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| 1 | usually before noun already decided or agreed 确定的；既定的；固定的 |
| There’ s no set time limit on this – just finish it when you can. 这个没有确定的期限，你能什么时候完成就什么时候完成吧。 |
| He charges a set fee for his services. 他对提供的服务收取固定的费用。 |
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| 2 | not willing to change your opinion or way of doing things 坚持己见的；顽固的 |
| be set in your ways He’ s old and stubborn and set in his ways. 他又老又倔，一意孤行。 |
| | 2a | used about people’ s ideas or behaviour （思想或行为）固执的 | | She has very set ideas about how to raise children. 她对于如何抚养孩子有着非常固执的见解。 | |
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| 3 | only before noun a set smile or expression does not change , and often hides what someone is really thinking （表情）凝滞的，呆板的 |
| Iris stared in front of her with a set expression, making no response. 艾丽斯神情凝滞地望着前方，默不作答。 |
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| 4 | never before noun ready to do something 有准备的；准备就绪的 |
| get set On your marks, get set, go! 各就位，预备，跑！ |
| +for The top contenders are set for the showdown at next week’ s championship. 前几名的角逐者已经为下周的冠军决赛做好了准备。 |
| be all set (for sth) Are you set for the party tonight? 今晚的聚会你准备就绪了吗？ |
| be all set to do sth I was all set to do it myself when he finally showed up. 我都已经准备好要自己做了，可这时他终于出现了。 |
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| 5 | never before noun likely to do something 很可能的 |
| +for The old department was set for a major expansion. 这个老部门很可能会大大扩张。 |
| be set to do sth Car repair costs are set to rise under EU proposals. 受欧盟提议的影响，修车费用很可能会上涨。 |
| look set to do sth Rosenthal looks set to miss the match because of injury. 罗森塔尔看来很可能要因伤错过这场比赛了。 |
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| 6 | only before noun a set book or text contains information that students must study before an examination （书或文本）必读的，指定的 |
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| 7 | only before noun a set meal in a restaurant or hotel offers a limited choice of different foods for a fixed price （餐馆或宾馆提供的）套餐的 |
| Dinner is a set menu of three courses. 晚餐是3道菜的套餐。 |
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| - | (dead) set against sth
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| completely opposed to something |
| 坚决反对某事物的 |
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| We are absolutely set against the tax increase. 我们坚决反对增加税收。 |
| (dead) set against doing sth She’ s dead set against giving the kids junk food. 她坚决反对给孩子们吃垃圾食品。 |
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| - | set for life
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| someone who is set for life has so much money that they never need to work again |
| 一生有足够的钱花的；一辈子衣食无忧的 |
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| - | set on/upon (doing) sth
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| determined to do or have something |
| 坚决要得到某物的；决意要做某事的 |
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| So you’ re definitely set on a career in medicine? 那么你决意要投身医学事业了？ |
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