- with obj. and usu. with adverbial put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position放, 置：
Delaney set the mug of tea down
德莱尼放下茶杯
Catherine set a chair by the bed.
凯瑟琳把一把椅子放到了床边。
be set
be situated or fixed in a specified place or position位于; 处于：the village was set among olive groves on a hill.
村子位于山丘上的小橡树林中。
- represent (a story, play, film, or scene) as happening at a specified time or in a specified place使（小说, 剧本, 电影, 场景）发生于; 以某地为背景：
a private-eye novel set in Berlin.
发生在柏林的私家侦探小说故事。
- mount a precious stone in (something, typically a piece of jewellery)镶嵌宝石于（珠宝等）：
a bracelet set with emeralds.
嵌有绿宝石的手镯。
- mount (a precious stone) in something镶嵌（宝石）。
- Printing arrange (type) as required【印刷】排（字）。
- Printing arrange the type for (a piece of text)【印刷】为（文本）排字：
article headings will be set in Times fourteen point.
时报文章标题将用14点字体排印。
- prepare (a table) for a meal by placing cutlery, crockery, etc. on it in their proper places摆放（餐桌）。
set something to
provide (music) so that a written work can be produced in a musical form谱（曲）; 配（乐）：a form of poetry which can be set to music.
一种可以配乐的诗歌形式。
- Bell-ringing move (a bell) so that it rests in an inverted position ready for ringing【鸣钟术】倒置（响铃）。
- cause (a hen) to sit on eggs使（母鸡）孵蛋。
- place (eggs) for a hen to sit on让母鸡孵（蛋）。
- put (a seed or plant) in the ground to grow种下（种子）; 栽下（秧苗）。
- give the teeth of (a saw) an alternate outward inclination调（锯齿）。
- Sailing put (a sail) up in position to catch the wind【航海】扬（帆）：
a safe distance from shore all sails were set.
离岸已有一段安全距离, 所有的帆都张开。参见下面set sail.
- with obj. and usu. with adverbial put or bring into a specified state使处于某种状态：
the Home Secretary set in motion a review of the law
内政大臣使这项法律正接受复审
with obj. and complement the hostages were set free.人质被释放了。
- with obj. and present participle cause (someone or something) to start doing something使…做某事：
the incident set me thinking.
这一事件使我陷入思考。
- with obj. and infinitive instruct (someone) to do something命令（某人）做某事：
he'll set a man to watch you.
他会派人去监视你。
- give someone (a task or test)分配（任务）; 让人（考试）：
schools will begin to set mock tests
学校将开始模拟考试了
with two objs the problem we have been set.分配给我们的问题。
- establish as (an example) for others to follow, copy, or try to achieve树立（榜样）：
the scheme sets a precedent for other companies.
这一计划为其他公司提供了一个先例。
- establish (a record)创造（纪录）：
his time in the 25 m freestyle set a national record.
他在25米自由泳中创造了全国纪录。
- decide on and announce确定; 决定：
they set a date for a full hearing at the end of February.
他们将举行全体成员听证会的日期定在2月底。
- fix (a price, value, or limit) on something确定（价格, 价值, 界限）：
the unions had set a limit on the size of the temporary workforce.
工会确定了临时劳动力人数上限。
- with obj. adjust (a clock or watch), typically to show the right time给（钟表）调时间; 校准（钟表）。
- adjust (an alarm clock) to sound at the required time给（闹钟）定时。
- adjust (a device) so that it performs a particular operation调整（装置）：
you have to be careful not to set the volume too high.
你要小心, 别把音量开太大。
- Electronics cause (a binary device) to enter the state representing the numeral 1【电子】使（二进制单元）处于1的状态。
- no obj. harden into a solid or semi-solid state凝结; 凝固：
cook for a further thirty-five minutes until the filling has set.
再烹调35分钟直到夹馅凝固。
- with obj. arrange (the hair) while damp so that it dries in the required style趁湿时给（头发）定型：
she had set her hair on small rollers.
她用小辊子给头发定型。
- with obj. put parts of (a broken or dislocated bone or limb) into the correct position for healing接合（断骨, 断肢）; 使（脱臼）复位。
- with obj. deal with (a fracture or dislocation) in this way接合（骨折）; 复位（脱臼）。
- (of a bone) be restored to its normal condition by knitting together again after being broken（骨头）被接上：
dogs' bones soon set.
