set out

phrasal verbphr v

a) START DOING somethingto start a journey, especially a long journey 動身踏上〔漫長的旅途〕

for

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

凱特動身前往位於海灣另一邊的房子。

set out on a journey/drive/voyage etc

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

樂隊將於3月份出發去歐洲巡回演出。

b) PLANSTART DOING somethingto start doing something or making plans to do something in order to achieve a particular result 〔爲達到某個結果而〕開始做某事，着手進行

set out to do something

salesmen who deliberately set out to defraud customers

有意欺騙顧客的銷售員

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.

他們一心想成爲聯盟中最強的球隊。

c) set something ↔ outWRITESAY/STATE to explain ideas, facts, or opinions in a clearly organized way, in writing or in a speech 〔清楚而系統地用書面或口頭方式〕陳述，闡明

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

在報告中他陳述了作出這個決定的理由。

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

The market traders began setting out their displays.

市場上的商販開始擺出自己的商品。

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

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

我的侄子剛剛開始從事新聞工作。

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.