Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #213
set
放下;搁下
To put something down or rest it somewhere.
- 1.
To put (something) down, to rest.
放下(某物);搁下。
- 2.
To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
将(某物)附着或固定于他物上,或置于某处。
- 3.
To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
使处于特定状态;使成为。
- 4.
To start (a fire).
点燃(火)。
- 5.
To determine or settle.
确定;决定。
- 6.
To adjust.
调整
- 7.
To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
将钉子钉入木头使钉头低于表面
- 8.
To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
摆放餐具
- 9.
To introduce or describe.
介绍或描述
- 10.
To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
设定(戏剧等的)地点或时间背景
- 11.
To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
编制,创作(谜题或挑战)
- 12.
To prepare (a stage or film set).
布置(舞台或电影场景)
- 13.
To fit (someone) up in a situation.
使某人处于某种情况
- 14.
To arrange (type).
排字
- 15.
To devise and assign (work) to.
设计并分配(工作)
- 16.
To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
将球传给队友进攻
- 17.
To gel; to solidify.
凝固;固化
- 18.
To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
使变硬或凝固,尤指凝结成凝乳
- 19.
Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
(天体)落下地平线
- 20.
To defeat a contract.
击败定约
- 21.
To produce after pollination.
授粉后结果
- 22.
To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
固定生长;扎根;开始发芽或形成
- 23.
To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
用塞特犬狩猎
- 24.
Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
(狗)指示猎物的位置
- 25.
To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
致力于;认真从事
- 26.
To fit music to words.
为歌词配曲
- 27.
To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
栽种(植物或秧苗)
- 28.
To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
变得固定或僵硬
- 29.
To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
朝某方向移动;流动;趋向
- 30.
To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing them and moving first to one side and then to the other, while they do the opposite.
面对舞伴,先向一侧再向另一侧移动以示认可
- 31.
To place or fix in a setting.
放置或镶嵌于底座中
- 32.
To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
以特定方式整理;准备
- 33.
To extend and bring into position; to spread.
展开并摆好位置;铺开
- 34.
To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
定调(如曲调);确定主音开始
- 35.
To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
复位(脱臼或骨折处)
- 36.
To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
将(如石料)放入并固定牢固
- 37.
To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
镶嵌装饰;点缀;散布
- 38.
To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
制定规则;提供;规定;指派
- 39.
To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
使(家禽)孵蛋
- 40.
To arrange the casting of a movie.
安排电影选角
使处于;使成为;调整;设定;确定;决定;摆(餐具);布置(餐桌);点燃;生(火)
In use
I always set my alarm before going to bed.
She set the table for dinner last night.
The committee has set new rules for the competition.
Verb forms
base set · third person sets · -ing setting · past set · past participle set
Connections
Collocations
- set a goal
- 设定目标
- She set a goal to read one book every month.她设定了一个目标,每个月读一本书。
- set the table
- 摆好餐具
- Can you set the table for dinner?你能摆好晚餐的餐具吗?
- set a record
- 创下纪录
- He set a new record in the 100-meter race.他在100米比赛中创下了新纪录。
- set fire to
- 点燃;放火烧
- The thief set fire to the building to destroy the evidence.小偷放火烧了那栋楼以销毁证据。
- set an example
- 树立榜样
- Teachers should set an example by being punctual.老师应该通过守时来树立榜样。
- set a trap
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把set想成“安放”:放下、设置、点火都是把东西放到合适的位置并固定下来,三个字母短,动作也干脆。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、书面叙述 set 表示“放下/放置”时是中性常用词,通常适用于日常对话和书面叙述;正式与非正式场合都较自然,具体含义依赖宾语搭配。
Grammar Note
过去式和过去分词与原形相同。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with set /sɛt/ because their stressed vowel and following consonant match: /ɛt/. Beware lookalikes: 'seat' /siːt/ and 'sit' /sɪt/ look similar but have different vowel sounds.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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