/set ||; sɛt/verb (
present participle setting;past tense past participle set)
1 [T] to put sb/sth or to cause sb/sth to be in a particular place or position 放在某位置；放置；摆放: I set the box down carefully on the floor. 我把箱子小心翼翼地放在地板上。
2 [T] (often passive 常用于被动语态) to make the action of a book, play, film, etc take place in a particular time, situation, etc 设置（书本、戏剧、电影等的）背景: The film is set in 16th century Spain. 那部电影以16世纪的西班牙为背景。
3 [T] to cause a particular state or event; to start sth happening 使处于某状态；使发生: The new government set the prisoners free. 新政府释放了那些囚犯。The rioters set a number of cars on fire. 暴徒放火焚烧多部汽车。
4 [T] to prepare or arrange sth for a particular purpose （为某目的）准备，安排: I set my alarm for 6.30. 我将闹钟调到6时30分。to set the table(= put the plates, knives, forks, etc on it) 在桌子上摆放餐具
5 [T] to decide or arrange sth 确立；设定；安排: Can we set a limit of two hours for the meeting? 我们把会议时间定在两个小时以内行吗？They haven't set the date for their wedding yet. 他们举行婚礼的日子还没有确定。
6 [T] to do sth good that people have to try to copy or achieve 树立；创造: Try to set a good example to the younger children. 要为小孩子树立好榜样。He has set a new world record. 他创了新的世界纪录。They set high standards of customer service. 他们为顾客服务树立高标准。
7 [T] to give sb a piece of work or a task 给予工作或任务: We've been set a lot of homeworkthis weekend. 这个周末我们有很多家庭作业要做。I've set myself a targetof four hours' study every evening. 我为自己设定了一个目标，每天晚上要温习四个小时。
8 [I] to become firm or hard 凝固；变硬: The concrete will set solid / hardin just a few hours. 混凝土只要几个小时就会变硬。
9 [T] to fix a precious stone, etc in a piece of jewellery （在首饰上）镶嵌（宝石等）
10 [T] to fix a broken bone in the correct position so that it can get better 把断骨接好或复位: The doctor set her broken leg. 医生把她摔断的腿接好。
11 [I] (used about the sun) to go down below the horizon in the evening （指太阳）落到地平线下 [OPP] rise 反义词为rise
set eyes on sb/sth to see sb/sth 看见某人或某物:
He loved the house the moment he set eyes on it. 他第一眼看见那所房子就喜欢上了它。 set foot (in/on sth) to visit, enter or arrive at/in a place 造访，进入，到达（某地方）:
No woman has ever set foot in the temple. 从没有女人进过那座庙宇。 set your heart on sth;have your heart set on sth→
HEART→
MIND¹
put/set sth right→
RIGHT¹
set sail to begin a journey by sea 启航:
Columbus set sail for India. 哥伦布启航前往印度。 set the scene (for sth)→
SCENE to start doing sth, especially dealing with a problem or task 开始做某事（尤指处理问题或应付任务）:
How would you set about tackling this problem? 你会怎样着手处理这个问题？ set sth aside to keep sth to use later 保留某物（供以后用）:
I try to set aside part of my wages every week. 我争取每星期都省下部份工资。 set sb/sth back to delay sb/sth 推迟；耽搁；延误:
The bad weather has set our plans back six weeks. 恶劣的天气使我们的计划推迟六个星期。 set forth(
formal 正式) to start a journey 出发
set sth forth(
formal 正式) to show or tell sth to sb or to make sth known 陈述；阐明；公开
set in to arrive and stay for a period of time 来临并继续一段时间:
I'm afraid that the bad weather has set in. 我想天气已开始转坏了。 set off to leave on a journey 出发；启程:
We set off at 3 o'clock this morning. 我们今天凌晨3点钟出发。 set sth off to do sth which starts a reaction 发动；启动:
When this door is opened, it sets off an alarm. 这道门一打开，警钟就会响起。 set on/upon sb to attack sb suddenly 袭击:
He was set upon by a gang of youths on his way home. 他回家路上遭到一帮年轻歹徒袭击。 set out to leave on a journey 出发；启程
set out to do sth to decide to achieve sth 立志:
He set out to prove that his theory was right. 他立志要证明他的理论是正确的。 set (sth) up to start a business, organization, system, etc 创业；建立，设立（企业、机构、制度等）