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set

Word family

set1 /set/ S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp set, present participle setting) → sett

1 put 放置 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]PUT written to carefully put something down somewhere 〔小心地〕放置，放下

set something (down) on something

She set the tray down on a table next to his bed.

她把盘子放在他床边的桌子上。

Mark filled the pan and set it on the stove.

马克把平底锅装满后放到火炉上。

set something down/aside

The workmen set the box down carefully on the floor.

工人们把箱子小心地放到地上。

Remove the mushrooms and set them aside.

把蘑菇挑出来放到一旁。

2 put into surface 嵌入表面 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to put something into a surface 嵌入〔表面〕

be set into something

Gates should be hung on sturdy posts set well into the ground.

大门应该装在结实的柱子上，柱子要牢牢地植入地里。

be set into the wall/floor/ceiling etc (=be built into the surface of something so that it does not stick out) 嵌入墙里/地板里/天花板里等

an alarm button set into the wall beside the door

嵌在门边墙里的警报器按钮

n Grammar

Set is usually passive in this meaning.

3 story 故事 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] if a film, play, story etc is set in a particular place or period, the action takes place there or then 〔电影、戏剧、故事等〕以…为背景

be set in something

The novel is set in France.

这部小说以法国为背景。

be set against something

All this romance is set against a backdrop of rural Irish life.

这个爱情故事以爱尔兰的乡村生活为背景。

n Grammar

Set is usually passive in this meaning.

4 consider 考虑 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to consider something in relation to other things 与…作对比，把…放在一起考虑

set something against/beside something

These casualty totals have to be set against the continuing growth in traffic.

这些伤亡总人数要和交通流量的持续增加作对比。

This debate should be set in an international context.

这场辩论应该放在国际大背景下来看。

5 establish STH 确立某物START something/MAKE something START [transitiveT] to establish a way of doing something that is then copied or regarded as good 制定，确立，确定

set the pattern/tone/trend etc (for something)

Art and literature flourished and this set the pattern for the whole of Europe.

艺术和文学兴盛了，这为整个欧洲树立了典范。

The prime minister’s fierce speech set the tone for the rest of the conference.

首相激烈的言辞为接下来的会议定下了基调。

It is important that parents set an example (=behave well).

父母以身作则是很重要的。

The outcome of the case will set a legal precedent.

此案的判决结果将在法律上开创一个先例。

His photographs set the standard for landscapes.

他的照片为风景照树立了标准。

Freud’s views on sexuality set the agenda for much of the century (=people paid attention to the subjects he dealt with).

弗洛伊德对性问题的观点成了大半个世纪的话题。

6 start STH happening 使某物开始 [transitiveT] to make something start happening or to make someone start doing something 使…开始；使〔某人〕开始做

7 decide STH 确定某事 [transitiveT] to decide and state when something will happen, how much something should cost, what should be done etc 确定，安排〔某事〕

8 start working 开始工作 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to start doing something in a determined way, or to tell someone to start doing something 〔坚决地〕开始做；使〔某人〕开始做

9 machine/clock etc 机器/钟等 [transitiveT]START something/MAKE something START to move a switch on a machine, clock etc so that it will start or stop working at the time you want, or in the way you want 设置，调整

10 liquid/glue/cement etc 液体/胶水/水泥等 [intransitiveI]HARD to become hard and solid 凝固，凝结

11. sun 太阳 [intransitiveI]DNDOWN when the sun sets, it moves down in the sky and disappears 落下，下山 OPP rise

12 set (somebody) a goal (also set (somebody) a task/challenge British EnglishBrE)TRY TO DO OR GET something to say what you or someone else will or must try to achieve 给某人定下目标[布置任务]/向某人提出挑战

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set (somebody) a goal• The economist, on the other hand, likes to set definite goals.• They are responsible for the long range planning activities of the firm and they will set the overall goals.• Timetables for implementation should be established, setting out specific goals and actions that allow responsibility to be allocated and achievement monitored.• But Mrs Harris said I must set a goal for myself.• Both set sports goals for their daughters before their daughters knew what goals were.• In setting performance goals, pay attention to the context.• If so you will find it helpful to set some goals to give short-range guidance.• This is better than setting a goal to lose the entire twenty pounds, which you may not be able to do.

