set
- v.设置;确定，决定（时间），规定（限度、指标、标准、界线、条件、价格、金额等);配置，部署（岗哨等）;确定，决定（事件）的发生时间;安装;使开始;使开始，使着手（做）;分派, 指派（工作等），提出（任务等)），布置（作业);校正，调整（仪器等），拨准（钟、表）， 设置（闹钟）于指定时刻;制定（规则）;为（舞台、电视演播室等）设置布景，为（故事等）设置背景，描述（情景）;倾注，集中（心思等）;安排;为（诗、歌词等）谱曲，为（曲）填词，（为乐器、歌唱声部）作（曲）;评价;种，植;使接触;〈美〉放（火），点燃（火）;放，置;树立（榜样等）;使坐落;创造（纪录）;估计（损失等）;使朝特定方向移动，推动;卷（或做）（头发），使具有所需要的发型 ;签（名），盖（章）;使（折骨等）复位;使（牛奶等）凝结，使（胶水等）固;落（下）;使（身体等）成熟（或定型）;镶，嵌，点缀;运送;开创（新风尚等）;（赛跑时）使（自己）就位，使(自己)作好准备;派遣，委派;使（自己）致力（于）;竖立;使（果实、种子）结成;规定……的价格（或金额）;打上（印记）;使（自己）下决心;估定(办值);使就坐;使（鸡）孵卵，使（卵）受孵;使处于特定位置;定……的音高;押……作赌注;使（脸等）出现坚定不移的表倩;使（染料、颜料）颜色固定不变;使处于特定状况;用针固定（昆虫）做标本
- n.（互相关连的东西构成的）一套，一副，一组;盘，局;凝固;布景，舞台;（尤指坚定的）姿势，姿态，神情;沉落，下沉;（因志趣、职业、地位等相同而相互交往的）一群人，一帮人，一伙人;（同一作家或同一主题的著作组成的）集子;（供移植的）秧苗，插枝，球茎;（蛋的）一窝，一窝蛋;一批学生;头发的定型;一组歌曲（或乐曲）;（连续演奏的）爵士（或流行）乐组;整套用具;街头团伙，街头团伙的聚会，街头团伙聚会处 ;特殊阶级;电气（或电子）器械（如收音机、电视机、电话机、收报机、发报机等）
- adj.规定的;（书本等由教师或主试人为学生）指定的;套（餐）;位于(或处于)…的;（天气）持续的;（时间等）预先确定的，约定的;凝结的，凝固的;有可能的;故意的;下定决心的，坚决的;做好准备的;安排好的;固执的，顽固的;固定不动的;呆滞的，呆板的;老一套的;两军对阵的;定菜定价的
setverb
放置；开始 put/start
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。
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。
戏剧；书；电影 play/book/movie
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。
钟表；机器 clock/machine
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。
餐桌 table
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。
珠宝 jewellery
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。
安排 arrange
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。
榜样、规范等 example/standard, etc.
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呢。
They set high standards of customer service.
他们制订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。
工作；任务 work/task
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?
英语课布置要用哪些书？
She's set herself a difficult task.
她给自己安排了一项艰巨任务。
She's set a difficult task for herself.
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。
凝固 become firm
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。
脸 face
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。
头发 hair
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。
骨头 bone
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。
为印刷 for printing
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
为歌词谱曲 words to music
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。
太阳；月亮 of sun/moon
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。
攻击；抨击
to attack sb
开始做；着手做
to start doing sth
She set about the business of cleaning the house.
她动手打扫起房子来。
We need to set about finding a solution.
我们得着手寻找一个解决办法。
使某人反对（朋友、亲人等）
to make sb oppose a friend, relative, etc.
She accused her husband of setting the children against her.
她指责丈夫唆使孩子们跟她作对。
使与众不同；使突出；使优于…
to make sb/sth different from or better than others
Her elegant style sets her apart from other journalists.
她的典雅风格使她与其他记者截然不同。
留出，拨出（专用）
to keep sth for a special use or purpose
Two rooms were set apart for use as libraries.
留出两个房间作为图书室。
使推迟；耽误；使延误
to delay the progress of sth/sb by a particular time
The bad weather set back the building programme by several weeks.
天气恶劣，建筑计划延误了几个星期。
使花费；使破费
to cost sb a particular amount of money
The repairs could set you back over £200.
