set out

phrasal verbphr v

a) START DOING somethingto start a journey, especially a long journey 动身踏上〔漫长的旅途〕

for

Kate set out for the house on the other side of the bay.

凯特动身前往位于海湾另一边的房子。

set out on a journey/drive/voyage etc

The band are setting out on a European tour in March.

乐队将于3月份出发去欧洲巡回演出。

b) PLANSTART DOING somethingto start doing something or making plans to do something in order to achieve a particular result 〔为达到某个结果而〕开始做某事，着手进行

set out to do something

salesmen who deliberately set out to defraud customers

有意欺骗顾客的销售员

set out with the idea/purpose/intention etc of doing something

They set out with the aim of becoming the number one team in the league.

他们一心想成为联盟中最强的球队。

c) set something ↔ outWRITESAY/STATE to explain ideas, facts, or opinions in a clearly organized way, in writing or in a speech 〔清楚而系统地用书面或口头方式〕陈述，阐明

He set out the reasons for his decision in his report.

在报告中他陈述了作出这个决定的理由。

d) PUT set something ↔ out to put a group of things down and arrange them 摆放，安排，陈列

The market traders began setting out their displays.

市场上的商贩开始摆出自己的商品。

e) set out on somethingSTART DOING something to start doing something, especially something new, difficult, or important 开始做某事〔尤指新的、困难的或重要的事〕

My nephew is just setting out on a career in journalism.

我的侄子刚刚开始从事新闻工作。

Examples from the Corpus

set out• The Republicans' goals for the year are clearly set out in the party platform.• A waiter brought drinks and sandwiches, and set them out on a low table beside the pool.• The facts, as you have set them out, seem convincing enough.• If we set out the chairs now, they'll be ready for tonight's meeting.• She set out the reasons for her resignation in a confidential letter to her boss.

set for• We've got what we set out for.• They set out for a pilgrimage to Rome.• She arranged them on the big table on the terrace where they looked impeccable, like clothes set out for a wedding.• She took off her apron and set out for her evening walk.• Once more Joseph is obedient and sets out for his own country.• At the beginning of November, in search of a political writer, he set out for Oxford, persuasion on his mind.• Opposite him on one of the three tables set out for the lavish dinner was Prime Minister John Major.• With reluctance she pulled on a jacket and set out for the Rectory.

set out to do something• No leader sets out to be a leader.• Daley set out to break him.• The new administration set out to develop a better immigration policy.• The three new studies set out to examine the problem in more detail.• When she was 18, Amy set out to find her biological parents.• After proper consultation and correction of the error, Raistrick set out to isolate active substances from Fleming's mould.• But it was the knowledge that he'd deliberately set out to make a fool of her that wounded her the most.• He set out to make Newcastle the best football team in the country.• Forsyth set out to monopolize the best view of the Falls for his personal gain.• Fund-raisers set out to raise $ 1 million for capital costs plus $ 600,000 for a collection endowment.• Haavio-Mannila set out to test the assumption that wives share the same status ranking as their husbands.

set out on something• Its founders were clinging to the wreckage, not setting out on a brave new voyage.• But Charlie also sets out on a series of scandalous liaisons and unfortunate marriages with very young girls.• In the end the woman chooses to renounce both men and sets out on her own path.• Details of the Company's principal subsidiary and associated undertakings are set out on page 47.• But long before that jalopy set out on Route 66, the wild oat had done its landscape-altering work.• Details of the amounts due to be billed and the properties concerned are set out on the attached sheet for your information.• The most obvious source of the necessary electrical energy would be solar panels set out on the lunar surface.• After organising a group of locals and a dugout canoe, we set out on the week-long journey to Iau.

set outChinese

set out phrasal verb
⇨ arrange (set out the tables) ⇨ outline (set out your reasons) ⇨ set off (set out at dawn)

set out

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