13 set your heart/mind/sights on (doing) something WANTDETERMINEDto want very much to have or achieve something, or to be determined to do something 一心想/决心要得到[做]某事物

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set your heart/mind/sights on (doing) something• But where there are sellers there are buyers, and it was this latter rare species we had set our sights on.• Wagner set his sights on a degree in electrical engineering, and he followed his star with a fervid intensity.• He knew he was bound to pull any girl he set his mind on - he always had.• Her youth and beauty elicited a predictable reaction from my father, who set his sights on her at once.• Sofa Head's greatest asset is the realisation that you don't have to set your sights on one target.• Yes, she thought, if Tamar had set her mind on something she would never rest until it was accomplished.• Gazing intently into her computer screen, Christine Montgomery has set her sights on the next generation of electronic language translators.• Heath had set her sights on the U. S. Senate seat from Colorado.

14 set a record BESTto achieve the best result in a sport, competition etc that has ever been achieved, by running fastest, jumping highest etc 〔在体育竞赛中〕创造纪录

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set a record• I am absolutely sure that my friend Jimmy Wall and I failed in our attempt to set a record.• Average daily share volume set a record at 346 million shares a day, according to preliminary data from the exchange.• The 35 players who beat par in the first round set a record, beating the 33 who did it in 1991.• Excavated in 1,239 days, the 26,800-foot Elizabeth Tunnel set a record for hard-rock tunneling.• Meanwhile, Lakeside was setting records for the number of youths fishing there.• Walsh set a pentathlon record in 1953.• He won more than 1,000 cups and prizes as an amateur, setting records ranging from 1,000 yards to 12 miles.• The motion on the Local Government Finance Bill - which set a record - was also introduced before debate had begun.• A design for a tapestry by Rubens set a record when it sold for £748,000.• The Bulls set a team record with its 15th successive victory.

15. set the table DFDHto arrange plates, knives, cups etc on a table so that it is ready for a meal 摆好餐具〔准备开饭〕 SYN British English lay the table

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set the table• Could you help me set the table?• But come on, set the table.• She ran when she made the beds, ran when she set the table.• She set the table and began breakfast.• The bird collected wood, the mouse made the fire and set the table, and the sausage cooked the food.• The smoke was broken off the cabin chimney where she had dropped it while setting the table eighteen years ago.• A soft November swell has set the tables rattling metallically at one another across the bar.• The servants setting the tables ready for supper were summarily dismissed.• While this cooked Baucis set the table with her trembling old hands.

16 set a trap

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set a trap• She must remember to tell Mrs Cooke to set a trap.• She sets a trap and sets off a series of events that entangle household, family and friends.• The cheaters were caught when one teacher set a trap by casually leaving a copy of the test on her desk.• It may be necessary to set a trap for him.• Beatrix had set a trap for Maurice and he had walked straight into it.• They are setting a trap for me, she decided.• So Gharr no only had Mala but also knew our pod and had set a trap for me.• Or, you can set traps for them to prevent then from reaching the pots to lay their eggs.

17 set somebody free/loose FREE/NOT IN PRISONto allow a person or an animal to be free 放走某人[某动物]

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set somebody free/loose• After six years in prison, Louis was set free.

18 set somebody straight/right TALK TO somebodyto tell someone the right way to do something or the true facts about something 纠正某人的做法[想法]

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set somebody straight/right• Someone had to set Dave straight on company policies and procedures.

19 face 脸 [intransitiveI] written if your face or mouth sets into a particular expression, you start to have an angry, sad, unfriendly etc expression 摆出，显出〔某种表情〕

20. set your jaw to move your lower jaw forward in a way that shows your determination 表现出很坚决的样子

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set your jaw• Tom set his jaw and stared at the officer.• Tom set his jaw, frowning, listening, and concentrating doggedly on his own life.

