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)
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
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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.
B2 [ T ] to cause something or someone to be in the stated condition or situation使處於特定狀態
to cause someone or something to start doing something使開始做;引起
to give someone work to do給(某人)布置工作
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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.
B2 [ T ] to establish or decide something建立;設立
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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.
B2 [ T ] to get something ready so that it comes into operation or can be used設定;調定
[ 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)
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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.
B1 [ T ] to fix or make certain使固定,確定
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
[ 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 ] If a liquid or soft material sets, it becomes firm or hard.(液體等)凝固,凝結
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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.
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)
[ T ] to give someone a particular task to do給(某人)布置工作
[ T ] to write or provide music for a poem or other words so that they can be sung爲…譜曲;給…配樂
A2 [ C ] a group of similar things that belong together in some way套;副
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
[ 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
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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.
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
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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'.
B2 [ C ] a part of a game of tennis or volleyball(網球比賽的)一局
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
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I played a couple of sets with Alfie.
He won the match by five sets to three.
the position in which you hold a part of your body(身體部位的)姿勢,樣子
[ C ] the act of having your hair set做頭發
[ C ] old-fashioned a television電視機
C1 [ after verb ] ready and prepared準備好的,預先準備的
[ after verb ] likely or in a suitable condition可能的;在適當條件下的
C2 always the same, never changing不變的,固定的
[ before noun ] UK a set book is one that must be studied for a particular course必修課本
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