狗的骨头很快就接上了。
- (with reference to a person's face) assume or cause to assume a fixed or rigid expression（人脸）（使）露出僵硬的表情：
no obj. her features never set into a civil parade of attention她的脸上从来没有出现过有礼貌地倾听的神情
with obj. Travis's face was set as he looked up.特拉维斯向上看时脸上表情呆滞。
- (of the eyes) become fixed in position or in the feeling they are expressing（眼睛）流露出某种固定的表情; 凝视：
his bright eyes set in an expression of mocking amusement.
他明亮的眼睛流露出既好笑又嘲弄的神情。
- (of a hunting dog) adopt a rigid attitude indicating the presence of game（猎狗）（指示猎物所在时）蹲住; 停住。
- no obj.(of the sun, moon, or another celestial body) appear to move towards and below the earth's horizon as the earth rotates（太阳、月亮等天体）落下; 下沉：
the sun was setting and a warm, red glow filled the sky.
太阳快要落下, 天空一片温暖的红色霞光。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction(of a tide or current) take or have a specified direction or course（潮水, 水流）流向：
a fair tide can be carried well past Lands End before the stream sets to the north.
水流转而向北之前顺水潮可以顺利越过地端岬。
- with obj. chiefly N. Amer. start (a fire)〈主北美〉生（火）, 点（火）。
- with obj.(of blossom or a tree) form into or produce (fruit)（花, 树）结（果实）。
- no obj.(of fruit) develop from blossom（果实）结成。
- (of a plant) produce (seed)（植物）结（籽）：
the herb has flowered and started to set seed.
药草开花并开始结籽了。
- informal & dialect sit〈非正式, 方〉坐：
a perfect lady - just set in her seat and stared.
一位完美的女士——只是坐在座位上凝望着。
set one's heart（或hopes）on
- have a strong desire for or to do渴望：
she had her heart set on going to university.
她渴望上大学。
set out one's stall
- display or show off one's abilities, attributes, or experience in order to convince someone of one's suitability for something展现才艺：
he wanted to set out his stall as someone who would balance the books and create a firm financial situation.
他想要展现自己的才能, 让人知道他是个能使收支平衡、能创造稳固的财政状态的人。
set sail
- hoist the sails of a boat张帆。
- begin a voyage起航：
tomorrow we set sail for France.
明天我们起航去法国。
set one's teeth
- clench one's teeth together咬紧牙关。
- become resolute下决心：
they have set their teeth against a change which would undermine their prospects of forming a government.
他们已经下决心阻止可能阻挠他们组建政府前景的变化。
set up shop
- 见SHOP.
set the wheels in motion
- do something to begin a process or put a plan into action开展; 实施。
set about
- start doing something with vigour or determination开始; 着手：
it would be far better to admit the problem openly and set about tackling it.
公开承认并着手解决这一问题将会好得多。
- Brit. informal attack (someone)〈英, 非正式〉袭击（某人）。
set someone against
- cause someone to be in opposition or conflict with使反对; 使敌视：
he hadn't meant any harm but his few words had set her against him.
他毫无恶意, 但他的几句话使她敌视他。
set something against
- offset something against用…抵消：
wives' allowances can henceforth be set against investment income.
今后给妻子们的补贴可以用投资收益来抵消。
set someone apart
- give someone an air of unusual superiority使凸显; 使与众不同：
his ability and self-effacing modesty have set him apart.
他的能力和谦虚精神使他鹤立鸡群。
set something apart
- separate something and keep it for a special purpose分开; 拨出：
there were books and rooms set apart as libraries.
有些书和房间留作图书馆之用。
set something aside
- save or keep something, typically money or time, for a particular purpose留出; 拨出：
the bank expected to set aside about $700 million for restructuring.
银行预计拨出七亿美元用于重组。
- remove land from agricultural production休耕。
- annul a legal decision or process撤销; 废止。
set someone/thing back
- delay or impede the progress of someone or something推迟; 阻碍：
this incident undoubtedly set back research.
这一事件无疑阻碍了研究。
- informal (of a purchase) cost someone a particular amount of money〈非正式〉（购买）使花费：
that must have set you back a bit.
那一定让你花费了不少吧。
set something by
- archaic & US save something for future use〈古, 美〉留出备用。
set someone down
- Brit. stop and allow someone to alight from a vehicle〈英〉停车并让人下车。
set something down
- record something in writing写下, 记下。
- establish something as a rule or principle to be followed定下规矩（或原则）：
the Association set down codes of practice for all members to comply with.
协会制定了行为规范让所有会员遵照执行。
set forth（或forward）
- archaic begin a journey or trip〈古〉开始旅行, 启程。
set something forth
- state or describe something in writing or speech陈述; 描述：
the principles and aims set forth in the Social Charter.