21 bone 骨头

22 class work 课堂作业 [transitiveT] British EnglishBrEGIVE to give a student in your class a piece of work to do 布置〔作业〕

23 examination 考试 [transitiveT] British EnglishBrESEEXAM/TEST to write the questions for an examination 出〔考题〕

24 printing 印刷TCN [transitiveT] to arrange the words and letters of a book, newspaper etc so it is ready to be printed 〔为书、报纸等〕排字，排版

25. hair 头发 [transitiveT]DC to arrange someone’s hair while it is wet so that it has a particular style when it dries 把〔某人的湿头发〕梳理成某种发型，做〔头发〕 → set somebody at (their) ease at ease1(2), → set your face against something at face1(21), → set something to music at music(5), → set the pace at pace1(7), → set pen to paper at pen1(3), → set sail at sail2(2), → set the scene at scene(9), → set the stage for something at stage1(7), → set great store by/on something at store1(6), → set the world on fire/alight at world1(26), → set the world to rights at world1(27)

n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 5: to establish a way of doing something that is then copied or regarded as good

nouns

set an example (=behave well in a way that other people can copy)

Parents should try to set a good example to their teenagers.

set a precedent (=do something that later actions or decisions may be based on)

This legislation would set a most dangerous precedent.

set the pattern/trend (=do something in a way that is later repeated)

That first day seemed to set the pattern for the following weeks.

set the tone (=establish a general mood or feeling)

The gloomy first chapter sets the tone for the rest of the novel.

set the standard (=be very good, and so show how good other people or things should be)

They wanted to set the standard for software.

set the agenda (=establish what subjects should be discussed)

We are not attempting to set the agenda for other women’s groups.

set the pace (=move or change quickly, so that others try to do the same)

With regard to industrialization, Britain set the pace in the first half of the nineteenth century.

n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 7: to decide and state when something will happen, how much something should cost, what should be done etc

nouns

set a date/time

No date has been set for the election.

set a price

We set the price at £30.

set standards/guidelines (=decide on standards, rules etc)

The government has set new food quality standards for all school canteens.

set limits

Set strict limits on your spending.

PHRASAL VERBS

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set• Put the jelly in the fridge for an hour to set.• It's best to pour your yoghurt into small containers before it sets.• Leave the jam in a cool place to set.• At the end of the session, they were set a homework task.• Mr Harris always sets a lot of homework.• Spread the frosting on the brownies in a thin coat, only enough to cover, and set aside to firm.• The rate of interest, in the shape of a tax-free bonus, is set by the Treasury.• They were set for the garlic and the prawns, if they made it quick.• He was not a man to give way easily and he had clearly set his heart on making her recognise her father.• The play is set in Madrid in the year 1840.• Let the dessert set in the fridge for two hours.• The first to be set is the backlight.• We set our alarm for five a.m. so we could get an early start.• The concrete will take several hours to set, so make sure no one walks on it.• Is that all -- or has she set some other task for you as well?• Anneka was set the huge task by Christian Aid on behalf of a family who fled from war-torn Mozambique.• I still haven't figured out how to set the VCR to tape while I'm away.• Much of what follows is set therefore in the form of questions which need to be considered by all of us.• She set us some work to do in groups.• Had the glue set yet?

set something (down) on something• By then all they wanted to do was set foot on dry land.• After 10 years of torment, Kiranjit Ahluwalia, 36, threw petrol over sleeping husband Deepak and set him on fire.• He set her on her feet without a word and steadied her while she manoeuvred the crutch into position.• Not for the first time, she wished Great-Aunt Alicia had never set eyes on Matthew Preston.• But as it was, I would have to set off on my own, blindly striking in the direction of Jodhpur.• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, just until cookies are set and browning on the edges.• Make a nest of watercress on each bun half and set the burger on top.• And, perhaps reflecting later, more refined practice, they were all set down on what Taylor termed an instruction card.

