setsthagainststh
—phrasal verbwithsetverbuk/set/us/set/present participlesetting|past tense and past participleset
(COMPARE)
toconsidersomething inrelationto another thing andcomparetheirdifferentqualitiesoreffects
比较；权衡
You have to set theadvantagesof theplanagainst thedisadvantages.你得权衡一下这个计划的利弊。
(FINANCE)
to use orrecordone thing,especiallythecostof something, inordertoreduceorremovetheeffectof another
用（尤指费用）抵消，以…冲抵
Thecostofbusinesstravelandentertainmentcan be set againsttax.出公差和因公娱乐的费用可以不纳税。