社会宪章中所述的原则和目标。
set in
- (of something unpleasant or unwelcome) begin and seem likely to continue（讨厌的或不受欢迎的事物）到来：
tables should be treated with preservative before the bad weather sets in.
坏天气到来之前桌子上应该涂上防腐剂。
set something in
- insert something, especially a sleeve, into a garment把（尤指袖子）插入衣服。
set off
- begin a journey启程; 出发：
they set off together in the small car.
他们乘坐一辆小型汽车一起出发了。
set someone off
- cause someone to start doing something, especially laughing or talking使开始做（尤指使人发笑或议论）：
anything will set him off laughing.
任何事都能把他逗笑。
set something off
- detonate a bomb引爆炸弹。
- cause an alarm to go off拉响警报。
- cause a series of things to occur引发一系列事情：
the fear is that this could set off a chain reaction in other financial markets.
令人害怕的是这会引发其他金融市场的连锁反应。
- serve as decorative embellishment to衬托出; 使显眼：
a pink carnation set off nicely by a red bow tie and cream shirt.
红色蝶形领结和奶油色衬衫映衬下的粉红色康乃馨。
set something off against
- another way of saying set something against above.同上面set something against. set on (或upon) attack (someone) violently 猛力袭击（某人）。
set someone/thing on（或upon）
- cause or urge a person or animal to attack唆使人袭击; 让动物袭击：
I was asked to leave and threatened with having dogs set upon me.
我被要求离开, 并被威胁说要放狗咬我。
set out
- begin a journey动身; 出发。
- aim or intend to do something打算; 试图：
she drew up a grandiose statement of what her organization should set out to achieve.
她草拟了一份宏大的声明说明她的组织应该打算取得的目标。
set something out
- arrange or display something in a particular order or position排列; 陈列。
- present information or ideas in a well-ordered way in writing or speech陈述; 阐明：
this chapter sets out the debate surrounding pluralism.
本章讲述有关多元论的争论。
set to
- begin doing something vigorously开始起劲地干：
she set to with bleach and scouring pads to render the vases spotless.
她开始起劲地用漂白剂和抹布要把那些花瓶擦得一尘不染。
- (of a dancer) acknowledge another dancer, typically one's partner, using the steps prescribed（跳舞者）与舞伴相对而舞。
set someone up
- establish someone in a particular capacity or role扶持; 使掌权：
his father set him up in business.
他父亲在生意上大力扶持他。
- informal arrange a meeting between one person and another, with the aim of encouraging a romantic relationship between them〈非正式〉为…安排约会：
Todd tried to set her up with one of his friends.
托德试图安排她与他的一个朋友约会。
- restore or enhance the health of someone使恢复健康：
after my operation the doctor recommended a cruise to set me up again.
手术之后医生建议我去旅行以便恢复健康。
- informal make an innocent person appear guilty of something〈非正式〉冤枉; 诬陷：
suppose Lorton had set him up for Newley's murder?
假如洛顿诬陷他谋杀了纽莉呢？
set something up
- place or erect something in position放置; 树立：
police set up a roadblock on Lower Thames Street.
警察在下泰晤士大街设置了路障。
- establish a business, institution, or other organization建立企业（或机构等组织）。
- make the arrangements necessary for something安排：
he asked if I would like him to set up a meeting with the president.
他问我是否愿意让他安排与总裁见面。
- begin making a loud sound发出大声。
set oneself up as
- establish oneself in (a particular occupation)确立在（某行业）的地位：
he set himself up as a druggist in Leamington.
他在利明顿是一位小有名气的药剂师。
- claim to be or act like a specified kind of person (used to indicate scepticism as to someone's right or ability to do so)自称为; 自命为：
he set himself up as a crusader for higher press and broadcasting standards.
他自称是寻求更高的新闻和广播标准的改革者。
- a group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together一组; 一套; 一副：
a set of false teeth
一副假牙
a new cell with two sets of chromosomes
一个有两组染色体的新细胞
a spare set of clothes.
一套备用的衣服。
- a collection of implements, containers, or other objects customarily used together for a specific purpose整套用具：
an electric fondue set.
一套电火锅用具。
- a group of people with common interests or occupations or of similar social status（有共同兴趣、职业或相似社会地位的）一群人：
it was a fashionable haunt of the literary set.
这曾是文人喜欢常来的地方。
- a group of pupils or students of the same average ability in a particular subject who are taught together（某一学科按学生学习能力分成的）组, 教学班：
the policy of allocating pupils to mathematics sets.
