set vt., vi. set, setting 摆设;安放;设置 I set the flowers on the table. 我把花放在桌子上。 I set the table for dinner.我在桌上摆好餐具准备开饭。 使,致使 A spark set the woods on fire.一点火星使整座森林烧了起来。 I set fire to the paper.我点燃了纸。 "If he's set his mind on doing it, nothing will stop him.""他一旦下决心要做这事,什么也阻挡不住他。" 制定,规定,订立(规则、时间、标准);〈计〉设置 指定;指派;使从事 He set the man to chop wood.他让那人去伐木。 调整;安排 People used to set their watches by the radio.人们过去常根据收音机对表。 to set the clock调整钟表 The teacher set us a test.老师安排了我们一个测验。 The fastest runner set the pace and the others followed. "跑得最快的人确定了步速,其他人在后面跟着跑。" 给断骨复位;断骨复位,断骨接合 发动,启动 to set to work开始工作 (使)(液体、糊状物)凝固或变硬;使(颜色)固着;(颜色)固定 (使鸟类)孵蛋;(星星、月亮、太阳)落下,沉没 The moon is setting.月亮正在落下。 排铅字;卷头发,做头发,头发定型;〈植〉结子;结果;为(戏剧)提供场景;给(小说)以背景 【常用词组】 set about开始做,着手处理 set aside宣告无效;驳回;废止 to set aside a verdict取消一项判决 set down放下,搁下;记下,记载,写下 How shall I set myself down in the hotel register?在旅馆的登记簿上,我应如何写自己的身份呢? set in(疾病、坏天气或其他自然状况)开始并且(可 能)持续下去 set off出发,启程 (= set out;set forth) One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. "一天下午,她乘坐小船从海岸出发,遇到了一场暴风雨。" The children set off for school.孩子们上学去了。 使爆 炸,引起爆炸 "As a traditional way to celebrate the new year, setting off firecrackers is justifiably welcomed by most Chinese people.""燃放鞭炮,作为一种传统的庆贺新年活动,理所当然地受到大多数中国人民的欢迎。" (责任编辑:admin) |