1 N-COUNT 体制;组织方式;建制 A particular set-up is a particular system or way of organizing something. 体制;组织方式;建制 [informal]
2 N-COUNT 陷害;栽赃 If you describe a situation as a set-up, you mean that people have planned it in order to deceive you or to make it look as if you have done something wrong. 陷害;栽赃 [informal]
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He was asked to pick somebody up and bring them to a party, not realizing it was a setup.
有人让他开车去接几个人来参加聚会,他并没有意识到这是个陷阱。
3 N-SING (软件或硬件的)安装,设置 The set-up of computer hardware or software is the process of installing it and making it ready to use. (软件或硬件的)安装,设置 [computing]