这次修理大概得花你200多英镑。
使（建筑物等）与…拉开距离
to place sth, especially a building, at a distance from sth
The house is set well back from the road.
这座房子离公路挺远。
让某人下车
to stop and allow sb to get off
Passengers may be set down and picked up only at the official stops.
乘客只有在正式车站方可上下车。
出发；动身；启程
to start a journey
陈述；阐明
to present sth or make it known
The President set forth his views in a television broadcast.
总统在电视讲话中阐述了自己的观点。
到来；开始
to begin and seem likely to continue
The rain seemed to have set in for the day.
这雨好像要下一天了。
把…装进…（或镶入…中）
to fasten sth into a flat surface so that it does not stick out from it
a plaque set into the wall
装在墙上的饰板
出发；动身；启程
to begin a journey
We set off for London just after ten.
刚过十点，我们就动身上伦敦去了。
使某人笑（或哭、说等）起来
to make sb start doing sth such as laughing, crying or talking
突然攻击；袭击
to attack sb suddenly
I opened the gate, and was immediately set on by a large dog.
我一开门，一条大狗就迎面扑来。
使突然攻击；使袭击
to make a person or an animal attack sb suddenly
The farmer threatened to set his dogs on us.
农场主威胁要放出狗来咬我们。
起劲地干起来；毅然开始做
to begin doing sth in a busy or determined way
立业；开始从事
to start running a business
She took out a bank loan and set up on her own.
她从银行贷了一笔款，自己干起来了。
After leaving college, he set himself up as a freelance photographer.
大学毕业后，他干起了特约摄影师。
noun
一组 group
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。
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
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)
上层社会
Dublin's literary set
都柏林的文学圈子
电视机；收音机 TV/radio
电视机；收音机
a piece of equipment for receiving television or radio signals
戏剧；电影 for play/movie
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。
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。
体育运动 in sport
（网球、排球比赛等的）盘，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。
数学 mathematics
集；集合
a group of things that have a shared quality
set theory
集论
流行音乐 pop music
一组歌曲（或乐曲）
a series of songs or pieces of music that a musician or group performs at a concert
班 class
（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。
脸；身体 of face/body
（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。
头发 hair
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。
凝固 becoming firm
凝固；凝结
the state of becoming firm or solid
兽穴 animal's home
植物 plant
（供移植的）秧苗，插枝，球茎
a young plant, shoot etc. for planting
onion sets
洋葱苗
adj.
处于某位置 in position
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。
安排好 planned
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，每天上午的生活总是遵循一种固定的模式。
意见；观念 opinions/ideas
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。
饭菜 meal
套（餐）
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？
大概会；准备好 likely/ready
有可能的；做好准备的
likely to do sth; ready for sth or to do sth
Interest rates look set to rise again.
看样子利率又要提高了。
The team looks set for victory.
看来这个队能赢。
Be set to leave by 10 o'clock.
做好准备，最晚10点钟走。
脸色 face
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。
to be strongly opposed to sth
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?
to want to do or have sth very much; to be determined to do sth
set
NOUN USES 名词用法
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N-COUNT 一套;一组;一系列
A set of things is a number of things that belong together or that are thought of as a group.There must be one set of laws for the whole of the country...
整个国家必须要有一套统一的法律。
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N-COUNT (网球比赛中的)盘
In tennis, a set is one of the groups of six or more games that form part of a match.Graf was leading 5-1 in the first set.
格拉芙第一盘以 5 比 1 领先。
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N-COUNT (数学中的)集，集合
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N-COUNT (一场音乐会中所演唱或演奏的)一组歌曲(或乐曲)
A band's or musician's set is the group of songs or tunes that they perform at a concert.The band continued with their set after a short break...
短暂的休息后，乐队继续演奏他们的曲目。
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N-SING (经常碰面或趣味相同的)一伙(或一帮、一群)人
You can refer to a group of people as a set if they meet together socially or have the same interests and lifestyle.He belonged to what the press called 'The Chelsea Set'.
他属于媒体所称的“切尔西圈子”里的人。
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N-COUNT (话剧的)布景;(电影的)摄影棚，拍片现场
The set for a play, film, or television show is the furniture and scenery that is on the stage when the play is being performed or in the studio where filming takes place.From the first moment he got on the set, he wanted to be a director too...
