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setverbuk/set/ us/set/ present participle setting, past tense and past participle set

set verb POSITION

B2 [ T usually + adv/prep ] to put something in a particular place or position放,置;使處於(指定的地方、位置)

He set a vase of flowers on the table.他把一瓶花放在桌子上。
The campsite is set in the middle of a pine forest.宿營地設在鬆樹林的中央。
Our house is set back from the road.我們的房子離公路有一定的距離。

B1 [ T usually + adv/prep ] If a story, film, etc. is set in a particular time or place, the action in it happens in that time or place.(故事、電影等)以…爲背景

"West Side Story" is set in New York City in the late 1950s.《西區故事》是以20世紀50年代末的紐約爲背景的。

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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

B2 [ T ] to cause something or someone to be in the stated condition or situation使處於特定狀態

It is believed that the building was set alight/ablaze/on fire deliberately.據信,這幢大樓遭人故意縱火。
The new director has set a lot of changes in motion in our department.新主管在我們部門推行了很多變革。
[ + adj ] After years in prison, the men who had wrongfully been found guilty of the bombing were finally set free.坐了多年牢之後,在爆炸案中遭錯判有罪的數名男子終於被釋放了。
If I've made a mistake, then it's up to me to set it right (= correct it).如果我犯了錯,那就該由我來糾正。
set sb/sth doing sth

to cause someone or something to start doing something使開始做;引起

His remarks set me thinking.他的話引起我的深思。
The thunderstorm set the radio crackling.雷雨使收音機發出噼噼啪啪的聲音。
set sb to work

to give someone work to do給(某人)布置工作

I was set to work dusting the bookshelves.我被安排做清除書架塵土的工作。

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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

B2 [ T ] to establish or decide something建立;設立

The school has been criticized for failing to set high standards for its students.學校因未能爲學生設定高標準而受到了批評。
The committee has set new limits on spending.委員會對開支設定了新的限制。
Lewis has set a new world record.劉易斯創造了一項新的世界紀錄。
The court's decision has set a legal precedent.法庭的判決開創了一項判例。
Parents should set a good example to their children.父母應該爲孩子樹立良好的榜樣。
He's set himself the goal/target of making his first million by the time he's 30.他給自己定的目標是在30歲前賺到第一個100萬。

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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.

set verb GET READY

B2 [ T ] to get something ready so that it comes into operation or can be used設定;調定

[ + to infinitive ] The heating is set to come on at 5 p.m.暖氣設定在下午5點鐘啓動。
Have you set up the DVD player?你把DVD播放機調定好了嗎?
I usually set my watch by the time on the computer.我通常是按計算機顯示的時間對表。
He set the alarm for 7 a.m.他把鬧鐘設在早上7點鐘。
Will you set the table (= put plates, knives, forks, etc. on it ready for use), please?你來擺一下餐桌,好嗎?

[ T ] to put furniture and other things on a stage so that it represents the time and the place in which the action of a play, film, or television programme is going to happen設置,布置(戲劇、電影或電視節目的布景)

During the interval the stage was set for the second act.在幕間休息時,工作人員布置了第二幕的布景。

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She set her clock by the time on the computer.

I've set the alarm for 7.30.

I set the heating to come on at six.

The oven is set to come on automatically.

I set the washing machine for a delicate wash.

set verb FIX

B1 [ T ] to fix or make certain使固定,確定

Has a date/time been set for the meeting yet?會議的日期/時間確定了嗎?
The price of the house has been set at €425,000.這所房子的定價爲42.5萬歐元。
set into sth/be set with sth

If a precious stone is set in/into a piece of jewellery, or a piece of jewellery is set with a precious stone, the stone is fixed firmly to the piece of jewellery.鑲入/鑲有

a gold ring with a diamond set into it鑲着一顆鑽石的金戒指
a brooch set with rubies and pearls鑲有紅寶石和珍珠的胸針

[ T ] When a doctor sets a broken bone, he or she puts it into the right position so that it will heal.固定(斷骨);接(骨);把(斷骨)複位

[ I ] When a broken bone sets, it heals in a particular position.(斷骨)愈合

[ T ] If you have your hair set, you have it arranged while it is wet so that it will be in a particular style when it is dry.給(頭發)做發型

[ T ] If you set a part of your body, you tighten the muscles around it in order to show that you are determined about something.繃緊(身體部位);使顯出堅定的表情

"I'm never going back to him," she said, setting her jaw firmly.“我永遠都不會回到他身邊,”她咬緊牙關說。
His face was set in determination.他臉上顯出堅定的表情。

[ I ] If a liquid or soft material sets, it becomes firm or hard.(液體等)凝固,凝結

Leave the jelly in the fridge to set.把果凍放在冰箱裏凝固。
Don't walk on the concrete until it has set.混凝土還沒凝固之前别在上面走。

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We set a date for a follow-up meeting.

Have you set a time for the next appointment?

The price of the boat was set too high for us.

set verb GIVE WORK

B2 UK US assign [ T ] to give someone a piece of school work or homework to do布置(學校或家庭作業)

My science teacher always sets a lot of homework.我的科學課老師總是布置很多家庭作業。
What books have been set for this term?這學期布置學生要讀哪些書?
[ + two objects ] What homework have you been set for the holidays?你在放假時被布置了哪些家庭作業?