将学生分在不同数学班的做法。
- (in tennis, darts, and other games) a group of games counting as a unit towards a match, only the player or side that wins a defined number or proportion of the games being awarded a point towards the final score（网球、飞镖及其他比赛中以输赢局数决定胜负的）盘：
he took the first set 6-3.
他以6比3赢了第一盘。
- (in jazz or popular music) a sequence of songs or pieces performed together and constituting or forming part of a live show or recording（爵士乐, 流行乐）组歌, 乐组：
a short four-song set.
含四首歌的短组歌。
- a group of people making up the required number for a square dance or similar country dance（方形舞等乡村舞所需的）舞伴对数。
- a fixed number of repetitions of particular bodybuilding exercise组（某一健身操规定次数的重复动作）。
- Mathematics & Logic a collection of distinct entities regarded as a unit, being either individually specified or (more usually) satisfying specified conditions【数, 逻】集, 集合：
the set of all positive integers.
所有正整数集（合）。
- in sing. the way in which something is set, disposed, or positioned摆放方式, 样子：
the shape and set of the eyes.
眼睛的形状和位置。
- the posture or attitude of a part of the body, typically in relation to the impression this gives of a person's feelings or intentions（尤指显露感情或意图的身体部位的）姿态：
the determined set of her upper torso.
她上身坚定的姿态。
- the action of a current or tide of flowing in a particular direction流向, 潮向：
the rudder kept the dinghy straight against the set of the tide.
船舵使小划艇顶着潮水流向直行。
- Austral./NZ informal a grudge〈澳/新, 非正式〉怨言：
most of them hear a thing or two and then get a set on you.
他们大多数人听到点风声就对你有怨言。
- an arrangement of the hair when damp so that it dries in the required style做发, 发型：
a shampoo and set.
洗发和做发。
- Bell-ringing the inverted position of a bell when it is ready for ringing【鸣钟术】（钟敲响前）扬起, 上抬。
- （亦作 dead set）a setter's pointing in the presence of game（塞特犬）指示猎物所在。
- an alternating outward inclination of the teeth of a saw.（锯齿的）倾角。
- a warp or bend in wood, metal, or another material caused by continued strain or pressure.（木头、金属或其他材料受压形成的）变形, 弯曲。
- a radio or television receiver（无线电或电视的）接收器：
a TV set.
电视机。
- a collection of scenery, stage furniture, and other articles used for a particular scene in a play or film（戏剧或电影的）布景。
- the place or area in which filming is taking place or a play is performed（电影）摄影场; （戏剧）演出场：
the magazine has interviews on set with top directors.
这家杂志在拍摄现场采访了大牌导演。
- a cutting, young plant, or bulb used in the propagation of new plants（种植用）插条; 苗; 球茎。
- a young fruit that has just formed新结果实。
- the last coat of plaster on a wall（墙上）末道灰泥。
- Printing the amount of spacing in type controlling the distance between letters【印刷】活字间距。
- the width of a piece of type活字宽度。
- Brit. group (pupils or students) in sets according to ability〈英〉把（学生）按能力分组。
make a dead set at
- Brit. make a determined attempt to win the affections of〈英〉决心赢得…的青睐。
- [ORIGIN: by association with hunting （see dead set above.）]
- fixed or arranged in advance预先确定（或安排）的：
try to feed the puppy at set times each day.
务必每天按时喂小狗。
- (of a view or habit) unlikely to change（观点, 习惯）难以改变的：
I've been on my own a long time and I'm rather set in my ways.
我独自生活已久, 难以改变积习。
- (of a person's expression) held for an unnaturally long time without changing, typically as a reflection of determination（尤指因心意已决而表情）呆滞的, 僵硬的, 长时间固定不变的。
- (of a meal or menu in a restaurant) offered at a fixed price with a limited choice of dishes（餐馆中的膳食、菜肴）套餐的。
- (of a book) prescribed for study as part of a particular course or for an examination（上课或考试用书）指定的。
- having a conventional or predetermined wording; formulaic（言辞）老一套的, 公式化的：
witnesses often delivered their testimony according to a set speech.
证人常按公式化的套话陈述证词。参见SET PHRASE.
- predic. ready, prepared, or likely to do something准备好的, 准备做的：
'All set for tonight?' he asked
“今晚一切都准备好啦？”他问道
with infinitive water costs look set to increase.水费看来肯定要涨了。
set against
firmly opposed to坚决反对：last night you were dead set against the idea.
昨晚你曾极力反对那想法。
set on
determined to do (something)决心做：he's set on marrying that girl.
他决意要娶那个女孩。