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set obj POSITIONsetv [T always + adv/prep]setting, past set to put (something) in the stated place or position将…放(在指定地方、位置)He set a vase of flowers on the table.他把花瓶放在桌上。The child set one toy brick carefully on top of another.那小孩小心翼翼地把一块积木放在另一块上面。Our cat brought in a dead mouse and set it proudly in front of us.我们家的猫拖进来一只死老鼠，骄傲地放在我们面前。The campsite is set (= is in a position which is) in the middle of a pine forest.宿营地设在松树林的中央。Our house is set back from (= is in a position which is away from) the road.我们的房子离大路有一定距离。If a story, film, etc. is set in a particular time or place, the action in it happens in that time or place.以…为背景'West Side Story' is set in New York in the late 1950s.《西区故事》是以20世纪50年代晚期的纽约为背景的。The film 'Gone with the Wind' is set against the background of (= during the events of) the American Civil War.电影《乱世佳人》以美国内战为背景。If you set some time aside/on one side/to one side, you make sure that you are able to use it for a special purpose.拨出时间He always sets some time aside every day to read to his children. [M]他每天总是拨出些时间给孩子念故事。To set money aside/on one side/to one side is to save it.省下钱We try and set aside a bit of money every week. [M]我们试着每星期省下点钱。If you set a disagreement or problem aside/on one side/to one side, you forget it or ignore it.忘却; 不计较If we're going to work together successfully, we'll have to set our differences aside. [M]如果我们想成功地合作，就得忘了我们的意见分歧。To set a matter aside/on one side/to one side is also temporarily not deal with it.搁在一边，暂缓处理Setting aside the question of cost, what do you think of the idea in principle? [M]先把成本的问题搁在一边，原则上讲你觉得这个意见怎么样？To set aside a decision or a judgment, esp. a legal one, which someone else has made, or to set a decision of this kind aside, is to state that it was wrong or not reasonable.取消;驳回The Court of Appeal set aside his conviction.上诉法院撤消了他的定罪。To set down a plane is to land it.降落It will be difficult for the pilot to set the plane down in that small space. [M]飞行员很难将飞机降落在那么小的地方。If a vehicle sets down a passenger, it stops so that the passenger can get out.停下来让乘客下车The taxi set us down a long way from our hotel, and we had to walk. [M]出租车让我们在离旅馆很远的地方下车，我们只得步行了。To set something down is also to write or print it.写下;记下The rules of the club are set down in the members'handbook. [M]俱乐部的规则都印在成员手册上了。If you set something against something else, you consider the first thing in relation to the second.将…与…相比较You have to set the advantages of the scheme against the disadvantages.你必须把计划的优点与缺点都考虑到。The cost of business travel and entertainment can be set against tax (= can be recorded as an item on which tax does not have to be paid).出公差和娱乐的费用可以不纳税。If something is set apart (from something else), it is shown to be different from something else, esp. by having a particular good characteristic.与众不同The separation of words into sense groupings is one of the things that sets this dictionary apart.这本词典的一个与众不同的地方是它将词按义项分列。What set her apart from the other candidates for the job was that she had a lot of original ideas.她与其他求职者不同的地方在于她有许多独创的见解。If you set back something/set something back, you delay it.耽误;推迟The opening of the new swimming pool has been set back by a few weeks.新游泳池的开张被延迟了几星期。 [SET BACK, setback]To set back something/set something back is also to cause it to stop advancing.阻碍…的发展This result has set back their chances of winning the competition.这个结果阻碍了他们赢得这次竞赛的机会。This act will set the nationalist cause back by several years.这个法令会使民族主义事业的发展倒退好几年。[SET BACK, setback]To set out something/set something out is to arrange it.陈列; 摆放The market was full of brightly coloured vegetables set out on stalls.市场的小摊上摆满了色彩鲜艳的蔬菜。Every evening Michael sets out the breakfast things on the table, ready for the morning.每天晚上迈克尔都把早饭用的东西放在桌上，为第二天早上做好准备。The grounds of the house are attractively set out.这房子的庭院布置得很漂亮。If you are set to work, you are given work to do.被布置工作，被交给活干When I started my new job, I was just set to work without anyone explaining to me what I was supposed to be doing.开始那份新工作的时候，还没人告诉我该干什么我就被安排了活计。To set up something/set something up is to prepare it for use, esp. by putting parts together.立起;架起We arrived early so that we could set up our display for the flower show.我们很早就到了，这样我们就可以架起我们花展的展台。Set-aside is land for which farmers are paid in order not to grow crops on it.留置空地
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