)[ C ] a television: I walked in the room and turned off the set. setnoun (POSITION)[ C/U ] a position or an arrangement, esp. of the hair or body: [ U ]I could tell from the set of his jaw that he was angry. [ C ]Could you give my hair a set like the one in the picture in this magazine? set adjective[ not gradable ] us/set/ setadjective[not gradable] (READY)with everything arranged; ready: [ + to infinitive ]Katy is set to go to college in September. Is everything all set for the party? setadjective[not gradable] (FIXED)fixed or firm: There wasn’t a set time for us to get there. If you are set on something, you have firmly decided about it: HMOs are good if you aren’t set on one specific doctor. Idiomsset in stone set in your ways set | Business Englishset verb uk /set/ussetting | set | set [ T ] to arrange or decide on something: set a date/timeHave you set a time for the next meeting? set a price/rateIndividual franchises set their own prices. set sth at sthThe initial annual bonus rate has been set at 6.75%. Have they set a deadline for applications? set a limit (on sth)The government has set new limits on spending. The state should look for a better way to set annual salaries. We must continue to set clear priorities. [ T ] to state a goal or standard that people should try to achieve: set a goal/target/standard When it comes to safety, we will set high standards and enforce them. [ T ] to give someone a task or piece of work to do, or tell them what they must achieve: set sb sthShe was set the task of looking for ways to cut costs. set sb a goal/target/challengeAnalysts said the bank had set itself a tough target of increasing its revenues by 6% per annum. set up shop COMMERCE informal to start a new business: They left for Switzerland and set up shop in Geneva. See alsooffset setback set-off Phrasal verbsset about sth set sth (off) against sth set sth aside set sb back (sth) set sth/sb back set sth down set sth forth set sth off set out set sth out set up set sb up set sth up set noun uk /set/us a group of similar things that belong together in some way: a set of sthWe have laid out a set of principles to help leaders translate their values into actions. See alsoskill set set adjective uk /set/us [ before noun ] fixed or never changing: a set price/amount There is no set date for the announcement. [ after verb ] ready or likely to happen: be set to do sthFears that interest rates are set to rise have knocked stock markets around the world. Two new factories are set to open next year. be set for sthThe euro could even be set for a rapid recovery. Examples of setset Then the optimizer generates a nondominated optimal set. When m bi and f bi are not significantly different, we set m bi=f bi=bi so that (9) reduces to (1). The fifth (unactuated) equation in the set (23) is a second-order nonholonomic constraint. Traditions, he concludes, are "not merely sets of ideas" (507). Computing preferred answer sets by meta-interpretation in answer set programming. The predicate consistent1/2 creates a set of more involved constraints. The data were reanalyzed with the discount rate set at 5%. But this is also to be kept secret, lest he should perhaps want to set himself against this as well. This tool uses a set of known plans to learn the preconditions and effects of the action within the plans. A set of players, a constant fraction of which are dishonest, are trying to elect a common leader. Bayesian analysis provides a rational basis for the qualitative form of set-theoretic models of similarity. A second common feature of qualitative research is the emphasis upon the description of the setting being investigated. The common challenge physiologists, philosophical psychologists, and also physicists set themselves in that period was that of making invisible forces visible. First we set out the benefits of such a system and evaluate its compatibility with psychological constraints. Complete sets, lacking five early issues, are available from the publishers. See all examples of set These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withsetsetThese are words often used in combination with set. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. acoustic set That, and it seemed like a cavalier performance, a throwaway performance compared with the intensity of the acoustic set earlier on. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. broad set Together, we discovered a broadset of conditions on the environment under which beliefs converge. closed set This proves that the almost closed set decomposition consists of two atomic sets. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with set |
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