[ T ] to give someone a particular task to do給(某人)布置工作

Harry set them to work painting the walls. 哈利布置他們油漆牆壁。
[ + two objects ] We set the kids the task of clearing the snow from the drive.我們給孩子們布置了打掃門前路上積雪的任務。

set verb MUSIC

[ T ] to write or provide music for a poem or other words so that they can be sung爲…譜曲;給…配樂

poems set to music譜了曲的詩歌

set verb SUN

B1 [ I ] (of the sun, moon, or planets) to go down below the horizon (= the line at which the earth seems to join the sky)(太陽、月球或行星)降於地平線之下,下落

We sat on the beach and watched the sun set.我們坐在海灘上觀看日落。
The setting sun cast long shadows across the lawn.夕陽在草地上投下了長長的影子。
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set noun GROUP

A2 [ C ] a group of similar things that belong together in some way套;副

We bought Charles and Mandy a set of cutlery as a wedding present.我們爲查爾斯和曼迪買了一套刀叉餐具,作爲送給他們的結婚禮物。
I always keep a tool set in the back of my car.我一直都在汽車的後備箱内放着一套工具。
The doctor said that he hadn't seen this particular set of symptoms before.醫生說他以前沒有見過這樣一種症候群。
We need to establish a new set of priorities.我們需要重新安排應優先考慮的一組事項。

A2 [ C ] a number of objects or pieces of equipment needed for a particular activity, especially playing a game(尤指遊戲用的)一套用具

a chess/train/chemistry set一副象棋/一組模型火車/一套化學實驗用品

[ C ] specialized mathematics In mathematics, a set is a group of objects with stated characteristics.(數學中的)集,集合

[ C, + sing/pl verb ] a group of people who have similar interests and ways of living有相同愛好的一群人

the fashionable set一群時髦的人
She's got in with a very arty set.她和一群搞藝術的人在一起。

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Government by coalition has its own peculiar set of problems.

A set of stamps has been commissioned in commemoration of Independence Day.

He only needs two more cards to complete the set.

Cross the bridge and turn right at the first set of traffic lights.

They got an entire set of silver cutlery as a wedding present.

set noun FILM/PLAY

B2 [ C ] the place where a film or play is performed or recorded, and the pictures, furniture, etc. that are used布景;場景

a movie set電影場景
a stage set舞台布景
a set designer布景師
They first met on the set of "Star Wars".他們第一次見面是在《星球大戰》的外景地。

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He designs the sets for the local drama group.

She was famous for throwing tantrums on set.

They met on the set of 'Titanic'.

set noun PART

B2 [ C ] a part of a game of tennis or volleyball(網球比賽的)一局

They won in straight sets (= they won every set).他們一局未失。

C2 [ C ] a musical performance that forms part of a concert, especially one of pop music or jazz(尤指流行音樂或爵士音樂會上的)一段表演

The band's opening set lasted 45 minutes.樂隊的開場表演持續了45分鐘。

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I played a couple of sets with Alfie.

He won the match by five sets to three.

set noun POSITION

the set of sth

the position in which you hold a part of your body(身體部位的)姿勢,樣子

I could tell from the set of his jaw that he was angry.看他繃得緊緊的下巴,我便知道他在生氣。

[ C ] the act of having your hair set做頭發

a shampoo and set洗頭並做發型

set noun TELEVISION

[ C ] old-fashioned a television電視機

We need a new television set.我們需要一台新電視機。

set adjective READY

C1 [ after verb ] ready and prepared準備好的,預先準備的

Shall we go now - is everyone set?我們可以走了嗎——大家準備好了嗎?
Is everything all set for the party?聚會一切都準備妥當了嗎?
At the start of the race, the starter said "On your marks, get set, go".發令者在起跑時常說:“各就位,預備,跑。”
We were just getting set to leave when Ben said he had something important to tell us.當本說他有一些重要的事要告訴我們時我們正準備離開。

[ after verb ] likely or in a suitable condition可能的;在適當條件下的

He looks set to become world champion again this year.他今年似乎有可能再次成爲世界冠軍。

set adjective SAME

C2 always the same, never changing不變的,固定的

My parents say I have to be home by a set time.我父母說我得在規定的時間回家。
UK The restaurant does a set lunch (= a meal which is offered at a fixed price, but with little or no choice about what you have to eat) on Sundays.這家餐館星期天午餐供應套餐。
The receptionist had a bright set smile on his face, but I could tell that he was bored.接待員帶着一成不變的燦爛微笑,但我看得出其實他覺得很厭倦。
My father has very set opinions/views on the matter.我父親在這件事上的看法很難改變。
set expression/phrase

a phrase in which the words are always used in the same order固定說法/短語

set adjective STUDY

[ before noun ] UK a set book is one that must be studied for a particular course必修課本

The students are reading "Lord of the Flies" as one of their set books/texts this year.學生們今年的規定閱讀書目中有《蠅王》。

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