Phrase
set aside
verb
留出；预留
to save or reserve something for a particular purpose
- 1.
To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose.
分开并保留用于特定目的
- 2.
To leave out of account; to omit or neglect.
不考虑；忽略
- 3.
To disagree with something and reject or overturn it.
不同意并拒绝或推翻
- 4.
To declare something invalid or null and void.
宣布无效或作废
不顾；不考虑；抛开；撤销；废止；驳回；宣告无效；分开并保留用于特定目的；不考虑；忽略；不同意并拒绝或推翻
In use
I set aside fifty dollars every week for my emergency fund.
She is setting aside two hours each morning to study English.
We set aside a small area in the garden for growing vegetables.
set aside something (for someone/something)
常用于指预留时间、金钱或资源。
She set aside some money for her retirement.
她留出一些钱用于退休。
set aside something (to do something)
强调目的性。
He set aside an hour to review the report.
他留出一小时来审阅报告。
set aside something (as in ignore or dismiss)
用于表示暂时放下或忽略某事。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- sets aside
- third person singular
- setting aside
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用于表示留出时间或资源，或在法律上下文中表示撤销或废止。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.