be set into something• We cooked the meat on a grill set into the table.• In the little churchyard in Sasbach, by contrast, two inconspicuous marble tablets are set into a wall.• Bricks or special edging slabs are set into concrete to provide an appropriate finish.• A word is a group of electronic components, each of which can be set into either of two states.• The girl's face was set into rigid lines from the garden, robbing them of all expression.• The large fish tank is set into the back wall most tastefully.• Canongate had its own Tolbooth, which has survived because it was set into the building line instead of blocking the thoroughfare.• The outer door was set into the lower corner of the left-hand wall.• In addition to ordinary manual control, for experienced cooks, the established instructions can be set into the oven's memory.

be set in something• This themed experience is set in a labyrinth of passages, caverns and secret chambers, 60 feet below ground!• His face was set in a painful rictus, his chest heaving as he fought for breath.• His mouth was set in a prim, pained expression of disapproval.• As with most installations, the framing is done first, then the firebox is set in and the chimney assembled.• Constitutionalism, therefore, is to be set in contradistinction to arbitrary power.• The results will be set in the context of a study of the history of planning theory and urban policy making.• And my first novel was set in Toxteth.

set in ... context• Prioritizing corporate crime has to be set in context.• For even his negative comments about Feuerbach are set in the context of a generous appreciation of the latter's intentions.• The results will be set in the context of a study of the history of planning theory and urban policy making.• All this is set in the context of conflict.• Performance in education is complex, controversial and should properly be set in the context of long time scales.• Language teaching will thus be set in the context of other influences.• This is set in the context of the changing international structure of the industries.• Unfortunately, the core teachings were set in cultural contexts that have been largely superseded.

set the pattern/tone/trend etc (for something)• A 1903 revival at the Opera-Comique set the tone for international acclaim.• But clearly it was imperialistic palaeontologists rather than imperialist fossils that set the pattern in both cases.• Director Andrew Lane has set the tone of the movie at a pitch somewhere between sendup and subtle humor.• It caught on over here some years later with the Seven Men of Preston setting the trend.• That set the pattern for the next few days.• The beginning of the list sets the tone: 1.• The first gallery will set the tone with large, mature pieces.

set something in motion/progress/train• Corot set the countryside in motion.• He has set the ball in motion.• Oliver corrected the clock and set it in motion.• On Jan. 13, Vega said, Guzman set his plot in motion.• The programme had lost the man responsible for setting it in motion.• Why, oh, why did you set such enquiries in train?• It is easy to make him look personally responsible for setting the process in train and bringing it to fruition.• How easy to see how a white kid could set this in motion with hardly any effort.

set a date/time (for something)• The evening meal is served at a set time and is cooked to cordonbleu standard by Martha and is served by candlelight.• You need to set a time for a family talk and stick to the schedule.• The administration has 30 days to set a date for talks.• They pay a fixed income each year and promise to pay investors a set sum on a set date in the future.• I think most members here would agree that setting time lines or deadlines is really not advisable in most cases.• There are no set times or anything, I just do what I feel like.• After the initial excitement of announcing the engagement and setting a date, planning the event begins.

set to work to do something• Murdock had found these ideas rather attractive and set to work to build a locomotive model.• Rayleigh and Jeans set to work to calculate this spectrum.• Having obtained this, he set to work to enclose the parish and to rearrange its landscape.• Beauty therapist Suzanne set to work to reduce the Santa spread by preparing Frigi-Thalgo.• Einstein, therefore, set to work to try to demolish the accepted version of quantum mechanics.

set the alarm• Also, tell the security guard the office is empty so he can set the alarm.• I set the alarm clock for a quarter to midnight, and settled down for a couple of hours sleep.• He covered her with a blanket and set the alarm clock to ring in an hour, wrapping it in a towel.• I would then return to bed, setting the alarm for 7 a.m. for a repeat performance.• When users set the alarm in the internal clock, they would click on a picture of a rooster.• The sensor doesn't set the alarm off; the system isn't armed.• He locked his doors, cranked the seat back, and set the alarm on his wrist-watch.• So I set the alarm to go off at 2.

sets the questions• Meanwhile, Hilary Murphy, who sets the questions, puts the final touches to Bob's board.