自从进入摄影棚的第一刻起，他就希望自己也能成为一名导演。
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N-SING (尤指坚定的)神情，姿态，姿势
The set of someone's face or part of their body is the way that it is fixed in a particular expression or position, especially one that shows determination.Matt looked at Hugh and saw the stubbornness in the set of his shoulders...
马特看着休，从他坚挺的肩膀中看出了他的倔强。
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N-COUNT (电视机等)家用电器
A set is an appliance. For example, a television set is a television.Children spend so much time in front of the television set...
孩子们花在看电视上的时间太多了。
VERB AND ADJECTIVE USES 动词和形容词用法
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VERB (尤指小心翼翼地)放，置
If you set something somewhere, you put it there, especially in a careful or deliberate way.He took the case out of her hand and set it on the floor...
他从她手中拿过箱子，将它小心地放在地板上。
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ADJ 位于…的;坐落在…的
If something is set in a particular place or position, it is in that place or position.The castle is set in 25 acres of beautiful grounds...
这座城堡坐落于一片方圆 25 英亩、风景秀丽的土地上。
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ADJ 镶于…上的;嵌在…上的
If something is set into a surface, it is fixed there and does not stick out.The man unlocked a gate set in a high wall and let me through...
那名男子打开了高墙中一面大门上的锁让我进去。
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VERB 使处于(某种状态或情况)
You can use set to say that a person or thing causes another person or thing to be in a particular condition or situation. For example, to set someone free means to cause them to be free, and to set something going means to cause it to start working.Set the kitchen timer going...
让厨房计时器开始计时。
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VERB 设置，调整好，调准(钟表等)
When you set a clock or control, you adjust it to a particular point or level.Set the volume as high as possible...
将音量尽量调大。
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VERB 决定，确定(日期、价格、目标或水准)
If you set a date, price, goal, or level, you decide what it will be.The conference chairman has set a deadline of noon tomorrow...
会议主席将明天中午定为截止日期。
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VERB 估定(价值);认为有（…价值)
If you set a certain value on something, you think it has that value.She sets a high value on autonomy...
她对自主权看得很重。
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VERB 树立(榜样);创造(纪录);开创(先例)
If you set something such as a record, an example, or a precedent, you do something that people will want to copy or try to achieve.Legal experts said her case would not set a precedent because it was an out-of-court settlement...
法律专家说她的案子不会成为判例，因为它是庭外和解的。
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VERB 分配;布置;指派
If someone sets you a task or aim or if you set yourself a task or aim, you need to succeed in doing it.I have to plan my academic work very rigidly and set myself clear objectives...
我必须严格地规划我的学业，同时给自己定下明确的目标。
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VERB 出(试题、试卷)
To set an examination or a question paper means to decide what questions will be asked in it.He broke with the tradition of setting examinations in Latin.
他打破了用拉丁语出试卷的传统。
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ADJ 安排好的;确定的;固定的
You use set to describe something which is fixed and cannot be changed.Investors can apply for a package of shares at a set price...
投资者可以申购固定价格的股票组合。
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ADJ (学习书目)指定的
A set book must be studied by students taking a particular course.One of the set books is Jane Austen's Emma.
指定阅读书目之一是简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》。
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ADJ (戏剧、电影、小说等)以(某时或某地)为背景的
If a play, film, or story is set in a particular place or period of time, the events in it take place in that place or period.The play is set in a small Midwestern town.
这出戏以中西部的一个小镇为背景。
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ADJ 做好准备的;可能的
If you are set to do something, you are ready to do it or are likely to do it. If something is set to happen, it is about to happen or likely to happen.Roberto Baggio was set to become one of the greatest players of all time...
罗伯特·巴乔注定会成为迄今为止最伟大的球员之一。
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ADJ 下定决心的;坚决的
If you are set on something, you are strongly determined to do or have it. If you are set against something, you are strongly determined not to do or have it.She was set on going to an all-girls school...
她执意要去女子学校上学。
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VERB 使表现出，显出(坚定的表情)
If you set your face or jaw, you put on a fixed expression of determination.Instead, she set her jaw grimly and waited in silence...
