set
柯林斯词典
- NOUN USES
1. N-COUNT A set of things is a number of things that belong together or that are thought of as a group. 套; 系列
There must be one set of laws for the whole of the country. 必须有一套适用于全国的法律。
The mattress and base are normally bought as a set. 床垫和床基通常成套购买。
...a chess set. …一副国际象棋。
2. N-COUNT In tennis, a set is one of the groups of six or more games that form part of a match. (网球赛的) 一盘
Graf was leading 5-1 in the first set. 格拉夫在首盘比赛中以5-1领先。
3. N-COUNT In mathematics, a set is a group of mathematical quantities that have some characteristic in common. 集合
...the field of set theory. …集合论领域。
4. N-COUNT The set for a play, movie, 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. (话剧的) 布景; (电影的) 摄影棚; 拍片现场[also 'on/off' N]
From the first moment he got on the set, he wanted to be a director too. 从踏进摄影棚的第一刻起，他就也想成为一名导演。
He achieved fame for his stage sets for the Folies Bergeres. 他因为为《疯狂的藤椅》设计舞台布景而一举成名。
5. N-COUNT A set is an appliance that receives television or radio signals. For example, a television set is a television. 电器装置 (如电视机、收音机)
Children spend so much time in front of the television set. 孩子们在电视机前花的时间太多了。
N-COUNT
1. V-T If you set something somewhere, you put it there, especially in a careful or deliberate way. (小心地) 放置
He took the case out of her hand and set it on the floor. 他从她手中接过箱子并置于地板上。
2. ADJ If something is set in a particular place or position, it is in that place or position. 处于…的; 位于…的[v-link ADJ prep/adv]
The castle is set in 25 acres of beautiful grounds. 城堡坐落于方圆25英亩的宜人场地。
3. ADJ If something is set into a surface, it is fixed there and does not stick out. 嵌入的[v-link ADJ prep/adv]
The man unlocked a gate set in a high wall and let me through. 那人打开砌在高墙中的门，放我过去了。
4. V-T 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. 使…处于某种状况; 使开始
Set the kitchen timer going. 启动厨房定时器。
Dozens of people have been injured and many vehicles set on fire. 已经有几十人受伤，很多车辆被放火焚烧。
5. V-T When you set a clock or control, you adjust it to a particular point or level. 拨; 调
Set the volume as high as possible. 把音量尽量调大。
6. V-T If you set a date, price, goal, or level, you decide what it will be. 决定; 确定
The conference chairman has set a deadline of noon tomorrow. 会议主席设定明天中午为最后期限。
A date will be set for a future meeting. 将为未来的会议确定一个日期。.
7. V-T If you set a certain value on something, you think it has that value. 确定
She sets a high value on autonomy. 她高度重视自主权。
8. V-T 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. 树立 (样板)
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开创先例，因为是庭外和解。
9. V-T If someone sets you a task or aim or if you set yourself a task or aim, you need to succeed in doing it. 分派; 制订
I have to plan my academic work very rigidly and set myself clear objectives. 我必须给我的学术工作制订非常严格的计划，并给自己规定明确的目标。
10. ADJ You use set to describe something which is fixed and cannot be changed. 固定不变的
A set period of fasting is supposed to bring us closer to godliness. 通常认为一段固定的斋戒期可以使我们更虔诚。
11. ADJ A set book must be studied by students taking a particular course. 指定的[英国英语] [ADJ n]
12. ADJ If a play, movie, or story is set in a particular place or period of time, the events in it take place in that place or period. 以…为背景的[v-link ADJ prep/adv]
The play is set in a small Midwestern town. 这出戏是以中西部的一个小城镇为背景的。
13. ADJ 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. 作好准备的; 有可能的[v-link ADJ to-inf]
Roberto Baggio was set to become one of the greatest players of all time. 罗伯特·巴乔有可能成为有史以来最伟大的球星之一。
14. ADJ 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. 执意的[v-link ADJ 'on/against' n/-ing]
She was set on going to an all-girls school. 她执意要去一所女子学校读书。
15. V-I When something such as jelly, melted plastic, or cement sets, it becomes firm or hard. 凝固; 凝结
You can add ingredients to these desserts as they begin to set. 你可以在那些甜点快凝固时添加一些成分。
16. V-I When the sun sets, it goes below the horizon. (太阳) 落下
They watched the sun set behind the distant dales. 他们远观夕阳落下山谷。
17. V-T To set a trap means to prepare it to catch someone or something. 设置
He seemed to think I was setting some sort of trap for him. 他似乎认为我正给他设置某种陷阱。
18. V-T When someone sets the table, they prepare it for a meal by putting plates and cutlery on it. 摆放
One would shop and cook, another would set the table and another would wash up. 一人会购物和烹饪，一人摆桌子，另外一人洗餐具。
19. V-T If someone sets a poem or a piece of writing to music, they write music for the words to be sung to. 为…谱曲; 为…配乐
He has attracted much interest by setting ancient religious texts to music. 他为古代宗教经文谱曲，引起了很多人的兴趣。
20. →see also setting
21. PHRASE If someone sets the scene or sets the stage for an event to take place, they make preparations so that it can take place. 为…作好准备; 为…创造条件
The Democratic convention has set the scene for a ferocious election campaign this autumn. 民主党全国代表大会已为今秋激烈的竞选活动作好了准备。
22. to set fire to something→see fire
23. to set foot somewhere→see foot
24. to set your heart on something→see heart
25. to set sail→see sail
26. to set to work→see work
返回 set
set /sɛt/ (sets)
VERB AND ADJECTIVE USES
set /sɛt/ (setting,sets)
剑桥词典
- 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 .
- 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 .
- The new government has decided to set all political prisoners free .
- The lamp caught fire and set light to the curtains .
- 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 .
- She set her clock by the time on the computer .
- I've set the alarm for 7.30.
- 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 .
- 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.
set verb (POSITION)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ]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。
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ]
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。
例句
set verb (CONDITION)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]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 sb/sth doing sth
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 sb 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。
例句
set verb (ESTABLISH)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]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。
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set verb (GET READY)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to get something ready so that it comes into operation or can be used
设定；调定
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] 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？
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
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。
例句
set verb (FIX)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]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。
set into sth/be set with sth
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
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
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
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ]
When a broken bone sets, it heals in a particular position .
（断骨）愈合
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
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
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
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。
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ]
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。
例句
set verb (GIVE WORK)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ] UK (US assign)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？
[ 后面接一个直接宾语和一个间接宾语的动词 ] What homework have you been set for the holidays ? 你在放假时被布置了哪些家庭作业？
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
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。
[ 后面接一个直接宾语和一个间接宾语的动词 ] 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。
set verb (MUSIC)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]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
set verb (SUN)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ](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。
也见 sunset
习语
not set the world on fireset the scene/stage
短语动词
set about sthset about sb
set sb against sb
set sth against sth
set sth/sb apart
set sth aside
set sb back (sth)
set sth/sb back
set sth back
set sth down
更多短语动词
set sb down
set sth forth
set in
set off/out
set sth off
set sb off
set sb/sth on sb
set on/upon sb
set out
set sth out
set to
set sth up
set sb up
set sth/sb up
set (sth) up
set yourself up as sth 返回 set