set by 1. 把(工作等)暂时搁在一边 2. 〈美〉留出，拨出(时间、金钱等) You should set by some money each month for the children's education. 你应该每月留出一点钱作为孩子将来的教育费用。 3. [与 much, a great deal, little 等连用]尊重；重视 His name was much set by in former days. 从前他的名字很受尊重。 set little by death 蔑视死亡 He sets more by action than by talk. 他重行动而不是空谈。