相反，她一脸严肃，面部紧绷，一声不吭地等着。
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VERB 凝固;凝结;变硬
When something such as jelly, melted plastic, or cement sets, it becomes firm or hard.You can add ingredients to these desserts as they begin to set...
这些甜点开始凝固时就可以加入辅料了。
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VERB (太阳)落山，落下
When the sun sets, it goes below the horizon.They watched the sun set behind the distant dales.
他们望着夕阳没入远处的山谷。
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VERB 设置，安排，设计(陷阱)
To set a trap means to prepare it to catch someone or something.He seemed to think I was setting some sort of trap for him...
他似乎认为我在给他设什么套儿。
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VERB 在(桌)上摆放餐具
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VERB 为…谱(曲);为…配(乐)
If someone sets a poem or a piece of writing to music, they write music for the words to be sung to.He has attracted much interest by setting ancient religious texts to music.
他因为给古老的宗教经书谱曲配乐而备受关注。
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PHRASE 为…做准备;为…铺平了道路
If someone sets the scene or sets the stage for an event to take place, they make preparations so that it can take place.The Democrat convention has set the scene for a ferocious election campaign this autumn...
民主党代表大会已经为今年秋季激烈的大选作好了准备。
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PHRASE 守旧的;一成不变的;固执的
If you say that someone is set in their ways, you are being critical of the fact that they have fixed habits and ideas which they will not easily change, even though they may be old-fashioned. -
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The British government announced the setting up of a special fund.
英国政府宣布设立一项专项基金。
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PHRASAL VERB 建起;设立;设置
If you set up a temporary structure, you place it or build it somewhere.They took to the streets, setting up roadblocks of burning tyres...
他们走上街头，用点燃的轮胎设置路障。
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PHRASAL VERB 安装，装配，调试(设备或机器)
If you set up a device or piece of machinery, you do the things that are necessary for it to be able to start working.Setting up the camera can be tricky...
调试相机可能会很费事。
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PHRASAL VERB 立业;开业;创业
If you set up somewhere or set yourself up somewhere, you establish yourself in a new business or new area.The mayor's scheme offers incentives to firms setting up in lower Manhattan...
市长的方案激励了打算在曼哈顿下城开业的公司。
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PHRASAL VERB 安(家);开(店)
If you set up home or set up shop, you buy a house or business of your own and start living or working there.They married, and set up home in Ramsgate.
他们结婚了，在拉姆斯盖特安家定居。
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PHRASAL VERB 引起;引发;产生
If something sets up something such as a process, it creates it or causes it to begin.The secondary current sets up a magnetic field inside the tube...
二次电流在管子内部会产生磁场。
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PHRASAL VERB 使更健康;使更有活力;使状态更好
If something sets you up for something, it puts you in a good condition or position to deal with it, for example by making you feel healthy and energetic.I have my cornflakes and smell the fresh air and the grass and it sets me up for the day...
我吃了些脆玉米片，呼吸着充满青草气息的新鲜空气，这让我一天都充满活力。
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PHRASAL VERB 诬陷;陷害;冤枉
If you are set up by someone, they make it seem that you have done something wrong when you have not.He claimed he had been set up after drugs were discovered at his home...
在他家里发现毒品后，他声称自己是被人陷害的。
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See also:set-up
noun
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- several exercises intended to be done in series
- he did four sets of the incline bench press
- Synonym: exercise set
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- the act of putting something in position
- he gave a final set to his hat
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- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- the early sets ran on storage batteries
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- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
- the sets were meticulously authentic
- Synonym: stage set
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- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution
- his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set
- Synonym: readiness
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- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the set of his mind was obvious
- Synonym: bent
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- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- before the set of sun
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- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- a set of books
- a set of golf clubs
- a set of teeth
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- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- the set of prime numbers is infinite
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- an unofficial association of people or groups
- the smart set goes there
- they were an angry lot
- Synonym: circle band lot
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- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the hardening of concrete
- he tested the set of the glue
- Synonym: hardening solidifying solidification curing
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- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- they played two sets of tennis after dinner
verb
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- arrange attractively
- dress my hair for the wedding
- Synonym: dress arrange do coif coiffe coiffure
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- bear fruit
- the apple trees fructify
- Synonym: fructify
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- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- Adjust the clock, please
- correct the alignment of the front wheels
- Synonym: adjust correct
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- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- set clocks or instruments
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- put into a certain state;cause to be in a certain state
- set the house afire
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- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- Get the children ready for school!