Related topics: Broadcasting, Film, Theatre, Sport, Music, Numbers, School, Gardening, Plants

set2 S1 W1 noun

1 group of things 一组事物 [countableC]GROUP OF THINGS a group of similar things that belong together or are related in some way 〔物品的〕一套，一副，一组

2 television/radio 电视机/收音机 [countableC]TCB a television, or a piece of equipment for receiving radio signals 电视机；收音机

3 film 电影 [countableC]AMF a place where a film or television programme is filmed 〔电影或电视节目的〕拍摄场地，片场，摄影场

4. stage 舞台 [countableC]APT the scenery, furniture etc used on a stage in a play or in the place where a film or television show is being made 布景，场景〔如自然景色、家具布置等〕

5 sport 体育运动 [countableC]DS one part of a game such as tennis or volleyball 〔网球等的〕一盘；〔排球等的〕一局

6 people 人们 [singular]FRIEND a group of people who are similar in some way and spend time together socially 〔趣味相投的〕一群人

7 the set of somebody’s face/jaw/shoulders etc the expression on your face or the way you hold your body, which tells people how you are feeling 某人脸部的表情/下巴的姿势/肩膀的姿势等

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the set of somebody’s face/jaw/shoulders etc• He hated the set of different faces glaring up at him night after night.• Something in the set of his shoulders suggested that his pursuers were not far behind.• Her husband's brow furrowed as he noted the set of her face.

8 music 音乐 [countableC]APM a performance by a singer, band, or disc jockey 〔歌手、乐队或音乐节目主持人的〕连续表演

9 maths 数学 [countableC] technicalHMN a group of numbers, shapes etc in mathematics 〔数学中的〕集，集合

10 students 学生 [countableC] British EnglishBrESESCLASS/GROUP OF STUDENTS a group of children who are taught a particular school subject together because they have the same level of ability in that subject 〔在某个科目上水平相当因而一同上课的〕一班学生 SYN stream

11 onion 洋葱 [countableC]DLGHBP a small onion that you plant in order to grow bigger ones 〔种植用的〕洋葱球茎

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set• On February 6 the group presented to college president Buell Gallagher a set of five demands.• Amy bought him a set of tools for metal and woodworking.• You could machine a set of four in a day.• We started the meeting by agreeing on a set of objectives.• The head teacher was presented with a set of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, worth more than £1,600.• a set of commemorative gold coins• She likes to mingle with the arty set.• You'll get a better set if you use gelatin.• I was useless at school -- always in the bottom set in every subject.• For sale - "The Guitarist" magazine - complete set, 1984-1992.• a cutlery set• Four different sets of stimuli were used.• The first set of questions wasn't too bad, but they got really difficult after that.• We think you've improved sufficiently to go up to a higher set.• In addition, Ariat, which is carried by equestrian retailers and at Nordstrom, has made inroads beyond the horsey set.• She's in set one for maths and English and set two for history.• Like Mount Everest, the Mandelbrot set is just there!• Richard had been passed from one set of foster parents to another until he was ten.• In the second set, Sampras led 5 - 4.• But this is actually only one of six sets of regulations and guidance which are due to come into force.• I gave a spare set of house keys to my neighbours.• a color television set• Wagner won a Tony for the set of "On the Twentieth Century."• She was on the set early to read over her new lines.• He soon hooked up with the set of young people he knew who had already moved to the city.• a train set• He thus developed a theory which argues that there are two sets of factors at work.

set of• I'm thinking of buying a set of golf clubs.• It was a peculiar set of events that brought me here.• His determination to win was evident in the set of his jaw.

television set• It is designed to sit in the living room and plug into a television set and hi-fi.• I could see the flicker of a television set reflected in the glass, though.• Moments before boarding I caught a glimpse of a television set in the departure lounge.• She watched events on a color television set in the cubicle where she sat, collecting fees from her customers.• Chances are you have at least one television set in your home that is used by most members of your family.• Only the music centre and the television set were comparatively new.• Margotte rarely turned on the television set.• Four years of free-market reforms and strong agricultural output are cracking open the mammoth market for everything from toiletries to television sets.

top/bottom etc set• When closed together, the top set of teeth should be just in front of the bottom set.

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