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NOUN USES

set /s?t/ (sets)

1. N-COUNT A set of things is a number of things that belong together or that are thought of as a group. 套; 系列
There must be one set of laws for the whole of the country. 必須有一套適用于全國的法律。
The mattress and base are normally bought as a set. 床墊和床基通常成套購買。
...a chess set. …一副國際象棋。
2. N-COUNT In tennis, a set is one of the groups of six or more games that form part of a match. (網(wǎng)球賽的) 一盤
Graf was leading 5-1 in the first set. 格拉夫在首盤比賽中以5-1領(lǐng)先。
3. N-COUNT In mathematics, a set is a group of mathematical quantities that have some characteristic in common. 集合
...the field of set theory. …集合論領(lǐng)域。
4. N-COUNT The set for a play, movie, or television show is the furniture and scenery that is on the stage when the play is being performed or in the studio where filming takes place. (話劇的) 布景; (電影的) 攝影棚; 拍片現(xiàn)場[also 'on/off' N]
From the first moment he got on the set, he wanted to be a director too. 從踏進攝影棚的第一刻起，他就也想成為一名導演。
He achieved fame for his stage sets for the Folies Bergeres. 他因為為《瘋狂的藤椅》設(shè)計舞臺布景而一舉成名。
5. N-COUNT A set is an appliance that receives television or radio signals. For example, a television set is a television. 電器裝置 (如電視機、收音機)
Children spend so much time in front of the television set. 孩子們在電視機前花的時間太多了。

VERB AND ADJECTIVE USES

set /s?t/ (setting,sets)

N-COUNT
1. V-T If you set something somewhere, you put it there, especially in a careful or deliberate way. (小心地) 放置
He took the case out of her hand and set it on the floor. 他從她手中接過箱子并置于地板上。
2. ADJ If something is set in a particular place or position, it is in that place or position. 處于…的; 位于…的[v-link ADJ prep/adv]
The castle is set in 25 acres of beautiful grounds. 城堡坐落于方圓25英畝的宜人場地。
3. ADJ If something is set into a surface, it is fixed there and does not stick out. 嵌入的[v-link ADJ prep/adv]
The man unlocked a gate set in a high wall and let me through. 那人打開砌在高墻中的門，放我過去了。
4. V-T You can use set to say that a person or thing causes another person or thing to be in a particular condition or situation. For example, to set someone free means to cause them to be free, and to set something going means to cause it to start working. 使…處于某種狀況; 使開始
Set the kitchen timer going. 啟動廚房定時器。
Dozens of people have been injured and many vehicles set on fire. 已經(jīng)有幾十人受傷，很多車輛被放火焚燒。
5. V-T When you set a clock or control, you adjust it to a particular point or level. 撥; 調(diào)
Set the volume as high as possible. 把音量盡量調(diào)大。
6. V-T If you set a date, price, goal, or level, you decide what it will be. 決定; 確定
The conference chairman has set a deadline of noon tomorrow. 會議主席設(shè)定明天中午為最后期限。
A date will be set for a future meeting. 將為未來的會議確定一個日期。.
7. V-T If you set a certain value on something, you think it has that value. 確定
She sets a high value on autonomy. 她高度重視自主權(quán)。
8. V-T If you set something such as a record, an example, or a precedent, you do something that people will want to copy or try to achieve. 樹立 (樣板)
Legal experts said her case would not set a precedent because it was an out-of-court settlement. 法律專家說她的案子不會開創(chuàng)先例，因為是庭外和解。
9. V-T If someone sets you a task or aim or if you set yourself a task or aim, you need to succeed in doing it. 分派; 制訂
I have to plan my academic work very rigidly and set myself clear objectives. 我必須給我的學術(shù)工作制訂非常嚴格的計劃，并給自己規(guī)定明確的目標。
10. ADJ You use set to describe something which is fixed and cannot be changed. 固定不變的
A set period of fasting is supposed to bring us closer to godliness. 通常認為一段固定的齋戒期可以使我們更虔誠。
11. ADJ A set book must be studied by students taking a particular course. 指定的[英國英語] [ADJ n]
12. ADJ If a play, movie, or story is set in a particular place or period of time, the events in it take place in that place or period. 以…為背景的[v-link ADJ prep/adv]
The play is set in a small Midwestern town. 這出戲是以中西部的一個小城鎮(zhèn)為背景的。
13. ADJ If you are set to do something, you are ready to do it or are likely to do it. If something is set to happen, it is about to happen or likely to happen. 作好準備的; 有可能的[v-link ADJ to-inf]
Roberto Baggio was set to become one of the greatest players of all time. 羅伯特·巴喬有可能成為有史以來最偉大的球星之一。
14. ADJ If you are set on something, you are strongly determined to do or have it. If you are set against something, you are strongly determined not to do or have it. 執(zhí)意的[v-link ADJ 'on/against' n/-ing]
She was set on going to an all-girls school. 她執(zhí)意要去一所女子學校讀書。
15. V-I When something such as jelly, melted plastic, or cement sets, it becomes firm or hard. 凝固; 凝結(jié)
You can add ingredients to these desserts as they begin to set. 你可以在那些甜點快凝固時添加一些成分。
16. V-I When the sun sets, it goes below the horizon. (太陽) 落下
They watched the sun set behind the distant dales. 他們遠觀夕陽落下山谷。
17. V-T To set a trap means to prepare it to catch someone or something. 設(shè)置
He seemed to think I was setting some sort of trap for him. 他似乎認為我正給他設(shè)置某種陷阱。
18. V-T When someone sets the table, they prepare it for a meal by putting plates and cutlery on it. 擺放
One would shop and cook, another would set the table and another would wash up. 一人會購物和烹飪，一人擺桌子，另外一人洗餐具。
19. V-T If someone sets a poem or a piece of writing to music, they write music for the words to be sung to. 為…譜曲; 為…配樂
He has attracted much interest by setting ancient religious texts to music. 他為古代宗教經(jīng)文譜曲，引起了很多人的興趣。
20. →see also setting
21. PHRASE If someone sets the scene or sets the stage for an event to take place, they make preparations so that it can take place. 為…作好準備; 為…創(chuàng)造條件
The Democratic convention has set the scene for a ferocious election campaign this autumn. 民主黨全國代表大會已為今秋激烈的競選活動作好了準備。
22. to set fire to something→see fire
23. to set foot somewhere→see foot
24. to set your heart on something→see heart
25. to set sail→see sail
26. to set to work→see work

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set verb (POSITION)

He set the books down on the table .
She set the tray down beside me.
Finish chopping the onions and set them to one side .
The building itself is set back from the street .
The mansion is set in 90 acres of beautiful , unspoilt countryside .

set verb (CONDITION)

We watched as demonstrators doused a car with petrol and set it alight .
A peace campaigner had set herself on fire in protest at the government's involvement in the war .
Rioters armed with firebombs set light to police barricades .
The new government has decided to set all political prisoners free .
The lamp caught fire and set light to the curtains .

set verb (ESTABLISH)

We're not in a position to set any conditions - we'll have to accept what they offer us.
They need to set some boundaries of behaviour for that child .
My brother set the academic standards we all had to follow .
We have set ourselves a limit for our spending .
He sets us a great example by cycling to work every day .