- prepare for war
- I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
- Synonym: fix prepare set up ready gear up
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- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- set up an experiment
- set the table
- lay out the tools for the surgery
- Synonym: set up lay out
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- equip with sails or masts
- rig a ship
- Synonym: rig set up
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- become gelatinous
- the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme
- Synonym: jell congeal
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- estimate
- We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.
- Synonym: place put
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- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- set the rules
- Synonym: determine
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- decide upon or fix definitely
- fix the variables
- specify the parameters
- Synonym: specify determine define fix limit
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- establish as the highest level or best performance
- set a record
- Synonym: mark
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- urge to attack someone
- The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders
- the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits
- Synonym: sic
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- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
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- put into a certain place or abstract location
- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point
- Synonym: put place pose position lay
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- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- Synonym: countersink
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- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- Let's plant flowers in the garden
- Synonym: plant
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- fix in a border
- The goldsmith set the diamond
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- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- set a broken bone
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- apply or start
- set fire to a building
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- adapt for performance in a different way
- set this poem to music
- Synonym: arrange
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- locate
- The film is set in Africa
- Synonym: localize localise place
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- set in type
- My book will be typeset nicely
- set these words in italics
- Synonym: typeset
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- disappear beyond the horizon
- the sun sets early these days
- Synonym: go down go under
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- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- Synonym: hardened
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- fixed and unmoving
- with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare
- his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brie
- a face rigid with pain
- Synonym: fixed rigid
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- set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"
- stones laid in a pattern
- Synonym: laid
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- situated in a particular spot or position
- valuable centrally located urban land
- strategically placed artillery
- a house set on a hilltop
- nicely situated on a quiet riverbank
- Synonym: located placed situated
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- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- date and place are already determined
- the dictated terms of surrender
- the time set for the launching
- Synonym: determined dictated
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I set up the computer so that they could work from home .
我把电脑设置好，这样他们就可以在家办公了。
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The city police set up roadblocks to check passing vehicles .
该市警察设置了路障以检查过往车辆。
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We have to set a time limit for the work .
我们得为这项工作规定个期限。
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Our first task is to set up a communications system .
我们的首项任务是架设通信系统。
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I only need one more card to complete the set .
我只差一张卡片就配齐全套了。
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Our first task will be to set up a communications system .
我们的首项任务是架设通信系统。
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He played a major role in setting up the system .
他在建立这个系统的过程中扮演了主要的角色。
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Your duties will include setting up a new computer system .
你的职责将包括建立一个新的计算机系统。
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I 've set a place for you at the table .
我在餐桌上给你安排好了座位。
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As people get older , they get set in their ways .
随着年龄的增长，人就积习成性。
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Conditions were set fair for stable economic development .
形势适合经济稳定发展。
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When they set out they were well prepared .
他们出发时有很充分的准备。
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I hope I never set eyes on this place again !
我希望永远不再见到这个地方！
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It was the first time I had set foot on American soil .
那是我第一次踏足美洲大地。
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What books have been set for the English course ?
英语课布置要用哪些书？
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She 's dead set on getting this new job .
她打定主意要得到这个新工作。
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This system sets the pattern for others to follow .
这个系统堪为他人仿效的典范。
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You seem to have set a new trend .
看来你们是开了一个新风气。
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A working party has been set up to look into the problem .
已成立一个工作小组来调查这个问题。
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The two sets of figures are not significantly different .
这两组数字没有明显的差别。
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It set off a chain reaction in the international money markets .
这一事件在国际金融市场上引起了连锁反应。
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Who sets the standard for water quality ?
水质标准由谁来制订？
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They set high standards of customer service .
他们制订了严格的客户服务标准。
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The scheme has been set up to help homeless people .
这个计划的目的是帮助无家可归的人。
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The school funds a set number of free places .
学校资助固定数目的免费生。
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We need to set about finding a solution .
我们得着手寻找一个解决办法。
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Check the oil and water before setting off .
出发前应查看一下油和水。
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He sets an example to the other students .
他为其他同学树立了榜样。
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This could set a new fashion .
这或许会开创一种新时尚呢。
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She 's set a difficult task for herself .
她给自己安排了一项艰巨任务。
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